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
Confirmation of Apple Music Service Rumors
An LA Times article (registration required) confirms previous rumors of an Apple Music service:
Although no licensing deals have been announced, sources close to the situation say at least four of the five major record companies have committed their music to the Apple service. It could be launched next month.
According to the article, the new service will be enabled through a new...
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Mac OS X Security Update 2003-03-03
In your Software Update...Security Update 2003-03-03:
The Security Update addresses a security issue in sendmail where a remote individual could gain access and control of the system. Although sendmail is off by default in Mac OS, it is recommended that all users install this Security Update. This update also includes a newer version of OpenSSL that provides improved data confidentiality ...
Apple Patent: Speech Recognition Improvements?
Apple has recently been awarded patents for a number (here, here) of microphone/speech recognition patents.
The most descriptive is this patent which was filed in July 2002 entitled "Microphone elements for a computing system". The patent abstract is as follows:
An improved speech recognition device is provided. The speech recognition device comprises a display with at least two...
New Plastic Enclosure?
MacWhispers reports that Apple is preparing a new enclosure: a 5x7x1 inch white plastic enclosure.
It's unclear what this will be used...
PPC 970 in July?
MacBidouille also posts two updates with rumors of the upcoming PPC 970.
According to the rumor posts, they claim that the 970 should be available as soon as July, and expect advances to a 0.09 micron process by Spring of 2004. Meanwhile, the Power5 derivative chip should come in between 2.8-4.5 GHz.
They also report that Apple is testing prototype PowerPC970 motherboards with GDR...
7457 in the Powerbook 17 inch?
MacBidouille claims that they suspect that the Powerbook G4 17" will utilize Motorola's new 7457...
iChat VideoConferencing, Java 1.4.1, and MPC7457
Various tidbits:
Motorola posts further details about the MPC7457. The 7457 was previously discussed and will be introduced at 1.3GHz with 512k of L2 cache and up to 2MB of L3 cache.
An Apple iChat update is in the works and the next revision will introduce Video Conferencing capabilities. An Apple Video Conferencing application was first hinted at by Steve Jobs himself in...
PowerPC 970 up to 2.5GHz?
This IBM press release [has been pulled] on their new PowerPC Blade servers reveals details on upcoming PowerPC 970 processors.
The new IBM PowerPC 970 is the heart of the PowerPC Blade. It is based on the 64-Bit Power 4 architecture which is also used in the processors of the IBM eServer pSeries. The ...
Apple iShot? No...
This Appleinsider thread reports on a blurb posted on Apple's traning site (Learn and Earn). In this blurb, an Apple "iShot" Digital Camera is mentioned. SpyMac posts a quote:
"iLife is a fully integrated solution for digital media and...
New iPods and New Apple Music Service?
Despite several false starts, iPods continue to be expected shortly with minor updates. Features such as color screens and FW800 are not expected according to reliable rumors.
The iPod updates may, however, bring us a new unexpected service from Apple.
Sources report that Apple will be introducing an MP3 music-downloading service to users. The service partner to provide the music...
More Apple Software and Marketshare
This Dow Jones Newswire story reports on Apple's Financial Officer, Fred Anderson, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Symposium. Anderson reportedly stated that a "good intermediate goal" was to reach a 5% marketshare (from 3%).
Beyond this, Anderson hints at future products
Users of Macintosh machines from Apple also are "going to see more and more software coming out of...
Power5 Multithreading - Coming to Apple?
Previous Power5 articles hinted at a four-fold increase in performance over the current Power4. It appears that IBM will be accomplishing this with Multithreading according to this Silicon Strategies article.
IBM launched the Power4, the first dual-core server CPU, in 2001. With the Power5, it now hopes to be the first to blend both multi-core and multithreading technologies.
...
.Mac iDiskUtility for Windows XP
Apple posted iDisk Utility for Windows XP:
iDisk Utility for Windows XP make sharing files and connecting to Public folders and iDisks easier than ever.
...
More Apple Acquisitions?
A reader writes, stating that they have heard that "Daiken a maker of DVD software and Mariner a maker of Word Proecssing and Spreadsheet software" may have been acquired by Apple.
While no links were provided, Sonic's Daiken and Mariner Software are presumably the companies mentioned.
No word of such acquisitions have been leaked, and readers are encouraged to offer any information...
Java 1.4.1 Final... Soon
An implementation of Java 1.4 has been rumored since Feb 2002. Java 1.4.1 Developer Preview was released by Apple in October, 2002 and has subsequently been updated to DP10.
Rumors pegged the final implementation of Java 1.4.1 to be released with Mac OS X 10.2.4, but was delayed for unknown reasons.
The most recent information, coming from an SIGCSE 2003 attendant suggests that Apple ...
MacWhispers Done?
After a number of inaccurate predictions, MacWhispers appears to be exiting the rumor scene:
Because of the seemingly unreliable system we have been using to generate "rumors" here, and the near-absence of accuracy from that system, we are stopping all efforts to analyze Apple supplier information, and to convert that information into product release predictions. As counterintuitive as...
DVD-R Only?
Despite indications that Apple is using a Sony DVD writer in at least some of their newest iMacs, News.com reports that Sony Superdrive owners will be unable to take full advantage of the hardware:
However, Apple confirmed that iMacs, even those with Sony DVD burners, can only use DVD-R media. The Mac maker wouldn't say whether the +R media support was disabled in hardware or software.
iPods Tuesday?
LoopRumors links to this Forbes summary of circulating iPod rumors.
Not surprisingly, the Apple rumor mill is bubbling up with buzz about an upgrade to Apple's popular iPod digital music player.
Speculation and Hints of iPod updates have circulated for weeks now, with traditionally accurate ThinkSecret posting an update simply indicating that iPod updates are coming.
Last...
QuarkXPress 6 Beta Screenshots
MacBidouille posts some screenshots from Quark 6 Pre-Release. And MacGeneration posted a more extensive overview as well as a large gallery of screenshots.
As previously reported, QuarkXPress OS X has gone into testing, but exact time of release has not yet been determined.
...
Final Cut Pro 4 in April
LoopRumors claims Final Cut Pro 4 will make an appearance at NAB in Las Vegas in April and reports FW800 support, support for 24fps, improved support for HDTV, built-in 3-D titles, hundreds of effects and transitions, several bug fixes, and overall speed performances
ThinkSecret first reported on features from the upcoming Final Cut Pro in November 2002.
Meanwhile, an anonymous reader ...
