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
Clarification/Misquote: Steve Jobs and OS X on Intel
The quote regarding Steve Jobs on Intel may have been misrepresented by the original article. The quote came from Apple's Q3 Financial Analyst Meeting Q&A. From that broadcast, here is the entire quote in context:
(5m 40s) Steve Jobs was asked about porting Mac OS X to Intel:
Steve Jobs: "The...
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July Software Updates
Apple
The previously promised MPEG-2 playback is a $19.99 add-on to Quicktime 6.
iDVD 2.1 was released with AppleScript support and general enhancements.
iTunes 3.0 - smart playlists, music ratings and Audible.com support.
Jaguar (10.2) is available for pre-order from Apple.
New Apple Security Update is rumored to come out...
New Products This Quarter
Many users also noted that the previously mentioned Reuter's article also hinted at new products this Quarter:
Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson also said that there would be more new products this quarter and that Apple intended to price them competitively....
Apple and Intel
This Reuters story quotes Steve Jobs regarding the possibility of OS X on Intel:
Some analysts have also urged Apple to move to microchips from Intel Corp. INTC.O from those made by Motorola Inc. MOT.N and International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N to cut costs.
Asked about that possibility, Jobs said that first the company had to finish the transition to the OS X operating...
ATI Radeon 8000 PRO and 9700
ATI announced the Radeon 9000 PRO and 9700 at MacWorld.
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) today announced that its groundbreaking new RADEON(TM) 9000 PRO and RADEON(TM) 9700 visual processors will be coming to Macintosh in the late summer and early fall. The revolutionary RADEON chips will astound Mac users with twice the graphics power and performance than any other chip on...
David Hyatt at Apple
Googolplex let us know that David Hyatt has been hired by Apple. According to Googolplex:
David Hyatt has been hired by Apple. David is the creator of Chimera and many parts of Mozilla. He was an employee at Netscape/AOL until Apple offered him a job. To read more about this read his weblogs at http://mozillazine.org/weblogs/hyatt....
Apple Compromise on Mac.com Email
MacMinute reports that Apple may be allow people to keep their email addresses:
An addition to the .mac Help section discusses Converting your .Mac trial account to an email-only account, which will presumably be free; all other iTools-stored information will be deleted. At press time, however, the options for completing the procedure are not yet in place.
Submitted by...
MacWorld NY Rumor Wrapup: Winners/Losers
After each Apple event, we at MacRumors like to recap the winners/losers of the rumors circles to find out who had the scoop...
No new PowerMacs... Despite early rumors and expectations of PowerMacs at MacWorld... CNet and ThinkSecret accurately predicted that no PowerMacs would be on their way. As far as rumor...
Macworld NY 2002 Keynote
Well, MWNY 2002 has drawn to a close. We saw a good number of offerings from Apple. In short:
New 17" iMac w/ GeForce 4MX and 17" cinematic screen (1440x900)
10GB iPod gets solid state wheel, 10% thinner, tethered remote, case, new firmware
New 20GB iPod with same as above
PC iPods debut (all models avail. in PC flavor, syncs w/ MusicMatch)
iPod prices: 5GB = $299, 10GB = $399,...
RealOne for Mac OS X
Real released a beta for Real One Player for Mac OS X today.
RealOne Player for 0S X Minimum System Requirements:
- Mac* OS X (10.1 or higher)
- 128 MB RAM
- G3, G4, Mac OS X compatible
- 28.8kbps modem Internet Connection
- Browser support: Microsoft* Internet Explorer* 5.1 or later or Netscape* 6.2
Link submitted by Jeremy/TiMacLover...
nForce 2 and Apple?
NVidia launched nForce2 today:
nForce2 continues Nvidia's venture into the risky but potentially profitable business of chipsets, chips that bridge a PC's processor with key components such as memory. Nvidia last year signed a licensing agreement with AMD to create chipsets that work with the company's Athlon processors.
nForce was rumored (Aug 31, 2001) to be coming to other...
iTunes 3
For the last minute rumors... RandomAccess posted that an iTunes 3 reference was temporarily revealed on Apple's QT Streaming Server page:
The page promoting the new version may have also leaked the imminent release of a new version of iTunes. "Build a playlist of MP3 files," the page reads, "and serve them to MP3 clients such as iTunes 3..." (Update: as of this writing, the reference to ...
No Keynote on TechTV
Mac Enthusiasts;
I, like you, have been wondering why there was nothing on our site about the MacWorld schedule. I've been bugging those in house every day, and getting told we plan to carry it, and are making arrangements.
I got the final word today.
I'm very sorry to tell you we are not carrying Steve Jobs Keynote from Mac World in New York on Wednesday. Apple will not...
iDVD 2.1
MacSlash notes that this iDVD Applescript refers to a yet unreleased version of iDVD: iDVD 2.1.
Current versions of iDVD are at 2.0.5
...
Apple Third-Quarty Financial Results
MacMinute provided coverage for Apple's 3Q financial results conference call. Key notes:
- 50 Retail Stores with no International stores planned
- Shipped fewer XServes than expected
- Pro sales missed...
Laptop Revisions?
Spymac reports on possible laptop revisions at MWNY:
Although initially believed to only effect the iBook line, insiders yesterday revealed to Spymac that both PowerBooks and iBooks will be refreshed....
Quicktime 6, and MPEG-4 Licensing
Apple official released Quicktime 6 today... And according to CNet, new licensing terms have been arranged:
Under the new terms, owners of Web site content can license the latest video and audio compression format for 25 cents per subscriber or 2 cents per hour, subject to a $1 million annual cap. Also, MPEG LA set a minimum...
MacWorld New York 2002: Rumor Roundup
But days away from MacWorld Expo... here is a summary of rumors/news over the past few months related to Apple and MacWorld Expo New York 2002. You can watch the keynote yourself, and follow the action in the MacRumors IRC Channel.
PowerMacs
Last release: Jan 28, 2002
As always, predictions about new PowerMacs span the entire range. Early and subsequent rumors...
MacRumors IRC Chat
MacRumors IRC Chat now available in anticipation of MacWorld New York Keynote discussion.
Join other MacRumors users on NewNet.net irc servers:
Server: irc.newnet.net
Channel: #macrumors
You'll need an IRC Client for the Mac... Try: JediKnight for OS X (freeware). Snak and Ircle are popular shareware clients.
OR
Java Based Macrumors IRC Chat
New to IRC? c...
IBM G5's?
MacOS Rumors recaps some of the recent rumors and also suggests that the upcoming G5 may be based on IBM hardware:
Apple sources have recently told Rumors that when Apple ships computers branded as PowerMac G5s next year, they will almost certainly not include Motorola PowerPC 8500 processors, which are the G5 as we know it today -- they will be IBM-built chips based on its Power4...
