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
Channel News, PowerMacs, and Q6/Blackrider?
Think Secret fills in some details about current distribution channel trends.
Previous reports of 1.42GHz product depletion are confirmed as well as a new report that 1GHz machines are also being cleared from the channel. Also confirmed are "mystery box" shipments to Apple stores.
Some questions are still left unanswered, however -- with ThinkSecret also suggesting that PowerMac...
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iTunes, Indies and Kids
Rolling Stone has a brief article documenting Apple's June 5th meeting with independent record labels.
The article claims that Apple could potentially increase their number of songs on the iTunes Music Service to 400,000 songs (from 200,000) with the addition of the "indie" labels.
Of interest, it appears Apple may be trying to bring the iTunes Music Store into closer reach of kids...
Limited PowerMac Availability? No PowerBooks?
One AppleInsider.com thread indicates that Low End PPC970 PowerMacs will be immediately available at WWDC... while mid and high end range machines will be delayed for approximately 5 weeks.
Meanwhile, according to the post, 15" PowerBook updates are not expected at WWDC.
Shipping low-end PowerMacs would be consistent with previous rumors from MacBidouille. If you believe their early...
List of Apple Stores Broadcasting WWDC Keynote
Dedicated user, iamlindoro, called and compiled a list of all the Apple Stores and whether or not they will be showing the WWDC Keynote in-store on Monday, June 23rd.
WWDC's Keynote will be broadcast to certain Apple Stores as well as by Satellite.
No official webcast has yet been announced.
The Full List of stores can be found in this thread. Please add your...
Mac-Life.de - PowerMac Boxes Opened?
dietsoda reports on a story which was briefly on Mac-Life.de that claims to have knowledge of upcoming PowerMacs based on the contents of the mysterious boxes.
This Spymac thread claims to contain the original text on the site.
There is no "G5" shown on the outer hull, just PowerMacintosh 970. The Computers are there is two versions. Grey plastic with Aluminium or white...
Last Minute Rumors and Notes
- AppleInsider posted a new cryptic article today, but it should not be overanalyzed:
Sorry guys. The article was written quickly today. I don't have much time these days. I think people are trying to read between the lines when there is nothing there, or maybe the articles aren't clear enough. But I by no means meant to imply that the intel bit, or even the xserve bit, had any relevance ...
Safari 1.0 Soon
A News.com article reports that Safari 1.0 is coming:
Apple Computer said Tuesday that a final 1.0 version of its Safari Web browser is coming soon.
Further attention has been shifted towards Safari after Microsoft has stated that it is not going to be continuing development of Internet...
Is this It (PowerMac Photo)?
An unconfirmed photo that appeared on Appleinsider's forums... but relatively consistent with rumors.
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/dontask/ (Site Down)
New Local Mirror: Alleged Photo (scaled down)
Note: There are significant doubts that this is real. (Multiple reports have now indicated that this is not real.)
The original image was pulled for unknown reasons. ...
New Desktops on Monday?
Several readers note that German retailer Cancom are advertising for new Desktops come Monday. Their graphic also shows a Tower under brown wrapping labeled...
WWDC's Keynote to be Broadcast via Satellite
MacMinute reports that WWDC's Keynote will be broadcast by Satellite. The keynote begins at 10am PST.
Coordinates:
Ku-band Analog
Telstar 5/Transponder: 25 K
Orbital Slot: 97 degrees west
Uplink Frequency: 14444 MHz
Downlink Frequency: 12144 MHz
Polarity: Vertical down
Audio subcarriers: 6.2 and 6.8
C-band Analog
Galaxy 3C/Transponder ...
New Version of Mac OS X Server at WWDC
MacCentral reports that Apple will be introducing developers to a new version of Mac OS X Server based on Panther.
The next version of Mac OS X codenamed "Panther," is expected to be one of the big stories of the conference -- Apple postponed WWDC by a month so they could deliver a better build of Panther to developers attending the conference. Until now it was unknown if Apple would...
Something is Coming... [Updated]
A few more notes:
- MacBidouille's readers had posted on their forums regarding new boxes from Apple that had arrived at a FNAC -- a computer/department story in France with instructions not to open before Monday, June 23rd. The post claims two box sizes... one which is speculated to be laptop sized, while the other is described as much larger. Speculation and discussion are ongoing in...
Apple at Macworld Creative Pro
Several readers note that Greg Joswiak, Vice President of hardware and product marketing at Apple will be delivering the "opening feature presentation" at Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo.
The Macworld CreativePro expo takes the place of the summer MacWorld Expo, which has traditionally been a launching point for new products from Apple. With the recent restructuring of the summer...
WWDC 2003 Rumor Roundup (970s, PowerBooks, Panther, etc...)
The rumors have been flying as Apple's 2003 World Wide Developers Conference approaches.
With only a week left before the event (6/23/2003), MacRumors.com provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of the major rumors circulating around the Mac Web. This roundup is subject to change... as last minute details tend to leak out in the days prior to the event.
So stay tuned, but in the...
Boxes Arriving?
MacBidouille links a post in their forums claiming that boxes have arrived at one store with warnings not to open (presumably before WWDC).
...
WWDC Keynote Broadcast
In an unusual move, it appears Apple will be transmitting the WWDC Keynote Address on June 23rd, 2003. Reliable reports indicate that the Keynote will be shown live at U.S. Apple Stores with theatres. There have also been reports that there is a special event in Berlin (invite-only) which is offering a live feed of the same.
While there has been no definitive word on a live-webcast this...
No More IE for Mac
MacUser.co.uk reports that Microsoft will no longer be developing Internet Explorer for the Mac:
Roz Ho, the general manager of Microsoft's Mac Business Unit, has confirmed that no future versions of Internet Explorer will be released for the Mac.
Speculation of the same emerged after Microsoft's announcement that no more standalone version of Internet Explorer would be released...
15.4-inch Powerbooks Ramping Up?
Digitimes reports that Compal Electronics will be producing the first 15.4" wide-screen notebooks from Apple Computer.
According to sources, Compal will start shipping 15.4-inch wide-screen PowerBooks for Apple in the second half of this year, with initial monthly shipments estimated at 30,000-40,000 units.
No details regarding the processor utilized are provided in this report....
Apple Using HyperTransport?
CNet reports that Apple Computer is planning to discuss their use of HyperTransport at WWDC:
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company will use HyperTransport as a high-speed link between the two processors that make up the chipset in new desktop Macintoshes, sources said. A chipset is a group of chips that manages the internal functions of a computer.
According to the article,...
Woz Interview: Part II
In a welcome diversion from the ongoing rumor rollercoaster... SunSpot.net posted Part 2 of their interview with Steve Wozniak -- cofounder of Apple.
Woz talks of Apple's marketshare, the digital hub, his philanthropy and is questioned about his ongoing project - Wheels of Zeus.
Part I discussed Pirates of Sillicon Valley, and Woz's personal relationship with Steve Jobs and...
