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 gets Exclusive Distribution of Soundtrack
MacCentral reports that Apple has obtained exclusive distribution rights to the soundtrack for "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (Movie Site).
The album is on sale for $9.99 through Apple's iTunes Music Store -- and will not be available in traditional music stores and no physical CDs are being made for the U.S....
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10% + $35 Off Peripherals (Palm, Digital Cams)
Certain stars have aligned at Dell's online store -- allowing you to combine discounts:
10% off Digital Camera, PDAs, Printers, Scanners and more.
5% off Monitors & Projectors
...and with a coupon...
Coupon Code: "59342DCCE914"
$35 off a Purchase of $300 or More
You can come up with some interesting discounts on perhipherals.
Canon PowerShot S400 => $499 -...
Pro Video Card Support in Panther? G5's Delivered?
MacBidouille claims that Apple will be supporting some professional video cards in Panther. The list includes NVidia's Quadro 2, Quadro 4 and ATI's Fire GL 8700, GL 8800, GL2, and GL4.
Of additional note, they claim that certain Select and Premier developers have started receiving PowerMac G5 orders. Being so far ahead of the general population, it's unclear how accurate this report is....
Adobe Drops Premiere for Mac
MacWorld.co.uk reports that Adobe is no longer developing Premiere for the Mac platform:
Breaking the news, Adobe group product manager for After Effects Stephen Kilisky said: "Premiere is to be Windows-only from now on. We have rewritten the application from the ground up for Windows."
According to the article, the decision centers around the fact that 80-90% of Adobe's Premiere...
Photoshop 8 Screenshots
Early screenshots of the upcoming Photoshop 8 appeared on FunMac (still up) on June 20th. Appleinsider subsequently posted their own report -- but has had their images removed at the demand of Adobe Legal.
Today, some different shots have been posted on...
Aluminum Displays?
Kodawarisan claims that Apple's Displays will get a revamp with an aluminum/mesh look -- as well as preparation for a 30"...
Future of the PPC? (970, 980, 990, 9900)
The following information is from an unconfirmed and anonymous source. As such, authenticity is always uncertain, but due to the content of the piece, was felt to be of sufficient interest for publishing. Of interest, MacBidouille has posted similar (but fewer) details in their unconfirmed rumors of the PPC's...
More G5 Benchmarks (NASA)
Several have noted these benchmarks from an individual who works at...
Detailed Panther Info and Screenshots
ThinkSecret and MacOSXRumors posted their screenshots and details of the developer's release of Panther.
Meanwhile, RailHeadDesign has posted an easy to follow and extensive screenshot-walkthrough of Panther. (Click on Various Page, then An OS X 10.3 Panther Visual Tour)
Added: FunMac has an ongoing thread regarding Panther.
Added: TheMacMin...
Future of PowerMacG5
MacBidouille reports on some rumors of upcoming technologies coming in the PowerMac G5 line.
According to the site, PCI-X is only the beginning, and to expect technologies such as PCI-X 2.0, a 1.7GHz Bus "in the beginning of 2004", 3GIO/PCI-Express in 2004/2005. Macbidouille also claims that plans for 2GHz and 2.5GHz speeds are for the end of the year.
Few details of these rumors are ...
PowerMac G5 Details (Processors, Cooling, KB, Codename)
Apple has posted a PowerMac G5 Developer Note (Preliminary) PDF which provides more technical details on the new PowerMac G5's for developers. Some interesting notes:
Processors
The document describes the new PowerMac's processor modules, and notes that each PowerPC G5 is housed on its own Processor Module (logic board). Dual Processor machines contain two processor modules.
...
Free Shipping on $25 or More
For items that you don't need next-day'd over to you, Amazon offers "Super Saver Shipping" -- which is free shipping for orders over $25.
Some restrictions apply.
Amazon.com...
Some Bands Say No to iTunes
This Reuters article reports that certain bands won't agree to sell albums by the song.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Green Day and Linkin Park are cited as bands unwilling to agree to Apple's iTunes Music Store terms which require individual song sales. The reason is said to be due to "creative" concerns (according to Mark Reiter with Q Prime Management Co):
"If you...
More .Mac Incentives...
Beyond the Referral Bonuses to increase signups to .Mac, MacMinute.com reports that Apple is also providing some extra incentives for current subscribers to renew for the next year.
Your choice of (one of) three free gifts is being offered.
- The Sims ($49.95 Retail Value)
- EverQuest ($49.95 Retail Value)
- $20 off your Next Purchase of More than $20 at the online Apple...
Apple Pro Keyboard and Mouse?
In May 2003 Apple introduced a revised consumer Keyboard and Mouse alongside the eMac revisions -- confirming previous rumors.
The new keyboard and mouse only offered minor revisions, and left only white Pro Keyboards and Mice remaining for the PowerMac line.
Pre-WWDC, reports indicated that Apple Pro Mouse stocks had diminished, with recent reports that both the Apple Pro Keyboard...
MacHack 2003
Dan Steinberg (MacDevCenter.com) posts some notes from his experience at MacHack 2003.
Unfortunately, MacHack 2003 coverage was limited as it was obscurbed by the excitement surrounding this year's WWDC. WWDC was rescheduled within days of the 2003 MacHack conference this year.
MacHack is a developers conference with an 18 year history and a unique Hack Contest. Dan Steinberg sets...
Apple Enterprise in Australia
iTNews notes that Australian reseller, NextByte, is planning on pushing into the corporate space.
"We aim to push more into the enterprise space, Steinhardt said. We are now evaluating which suppliers we will align ourselves with...We see top opportunities to lead with Macs...with an Apple solution for the enterprise.
Steinhardt is the managing director of NextByte and is...
.Mac Refer a Friend Bonus
Apple's .Mac service now allows for referral bonuses for current subscribers.
When you let friends know about the advantages of .Mac membership, you can save on your own .Mac renewal costs. If your friends sign up at least 31 days before your account comes up for renewal, you'll save 20 percent* on your next year of membership. Sign up five friends and your next year is free! ...
Free MS Office for OS X w/ Purchase of G5
MacConnection is offering the new PowerMac G5's with Microsoft Office v.X included for "free". These prices are pre-rebate:
$2094 - 1.6GHz G5 PowerMac w/ Office
$2494- 1.8GHz G5 PowerMac w/ Office
$3094- Dual 2.0GHz G5 PowerMac w/ Office
A MacConnection sales representative stated that these bundles come with a $100 rebate, bringing actual costs down slighty below retail...
Xserve Specs?
One unconfirmed source claims that the Xserve G5 is due in just a few weeks, and the configurations should include a Dual 2GHz G5, a single 2GHz G5, and a Dual 2GHz Cluster Configuration.
Edit: Typo Corrected (2GHz, not...
