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
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Apple released a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse today.
The new peripherals cost $69.00 each and look similar to their wired counterparts. (Mouse has one button) Both requires Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a bluetooth interface on your Macintosh.
The Keyboard uses 4 AA batteries while the Mouse uses 2 AA batteries. The batteries for the Keyboard are said to last 9 months, while the...
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New PowerBooks - Finally
Apple updated their PowerBooks today, after much anticipation.
All three models were updated:
12" PowerBook, 1GHz PowerPC G4, 512K L2 Cache, 256MB PC2100 Memory, NVidia GeForce FX Go5200 (32MB), 40GB Hard Drive, Built-in Bluetooth, Airport Extreme Ready.
Combo Drive: $1599. SuperDrive: $1799.
15" PowerBook, 1.0GHz PowerPC G4, 512K L2 Cache, 256MB PC2700...
Apple Expo Paris Coverage
Apple Expo coverage live transcript is now available.
New PowerBooks and Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse released.
Live feed possible by the kind offer from Joern and Klaus from Mac-TV.de - Klaus providing us with English -> German -> English translations of their Keynote feed the entire way.
Special thanks to timmi (http://home.subnet.at/timmi) for trying to get us the...
Apple Expo Paris Keynote
Apple Expo starts in just a few hours (4AM EDT, 10AM CET, 1AM PDT) in Paris, France.
Apple will not be streaming Steve Jobs' keynote speech live, but historically has provided an archived stream on their website on the following day.
There is still a small chance MacRumors will be able to provide live updates, but this will depend on the availability of the satellite feed.
If...
Powerbook Specs? [Updated 2]
Update: The speculation posted was probably partially wrong (mostly pricing)...
These are still a possibility:
15" 1.0GHz, up to 2GB RAM, 64MB VRAM
15" 1.25GHz, up to 2GB RAM, 64MB VRAM
All three (12, 15, 17) models will be updated.
Addendum: Based on some final whispers... the previous "software announcement" rumor was actually supposed to read "hardware...
Apple Expo 2003 Pictures
99Mac.com posts photos from the set-up of Apple Expo 2003.
At the Apple Booth, there appear to be iMacs, eMacs and PowerMacs setup, under a sign promoting iChat AV and the iSight. According to the site, closer examination was not possible due to nine guards protecting the booth as well as "secret boxes". The walls are also covered with large black covers.
Another user also posted oth...
iTunes for Windows in October?
A Newsweek article provides some confirmation on the previously reported rumor that iTunes for Windows will be coming in October.
According to the article, Apple "quietly informed some music insiders that its moved up the date for expanding its current Mac-only iTunes for the vast universe of Windows-based PCs to...
15inch PowerBook and ATI?
PowerPage claims that the 15" PowerBooks are "cleared for distribution" and will contain a 64MB ATI Graphics...
Special Edition iPod?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple is planning on introducing a special edition 40GB iPod at Apple Expo Paris as well as hints that the rumored iPod peripherals could also be released.
Few details are available on either...
New PowerBooks on Tuesday.
MacRumors has received further confirmation that Apple will be updating PowerBooks on Tuesday. Details are scarce, but rumors suggest 3 models with a price range from $1999 to $2999. Specific sizes were not specified.
Last week, AppleInsider "positively confirmed" 15" PowerBook updates at Apple Expo, while in August ThinkSecret had suggested that 12" PowerBooks would follow after 15" and...
Apple 'Garage Band'? - New Trademark
Apple has filed for a new Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in August 2003.
The newest Trademark is "Garage Band", categorized under "computers, computer software, and computer peripherals; computers, computer software, and computer peripherals."
Apple still has a number of unused Trademarks. Most recently, they registered for a number of animal names --...
Apple Paris Keynote Satellite Broadcast? [Update]
MacBidouille claims to have the satellite broadcast location for the Apple Expo keynote:
The keynote will be broadcasted on Tc2D from 0900 to 1230.
Orbital position : 8 degrees West
Reception frequency : 11564.7 MHz
Polarisation : vertical
Symbole rate : 6.1113 MS/s
FEC : 3/4
If possible, MacRumors will provide live-coverage, and/or provide links...
Panther 7B68 Seeded
ThinkSecret reports that Panther 7B68 Client has been seeded.
...
$119 Off Apple Cinema Displays
Amazon is selling Apple's 20" Cinema Display for $1221.99. This also qualities for free shipping and no sales tax for most locations... making your total cost $1221.99. (Retail $1221.99)
They also offer Apple's 23" Cinema Display for $1879.99. (Retail=$1999.00)
Link: 20" Cinema Display - $1221.99
Link: 23" Cinema Display - $1879.99...
Photoshop CS? [Updated]
MacMerc expects that Photoshop 8 will be rebranded as Photoshop CS (Creative Suite), and is expected later this month at PhotoshopWorld.
Update: This early August Microsoft-Watch article reports that "Creative Suite" will include Photoshop 8, Illustrator 11 and InDesign 3 (Standard Edition). Premium Edition will also include Acrobat 6 Pro and GoLive 7.
"Adobe plans to roll out...
More Apple vs. Apple Details
News.com provides some additional details to the previously reported Apple vs. Apple lawsuit.
Apple Corps confirmed the suit and is specifically opposed to the use of the word "Apple" in conjunction with the iTunes Music Store.
Meanwhile, Apple released a brief statement claiming that the two companies simply have "differing interpretations of [their previous]...
10.2.8 6R59 Seeded
10.2.8 6R59, the non-G5 Jaguar developer build, was just released to...
IBM on Apple/Intel and the G5
On September 11, IBM published a story on their intranet promoting their Technology Group and their relationship to Apple with regard to the PowerPC 970. This story has been made available to MacRumors.
The item offers some unique insight into Apple, and their relationship with IBM as well as Apple's thoughts on the alternative.
Of particular interest are some comments on Apple's...
Apple Expo Paris 2003 Rumor Roundup
Apple Expo 2003 kicks of on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 in Paris France. Steve Jobs will be giving the keynote address at 10 a.m. CET (4 a.m. EDT), but, according to one report, there will be no live webcast of the event.
There have been surprisingly few Apple Expo specific rumors over the past few weeks. This roundup will cover both expected Expo product releases as well as a collection...
Panther and DVD+R/+RW Support
There have been some loose reports over the past few weeks that the new versions of Panther fully support the DVD+R/DVD+RW format. (Not to be confused with DVD-R and DVD-RW formats)
Xlr8yourmac.com publishes some more reader reports confirming that the latest builds support +R/+RW media without any third party tools.
When Apple first launched the "SuperDrive", it was a Pioneer drive...
