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
Live Apple Music Event Coverage
Apple's Music Event takes place today at 10am PDT (1pm EDT).
Apple Retail Stores will be showing the event live in select stores.
Satellite Dish owners can tune in at these coordinates
Live web coverage will take place here on MacRumors.com
Live coverage and discussion will also take place on our Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Channel. Those unfamiliar with IRC may download our Mac OS X MRChat...
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Apple's iTunes Music Store and Pepsi?
The LA Times reports that Apple Computer may be teaming up with Pepsi to promote the iTunes Music Store.
According to the LA Times, Apple and Pepsi are expected to announce a promotion deal that would give Pepsi purchasers free songs from the iTunes Music Store based on finding codes in Pepsi packaging.
The sources said Pepsi was expected to craft a multimillion-dollar ad campaign...
'iPod: Hot Accessories!' Confirmed.
New iPod Accessories.... confirmed by Apple Store UK
This graphic appeared half-way down the right column on Apple's UK Store, but lead to a dead link. The image has since been removed from the Apple Online Store.
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iTunes 4.1, iPod Peripherals - Mic and Image Card Reader?
ThinkSecret posts some last minute "reliable" confirmation of the long rumored iPod peripherals, which are potentially to be announced alongside iTunes for Windows today.
ThinkSecret confirms that the upcoming iPod peripherals will include a microphone and an image card reader.
A recent MacRumors Page 2 report previously detailed that one upcoming iPod peripheral would be an SD/CF...
iTunes Canada?
Will iTunes Canada come tomorrow? One reader claims this was mentioned on Canadian television this morning.
Of interest, Puretracks recently launched in Canada, offering comparable 99-cent music downloads.
Previous rumors indicated that iTunes Music Store for Canada was pushed back until at least September of this year due to licensing restrictions. No further details have emerged,...
Apple Bluetooth Firmware Updater 1.0.2
Apple released the Bluetooth Firmware Updater 1.0.2 which provides updated firmware for DLink modules revision B2 or later, and Apple Bluetooth internal modules on PowerBooks and PowerMacs.
The Bluetooth Firmware Updater 1.0.2 provides improvements in the update installation process, better performance when waking the computer from sleep, and support for...
Apple 4th Quarter Conference Call
Apple's 4th Quarter Conference Call hilights:
787,000 CPUs this Quarter, an increase of 7% over last year's 4th Qtr.
PowerMac sales rebounded to 221,000 units due to the G5
All 3 PowerMacs are shipping in volume
176,000 PowerBooks, record Quarter
3rd generation iPod gaining momentum. New record for iPod sales this quarter 336,000 units.
iPod is the #1 MP3 Player in sales in the U.S.
W...
Apple 4th Quarter Results - $44 Million Profit
Apple posted their Fourth Quarter results today.
For the quarter, Apple posted a net profit of $44 million or $.12 per diluted share. In comparison, last year's 4th quarter results were a net loss of $45 million.
Apple shipped 787,000 Macs this quarter, and 336,000 iPods, both increases from last year's 4th quarter.
Apple's Finanacial Results Conference call is taking place at...
iTunes 4.1 and Quicktime 6.4?
As always, last minute rumors continue to arrive before the big event.
One series of notes claims that iTunes 4.1 (not iTunes 5) will be arriving tomorrow alongside Quicktime 6.4. The new version of iTunes is said to allow the syncing of voice notes between the iPod and your Mac... suggesting that voice recording would be coming to the iPod.
Quicktime 6.4 was previously rumored to...
Redesigned iMac?
AppleInsider claims that Apple is working on a major revision to the iMac.
According to the rumor site, the transition is said to be as dramatic as the shift from the CRT iMac to the LCD iMac, and is targeted at early spring of...
Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 Available
Alias has released Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 for free download.
Version 5 of the Maya PLE was announced in July 2003. The PLE version of the 3d software provides a fully functional version of Maya Complete for non-commercial use. (The PLE does incorporate watermarks and uses different file formats from Maya Complete, however) The software was initially available only as part of the ...
iPod Retail Expansion
One reader notes that on the Back Page of the A Section of the Washington Post, there is a large Hecht's advertisement for the Apple iPod.
Hecht's is one of the department stores of the May Company. Other reports note that the iPod is also in other department store locations including Famous Barr, Foley's and Robinsons May.
ThinkSecret had noted that Apple was seeking to expand their ...
Apple Music Event Satellite Coordinates
MacMinute provides Satellite Coordinates for the Apple Music Event.
Ku-band Analog
-- Satellite: Galaxy 11
-- Transponder: 16K
-- Orbital Slot: 91 degrees West
-- Downlink Frequency: 12020 MHz
-- Polarity: Vertical down
-- Audio subcarriers: 6.2 and 6.8
C-band Analog
-- Satellite: Telstar 5
-- Transponder: 15C
--...
IBM's Power5 Processor at Microprocessor Forum
The 2003 Microprocessor Forum (MPF) kicked off this week, and with it, IBM presented information on their upcoming Power5 Processor.
MacCentral provides some notes from the IBM Power5 presentation today.
The article details the technology behind the Power5 chip which is scheduled to debut in mid-2004. Rumors of a Power5 derivative chip akin to the PowerPC 970 (Apple's G5) have been...
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Build 7B85 Posted
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Build 7B85 to Premier Apple Developers via their Apple Developer Connection website. General seeding is expected shortly.
The first reports of Panther going Gold Master appeared on October 1st from various sources on the web.
Despite significant debate, it does appear build 7B85 is the Gold Master (Final) build which has gone to...
Panther 7B85 Posted and Pulled?
Panther 7B85 was reportedly briefly posted on Apple's Developer site today, but only lasted a short while before being...
Apple Event at Seattle University Village Apple Store
Despite not being listed on Apple's Event Page, The Apple Store at University Village in Seattle is reportedly showing the Oct 16th Apple Event.
Update: Apple has since added this store to the official list....
Microsoft sued for European Music Service
According to this CNet article, Long Island-based E-Data has filed suit against Microsoft over their new music download service in Europe.
The company's patent reportedly covers "the transmission of information to a remote point-of-sale location, where information is then transferred to a material object", which the company claims describes the process of downloading music and burning to...
Apple to Broadcast Music Event to Apple Stores
Apple will be broadcasting the October 16th Music Event to select Apple stores.
The event starts at 10am PT on Thursday, October 16, 2003 and is expected to announce the iTunes Music Store for Windows. There have also been unconfirmed rumors of other possible iPod/iTunes announcements.
Apple's previous Music Event, introducing the original iTunes Music Store was also broadcast to...
Apple Quarter 4 2003 Financial Results - Oct 15, 2003
Apple will be broadcasting their 4th Quarter 2003 Financial results over Quicktime at 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003.
Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements....
