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
Dell to Sell iPods
CNet News reports that Dell has started selling iPods:
"Yep, Dell is reselling iPods," Apple said in a statement provided to CNET News.com. "We are delighted to offer our 5GB, 10GB and 20GB iPods for Windows through Dell's direct retail channel. iPod has been a big success to date, and we would like to make it even bigger."
Meanwhile, Target stores have started selling iPods this week.
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Powerbook/iBook Specs Roundup
So many rumors have been floating around about the expected laptop upgrades... here is a summary of what is likely in the near future. This information is based on circulating rumors as well as validation from sources:
Very Likely
Powerbook 800Mhz-1GHz with Superdrive
iBook G3 up to 800MHz
Probable
November 5th, 2002 Release Date
Possible...
13inch iBooks along with Powerbooks
Kodawarisan reports that iBook stock is low at resellers. But they also report that alongside upcoming Powerbooks, will be 13" 800Mhz iBooks.
Apple had previously hinted that the iBook would likely remain with the G3 processor through the next upgrade. Sporadic rumors (YourDailyMac.com) hint at 1GHz Powerbooks alongside the 800mhz iBooks... but these rumors are of uncertain...
No Internal Superdrive in Upcoming Powerbooks?
News.com discusses upcoming DVD-R enabled laptops coming from Sony and Toshiba.
Due to Apple's Titanium Powerbook using a slot-loaded drive, implementing a DVD-R in the Powerbook will take more time:
Greg Joswiak, senior director of Apple's worldwide hardware product marketing, could not estimate when DVD recording drives would be available on the PowerBook.
"We'll offer them as ...
10.2.2 this Week?
Resexcellence posted a small tidbit:
We do not deal in rumors at ResExcellence so I will make this quick... Rumor has it that an update to Jaguar will be coming this week. ;)
Journaling is expected with this...
IBM's Power 970
Arstechnica walks through some of the technical aspects of the upcoming IBM 970 as compared to current processors:
In the following article, I'm going to step through the stages of the 970's pipeline, much as I did in my previous G4e vs. P4 articles. I'll talk about instruction fetching, decoding, dispatching, issuing, execution and completion. I'll also cover some of the other interesting...
Java 1.4.1 Developer Preview
Apple released a Developer Preview of Java 1.4.1. Details posted in this mailing list email (Username/Pass: archives/archives):
The wait is over! Apple is excited to announce our first official
Developer Preview of Java 1.4.1 for Mac OS X version 10.2!
No definitive date for final release. Apple's implementation of Java 1.4 has been discussed since February....
19inch LCD's and PowerBooks November 5, 2002
MacPlus.org reports that November 5, 2002 will be the release day for new PowerBooks and an Apple 19" LCD:
- 19" LCD Screen (not a 19" iMac)
- 1600x1024
- Final product line 17", 19" and 23"
- Not shipping until December
New Powerbook due on the same date.
Related article: LCD Display Rumor Summary
Update: We've received additional confirmation that November ...
Target to Sell iPods
ThinkSecret reports that iPods will be sold at Target stores nationally.
Apple had recently expanded its iPod sales to BestBuy stores, and according to this report Apple will announce before Nov 3rd, that Target will begin to sell iPods.
One reader who works at Target had sent in confirmation that iPod displays have already arrived at one Target...
Motorola MPC7457 Summary
Architosh posts some details and speculation on Motorola's upcoming processors. Much of the information from this report as well as the afore mentioned German report appears to be have originated from a PDF (pulled) that was posted on Motorola's site. That particular document has since been pulled. (Local mirror of PDF: here)
The essense is captured by Architosh in this summary:
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Motorola MPC7457
The German site Golem.de is reporting about a new Motorola processor, the 0.13 micron MPC7457, expected to arrive next year. Speeds will range from 867 MHz up to 1.833 GHz, and will be competing with the IBM PowerPC 970 in the upper range. A second processor, the MPC7457-RM is expected in 2004, featuring an integrated DDR SDRAM controller and expected speeds above 2 GHz.
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iMac SuperDrive Firmware Update
Apple has released iMac SuperDrive Firmware Update 1.0 via the Software Update utility. The update addresses an incompatibility with 4x DVD-R and 2x DVD-RW media when used with the internal SuperDrive found in the 15" flat-panel iMacs, and also fixes a problem with ejecting audio CDs that are copy-protected or have mastering errors.
http://www.apple.com/hardware/superdrive/...
Apple 15" LCD No Longer Available
Apple's 15" LCD Screen is no longer available from Apple's online store.
We reported last week that the 15" LCD Screen and the 15" LCD iMac were close to being discontinued. It appears that at least the 15" LCD Screen is no longer available directly from Apple. And the 15" LCD iMac has seen a recent $100 price drop to a price of $1199 at the Apple Store. This likely reflects clearance of ...
Detailed Notes about IBM 970
RealWorldTech posts some detailed notes from IBM's presentation last week. Here are some hilights:
- the SIMD unit is AltiVec compatible
- PowerPC 970 has already "taped out", parts exist in labs, undergoing performance eval and debugging
- Second half of 2003 is when volume production is expected
- if Apple adopts the 970, 32-bit applications can run seamlessly, after OS ...
Mac OS X 10.2.2 6F12
Mac OS X 10.2.2 6F12 was seeded to developers, according to Railhead... and MacBidouille published an excerpt from the README of Mac OS X Server 10.2.2 Build 6F12:
The 10.2.2 Server Update delivers enhancements and reliability to the following services and components: Mac OS Extended (HFS+) journaling, software RAID, NFS, ftp, Print services, Apache 2, WebMail, IP Firewall, LDAP, Open...
Motorola G5 vs IBM
Chip Geek provides some notes from an afternoon session at the Microprocessor Forum. In it, they discuss Motorola's future role with respect to the G5:
Apparently, Motorola may cede the Apple market to IBM and make the G5 an embedded chip. Although the G5 should sport a 10-stage pipeline, contain copper interconnects and SOI, operate at 1.6GHz, and contain an on-chip memory controller, the ...
iBrotha: New Short on the Cult of Mac
Wired reports on a new short film (8 minutes) that has finished shooting in London called iBrotha.
The independent production is about a young man so obsessed with Apple Macs he becomes a Malcolm X-like revolutionary, fighting computer bigotry -- by any means necessary.
Characters from the movie include Brother Copland, Brother Ive, and Brother Newton. More information...
Powerbooks and Variable Timing
PowerPage.org claims that upcoming Powerbook revisions may employ new motherboard technology involving variable timing to extend battery life:
Prototypes have been seen sporting a new "variable timing bus and processor" in which the processor and the bus speed are governed by processing demand, a sort of high/low mode which effectively doubles battery life for such mundane tasks as...
Interview with Schiller, Tevanian, and Bereskin
Infoworld published an interview with Phil Schiller, Avie Tevanian, and Ken Bereskin from Apple regarding some of Apple's plans. No significant new news, but some vision of Apple's look into the near future...
Regarding home networks: "Every client is a server and every server is a client. I want your music and my music to be seamless wherever it is. I want your photos and my photos to...
IDG vs Apple
The Boston Globe has a followup article on the situation with Apple and MacWorld Expo. It appears IDG chief executive, Carlie Greco may step it up a notch, with hints of preventing Apple from attending MWSF:
''We still have a few arrows in our quiver,'' he said. And the sharpest may be a possible threat: If Apple won't participate in the Boston Macworld show, maybe Greco won't let the...
