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 10.3 (Panther) Shipping
Readers have started receiving shipping notices for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
Mac OS X 10.3 retail boxes are shipping from Apple's Online Store and may start arriving to end-users earlier than the official October 24th Release Event.
Distribution channels also started shipping Panther to Apple Stores and Resellers starting on Monday to provide stock for the Friday release. Apple's Nigh...
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iPods at Crutchfield?
According to one report, Crutchfield will start carrying all three iPod models in November.
Apple has recently expanded its iPod sales into less traditional locations -- including regional department stores.
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iTunes Music Store Canada... Soon? [Updated]
One reader forwarded a reply from the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) to an inquiry about bringing the iTunes Music Store to Canada.
According to the reply from David Basskin, CMRRA's President, licensing issues have indeed kept Apple from launching iTunes Canada, but the wheels are now in motion:
I'm happy to say that the process of...
iTunes Music Store Sells 1 Million Songs in 3.5 days
Apple announced today that Windows users have downloaded more than 1 million copies of iTunes Windows in the first three and a half days since its launch.
Furthermore, over 1 million songs have been purchased at the iTunes Music (presumably by both Mac and PC users) store over the same time. In comparison, the iTunes Music Store sold one million songs over 7 days during its initial launch...
Napster's Portable Music Player
KnoxNews provides a preview of Samsung's Napster-branded portable music player (photo in article) that will be co-marketed with Napster's upcoming music service. Napster 2.0 will be launching officially on October 29th and Samsung's new Napster player will be priced comparably to the iPod at $399 for a 20GB model.
The article details that the Samsung player will be roughly the same...
So... iTunes 5 and Other Accessories?
With the release of iTunes Windows, readers saw Apple upgrade iTunes to version 4.1 (from 4.0) and Quicktime to 6.4 (from 6.3). These specific version upgrades were reported the day before the launch, contradicting earlier rumors that the October 16th event would bring iTunes 5.
The original iTunes 5 Rumor first appeared on Page 2 with a similar report posted days later on Appleinsider....
Belkin iPod Mic and Media Reader FAQs
Belkin has posted Frequently Asked Question pages for their new Voice Recorder and Media Reader for the 3rd Generation iPods.
The Voice Recorder FAQ provides recording specifications for the iPod Accessory:
Monaural (mono), 16-bit audio at 8KHz
According to the documents, the Mic provides no line-in, and is intended and tuned to make voice recordings.
The Media Reader...
Steve Jobs, iTunes and Cheaper iPod?
Newsweek posts a short interview with Steve Jobs about the new iTunes Music Store for Windows.
The interview touches on Apple vs. Microsoft, as well as the frequent topic of a cheaper iPod:
Q: Some think you wouldnt want to sell a $100 iPod because the profit margin would be so low.
Jobs: What are you talking about? Wed love to have a $100 iPod! We just dont know how to do...
Apple Collectibles at RedLightRunner
RedLightRunner discounted prices, and has added some new items:
- Silver Apple Logo Keychains $14.95 (reg $21.95)
- Silver Apple Logo Executive Pens $24.95 (reg $29.95)
- Six Color Apple Logo Lapel Pins $19.95 (reg $24.95)
- Silver Apple Logo Money Clips $17.95 (reg $19.95)
- Plus 4 more items
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Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) 7B85 Seeded to Select Developers [Updated]
Apple's Developer Connection has seeded Panther 7B85 (final) to the remainder of developers eligible to receive the Panther seeds online. Earlier this week, Apple seeded Panther to Premier Developers.
Apple has announced that Mac OS X 10.3 will be available for purchase starting at 8pm on October 24th 2003 at retail stores.
Apple resellers are restricted from selling Mac OS X 10.3 to ...
Apple iTunes vs Other Services
Many readers have noted comments made by Microsoft's Dave Fester, General Manager of Windows Digital Media Division, the day prior to the Windows iTunes Music Store launch.
Fester describes the iTunes Music Store as a closed system "where iPod owners cannot access content from other services" and users of iTunes are limited to music from the iTunes Music Store.
Fester's points are...
Apple Music Event Quicktime Stream
Apple posted the October 16th 2003 Apple Music Event in Quicktime format on their website.
The best keeps getting better. Tune-in to see Apple CEO Steve Jobs present announcements from the Moscone Center in San Francisco that will make this years biggest music story get even bigger.
Apple introduced iTunes for Windows, iPod Accessories, and AOL/Pepsi...
iTunes Music Store URLs
With iTunes 4.1, Apple has improved URL support for the iTunes Music Store.
As mentioned in the iTunes 4.1: What's New knowledge base article, users may now "Drag a web page from the iTunes Music Store to a document or email".
Beyond this, Apple also allows users to get direct URLs to individual songs and albums by Right Clicking (or Control Clicking) on the iTunes Music Store songs. ...
iTunes Windows - First Impressions
The first reviews of iTunes for Windows have been filtering in since its release. OSNews provides their first impressions of iTunes for Windows. Overall a favorable review, though the author has some significant issues with User Interface performance on her computer.
Other potential issues mentioned in discussion forums across the web include high memory and CPU utilization by the new...
Steve Jobs' iTunes Windows Introduction Video
CNet posted a clip from Steve Jobs' introduction of iTunes for Windows.
The clip details new features of the iTunes Music Store, including audio books from Audible.com and Gift Certificates. The video is encoded in Windows Media and RealMedia.
In time, Apple traditionally provides a full stream of their media...
Apple and Pepsi Giving Away 100 Million Songs
Steve Jobs said during his speech today, that Apple's goal was to reach 100 Million downloads in the iTunes Music Store by April of 2004.
Beyond the AOL partnership and iTunes for Windows, Steve revealed another partnership that will easily help Apple reach that goal.
Apple and Pepsi are giving away 100 Million Free Songs starting on February 1, 2004. 100 million winning codes will be ...
iPod Accessories - Mic and Photo Storage are Here!
Today, Apple released two accessories that were codeveloped with Belkin.
The Belkin Voice Recorder allows users to record and instantly review voice recordings, as well as sync these notes with their Mac or Windows PC. Voice recordings are stored in WAV format.
The Belkin Media Reader allows users to import, store and backup digital photos by providing an adapter which supports...
Apple and America Online
One of the many significant announcements today was Apple's announcement that they are partnering with America Online (AOL).
Through this partnership, Apple will gain access to AOL's 25 million U.S. subscribers. AOL will integrate iTunes links into their popular AOL Music site, providing direct links to the iTunes Music Store for both Mac and PC.
Early rumors that placed Apple and...
Apple's new Rock iPod Ad
Apple posted a Rock version of their iPod dancing TV ad. This ad was previewed at the Apple Music Event today.
The new ad features Are you Gonna Be My Girl by Jet.
This "rockin'" ad was rumored to appear on Friends....
Apple Releases iTunes Windows and More
Apple.com released iTunes for Windows, amongst other items...
$49 Microphone/Speaker add-on for iPod
$99 Photo card adapter
400,000 songs in iTunes by end of month
Audible.com integration with AudioBooks in iTunes Music Store
iTunes for Windows
Partnership with AOL. AOL users can simply use their screenname. No Credit Card required.
Pepsi Promotion - giving away 100 million iTunes ...
