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
Motorola CounterAttack?
MacBidouille details Motorola's position on Apple's potential lawsuit, as well as new objections from...
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USB2 in Certain PowerMacs?
MacNN posts a followup on the use of a USB 2.0 capable chip in the most recent PowerMac models. It appears some brave souls have attempted to use unofficial drivers to enable the USB2 capabilities:
According to a Korean site Create Mac, it appears that the drivers for the USB 2.0 chipset in the MDD 1.25 and 1.42 Ghz are updated and confirmed that they do work
Warning is provided...
Clarification of MPEG 4, AAC and Apple
Based on posts/responses on the forums, it appears there is still a significant amount of confusion regarding audio codecs and their implications.
For clarification purposes, "MP3" is officially known as MPEG-1 Layer 3. This audio codec provides the popular compression format that both iTunes and the iPod support.
Songs can be encoded at varying "bitrates". The most common bitrate...
Apple, AAC (MPEG-4) and Universal
MacEdition's Naked Mole Rate Report provides some additional information on Apple's interest in Universal.
Apple will (as previously rumored) push the AAC (MPEG-4) codec for their new music service -- which is reported to be released alongside the iPod. But the article also claims that Universal is a player in AAC development, possibly providing more detail to Apple's interest in the...
Aluminum PowerMac?
MacWhispers provides some confirmaton for LoopRumors story of redesigned PowerMacs.
The report claims that the front panel of the upcoming PowerMac will be made of anodized aluminum -- much like the most recent PowerBook revision. According to the site, it will be "suprisingly...
Apple's Music Service - April 28th?
This Latest LA Times story (registration required) discusses Steve Jobs' statement denying any current bid on Universal's Music division.
The article also confirms a date for the launch of the service:
If Jobs decides to make a formal bid, he is unlikely to do so until after Apple launches its online music delivery service April 28, sources said. Apple's digital downloading service ...
Apple's Return to Best Buy?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple is planning on a limited return to Best Buy stores:
After years of a mixed relationship with the US retailer, Apple will try selling its full product line in a limited number of Best Buy stores, each staffed with Apple employees to help boost sales.
...
Redesigned PowerMacs?
LoopRumors posts a hint that the upcoming PowerMacs will be "totally redesigned".
Beyond this, there are few details, except that Displays are expected to also be redesigned as well.
No timeframes are...
Real PC Details [Updated]
In this interview with FWB, details emerge about the upcoming revision to RealPC
The interview hints at the return of direct video hardware support, and claims that the new software will take full advantage of multiprocessors and appears to be based on a Solaris version of their PC emulator.
Reports of a RealPC return emerged in early April, soon after Microsoft's aquisition of...
Apple Financial Results Q2 2003
Apple webcast their Q2 2003 Financial Results.
For the quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $14 million, or $.04 per diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of $40 million, or $.11 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $1.475 billion, down 1 percent from the year-ago quarter, and gross margins were 28.3 percent, up from 27.4 percent ...
Apple Statement on Universal Music
In an uncharacteristic move, Apple released a statement today regarding the rumors of the aquisition of Universal Music. In a statement from Steve Jobs:
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) has never made any offer to invest in or acquire a major music company. The press statements this morning attributed to Vivendi board member Claude Bebear are untrue, as Mr. Bebear has confirmed in a later...
Dell and Other Resellers Sign On
According to MacCentral, Dell and other unnamed companies have re-signed reseller contracts with Apple:
Dell Computer Corp. is among several companies that have re-signed retail contracts to sell Apple Computer Inc.'s products, sources close to the negotiations confirmed for MacCentral on Wednesday.
Previous reports indicated that several resellers were...
Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo?
This forum post (linked from Xlr8yourmac.com) by Epic VP Mark Rein indicates that the Mac Demo of UT2003 may be released this week:
Ryan Gordon let me know this morning that he has sent a version of the Macintosh UT2003 demo to Macsoft that is ready for large scale testing in the hands of Mac users everywhere. Macsoft will be doing some testing on this and creating an installer for it...
Flash 'Piles' Demo
Richard Das put together this Flash demo of his impression of how the rumored feature 'Piles' would work.
A description of the rumored feature can be found here...
Panther: Multiple Graphical Logins?
MacOSRumors reports that the next major revision of Mac OS X may supply a frequently requested feature:
Panther, the new version of OS X that will be previewed at WWDC in June, may well be the first version of Apple's modern operating system that allows multiple simultaneous graphical user logins.
Presently, only one user may be logged into Mac OS X under a graphical user...
Apple to sue Motorola?
MacBidouille posts rumors that Apple may be planning on seeking legal action against Motorola due to the halting of development of the "G5".
According to the French site, Motorola was contractually bound to provide Apple a year's lead time before stopping development of the processor. That, on top of millions in wasted research dollars are the grounds for the potential suit.
The...
AppleUniversal.com hoax?
MacOSRumors first noted that AppleUniversal.com has been registered, and appears to contain Apple-contact information... however, it appears most likely to be a hoax/squatter registration.
Update: It was a hoax....
1GHz eMacs?
ThinkSecret reports that eMac updates are coming soon...
Highly reliable sources said that Apple's consumer eMac lineup will be expanded to three models. In an effort to fill the gap left by the departure of the classic iMac G3, the first will be a bare-bones 800MHz G4 unit that will ship with only a CD-ROM drive. The other two models will ship with a Combo drive and SuperDrive, like...
Mac OS X Panther Feature? 'Piles' (The Patent Description)
This US Patent Application (appears better in IE than Safari) gives the nitty-gritty details of Apple's implementation of 'Piles' (AKA 'Method and Apparatus for Organizing Information in a Computer System'):
The patent was filed in 1994, but has gained interest with recent rumors that the next major revision of Mac OS X (Panther) will utilize this design.
The function of a pile is, of ...
No New iPod Case?
MacWhispers posts a speculative article based on their information. According to the site, the new iPods will continue to have the chrome back -- as it appears production of those are ongoing... but they feel the button-design originally posted by ThinkSecret are unlikely to appear. ...
