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
A Mini iPod Mini?
A Mercury News article reports on Apple's new 'iPod Mini'. According to this article: Phil Schiller, Apple vice president of worldwide product marketing, also said Apple had not ruled out making an iPod at capacities smaller than 4GB.With the Mini iPod rumors over the past few weeks being at least partially accurate... it's not unreasonable to conclude that even smaller capacity iPods are, in...
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Hitachi Drive in iPod Mini
After significant speculation on what storage technology would be used the new Mini iPods, CNet reports that Apple is now using a 1" 4GB Hitachi drive for its new iPods.
As CNet notes, "the process of elimination is also fairly straightforward on this issue, because there are only three companies with product plans in this area." (Note: Hitachi's microdrive technology was acquired from IBM in ...
MWSF 2004 On-Demand Quicktime Posted
Apple has posted the full Quicktime stream for yesterday's Keynote speech. Watch Apple CEO Steve Jobs deliver the Macworld Expo keynote address from Moscone Center in San Francisco. See the video-on-demand rebroadcast right here exclusively in QuickTimeand MPEG-4.
Apple's Keynote speech introduced the new iPod Mini, GarageBand, iLife '04, as well as the G5 Xserve....
iLife '04 Clarification [Updated]
Seems many have strong feelings about the Apple iLife '04 suite and the (reportedly) new policy of not providing downloads for iMovie and iPhoto.
A few clarifications:
- Once available, the entire iLife suite (iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie, iTunes, GarageBand) will come bundled with every new Macintosh at no additional charge.
- Individuals who purchase a new Mac on or after Jan 6, 2004 and do not...
Real to Offer 'All in One' Jukebox
CNet reveals more details from RealNetworks upcoming Music Store and Jukebox software. While previous hints had suggested that Real's new service would be entirely incompatible with Apple's iPod as well as other systems, it appears Real is taking a different approach: Real is betting that the flexibility of its music-playing software will distinguish it from rival stores and software packages. To ...
No More iPhoto or iMovie Downloads
CNet reports on the new announcements at MacWorld and reveal Apple's new iLife strategy:
The iLife package, including GarageBand, iTunes, iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie will cost $49, or will be free with new Macs, Jobs said. The company will no longer provide free downloads of iPhoto or iMovie, a strategy it seriously considered last year and that could anger some customers.Indeed rumors of this...
90nm PowerPCs Arrive
As previously mentioned, Apple introduced the G5 Xserves today (shipping in February).
Of interest, according to the Xserve Technical Overview PDF found on Apple's Xserve product page, the new systems utilize "single or dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 processors using 90-nanometer process technology".
Up until this point, the PowerMac G5s have used 130nm PowerPC 970s. The new 90nm 970 PowerPC chips...
1984 Ad Reposted with iPod
Apple has posted the version of the 1984 Advertisement that was shown at the Keynote speech.
'1984' initially premiered at the 1984 Superbowl and marked the introduction of the Macintosh.
This new version has been digitally modified by placing an iPod on the sledgehammer wielding...
Xgrid Previewed
Apple announced a preview of Xgrid technology today.
Apple today previewed Xgrid, a computational clustering technology from Apples Advanced Computation Group (ACG). Xgrid helps scientists and others working in compute intensive environments to fully utilize all IT resources, including desktops and servers, by creating a grid enabled virtual IT environment that takes advantage of unused...
iLife Updates (iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, New App)
Apple announced significant improvements in their suite of iLife applications. The new versions fall under "iLife '04":
iPhoto has seen the most dramatic improvements with performance enhancements as well as a number of iTunes-like features. These include smart albums, photo rating, rendezvous photo sharing and improved slideshows.
iMovie '04 brings additional flexibility in editiong,...
Xserve G5 Released
Apple updated the Xserve today to 2.0GHz G5 models.
The new models are either single or dual 2.0GHz G5s with Dual Gigabit Ethernet, up to 8GB of DDR SDRAM with ECC.
Xserve updates have been long overdue and have been anticipated since the release of the PowerMac G5s.
More Info: MacRumors Live Coverage Notes...
Apple Garage Band Released: Make Music
Apple released a new consumer application today as part of the iLife bundle.
GarageBand "turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure."
The new application offers several powerful new features for musicians and will be bundled with iLife for $49. The application will be available on Janaury...
4GB 'iPod Mini' and 15GB iPod
Apple released the iPod Mini today at MacWorld SF 2004.
The new iPods come in 5 colors (silver, gold, blue, pink, and green) has a smaller form factor and offers 4GB for $249. Also bundled with the units are a belt clip and armband.
The new form factor iPod will be shipping next month in the U.S. and Worldwide in April.
While many aspects of the Mini iPod rumors turned true, the...
MacRumors.com MWSF Keynote Coverage
The Keynote is approaching. If you are not at the keynote itself, have a satellite dish or at an Apple Store that is hosting the event, here are your best bets for up to the minute info.
Live Webcast
Apple's official Webcast - This video feed is your best bet to get the full "Keynote Experience". Requires Quicktime. A fast connection helps.
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
In order of...
Rio Unveils 4GB MP3 Player
Rio today announced a new 4GB version of their Rio Nitrus MP3 player.
The previous version of the Rio Nitrus was a $219 1.5GB device based on Cornice's previous 1.5GB mini hard drive.
The 4GB version is based on the previous design and will have an estimated U.S. street price of $249. No indication is given as to the hard drive technology used in the new version, but readers will note that ...
RealNetworks, AAC and DRM
CNet reports that RealNetworks will be launching a new download service with songs encoded in the MPEG4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format.
However, the new service will pair RealNetworks' Helix Digital Rights Mangement (DRM) format with the open standard (AAC). As a result, these song files will be incompatible with Apple's iTunes and iPod (along with everything else). As the article...
iTunes Music Store - Billboard Charts and iTunes Top 100
Apple's iTunes Music Store now lets you browse by Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
The new feature appeared on the front page of the iTunes Music Store last night, and provides yearly charts back to 1946. There are some gaps in the listings where (presumably) the song is not yet offered through the iTunes Music Store.
Apple has also posted a iTunes Top 100 Songs of 2003 compiled from their "most...
WSJ: $200 iPods? No...
This Wall Street Journal (paid) article is causing some stir due to expectations of $200 iPods... however, this is simply based on analyst speculation and is not based on any insider knowledge.
Apple is expected Tuesday to introduce a new iPod that costs much less than its current $299 entry-level model, according to people familiar with the matter. (The top-of-the line 40-gigabyte iPod holds...
15GB iPod to Replace 10GB Low End?
According to a few reports, Apple may be replacing the 10GB iPod with a 15GB iPod tomorrow.
Much attention has been placed on the rumored Mini iPods but little attention to the existing iPod line.
According to these last-minute rumors, the 15GB line will replace the 10GB at $299, while the 20GB and 40GB would remain in their current spots at $399 and $499. The 15GB is reported to remain...
Griffin iTalk and iSightLight
Griffin Technology has posted pages for two new upcoming products:
iTalk
iPod Voice Recorder. iTalk was previously rumored in November as an upcoming competitor to the Belkin Voice Recorder which was introduced in October. The upcoming iTalk is expected to ship in April 2004 and features a built in speaker/mic as well as a passthrough stereo headphone jack and mono line-in. According to...
