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
Quark and the Mac
This Microsoft-watch.com article recaps a Macworld Creative Pro presenatation given by Jrgen Kurz, Quark's vice-president of product management. In it, he addresses some concerns regarding Mac development:
During his presentation, Kurz sought to reassure professional content creators that Denver-based Quark still sees its traditional Mac market as core to its business, despite its...
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Apple Trademarks Lynx, Cougar, Leopard, Tiger and More...
It appears that Apple filed a number of new trademarks in early July.
Apple has added Lynx, Cougar, Leopard, and Tiger to their collection of trademarks, under the common category of "computers; computer software; computer operating system software".
This may suggest that Apple will be continuing on their recent spree of naming major Mac OS X releases after members of the feline...
More Apple-Logo Items
RedLightRunner has new items:
Right now you'll find over 40 new Apple collectibles on sale at RedLightRunner.com, including new Black Hats w/ grey Apple logo, new Black Apple logo T-shirts, new Apple logo Badge Holders, Keychains and more!
Plus you'll find a rare collection of Apple Polos & Button up Dress Shirts. These are the shirts normally distributed exclusively to Apple ...
Security Update 2003-07-23
A security update (2003-07-23) is now available to users of Mac OS X Server:
Security Update 2003-07-23 improves the security of your system by assigning a "disabled" password to a new account created by Workgroup Manager until that account has been saved for the first time. This ensures the new account cannot be accessed by an unauthorized individual.
There have been varying...
900Mhz 12inch Powerbook?
Just a mistake:
http://memoryx.net/ap12pog490mm.html...
Display Meeting?
ThinkSecret had some notes speculating on display clearances. Reportedly, Apple's Display Product Line manager had a 90-minute discussion with resellers last night. No reports on the content of the talk.
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CuteFTP PC to Mac
Readers report that according to SurfBits, GlobalScape is currently beta testing CuteFTP for the Mac.
CuteFTP appears to be a popular FTP client for the PC (per timv):
For all the switchers out there, you know why CuteFTP is the top FTP application for PC's, now the Mac community will be able to see it for themselves.
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Doom 3 in 2004?
This Bluesnews article indicates that Doom 3 is not expected until Jan-March 2004.
Specs were recently posted indicating that the minimum requirements for Doom 3 would include a 1 GHz CPU, 256MB RAM, and a GeForce1 or Radeon 7xxx series video card.
These specs are presumably PC specs, and Mac specs may be significantly...
Page 2 and MacPolls RSS/XML Feeds
MacRumors' Page 2 and MacPolls.com now sport their own RSS Feeds, allowing users of RSS Readers, such as SlashDock and NetNewsWire to follow updates on these sites.
Page 2 compiles Rumors and News of lesser interest or reliability. Recent articles include PowerBook Plans, iMac Updates in September, and the possibility of a Bluetooth mouse this Friday. The RSS feed can be found here:
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Bluetooth Mouse on July 25th?
Kodawarisan claims Apple will announce the Bluetooth mouse on July 25,...
Quake IV Concept Art Leaks
InsideMacGames reports that Quake IV concept art has been leaked, and was distributed to certain web sites.
id Software is taking a hard stance against any media outlets that use this artwork:
"We do not know the source of these leaked assets. Please be warned that id Software has instructed Activision that we are not to work with any magazine which uses any of these assets. If any ...
FWB RealPC?
Several readers are reporting similar emails to inquiries about where Real PC for OS X is:
There have been some shift of management lately going on at FWB Software. A couple of the mangement team members responsibled for RealPC are no longer in charge.
The process of handing over is still under way and the new management team has not as yet had a chance to verify the authenticity ...
Apple's Plans
Macnews.net.tc echos some persisting rumors and fills out some details about Apple's timeline (re Powerbooks and iBooks) -- according to their source.
According to the site, Powerbooks will come in at 1.25 and 1.33GHz - in line with previous rumors, with possibily one more G4 revision before the Powerbooks get the G5.
MacNews.net.tc also notes that G5 PowerMacs may see bumps by...
12" PowerBook w/ Office v.X Free
MacConnection is now offering Office v.X ($435.95 value) for Free with the purchase of a 12" PowerBook (Combo or Superdrive).
The total cost for the system plus Office v.X is $100 over retail -- but comes with a $100 mail-in rebate. Making the overall cost for Office -- Nothing.
MacConnection continues to offer Office v.X Free with new PowerMac G5 orders -- with a the same $100...
iMacs in September?
LoopRumors.com kicks off the iMac rumors this time around with rumors of iMac updates in September.
The only info available to MacRumors at this time is that the new iMacs will sport USB 2....
BuyMusic Launches
MacMinute.com points to this Associated Press report which announces the launch of Buy.com's entry into the downloadable-music world.
The new service (BuyMusic.com) promises cheaper rates than Apple's iTunes Music store... with albums at $7.95 and $0.70 for individual songs. The catalog also features over 300,000 songs from the five major record labels... however, the songs come with more...
Apple Decision: iBook vs Powerbook?
MacBidouille claims that Apple is debating stopping iBook production and decreasing the price of the 12" PowerBook or simply bumping the iBooks to a faster G3.
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Billboard Top Digital Downloads
This Slate article discusses the upcoming Billboard Top Digital Download chart which was previewed in the July 12th edition of Billboard Magazine.
Most notable about the results are the relatively few numbers needed to push a song to #1 at this point in time. Understandably, the numbers will grow over time, but according to the article, the top song for the first week (Crazy in Love) had a ...
iPhoto Development for Europe?
MacWorld.co.uk reports that Apple is still trying to provide photo-print services for european iPhoto users:
Sources close to Apple suggest the company has been seeking a pan-European deal to enable a photo print-service from within iPhoto here. Indications are that regional efforts to achieve this have been undermined by Apple's need to achieve such a Europe-wide deal. ...
PowerPC 970 Redux: Dialogue and Addendum
Arstechnica posted more details on the PowerPC 970 after having had the opportunity to chat with two IBM engineers behind the PowerPC 970.
The interview was aimed primarily at filling any lingering gaps in my previous 970 coverage, i.e. corrections, clarifications, and answering some of the questions raised by the articles. So to that end, we talked mostly about the 970's microarchitecture...
