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
Welcome Back...
MacRumors.com, its provider, and a large portion of the internet was affected by what appears to be a worm that has affected exposed Windows 2000 SQL Servers. Early details available in this CNet news article:
The worm infects computer servers that run on Microsoft Windows 2000 SQL software. Once it attaches to a server it transmits multiple data requests in a random manner to other...
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New iMacs and 10.2.4 Coming...
ThinkSecret reports that hardware upgrades are coming:
In fact, the delay has nothing to do with iLife itself or its applications, but rather the forthcoming upgrades to iMacs and other hardware, sources said.
They even give February 3rd as a tentative date.
A reliable MacRumors source confirms that new iMacs are coming in the next few weeks.
15" and 17" models...
Microsoft to buy Vivendi?
ComputerAndVideoGames.com reports that Microsoft is rumored to buy Vivendi:
Rumours regarding potential buyout targets for Microsoft are nothing new, of course, and have been spreading for months, with the likes of Sega and Capcom both mentioned in dispatches. However, talk of the Microsoft/Vivendi deal seems far more serious, with one insider suggesting the buyout could be confirmed as...
PowerPC-Linux PDA Platform
Several readers have noted IBM's announcement that they will be releasing a PowerPC-Linux based reference platform.
IBM says it will make its blueprint easily accessible to a wider range of developers by charging a low price for it--allowing the company to pit its PowerPC-Linux combination as an alternative to operating systems like the Palm OS and Motorola's processors or...
More G3 and IBM PPC Rumors
MacEdition posted a Naked Mole Rat update in their usual style.
In it, they confirm previous rumors from ThinkSecret about faster G3s (aka Gobi) "which is expected to reach full production during the first calendar quarter of 2003", according to MacEdition... and hints to further G3 updates.
They also rehint that future derivitive PowerPC models will be based off of IBM's high end...
iLife Delayed?
MacNN claims the official iLife CDs may be delayed:
MacNN sources report that Apple may delay the release of iLife, its suite of four digital hub applications due to problems with GM ("Golden Master") of the iLife CD. The $50 package will not be available for sale as anticipated on Saturday, January 25th (and the new release date was not yet known);
The iMovie 3 and iPhoto 2...
Apple LCD Specs?
MacWhispers, a relatively new rumors site, has compiled information on Apple's upcoming LCDs, which is claimed to released "within no more than 45-days".
The notes agree with previous rumors, pegging the 20.1" at $1799, dropping the 23" to $2999 and the 17" to $799.
Updated casings/enclosures are also...
5GB iPod Supplies
Many users note that Apple's 5GB iPod supplies are absent. According to Apple, the reason is due to high holiday demand.
Others are speculating that this may indicate future updates... but supply and order-lead-time speculation tends to be terribly inaccurate.
However, MacWhispers notes that according to their sources inside Texas Instruments, they are shipping new low-power Firewire ...
PowerBooks, Displays, and IBM's PowerPC
It appears one other source caught wind of the Powerbook updates at MacWorld San Francisco... Computer Arts Magazine's December 2002 issue contained a Calender of upcoming events. In it, they wrote:
Will Macmeister Steve Jobs be unveiling new PowerBook laptops at the Macworld show?
Reliability of the magazine's sources may be variable, as they also pegged QuarkXPress 6 for...
Apple iTraks?
OS X Audio reports that, according to some sources, Apple will be releasing an app called iTraks based on Apple's Emagic acquisition.
iTraks was first termed and rumored January 6th prior to MacWorld SF at MacOS X Rumors.
While published today (Jan 21st, 2003), the news item refers to MWSF as an upcoming event. ...
Disk Warrior 3 -- Finally?
RailHeadDesign and MacBidouille posted screenshots and information on DiskWarrior 3 -- which has been long in the coming. From Railhead:
A Sneak Peek version was handed out at Macworld, and I?ve been playing with it for a few days ? and let me tell you: DiskWarrior 3 is great! Like many others, this program has saved my rear on more than one occasion, and it?s nice to have an OS X...
Apple Display Revision by March?
Spymac reports that Apple's 22" Cinema Display will be discontinued by March along with 23" updates.
Apple Display Rumors have persisted for some time now... with early predictions reporting that a 19" would find its place in the mid-range.
Big hints at 20.1" Apple Displays came today as well. The March time-frame for changes (if true) would likely bring a revision across the entire...
Apple Cinema HD Display - 20.1 Inches
MacityNet.it and one of its readers found that TCO Development maintains a listing of certified monitors and a simple search for Apple's certified monitors brings up a new entity:
Apple Model A1038, "Cinema HD Display", 20.1", Certification Date: 2002-11-21
Rumors of a new Apple LCD line have persisted since December 2001, with expectations of a new mid-range LCD to fall in...
Quark 6 Alpha
A Macintouch reader claims that Quark 6 is in Alpha form:
Quark started shipping out Alpha CDs of Quark 6.0 to testers today. This is a good sign for those on the sidelines that there is progress on this greatly-anticipated OS X application.
...
Apple SW Update for 3rd Parties?
One source claims that Apple may open up Mac OS X's Software Update to 3rd party developers.
Such a move would allow non-Apple applications to be automatically downloaded/updated with the same painless method as current Mac OS X updates.
Such a feature would be released as a SDK interface for developers and may find its way into OS X as early as...
Apple and Gobe Details
Bob Hearn maintains an interesting site detailing "A Brief History of Clarisworks". In it, he details the origins of Clarisworks and his involvement, back to a small company called StyleWare in the mid 1980's.
Overall, an interesting history to read, but one of the most interesting components relate to the original development team's departure around the time of ClarisWorks 5.0's...
10.2.4 Client Seeded
Per reports, Mac OS X 10.2.4 Client was also seeded a few days ago with developer focus on the following areas:
ATI Video Software / NVidia, Audio Software, Core Graphics, Printing, Finder / Search Engine / Sherlock, HI Toolbox /HLTB...
10.2.4 Server Seeded
ThinkSecret reports that Mac OS X 10.2.4 Server has been seeded to developers. Few details are provided with this release regarding upcoming improvements/bug fixes in the system.
For reference, the lead time for the 10.2.3 seed to GM was approximately four weeks... but this time-frame is certainly not set in stone.
Note that 10.2.4 Client has not yet been seeded to...
iMacs Update Rumors?
LoopRumors claims to have specs for the upcoming iMac updates with up to 1GHz speeds as well as Firewire 800 and Bluetooth integration on all but the low end.
MacNews.net.tc also claimed similar iMac specs and prices in late December.
Information available to MacRumors includes the following: iMac updates with _slight_ speed bumps, Firewire 800, Airport Extreme-ready, ambient...
Logic 6 Announced
Logic 6 has been announced from Emagic.
Early features were leaked in a forum post on Jan 10th.
The new version from Apple's recently aquired eMagic appears to be Mac OS X and Mac OS 9...
