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
PowerMac 970's in August?
Macnews.net.tc pegs the 970 PowerMacs to be due in August, alongside Panther... and confirms the same speeds as MacBidouille. (1.4 single, dual 1.6,...
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PowerMac 970 Benchmarks?
MacBidouille posts, what it claims to be, early benchmarks from PowerMac 970 machines.
The site has hinted that it has received such benchmarks, but has not published them until now. English translations are provided on their site. In brief, the site claims to have both early benchmarks as well as graphs depicting production machines running at single 1.4GHz, Dual 1.6GHz and Dual 1.8GHz....
One Million Tunes Sold
Apple announced today that they've sold 1 Milllion songs in the first week of the iTunes music store's launch:
According to the press release, over half of the songs were purchased as albums, and of the 200,000 songs available, half of those were purchased at least once. Apple also reports that they have received orders for over 110,000 of their new iPods.
New music is expected to be...
Rumored Timeline: G4, 970 and Beyond
MacBidouille posts (english translation provided on their site) a timeline based their rumors. It's unclear how much of it is based on substantiated rumors vs. speculation.
The timeline starts with PPC 970 Based PowerMacs and Xserves in June/July 2003, and promises faster G4 iMacs and Gobi G3 based iBooks by year's end. Jan/Feb 2004 brings the PPC 970 to the iMac and a second generation...
90nm 970's for Powerbooks?
MacBidouille posts an English translation of their latest rumor posting, hinting at PowerBook processors coming from Apple:
IBM engineers are going to work hard in order to have the PPC 970 at 90nm ready for the end of this year in East Fishkill's laboratories. These processors will eventually replace PowerBooks' G4s.
MacBidouille has been particularly vocal about upcoming PowerPC...
Apple Updates Next Week?
Under comments to an iPod/May 2nd story on Macnn, one anonymous reseller indicates that there will be further updates next week:
Apple is trying hard to get product to their Apple Specialist dealers. We received 16 of the first 17" PowerBooks in the county even before any of the Apple retail stores and any catalog vendors. Apple has in the past screwed the Apple dealers, but I think...
Apple Keyboard Revision [with Picture]
One reader noted that a new Apple Store banner contains a side view of a revised Apple keyboard -- with a larger base, and no USB ports on the sides (as on current keyboards).
Additional reports indicate that in the new Keyboard design, the USB ports have been moved to the back, positioned on either side of the keyboard cord.
Minor mouse revisions are expected as well.
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Apple Banner - New Keyboard?
One reader reports seeing a slightly modified Apple keyboard image on a new banner hanging in the "Etc..." section of a larger Apple Store.
The user was unable to provide photos, but described a side-view image of an Apple Keyboard which was slightly different (no elevation bar, instead a larger base) than current ones.
Still awaiting verification of this image. Any readers with...
Album Art -> iPods?
MacUnderground posts that songs with added album art consumed more HD space once transfered to the iPod.
One reader, Marco, had reported the same observation:
While adding album artwork pictures to my iTunes collection, I noticed that the pictues were actually being stored inside my mp3 files and then re-sinked to my iPod. Combine that with apple's push towards including artwork...
New iPod with Recording Features?
iPoding has posted details on how to activate recording on the new iPods:
Well, we couldn't wait so we went to the local Best Buy and picked up a new Gen 2 15GB. It's going to be taken apart soon, but we first ran Diagnostic Mode on it. It has a recording feature! There is also a test for LINEIN that does recording too.
A followup article provides instructions on how to test this ...
PPC 970 PowerMac in May?
MacBidouille claims that the PowerPC 970 will arrive earlier than expected:
A well-informed source told us that the first PPC 970 single processors at 1.4 GHZ have left Hon Hai?s assembly lines. This is excellent news because they will be available much earlier than envisaged at the start. The single processor will be in stock and sold at the end of May, whereas the top-of-the-line [chip]...
15inch iMac to be Discontinued?
LoopRumors revives rumors that the 15" iMac is being discontinued.
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iTunes Store: More Songs, International Licensing and More
Wired.com discusses more numbers ranging from 200-275,000 in the first day on Apple's new iTunes Music Store.
The industry seems abuzz about the potential success of the new iTunes Music Store. Of particular interest to users, however, is the addition of new tracks very shortly. The article quotes a representative from...
Photos of New iPod
One user posted photos of their new iPod:
http://homepage.mac.com/petergrether/PhotoAlbum23.html
Apparently, bought from Best Buy....
15inch Powerbooks - in 2 Months?
Railheaddesign reports that they've received conflicting info on the 15" Powerbook updates... but that they are coming...
A common denominator, though, is that it seems we?ll see the release of this new PowerBook within the next two months ? or so it seems. =)...
Rumor Watch... So... What's Next?
Apple's Music Event brought a conclusion to many outstanding rumors:
- New iPods and New Apple Music Service? - February 26, 2003
- Apple's Music Service - April 28th? - April 17, 2003
- Apple iPod/Music Service Commercial? - April 12, 2003
- iPods - This Month - April 10, 2003
What's Next?
Apple's next computer to see an update appears to be the eMac line. Rum...
New iPods at Best Buy
One reader notes that the new iPod was already on sale at his local Best...
Jobs investing in Cable Channel Startup?
One report claims:
Steve Jobs just invested close to 3 million dollars in a new startup that hopes to release a cable press release channel. It'll be a place for companies to introduce and show off new products on cable. Would be great for Apple, if you ask me. I imagine that someday, a lot more people will be introduced to the reality distortion field that is Steve Jobs.
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iSync Update?
ThinkSecret reports that iSync will be updated to 1.1 as early as May:
Sources told Think Secret that Apple is prepping an update to its iSync software. The update, which will likely be designated Version 1.1, is expected to be ready for release later in May.
The update is expected to expand device support and possibly incorporate new features such as Safari bookmark syncing.
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iTunes Music Store - A Success?
Billboard Daily Bulletin is reporting that Apple's iTunes Music Store is "an overwhelming success":
The service, which went live Monday (Bulletin, April 18), sold an estimated 275,000 tracks at 99 cents apiece in its first 18 hours, according to major-label sources. The feat is especially remarkable when considering that the offering is available only to the limited universe of users of ...
