Arnold Kim
Arnold is the Editorial Director of MacRumors and founded the site in February, 2000.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold Kim's Articles
Apple iPod and PowerBook Promo?
At least one New Zealand reseller is advertising a $99 NZ Dollar (~$66 USD) 20GB iPod with purchase of a PowerBook.
While the site is not an official division of Apple, we've received word that the offer is an official Apple promotion.
It's unclear, however, whether or not this promotion will be offered to other countries in the future.
Update: Apple Australia (MacMall.com.au) is also...
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iDVD 4.0.1
Apple also updated iDVD to 4.0.1 today: This software update will upgrade your version of iDVD 4 to iDVD 4.0.1. This update is highly recommended for all users of iDVD 4 and will provide for improved reliability when authoring and burning DVDs.
This is the first iDVD update since the release of iLife in...
AirPort Software v3.3.1
In your Software Update: The AirPort 3.3.1 Update improves the reliability of AirPort connections when changing network locations. The update is recommended for all users with an AirPort Extreme and AirPort enabled computer or an AirPort Extreme base station.
Apple last updated Airport Software in January....
PowerMac and PowerBook Delays?
Appleinsider provides some vague notes about the upcoming PowerMac and PowerBook updates.
According to the rumor site, PowerMac and PowerBook updates are reportedly delayed until late March and late April, respectively. Specs for the upcoming revisions are unclear, but Appleinsider points to ATI video card supplies as a possible reason for the delay.
Meanwhile, according to an unverified...
Mini Apple Stores?
ThinkSecret provides some hints that Apple will be expanding its retail presence with the launch of "mini" Apple Retail stores.
Some of the new stores will apparently be located near college campuses to help boost educational sales.
Further details and locations are...
Motorola, Apple and the G4
Following Motorola's announcement of the 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 processor, eWeek spoke with Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of hardware product marketing.
While unable to speak of future products, Joswiak was positive about Apple's relationship with Motorola indicated that he felt Apple use of Motorola processors would continue into the future.
The most appealing feature cited of the new...
XBox, PowerMac G5, and NT?
The Inquirer reported over the weekend that the Software Development Kit for the upcoming Xbox 2 is being seeded to developers "on dual Apple Power Mac G5 systems running a custom Windows NT Kernel."
It was previously announced that Microsoft had chosen the PowerPC as the processor for their upcoming gaming system.
Meanwhile, Windows NT for PowerPC is something that existed in the past, but ...
Lucky Bag Contents
Apple's San Francisco Apple Store opened this weekend.
Unique to this opening was the sale of Lucky Bags containing Apple products. The $250 bags were said to contain between $600-$1000 of products, but the contents were secret.
One reader posted about his Lucky Bags.
According to natekendrick, there were at least 3 variations of the Lucky Bags. All bags contained iLife, Keynote, .Mac...
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Quad PowerMacs?
MacDailyNews claims that Apple will bring us Quad-processor PowerMacs.
MacDailyNews, however, has not been a reliable source of information, previously claiming that iTunes would introduce higher bit-rate AACs for sale back in October...
Northeastern and Apple?
This blog reports on an unconfirmed rumor that Apple may be stepping up to negotiate with at least one college to provide iTunes Music service to their students.
According to the blog, Northeastern University "is negotiating to buy a predetermined number of downloads at the reduced rate from iTMS so that its students will be encouraged not to download songs off P2P networks."
So far Napster ...
Lucky Apple Bags?
MacWorld reports on an Apple press event today previewing a new San Francisco Apple Store.
The two story structure opens on Saturday. As an added bonus, the first people in the store have the option of purchasing a mysterious $250 "Lucky Bag" full of 7 or 8 products -- all but one from Apple. The retail value of the contents... reportedly between $600 and $1000.
Despite inquiries, Apple ...
Liquid Cooling and Cooligy
CNet provides some followup on nanotube and liquid-cooling technology.
Specifically they mention a startup named Cooligy. According to Cooligy's vice president of marketing, they expect their liquid cooling system to be used in a "workstation" this year.
Rumor-readers should recognize this company's name. In October 2003, Cooligy admitted to creating prototype designs using their...
Mac OS X 10.3.3 7F34
Development appears to be wrapping up on Mac OS X 10.3.3. The latest seed notes posted on MacNews.net.tc seem to indicate that development is wrapping up.
Key changes listed include improved file sharing and directory services, PostScript and USB printing, font management, updated Disk Utility, DVD Player, Image Capture, Mail and Safari applications and updated drivers.
Additional Notes:
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Apple Stores in Canada?
Appleinsider reports that Apple will be launching at least two stores in Canada.
The two locations reportedly under consideration are the Yorkdale Shopping Center and Toronto's Eaton Centre.
Apple has already launched its first international store in Japan and recent reports reveal an Apple Store coming to London.
Related Video: Apple Store Japan opening ("Longest...
Smaller Hitachi Microdrives
CNet reports that Hitachi is working on an embedded and non-removable version of the 1" Microdrive that is currently used in the iPod Mini.
An embedded version of the drive would trim costs and enable manufacturers to make even more compact designs.
The drive used in the iPod Mini is the Compact Flash (interface) version of Microdrive but there has been little success in utilizing it...
Sony and Apple?
The latest print version of Business 2.0 offers an article about Sony's CEO Nobuyuki Idei.
While it has appeared that Sony is positioning itself as a direct competitor with Apple, the two companies have apparently been working together. According to Idei: There are a lot of joint projects going on between Sony and Apple. I've seen Steve Jobs three times in the past year, and we talk a lot...
Napster at 5 Milion Songs
CNet reports that Napster has passed the 5 million song sales mark since its relaunch in late October.
Napster is considered the #2 music service according to Mercury News and was previously noted to have only 1/4 of the sales as iTunes.
While comparisons are likely to be made between Napster's numbers and iTunes' numbers, it may be difficult to compare due to differences in launch dates...
Site News: MacRumors Price Comparison Shop
A new site section tab has been created on MacRumors entitled "Shop". The new area is a MacRumors branded Price Comparison tool, powered by Price Grabber.
The new area can be accessed by the "Shop" Tab on the top right of your screen or by url: https://macrumors.pricegrabber.com/
The new section offers price comparison charts which also take into account both tax and shipping charges across ...
Safari Search to use Yahoo instead of Google?
According to one report, Yahoo is presently in negotiations with Apple to replace the Google-driven Search box in Apple's Web Browser (Safari) with one powered by Yahoo's search engine.
Apple's web browser offers a built in search box in the top right corner window which allows users to quickly search the web. Since Safari's introduction, the search box has used Google's popular search engine ...
