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
Major iBook Upgrades?
AppleInsider reports that the iBook will see major changes "in time" for the holiday season.
Updated iBooks are rumored to support the expected upgrades: Bluetooth and USB 2.0 which would bring the iBooks in line with the remainder of Apple's lineup. Other features noted include brighter displays, and improved graphics.
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Mac OS X 10.2.8 Re-Released
Apple has rereleased the Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update.
It can be found in your Mac OS X Software Update, and reportedly addresses the ethernet issue as well as updates the battery status menu.
This latest update appears to upgrade both 10.2.x as well as the previously-released 10.2.8 (which was subsequently pulled)... and also provides a 10.2.8 upgrade to PowerMac G5s, which were excluded...
New 10.2.8 Seeded
ThinkSecret reports that a new seed of Mac OS X 10.2.8 has been seeded to developers.
The newest build, 6R73, reportedly addresses the issues found in the previous version.
Apple initially released Mac OS X 10.2.8 to the public, but was quickly pulled in the following days due to a number of issues reported by...
3dLabs and Apple?
AppleInsider reports that 3dlabs is in talks with Apple about brining their graphics cards to the Mac...
eMac Revisions?
Insanely Great posts claims that according to Apple Taiwan documents, eMacs have been cut by 5% in Taiwan and new eMacs models are expected.
Significance/accuracy of this report uncertain.
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More Panther GM and Launch Info
More anonymous reports have been coming in...
- 7B85 is Gold Master for Client
- 7B86 is Gold Master for Server
- Apple Store Managers are out of town for a week surrounding October 24th, making it seem like an unlikely week for such a major launch, but no definitive info either way.
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Napster 2.0 Beta on Oct 9th
Online music downloads and music player competition is heating up... on the PC side.
Despite target dates for Napster 2.0 by Christmas, Reuters reports that Napster 2.0 will start beta testing on October 9th.
Last week, Samsung and Napster announced that they would be releasing a "Napster compatible" MP3 player, following in Apple's iPod footsteps to provide music store and audio...
Mac OS X Panther 7B85 Gold Master? [Updated 2]
MacGuardians.de (German) claims that Panther 7B85 has gone Gold Master and is already in duplication. An anonymous MacRumors report, today, also claimed that build 7B85 would be Gold Master.
While neither source has had much of a rumor history, speculation about Final Candidate status on the Panther Builds has grown since internal build
Proprietary iPod Headphone Jacks?
AppleInsider posts a rumor that the iPod may see a "proprietary headphone jack" to slim down the profile even further. A standard jack would be included on the remote. ...
inMotion for your iPod
Altec Lansing revealed the inMotion today -- "the first portable audio system designed expressly for the Apple iPod"
The inMotion iPod/Speaker system provides a docking bay, allowing 3rd Generation (Dock) iPods to perform syncing functions, alarm integration and Speaker output.
Available exclusively in the Apple Online Store in October, and will then see a general release. ...
Panther Approaching FC?
As could be guessed by recent reports, there are rumblings that Panther is quickly approaching Final Candidate status. The most recent builds have not been seeded to the Apple Developer site, but reports of build numbers up to Build 85 have been reported. RailheadDesign was able to confirm up to build 83, yesterday.
AppleInsider notes the same, pointing to a possible target date of Oct...
Media Center PCs?
PC Makers revealed plans to push Microsoft's new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. The upgraded version of Windows from Microsoft which attempts to provide an integrated PC entertainment system with "user interface for viewing television programs, video, photos and other multimedia files--by incorporating photo editing and the ability to pause and rewind television shows." (more info) ...
New Palm Tungstens and Zires
Palm released three new handehelds. Available today.
Palm Tungsten T3 - $399. Stretch Display, 64MB RAM, 400MHz Xscale Processor.
Palm Tungsten E - $199. 320x320 screen, 32MB RAM, 126MHz ARM Processor.
Palm Zire 21 - $99. 8MB Memory, 126MHz ARM...
Panther DVD Software Preview
AppleInsider provides some screenshots and a review of new features in the upcoming DVD player in Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
Features include: S/PDIF Output, Bookmarking, Closed Captioning, Multiple Displays and iChat triggered...
Adobe and Apple Relations
CNet interviews Adobe about their PDF-everywhere strategy and touches on Apple/Adobe relations. Overall, Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen claims that their relationship with Apple "is a great one" despite Apple cutting Adobe out of some markets:
Our relationship with Apple is like a relationship in any marriage, good or bad. It's an important relationship for both of us to maintain and make...
Where did the iCal Button Go?
Apple's iCal site has a missing download button. [It's back :)...
Dell Music Store not a Music Match Rebrand?
Despite previous rumors that Dell would be using the Music Match software as a rebranded Dell Music Store, a SFGate article reports otherwise:
Last week, Dell Computer Inc. said it was working on its own downloadable music service. That fueled industry speculation that Dell was somehow involved in Musicmatch's new service. But Musicmatch said Dell is not involved in the project. ...
First 12 inch PowerBooks Arrive
One reader reports receiving his new 12" PowerBook today, meaning they have started shipping.
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Next Gen iPod Development
AppleInsider recaps and confirms some of the floating rumors of next gen iPod development -- with further Mac OS X integration, but with a focus on Music.
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Panther 7B85
Apparently, internal releases are up to build 7B85 for Panther. Only a couple of known bugs remain. No more details. ...
