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
$25 off $249 at Apple Store
Apple's November 4th issue of eNews provides details of a $25 off $249 discount to celebrate the online Apple Store's 6th Anniversary.
The 6th Anniversary discount was previously emailed to only specific customers.
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$25 off $249 at Apple Store
Apple's eNews provides a $25 discount for purchases over $249 for all comers.
claim code: KPZZAW48CY...
Mac OS X 10.3.1
Mac OS X 10.3.1 is making the rounds, bringing Panther up to build 7C103. No details on the exact fixes, but Webdav, Terminal and IOStorage appear to be...
Sony to Compete with iPod
On Tuesday, Sony announced that in 2004 they would introduce versions of a music player for as low as $60 aimed at unseating the popular Apple iPod. With no details, it's unclear how competitive this low end player would be.
Of further interest, Sony detailed plans for upcoming Playstation Portable (PSP) devices which Sony claims "will be the Walkman of the future."
The upcoming...
Apple Education Turnaround?
Businessweek has a detailed article which covers Apple's steps and mis-steps in the educational market over the past few years.
While Apple's most recent educational results appear to be disappointing, Businessweek notes that sales to higher education are the best they've been in seven years, and that based on October surveys, Apple is predicted to make up 30% of K-12 school sales in the...
New 3ivx 4.1 Improvements?
appleguru points to this screenshot which claims to be a prerelease version of DiVA and an upcoming 3ivx codec update.
appleguru details some of the new features depicted:
The leaked photo from DiVA 1.0 suggests that 3ivx 4.1 will contain 2-Pass encoding, and that DiVA 1.0 will have an Auto-2 pass function which will allow for unattended 2-pass encoding.
Other...
Firewire 800 Panther Patches [Updated]
MacNN quotes Oxford Semiconductor regarding the data-loss problems associated with Mac OS X 10.3 and some external Firewire drives.
According to the company, it affects drives with OXUF922 Firewire Drives which contain the 1.03 software revision or less. Therefore, it is recommended that all users upgrade to v1.05 which should be available from your drive manufacturer. Data loss is most...
Security Update 2003-11-04, Xcode 1.0.1
Apple released a Security Update for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) today:
Security Update 2003-11-04 addresses a potential vulnerability with the Terminal application in Mac OS X v10.3 and Mac OS X Server v10.3 that could allow unauthorized access to a system.
Apple also released an Xcode update yesterday:
The Xcode Update ...
Mac OS X and Virtual Desktop Functionality?
Appleinsider claims that Apple will be building in Virtual Desktop support into Mac OS X in 2004.
Appleinsider points to an Expos hack that shrinks all windows into a small window as evidence of ongoing work on this feature.
"Virtual Desktops" is a feature that was popularized in Unix windows managers, allowing users to invoke any number of virtual screens for improved window...
Xserve G5s? When?
According to one person at an educational institution looking to build a new grid/cluster, upon repeated questioning of Apple, they were told that they would have to wait 4-5 months before a 1U G5 solution was available.
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More Apple iTunes Advertising
Apple is quietly expanding its iTunes Advertising campaigns on Television, Internet and Radio.
Apple's iTunes internet ads previously targetted at PC file traders have made their way to a number of other sites including Yahoo and ESPN.
Meanwhile, Apple's recent iPod TV Ad has also been modified to promote iTunes. At the end of the colorful advertisements, the words "iPod + iTunes"...
MTV Music Store
A Reuters article reports that MTV Networks will be launching a music download service "within the first half of next year".
Apparently, MTV had planned on a streaming/download service in 2000, but due to the rapid decline in the dot-com boom, shelved its plans.
At least one analyst is critical of MTV's delayed entry into this arena: "After iTunes launched in April, MTV should have...
Panther FileVault Troubles?
In the wake of PowerBook Display issues and Panther Firewire issues, some customers are also being affected by the adoption of FileVault - Apple's on-the-fly file encryption.
According to this article, the problem appears when FileVault asks to "reclaim lost disk space in the encrypted directory".
After this, data from Safari, Address Book, the Dock, Mail and Keychain can be affected, ...
MusicMatch vs. iTunes on the Desktop
In the battle for the online music jukebox, MusicMatch is sending notification emails to their customers that Apple's iTunes for Windows software takes over iPod connectivity on users' PCs.
The email starts:
As a valued Musicmatch customer and iPod user, we want to alert you to a serious software conflict caused by iTunes for Windows.
Apple...
Xbox and PowerPC Speculation
eeTimes provides from more details about the upcoming PowerPC chip that was announced to power the upcoming Xbox revision.
One analyst, Rick Doherty, provides speculation that "IBM is likely to modify its most advanced 'G5' PowerPC silicon.... reducing the cache and cutting power consumption". The Xbox 2 is predicted to be announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January ...
PowerBook G5 - 'Going to be a while'
In a wide-ranging interview with ComputerWorld, David Russell director of product marketing for portables and wireless at Apple made some comments about the feasibility of a PowerBook G5.
"We certainly want to do that. But it's going to be a while. We think the G4 has a very long life in the PowerBook", according to Russell
This echoes similar statements made by Steve Jobs...
iTunes Europe Hurdles
A BizReport.com article reiterates the complexity of licensing for digital music in Europe.
Plans for a 2003 launch of the iTunes Music Store were delayed due to the regional licensing requirements - with the same artists potentially signed to different labels from country to country. According to analyst Mark Mulligan, "You can't go to a single place to get all the rights. To be able to...
Virginia Tech Supercomputer - We're Still #3!
The latest numbers (PDF, page 53) for the Virginia Tech PowerMac G5 Cluster, brings it up to 10.2 TFlops.
Last week's numbers were at 9.5 TFlops, moving the cluster up to 3rd place. The current #2 ranked computer sites at 13.8...
Microsoft Picks IBM Processors for Xbox 2
Microsoft and IBM announced today that IBM technology will power "future Xbox products and services". Details are scarce, but according to the press release, "the new Xbox technologies will be based on the latest in IBM's family of state-of-the-art processors."
Microsoft's Xbox currently utilizes an Intel processor, suggesting that the future Xbox may break backward compatibility with the...
