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
Jobs and the Entertainment Industry
SFGate.com reports on Steve Jobs' unique position in between both technology and entertainment industries.
By being both CEO of Pixar and Apple, Steve Jobs holds "has more credibility in Hollywood than anyone else (in Silicon Valley)" according to Paul Saffo, directory of the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto.
An IDC analyst, however, cautions that Jobs "might be surprised to find that...
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Hypertransport Updated
CNet reports that a new version of the Hypertransport specification was released today.
Hypertransport 2.0 is capable of transfering up to 22.4 gigabytes/second while the current incarnation of Hypertransport maxes out at 12.8 gigabytes a second.
Apple has recently adopted Hypertransport for their PowerMac G5 interconnects. Meanwhile, companies may start using the new technology beginning...
Microsoft and Disney...
Walt Disney announced today that it has agreed to license Microsoft's digital rights management technology which "prevents illegal distribution and copying of audio and visual content stored digitally." (presumably Windows Media Format)
According to the press release, Disney plans on selling online versions of its movies by late 2004 or early 2005. Microsoft and Disney plan to put movies in...
Apple's Focus, Digital Music and More to Come?
MacUser.co.uk's Paul Nesbitt raises some points about Apple's recent focus on music.
He reminds us that "the cornerstone of Apple's music strategy is to leverage its dominant position to sell more Macs to consumers".
That being said, Nesbitt is critical of Apple's apparent negligence of its consumer line - specifically in regard to disappointing iMac sales and a lack of recent updates....
More Filemaker 7 Details
Thinksecret publishes more information on Filemaker 7... which has been rumored for some...
No Apple-Nokia Connection?
Rumors of an Apple-Nokia collaboration appears to be unfounded... according to one seemingly reliable source.
An Apple-branded Phone -- and specifically a Nokia collaboration -- has been rumored in the recent past. This, despite Steve Jobs' ongoing denials that Apple would enter this market.
According to the source, Nokia has no current projects with Apple. (Of course this does not...
Apple at Siggraph 2004
According to one report, Apple will have a "huge" presence at Siggraph this year.
Siggraph 2004 is "the 31st international conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques". The conference takes place between August 8-12, 2004 in the Los Angeles Conference Center in Los Angeles, California.
Last year, while Apple had a "strong" presence at Siggraph 2003, they did not hold an...
Different iTunes Mixes?
This forum post claims that some future iTunes songs may be published without one or more tracks to allow for playing along by the listener Today I put together different mixes from the new band Damage Plan (formerly Pantera) to be sold on iTunes. The neat thing is each track has the song without certain instruments. Track one is without vocals, track 2 is without drums, track 3 is without...
Bluetooth Software 1.5
Apple also released Bluetooth 1.5 software update for Mac OS X. The latest version of Bluetooth software provides support for Bluetooth enabled headsets and printers and is available in your Software Update.
According to the notes, "Headsets must support the Bluetooth headset profile and printers must support the Bluetooth HCRP...
iChat AV 2.1 adds Windows Video Conferencing Support
Apple released iChat AV 2.1 today. What's New in iChat AV 2.1 Public Beta
iChat AV v2.1 Public Beta adds support for video conferencing with the AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows
MacOSXRumors had previously reported on this upcoming functionality. While additional sources had recently claimed that such interoperability was imminent, this information had been met with skepticism.
...
Fred Anderson to Retire as Apple CFO
Apple announced that Fred Anderson, Apple's executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be retiring on June 1 2004.
Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's senior vice president of Finance and corporate controller will succeed Mr. Anderson as CFO.
At that time, Fred Anderson will then be appointed to Apple's Board of...
Dev Seed Pulled (10.3.3)
ThinkSecret as well as independent reports indicate that Apple pulled the Mac OS X 10.3.3 seed due to an issue with 20" iMacs.
Apple warns "Please do not install Mac OS X v10.3.3 Build 7F24 on a 20-inch...
Backup 2.0.1 and Games for .Mac
Apple posted two new .Mac exclusives for members.
- 12 GameHouse Super Jigsaw Puzzles
- Pop & Drop Trial with Discount
Apple also updated Backup to version 2.0.1. The new version provides added quality and reliability improvements to scheduled backups and is now available through Software Update in System Preferences and as a download from...
Napster at University of Rochester
The University of Rochester announced today that they have signed up with Napster to provide digital music downloads to their students: The 3,700 students living in University of Rochester residence halls will gain free access to Napsters popular Premium music service later this semester, in the first digital music agreement between Napster, a division of Roxio (nasdaq: ROXI), and a private...
Apple Retail Displays
According to Appleinsider, Apple retail may be seeing some new display changes.
The new displays involve "pre-constructed wall-displays" which house 30-inch plasma displays. The display is reportedly already in place in some...
Xbox and PowerPC Technology
Mercury News reported that Microsoft had released some preliminary information about the upcoming next-generation Xbox.
An earlier announcement from Microsoft and IBM indicated that IBM processor technology would be used in the upcoming Xbox successor.
This new article reports that the new Xbox will utilize "three IBM-designed 64-bit microprocessors"... presumably based on PowerPC 970 (G5)...
ATI Mobility 9700 Announcement?
AnandTech reports that the ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 will find its way into one major manufacturer in about a week: There is one BIG notebook manufacturer that has not announced along side with ATI, but will do so and ship in approximately a week. We can't say more than that for the moment, but it is definitely a design win that ATI will be touting. We will cover more on it when the time comes....
Apple 'Home Appliance'?
Appleinsider posts a vague rumor that Apple may be riding on the success of the iPod and looking to expand into "the home-appliance market".
According to their sources, the new device "is said to exist as its own entity and product, rather than an extension of the Macintosh platform."
Of course, details are absent. Ever since Apple's release of the iPod, there has been speculation on more...
IBM Merges Server and Chip Groups
Of somewhat uncertain significance, IBM announced that they were merging their Semiconductor (PowerPC) and Server groups together with "hopes that by working closer together the two will help each other improve their product...
More Pepsi-iTunes Opportunities... and McDonalds?
A few readers have noted that 20oz Pepsi Bottles are not the only location that you can find the iTunes/Pepsi 100 Million Song Giveaway.
7-11 convenience stores are carrying specially marked (Apple Logo'd) Pepsi cups. Some photos of the cup are shown here.
Another reader notes that their local gas stations carry the same Pepsi-iTunes cups.
Meanwhile, according to one source... the previo...
