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
10GB iPod EOL'd?
MacBidouille reports that the 10GB iPod has been EOL'd (End of...
iTunes Seeded
RailHeadDesign reports that a a new version of iTunes has been seeded:
As Apple gets nearer to the release of its online music service, one key factor in its "[g]rand opening" is the new version of iTunes that will support and control the downloading of music from said service. The good news is that a new build was seeded and it's approaching final candidate status -- possibly by...
Panther by September? Hints?
eWeek reports on Apple's next major Mac OS X upgrade -- Panther.
...sources said Panther will include significant new GUI features.
eWeek reports a mid-September date for the release of the next major revision of Mac OS X. eWeek, however, also reports on speculation that Panther may be the first 64-bit revision of Mac OS X. As a result, they make the leap that new hardware...
Apple's Music Service... This Month?
Apple's rumored music-download service, first mentioned here is expected to be released this month on April 28th, according to AppleInsider
Sources are reporting that the service will be built directly into iTunes, suggesting an anticipated update to Apple's digital jukebox software. This version of iTunes will permit users to purchase music on a per-song basis, allowing the user to...
Apple Remote Desktop 1.2
Apple announced an update to Apple Remote Desktop to version 1.2
New features in Apple Remote Desktop v.1.2 include:
- Remote Software Installation to remotely install new software to groups of Macs simultaneously over a network;
- Remote Network Startup Disk to set any number of Mac OS X clients to start up from specified NetBoot or Network Install disk images on a...
One View on the Finder...
Ars Technica posted an article by John Siracusa detailing his thoughts on the Mac OS X Finder:
In the past, my thoughts on the Finder have been scattered throughout several articles. The topic has never been given the thorough treatment that I believe it deserves. In this article, I will attempt to rectify the situation. In the process, I will try to answer one of the most common...
970 in Powerbooks?
MacWhispers claims that the 970 may appear in the upcoming 15" PowerBook...
iBox?
Wired reports on one man's plans on selling barebone upgradeable Macs:
John Fraser, a 21-year-old engineer from Chanhassen, Minnesota, is finalizing the design for his flat "pizzabox" Mac and hopes to go into production in three to four months. If successful, Fraser will be the first third party to make a Mac since Apple shut down its three-year experiment in clone licensing in 1997.
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April Fools: April 1, 2003
Today marks April 1st -- or April Fools Day.
Rumors, and rumor sites in general tend to draw their share of "April Fool"ers. Please refrain from posting April Fools posts in all but the Community Discussion forums to prevent an overflow of these postings.
And keep this in mind while visiting other sites on this day......
Quicktime 6.1.1 Available.
In your software update... Quicktime 6.1.1
QuickTime 6.1.1 delivers important bug fixes to MPEG-4 streaming.
A Quicktime update was expected, however, the software update description is very limited, and appears only to be a bug-fix release, then necessarily tied to other updates (iTunes, iPod, Apple-Music...
Mac OS X 10.2.5 6L20 Seed
RailHeadDesign.com details many fixes in the latest Mac OS X 10.2.5...
Apple Tablet Coming?
SpyMac claims that Apple is working on an Apple Tablet:
The unnamed tablet system -- featuring an 8.4" backlit TFT-display and built-in Airport Extreme -- will be marketed as a 'Home Portable'
Meanwhile, MacWhispers claims to have details of a mini-tablet enclosure that is undergoing production (reportedly) for Apple.
Rumors for an Apple Tablet accumulated prior to...
New Safari Public Version... 'Soon'
RailHeadDesign notes that a new public version of Safari will be released any day...
Gateway Promotes MP3 Service
CNet reports that Gateway is launching an ad campaign promoting their digital-music packages -- which also promotes MP3 services, Listen.com and Emusic.com:
Dubbed "Rip, Burn, Respect"--a not-so-oblique reference to Apple's "Rip, Mix, Burn" campaign of 2002--the television ads that will saturate the United States beginning Thursday night aim mostly at showing how Gateway's digital-music...
Mac OS X 10.2.5 - April?
LoopRumors claims that Mac OS X 10.2.5 will be released in the first two weeks of...
IDG and Apple Present 'Create'
As reported by ThinkSecret, MacWorldExpo.com now reflects the new name of the summer expo which replaces MacWorld New York:
Create
Macworld Conference & Expo proudly presents CREATE -- a unique event that will give you the opportunity to target your valuable customers in the creative arts industry including design, publishing, video and music.
These highly qualified...
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Details
MacBidouille reports that the next version of Mac OS X (10.3 aka Panther) will feature a new file system format akin to BeOS's file system.
Previously, it was reported that Dominic Giampaolo, a BeOS engineer was employed by Apple approximately one year ago, and it is presumed that his experience with BeOS's journaled file-system was applied towards Apple's current implementation of...
MWNY -> 'Create' Name Change
ThinkSecret posts a followup article indicating that MacWorld New York will undergo a name change to accompany its format change:
Sources also confirmed what the new name of the show will be: IDG plans to call it "Create," reflecting its increased focus on creative markets....
PPC970 and WWDC Rumors: Part 2
MacBidouille feeds the fire with more rumors about the PowerPC 970 and WWDC.
According to their most recent update, they claim that Apple's WWDC dates were indeed moved due to planning around the PowerPC 970. Configurations are reported at 1.4 GHz, 1.8 GHz, and dual 2.3 GHz with availability 6-8 weeks after the announcement.
While they will not be sharing early benchmark results,...
