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
Mac OS X Security Update 2004-01-26
Apple released a Security Update for Mac OS X today (as predicted by ThinkSecret): Security Update 2004-01-26 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components: Apache 1.3, Classic, Mail, Safari, Windows File Sharing
Additionally, Security Update 2003-12-19 has been incorporated into this security update. Those...
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Apple Marketshare and 'Sales Guys'
As part of the Macintosh's 20th anniversary, Newsweek's Steven Levy recaps the Mac's origins and discusses with Jobs about the Mac's (lack of) marketshare. Jobs is openly critical of the management of Apple during his absence:
Jobs has a theory about that, too. Once a company devises a great product, he says, it has a monopoly in that realm, and concentrates less on innovation than protecting...
Price Drops on PowerBooks?
According to the same source of the Feb 3rd PowerBook revision rumors, the 15" and 17" PowerBooks should also see $300 price drops on the same date as the updates.
The update date has wavered between Feb 2nd and 3rd.
Regardless, this information remains uncertain due to the absence of a history of reliable reports from this particular source. Should this prove to be true, further...
iTunes Europe Red Tape
Forbes reports that red tape continues to tie up iTunes for european countries:A maze of licensing contracts, music release dates that differ by country and incompatible billing systems have combined to sidetrack the service, which many recording executives still hope will make its European debut in the first half of 2004...
Happy 20th Birthday!
The Macintosh turned 20 years old today,
The original Apple press release from Jan 24, 1984 read: "We believe that Lisa Technology represents the future direction of all personal computers," said Steven P. Jobs, Chairman of the Board of Apple. "Macintosh makes this technology available for the first time to a broad audience--at a price and size unavailable from any other manufacturer. By virtue ...
First Pepsi iTunes Bottles in Circulation
Apple and Pepsi announced in October that they would be giving away 100 million songs. The giveaway will officially launch on Feb 1st with a Superbowl Ad.
The first specially-marked bottles are already making their way into circulation... with one reader (MacBoyX) buying an iTunes-marked 20oz Diet Pepsi bottle (and winning a song) in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Photos of Winning Bottle: ...
Followup on MacWorld Boston 2004
ThinkSecret provides an update to the MacWorld Boston IDG-Apple showdown.
In mid 2002, reports began emerging that IDG was considering moving the summer MacWorld back to Boston from New York City, citing rising costs. The move was met with resistance from Apple, who announced they would not be attending the Boston expo.
Today's ThinkSecret report indicates that neither side's position has...
Pepsi/iTunes Superbowl Ad Details
USA Today offers details on the upcoming Pepsi/iTunes Superbowl ad campaign which will launch the 100 million iTunes song giveaway.
The new ad campaign will feature 20 teens who were sued by the Recording Industry Association of America for illegal music downloads. In the ad, [Annie] Leith holds a Pepsi and proclaims: "We are still going to download music for free off the Internet." Then the...
Keynote Discount ($30) and Free Themes for .Mac
Apple's .Mac service is offering a new deal for .Mac subscribers. For a limited time, .Mac members get Apple's Keynote presentation software for just US$69 (regularly US$99) plus seven free Keynote themes from third-party designers (a US$100 value).
The new Keynote templates were created by designers at Keynote Pro, Keynote User and Keynote Theme Park and represent a $100 value, according to...
Details of IBM's 90nm PowerPC 970FX
IBM has posted the first official information of the PowerPC 970FX (90nm PowerPC) in this PDF entitled "IBM PowerPC Quick Reference Guide".
According to the document (page 10), the PowerPC 970FX is the 90nm version of the PowerPC 970 (G5). A comparison chart reveals that the 970FX consumes 24.5W at 2.0GHz while the original 970 consumes 51W at 1.8GHz. The 970FX speeds are only listed as...
20th Anniversary of Mac
January 24th, 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh.
This Mercury News article from January of 1984 gave early rumor-followers a sneak peak at the launch of the Macintosh. According to their sources at the time: For $2,495, Macintosh buyers will get a computer that operates unusually quickly and is directed by a mouse - a handheld device that, when slid across a table top,...
970FX - Confirmed?
Appleinsider posts that according to some documents, the upcoming PowerPC revision (90nm?) is indeed called the 970FX as previously claimed.
The "Momentum Computer Maple Evaluation System and board" document notes that it utilizes PowerPC 970FX processors that can operate at up to 2.4GHz.
Any further details are unclear...
Jobs to Speak at D: All Things Digital
Steve Jobs will be speaking again at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference which takes place from June 6-8 2004.
According to the All Things Digital site:
For our second edition of D: All Things Digital, you'll still find...
No bloviating panels. No canned presentations. No conflict-laden analysts. And, of course, no PowerPoint allowed.
What you will discover:...
First WiFi MP3 Player
TwinCities.com reports on a new MP3 player that adds WiFi (wireless) capabilities, allowing you to transfer songs from your PC via WiFi (802.11) Once an Aireo is linked to a PC via a Wi-Fi hook-up, SoniqCast says, the player can automatically synchronize the music-file contents of its tiny hard drive with those on the PC's hard drive. Any new digital tunes on the PC are quickly transferred to the...
Apple Entering Projector Market?
This AVSForum post claims that Apple will be entering the high-end projector market. Apple will be announcing a new FP. He said the launch is part of their 20th anniversary and they are launching a new product line and will get aggressive entering the market.
He saw a demonstration of this projector and said it was one of the best hes seen, he was really blown away. He would not go into detail on ...
Pepsi and iTunes Promotion
Apple has posted a teaser page for the upcoming Pepsi/iTunes 100 million song promotion.
The site offers a mailing list signup form for notification of the promotion which will give away 100 million free iTunes songs on specially marked Pepsi products.
The thank you page notes: "Watch for our ads during the Superbowl." The promotion launches on Feb 1,...
New Displays Tomorrow?
According to some reports... Apple may be releasing display updates tomorrow.
No details available, but previous rumors have included a 30" display....
iCal 1.5.2 Released
Apple released iCal 1.5.2 today What's New in iCal 1.5.2
iCal 1.5.2 is easier and faster to use with its detachable Info Drawer, To Do alarms and notes, more keyboard shortcuts, ability to publish or subscribe to calendars on servers located behind a firewall, improved alarms, support for events in multiple time zones, as well as other stability and performance improvements
iCal was last updated ...
PowerBooks on Feb 2nd?
A few uncertain rumors floating around indicate that PowerBooks will see minor speed bumps to up to 1.42 GHz in the 17" High End come Feb 2nd. 15" PowerBooks are also reported to be increasing to 1.25 and 1.33GHz, while the 12" remain...
Apple iPod TV Ad #4 Posted
Apple posted its forth television commercial for the iPod featuring dancing silhouettes.
The latest version of the iPod ad features the song "Channel Surfing" by Feature Cast.
This ad was first shown at MacWorld San Francisco...
