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 Q2 Results - Wednesday
Apple will be broadcasting their 2003 Q2 Financial Results:
Apples conference call webcast discussing
Qtr 2 - 2003 financial results will begin at 2pm PT/5pm ET on Wednesday, April 16, 2003.
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Apple 15 inch Tablet?
Digitimes reports on a tablet-like computer coming from Apple:
Apple Computer plans to launch a wireless display for a desktop system, according to sources. The display is said to resemble a Tablet PC in appearance and include a detachable keyboard but not have a battery. Whether it has handwriting recognition or any screen input capability is unclear.
Without a battery, it seems...
Safari Public Beta 2 (v73) Released
Apple released the latest public beta of Safari today:
Safari Public Beta 2 features tabbed browsing, autofill forms & passwords, privacy ?reset?, import of Netscape and Mozilla bookmarks, increased standards compatibility, improved AppleScript support, and localized language support for English, Japanese, French and German.
The long awaited version officially brings Tabbed...
Apple 15 inch Tablet?
According to this MacNN thread... This Chinese article reports that Apple will be releasing a 15" Tablet:
"...The tablet PC that Quanta is going to make for Apple, will be the first 15" tablet PC in the market. In addition, this table PC will also come with keyboard; The source points out, this Apple notebook won't emphasize LCD/Keyboard separated design, but focus on a notebook that has ...
CRT iMac EOL'd
Though Jobs has already declared the CRT dead... the CRT iMac has held in there since the LCD iMac's release.
In March, Apple dropped the CRT iMac from their online stores, but it appears that Apple has EOL'd (End of Life'd) the product altogether, and will subsequently be disappearing from retail stores as well.
LoopRumors reported in February that the CRT iMac would be discontinued...
Panther Feature: 'Piles'
MacNews.net.tc linked this article from 2000 entitled "Apple Squandering the Advantage".
Of most interest is a description of a long-patented UI feature of Apple's... known as "Piles":
Apple holds a patent on this one. Developed by Gitta Salomon and her team close to a decade ago, a pile is a loose grouping of documents. Its visual representation is an overlay of all the...
Apple iPod / Music Service Commercial?
One reader submits this casting call for an Apple commercial to be shot between April 18-22:
************ has an immediate need for people of all ages (5-105
years old) to come to a non-union commercial casting for Apple Computers
this Sunday, April 13. We are looking for people who are not afraid to
sing their favorite song with lots of energy. No need to be good singers.
No shy...
Apple Music Service -- Ready?
Previous rumors of Apple's music service claimed that only four of the five major record labels had committed to Apple's new service.
This New York Times article claims that talks have progressed... and all five labels are on board:
The online store could be introduced soon. After months of wrangling, all five major music companies finally agreed this week to allow Apple to...
Apple, Universal and Microsoft
Rumors of Apple buying Universal Music spread quickly across the Mac Web yesterday...
The New York Post reports that Microsoft has also expressed interest in buying Vivendi's Universal Music Group:
Microsoft's interest is said to be at the level of "poking around, kicking the tires," but it has indeed had conversations with Vivendi executives about buying the music division,...
No Chrome on iPods?
One unverified rumor claims the new iPods will not have a chrome...
Apple to Buy Universal Music?
Several readers report the following links: LaTimes and Spiegel Online indicating the same rumor -- that Apple is in talks with Vivendi Universal to buy Universal Music Group ("the world's largest record company"). From the LATimes:
The discussions, a closely held secret for several months, could founder over unresolved issues. Apple hasn't made a formal bid but may offer $5 billion to...
WWDC Overview
Apple continues to promote WWDC and posts a streaming video providing an overview for the World Wide Developers' Conference.
WWDC 2003 takes place in San Francisco 2003 from June 23-27th.
WWDC 2003 was originally scheduled for May, but was moved to June in a relatively last minute change by Apple.
Apple has announced that it will be providing a preview release of Panther (the...
ThinkSecret's iPod Rendering
For what it's worth, the ThinkSecret iPod rendering that has spawned so much discussion is indeed accurate.
And the new iPod will be coming in 10GB, 15GB and 30GB sizes as was reported.
New Toshiba drives were reported in February... spawning speculation about iPods built around those specifications. No 15GB...
10.2.5 OS X
Mac OS X 10.2.5 is now available in your software update:
The 10.2.5 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: AirPort, Bluetooth, Classic compatibility, FireWire, Graphics, Image Capture, Mail, and OpenGL.
The update includes improvements to AFP, web services, dial-up connections over PPP, and Windows ...
No 970 in Powerbook yet; AGP 8x and HyperTransport in PMac
MacBidouille posts a few tidbits... reporting that the new 970 motherboads will utilize AGP 8x and Hypertransport, and that the Powerbook will not utilize the 970 processor until well into...
New iPods - This Month
ThinkSecret reports that the long-awaited iPod revisions will be coming by months' end:
A re-designed Apple iPod in two new hard drive sizes with control buttons and a docking/charging station will be announced toward the end of April, sources have confirmed to Think Secret. The new models will be available in 15GB and 30GB sizes, as the 5GB and 20GB models will be discontinued.
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Mac OS X 10.2.5 Update CD
This AppleStore link (may expire) details the Mac OS X 10.2.5 Update CD for $19.95 (Requires 10.2):
The 10.2.5 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, utilities, services, and technologies: Address Book, AirPort, AppleScript, Bluetooth, Classic compatibility, Disk Copy, Disk Utility, Finder, Help Viewer, iChat, Image Capture, IP...
Dell and Target Dropping iPod
In a followup to their previous report, ThinkSecret reports that both Dell and Target are dropping the iPod:
It is not known exactly what objections Target and Dell had to the contract, but sources confirm the contract was instrumental in the decision of both companies to abandon, for now, the sale of the iPod. It is not known if either company will settle its contractual differences...
Safari v69/v71
MacMagazine has a brief article on Safari v69 -- which contains further bug fixes.
According to the site, v70 will be the next public release from Apple.
Update: As many users note, v71 is floating...
970 Ready for Production?
MacBidouille claims that the 970 is cleared for production... and as of April 15th will start production in IBM facilities.
The PowerPC 970 is the rumored successor to the current PowerPCs used in Apple's computers. MacBidouille has had a variable history of accuracy regarding rumor postings... and has been a particular vocal source of 970 rumors in the recent...
