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
PC's in Apple Stores
CNet has learned that Apple is considering doing head-to-head PC-Mac comparisons in Apple Stores:
One strategy under consideration would involve bringing Windows PCs into the stores, where customers could presumably be shown the advantages of Macs.
If the proposal is adopted, PCs from one or more manufacturers would be compared with Macs, the sources said. Apple also plans to run...
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Jobs and OQO
This Business 2.0 article reveals that Jory Bell, founder of OQO, pitched his idea to Steve Jobs:
Within weeks of leaving his job at Apple Computer (AAPL) in 1999 -- as a lead developer for Apple's PowerBooks -- Jory Bell pitched his former boss, Steve Jobs, his killer idea: a portable PC slightly bigger than a deck of cards that would pack all the punch of a high-end laptop, cost less...
NVidia Killer
This Inquirer article reports on upcoming ATI video card technology which is apparently due in late summer:
Sources told the INQUIRER that its R300 product is likely to be introduced now in late summer, while the RV250 will also incarnate around about the same time.
The company believes that its technology will be far in advance of its main competitor Nvidia, giving it a windows of ...
Sculley's Announcement
sweetaction provides us with a followup CNet article to the previous "major" announcement from John Sculley:
eBay and InPhonic, a wireless company backed by former Apple CEO John Sculley, announced Wednesday a new monthly service that among other things, lets people more easily bid on an item using their cell phones....
MPEG-4 Licensing
This CNet article indicates that the MPEG-4 Licensing terms are still under negotiation. Quotes from both Steve Jobs and the vice president of the MPEG LA indicate that they believe that the terms will be worked out by Quicktime 6's official release:
"The licensing stuff is getting worked out," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in an interview Tuesday. Every 'i' is not dotted and every 't' is...
eMac and Quicktime 6
Quicktime 6 preview is now available from Apple.
And as predicted, the eMac is now available in retail stores.
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eMac in Retail Stores
ThinkSecret reveals what they believe to be Apple's announcement on Tuesday:
Sources confirmed to Think Secret that Apple will announce Tuesday that its recently introduced 17-inch, all-in-one eMac for education will be sold to consumers through all retail channels, beginning...
Office X Update, and Messenger 3.0
MacCentral reports on a Mac OS X Office update today. New features include:
Quartz text smoothing (requires OS X 10.1.5)
FileMaker Server integration
ODBC integration
Button face customization
along with performance, stability and bug fixes. Messenger 3.0 will also be made available today
This hints that OS X 10.1.5 will be here as well.
Link submitted...
Tuesday: Jobs vs. Sculley
ThinkSecret states that Tuesday will be the day for a "major announcement" from John Sculley (former Apple CEO). Note: this announcement has nothing to do with Apple.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated event... Steve Jobs is supposedly due for an Apple announcement on the same day. ...
10.1.5 by Monday?
RailHeadDesign hints at soon to be released 10.1.5 update.
Again, these are just grumblings and snippets Im hearing, but the POTENTIAL bottom line is this: OS X 10.1.5 is ready and the update to Internet Explorer is almost complete, too. Both could be available before the weekend is over but the Office v10 update is still weeks away from release....
MWNY Info...
YourDailyMac posts their "insider" information on the upcoming MacWorld Expo. They claim updates to the iMac (800mhz-1ghz) and PowerMac (1ghz-1.4ghz duals) at MWNY.
Overall, specs and iMac updates seem unlikely, and historically, YourDailyMac has not been very accurate.
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iPod's Design
This DesignChain article explores the design process involved in Apple's iPod. While specifics are limited, they discuss the basic design process that was involved with the iPod's creation. In an atypical move, Apple utilized a 3rd party, PortalPlayer, for the reference design.
In an effort to reduce costs and accelerate development, all components were off the shelf components......
Future Firewire Applications
This MacCentral article discusses the advantages of the upcoming Firewire 2 (1394b). Beyond speed, it appears distance of networking will provide new areas for Firewire, including home networking:
The distance provided by 'b' is critical. Some people feel the distance is the biggest advantage of the new spec because it opens up a whole new set of applications," said Davies. "Not only...
Apple Turns to Return Monday
Apple Turns is due to start broadcasting again, this Monday.
As The Apple Turns has been on a bit of a vacation with the birth of the webmaster's...
17-19inch iMacs
TheRegister reports on this Digitimes report which claims 17 and 19inch iMacs in 3Q:
Industry sources said Quanta Computer will start producing the latest 17 and 19-inch iMacs in the third quarter, suggesting a strengthening partnership between the PC contract maker and Apple Computer....
Apple at E3
Apple posts about E3 2002 (Electronic Entertainment Expo).
E3 took place from May 22-24. Apple's page hilights some Mac games and developers with respect to Mac OS X and it's ease of...
Apple Clearing House
This CNet article reports on an auction to be hosted by DoveBid on Friday for Apple Computer.
The auction starts on Friday, May 31 2002 at 9am Pacific time and includes older PowerMacs, iMacs, iBooks and a lot of 39 5GB iPods.
Link submitted by George...
MacSlash Domain
From MacSlash.com
To our users:
You have probably noticed by now that the URL www.macslash.com now points to a generic Dotster page. We are attempting to get in touch with Dotster, but they have been unable or unwilling to reply. We are not certain at this time whether the situation is malicious or not (i.e., squatting), but without word from Dotster, we have nothing else to go on. ...
Sanyo CRD-DV1
CDRinfo reports on an upcoming "Super Combo Drive" from Sanyo Japan this summer:
The drive will support both CD and DVD formats, becoming an alternative solution to existing DVD writers. In addition would offer the faster DVD recording speed (4x) among with a new technology that adds 650MB to normal CD-R media reaching 1.3GB with 650MB and 1.4GB with 700MB discs!
This drive...
Firewire Trademark
This Press Release officially announces the standardization of the Firewire name by the 1394 Trade Association :
The 1394 Trade Association (TA) and Apple(R) (Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced that the FireWire(R) trademark, logo and symbol have been adopted as a brand identity for the IEEE 1394 connection standard in a no-fee license agreement between the TA and Apple. In addition, Apple...
