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
AMD and IBM To Develop Future Chip Technology
Auston Business Journal reports that AMD and IBM are going to work together to co-develop chip making technology:
The new technology will be based on advanced structures and materials such as high-speed silicon-on-insulator transistors, copper interconnects and improved ?low-k dielectric? insulation, according to the companies? announcment
Official Press Release can be found he...
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40GB iPods?
Newsfactor reports that Hitachi will be introducing 1.8 inch drives by second quarter:
By the second quarter, the company will offer a 20 GB 2.5-inch drive, as well as 20 GB and 40 GB 1.8-inch drives. The larger drive will target the automotive market, while the smaller drive will be geared toward mobile applications.
iPoding posts speculation that these drives will make their way...
Keynote: Apple Presentation Software Rumors
With so many new products introduced... one item which was not well predicted was Apple's Keynote application... but this oversight was due to the fact that that particular rumor unfortunately made it to the reject pile.
Backing up a little further, the word "Keynote" was trademarked by Apple in September 2002... which spawned some correct speculation... but no hard evidence.
On Jan 1, ...
Apple's X11 for Mac OS X
Along with Apple's many announcements, they also quietly released X11 Public Beta for Mac OS X:
X11 for Mac OS X offers a complete X Window System implementation for running X11-based applications on Mac OS X. Based on the de facto-standard for X11, the open source XFree86 project, X11 for Mac OS X is compatible, fast and fully integrated with Mac OS X. It includes the full X11R6.6...
MacWorld Expo!
The keynote is complete. More updates later.
Summary at this page. Or visit Apple.com
Quite an exciting keynote... we'll have our Rumor Wrapup along with a Winners and Losers page...
MacWorld Expo 2003 Keynote
With MacWorld Expo 2003 upon us, we will attempt to provide live coverage of the keynote on a special bandwidth-reduced version of the site. Please note that our RSS File will not be updated during the keynote event. The forums may be disabled during peak times to reduce site load.
The keynote itself will be webcast by Apple
Other sources of live web coverage (sites will be added they ...
Small and Big... New Laptops?
We'd received word which was corroborated by other sources that tomorrow will bring a 12" UltraPortable PowerBook and 17" PowerBook
Yes, it's a rumor... yes, it seems unlikely... yes, we believe it to be true. We'll see...
3d Screens, iTraks?
CNet's previous article indicated that Apple was working on 3d displays:
The company is also working on computers that will contain IBM's 32-bit and 64-bit chip and a computer with a 3D screen, similar to the screens recently unveiled by Sharp.
We first learned of Apple's research into Stereoscopic displays in March 2002... from eeTimes. Apple was also doing research into...
Firewire 2 @ MWSF?
ITWorld reports that a slip up may reveal Firewire 2 is coming tomorrow:
Several hours after announcing that it is introducing desktop hard drives that connect to Apple Computer Inc. computers using the new high-speed 800M bps (bits per second) FireWire standard, SmartDisk Corp. asked that the news be "killed due to premature release."
The aborted news suggests that Steve Jobs, chief...
Digital Media Device?
News.com reports on Apple's potential new product:
The product, which is expected to be shown off during a keynote speech by CEO Steve Jobs at Macworld in San Francisco on Tuesday, will come with 802.11g and Bluetooth wireless capabilities and serve to make the Mac a more appealing "digital hub" than Windows XP PCs, according to sources.
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One Day More...
With one day left before MacWorld Expo and most significantly, the Keynote speech... it's best to review and remind our readers to have some perspective prior to the big event - especially for recent switchers.
As a rumor site, this site gathers and reports on the entire range of rumors and possibilities for the expo. As a result, the range of rumors and predictions range from the mundane...
iCal, iDVD, Rumors and Deep Thoughts
As many have noted, iCal has been quietly updated to 1.0.2 -- up from version 1.0.1 released just a few days ago. Changes include bug fixes for those in Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
Despite reports that iDVD has been updated... it appears some people were not aware that iDVD 2.1 was released back in July. The iDVD 2.1 Upgrade is not new.
Strange things are afoot at the...
eWeek: Apple Tablet?
Matthew Rothenberg discusses the coming MacWorld Expo and potential Apple announcements... and suggests that MWSF may be the launching pad for an Apple Tablet:
My sources sketch the following picture: A device that superficially resembles a large iPod with an 8-inch diagonal screen, lacks a keyboard, packs USB and FireWire ports, and runs Mac OS X along with a variety of multimedia...
MacOSRumors' Final Roundup
MacOSRumors has posted a final list of probable updates for MWSF. Their list includes:
- Revamp of Apple's Display
- 1GHz iMacs with faster Superdrives
- New iPods a "shoo-in"
- IApp updates
- New Marketing Campaign
- Big Surprise
This is in contrast to ThinkSecret's report -- where no iMac or Display updates are expected. MacRumors' own summary falls...
Apple Stores Gearing Up for the Event
With MacWorld San Francisco approaching, it appears Apple Stores are gearing up for the event...
Deliveries are expected on Monday, which can not -- under any circumstances -- be opened until after 10am PST on Tuesday, Jan 7th. Small 6-inch display acrylics have already arrived and are to be used to display... something... and significant changes are to be made to the store floors on...
MacRumors Rumor Roundup for MWSF 2003
Prior to each MacWorld, MacRumors compiles a rumor summary, which is influenced by all available sources public or private.
iApp Upgrades and Costs
As first reported by this poster at AppleInsider, and later verified by both CNet and ThinkSecret, it appears Apple will start charging for upgrades to specific iApps... including iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie. The good news is that...
MacRumors IRC Chat
In the days before MacWorld Expo, MacRumors usually keeps a channel open for last minute discussions, speculation, etc...
Join us on IRC at:
server: irc.newnet.net
channel: #macrumors
For those not familiar with IRC, you may join via this web Java client.
Other popular IRC clients for the Mac include Snak and Ircle. Search for "IRC" at VersionTracker.com.
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MacOSRumors' MWSF Roundup
MacOSRumors posts their update for upcoming releases... but is very vague about timeframes. Of their predictions, they mention 17, 19, 20 and 23 inch displays, iApp for music authoring, and a rumored Digital Lifestyle Device.
MacOSRumors' rumor track record over the past year has been very poor:
No Superdrive'd TiBooks
iMovie 3.0 due in Nov, 2002
Apple Digital Picture Frame...
ThinkSecret's MWSF Wrapup
ThinkSecret has compiled their summary of what they believe that MacWorld SF will bring.
Most significantly, they echo CNet's report that Apple will start charging upgrade fees for certain iApps. They also report on an introduction of 802.11g -- a new an improved Airport protocol. Finally, they stick to their previous report that no new hardware will be introduced.
The possibility of ...
Apple to Charge Upgrade Fees?
News.com reports that Apple may start chargning for upgrades to some of its iApps:
According to sources familiar with the plans, Apple is expected to announce at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday that consumers will have to pay for new versions of iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie, which will be sold together as a bundle. Previously, Apple had offered upgrades to its digital media, or "i" ...
