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 Panther 7B44 Server
ThinkSecret notes that Panther 7B44 Server has been seeded. ...
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New iPod Peripherals? [Updated]
Apple last updated the iPod line in April, 2003 with the introduction of the "3rd Generation" iPods at sizes of 10GB, 15GB and 30GB. The newest iPods sport a redesigned case as well as a new bottom connector, allowing the use of a Dock.
Reliable reports now indicate that Apple is poised to launch two new peripherals (not accessories) specifically for the 3rd Generation iPod owners....
PowerMac G5 Reports and Benchmarks
PowerMac reports continue to trickle in to MacBytes.com.
- Barefeats posted PowerMac G5 2GHz Cinebench 2003 benchmarks.
- Japan G5s to be delayed until September.
- G5 1.8GHz Cinebench scores.
- Virtual PC refuses to run on the PowerMac G5.
Surprisingly few new reports of 1.6GHz G5s have emerged, and no detailed Photoshop results are yet available.
The author of...
Panther Sheet Animation
The latest build of Panther has a nice new piece of eyecandy. "Sheets" which have slid out of Window's titlebars previously, now roll...
Apple Music is now Apple iTunes
Several readers note that Apple has made a small change to their company website. The "Music" Tab has now been replaced with an "iTunes" tab.
The Music tab appeared with the launch of the Apple iTunes Music Store, and was the target of iTunes Music Store Apple's marketing. Television commercials directed customers to AppleMusic.com -- which then redirected users to...
Microsoft Office v. X $99 (Student and Teacher)
Students and Teachers can get Microsoft Office v. X (Student and Teacher edition) for only $99 at Amazon. This represents a $50 reduction from the retail price.
Link: $99 Office. v. X (Student and Teacher)...
15inch PowerBook Details and Supplies
Despite high expectations for PowerBook updates, the earliest reported date has come and gone.
Still one recent rumor confirms that PowerBooks are imminent.
In the meanwhile, a new reliable report casts some light on the 15" PowerBook update... and reports that the new 15" PowerBook screen comes in at 15.2". This is contrary to an early report (and subsequent report) from...
Panther 7B44 Client, Xcode and Upcoming iApp Updates
Apple continues their speedy development on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and provided developers with another seed -- Panther 7B44 as well as Xcode 7B44.
Per usual, this seed provides few details on specific improvements, but reportedly includes changes to Filevault's file structure.
Unrelated to Panther seeds, but of more interest to most users is reports that a couple of iApps will be...
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - Confirmed [Updated]
Panther seems to hold the secrets of an upcoming Apple Wireless Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard.
As noted, the most recent Panther builds contain the previously hidden Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse control panel. Some users speculated that this addition to Panther may signal the support of an Apple-branded bluetooth keyboard and mouse, while others felt it may simply be support for third...
PowerMac G5 1.6GHz Benchmarks and Photos
Some early benchmarks of the PowerMac G5 1.6GHz have been posted to Chaosmint.com, thanks to David Marcus and James F. Haw.
The numbers provide an early look into the low-end PowerMac G5. A few caveats however:
1) XBench and Cinebench 2003 are not G5-aware applications and as a result may need to be tweaked to accurately measure the performance of the G5.
2) The comparison...
PowerMac G5s Arriving... (At least one has arrived.)
MacBidouille reports that PowerMac G5s should start arriving in France later this week and MacWorld.co.uk claims as early as tomorrow for UK readers.
We've received our first report of a California-based user acquiring a PowerMac G5 1.6GHz yesterday. We're still awaiting photos and benchmark reports. (should be coming shortly)
We will try to provide cumulative reports on PowerMac...
iMacs Coming?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple is readying an iMac update and provides detailed specs from "reliable sources".
The new machines are said to be released with Mac OS X 10.27 and have 2 base models: 15" and 17" with processor speeds of 1GHz and 1.25GHz respectively. New models are reported to receive larger hard drives, graphics card updates, and USB 2.0. But no FW800
Last iMac upgrades ...
Amazon 15inch PowerBooks
Amazon lists the 15" PowerBook with Superdrive as "This item is not stocked or has been discontinued".
Significance...
Power5 Processor Notes
CBROnline posts some details about the upcoming Power5 processor from IBM.
Bits of information about the Power5 has leaked out over the past few months, with an expected target date of Q2 2004. The Power5 will be the subject of the "Hot Chips" conference at Stanford this week. CBROnline provides some early details of the processor.
New features mentioned include more efficient "best ...
Cinema Display Price Cuts in UK
MacWorld.co.uk noted a quiet drop in price of the 20-inch and 23-inch Cinema Displays at Apple UK.
The prices dropped from 1,099 and 1,699 to 1,049 and 1,599 for the two displays.
U.S. prices of Apple's displays remain...
More PowerBook Talk
PowerPage claims to have heard that the PowerBooks are due this week, with specs including a 1.25GHz G4, right-sided ports, FW800 and nVidia video cards.
They also hint at a fourth product introduction this week, beyond (presumably) the three new...
Mac OS X 10.2.7 and the G5
ZDNet reports on the shipping PowerMac G5s.
As was long rumored, the article reports that the PowerMac G5s ship with Mac OS X 10.2.7 (codename: Smeagol). 10.2.7 provides PowerMac G5 hardware support, as well as 64-bit support.
In particular, version 10.2.7 of Mac OS X has math and vector libraries that are optimized for the 64-bit chip, as well as the ability to address more...
Future of PDA Bleak?
MacCentral reports on an IDC marketing research that states that Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) may not be the growth area as once thought.
The research firm predicts "limited growth" over the next year, partly due to the emergance of convergence devices such as cell phones.
Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, has had made similar comments in the past when previously questioned about the...
Panther 7B39 Screenshots
AppleInsider posted a couple screenshots from Panther 7B39.
FileVault has made its appearance in the most recent Panther build, with control panel settings to enable the new security feature of Mac OS X. Also shown is the Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse control panel previously mentioned.
Meanwhile, a reader submitted this screenshot of the About This Mac window from the new Panther...
