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
Software Updates: Real and Macromedia
ThinkSecret reports that RealNetworks is starting private beta testing of the Real One player for Mac OS X.
goov' notes that Macromedia Studio MX is now available.
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1.2GHz G4s
Spymac reports that the 1.5GHz claims may be unrealistic:
"[At this point] don't expect anything much higher than 1.2GHz."
It should be noted that over the past few updates, G4 Mhz has only increased by 133mhz in each 6 month time-frame. To expect 50% pure-MHz jumps would be very optimisitic. ...
Macrumors Avatar Contest
Dukestreet has organized an Avatar Contest for Macrumors members.
Avatars are simply small graphical icons that are displayed next to your username in the forums. Winners will be awarded iMac Posters and will be automatically granted the ability to use their avatar (avatars are otherwise limited to forum members with 500 posts). Rules/details are provided in the above link. Have...
Apple at NECC
Apple will be at the 23rd Annual NECC
The National Education Computing Conference 2002 will take place on June 17-19, 2002 in San Antonio, Texas. Apple will be promoting the eMac, iBook, as well as the new XServe for education.
Meanwhile, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the Henrico County School District is expanding their iBook program to 6th graders. Previously, it had...
GeForce 5 this Fall...
MacGamer published a brief interview with NVidia which provides a timeframe for GeForce 5:
Q: Can you tell us anything about the GeForce 5?
A: Fall of this year with pricing consistent with the $249-299 scheme. No technical details as of yet.
Rumored specs were leaked last...
Apple PDA/Digital Devices?
PowerPage posts a story about various handheld devices seen around Apple's campus:
The devices have been field tested by various staff members over the past few months. It is important to realize that these aren't simply re-badged Palms or Palms with silly clear enclosures - they are real Apple iron.
MacOS Rumors also has a story regarding upcoming Digital Lifestyle devices...
1.5 GHz G4s at MWNY?
TheRegister reports on rumors that Motorola will bump the G4's to 1.5 GHz by July:
Recent word from sources close to Motorola confirm that a significant speed bump will be timed for MacWorld Expo in July, raising current bus speeds, and seeing new 7470-based G4s raise frequencies to as high as 1.5Ghz.
G5 still rumored for early next year.
The 7470 was first rumored in...
Firewire 2... Not Yet?
Newsfactor has a story about Firewire 2 (1394b) and Apple. They reveal that 1394b will not be available as soon as thought:
"If I were to venture a guess, I would guess that Apple will include 1394b as soon as silicon is available. Apple's history as an innovator, and its commitment to FireWire would support this supposition," James Snider, executive director of the 1394 Trade...
Apple Buyback Program?
Apple Russia appears to be offering a promo for trade in of your old Macintosh.
Per a Macintouch reader:
Word is starting to circulate in Europe about an Apple buy-back promotion. Apple will take old computers and offer from [US$185 to US$370] off a new G4. The Apple Russia site already shows this, but none of the other European sites do yet. It should not be long.
Lin...
10.1.5 Sooner or Later?
RailheadDesign provides us an update regarding Mac OS X 10.1.5...
The next minor update to OS X 10.1 is almost ready to go final candidate but theres one hiccup: Microsoft wants a different release schedule than Apples.
Per the update, it's mentioned that MS's IE update will take another 7 weeks with current plans. Details at at
PC iPod and Digital Devices
Thinksecret reports on revived rumors of a PC version of the iPod:
Intially, sources said, Apple planned to release a Windows-only iPod at Macworld Tokyo this year. Reportedly, this version would include Windows firmware, filesystem support, and a Windows updater/formatter.
The rumors of a PC version of the iPod date back to February 2002 and was reportedly being developed at...
LCD Prices to Stabilize
This ebnews story reports that LCD prices should stablize the end of year:
She added that LCD demand would remain strong the second half of the year as corporate demand picks up. However, Dash expects additional production capacity from several Generation 5 fabs coming online to begin easing shortages by December. Prices are then expected to stabilize.
Apple had to increase the ...
19inch Samsung LCDs
groov' noted this MacCentral article announcing the release of new 19" LCD monitors from Samsung.
Rumors as far back as December 2001 (Railhead) as well as more recent rumors April 2002 (Spymac) have hinted towards the introduction of 19" LCD...
PowerMac/iMac Hints?
MacOSRumors provides some hints at upcoming PowerMac updates.
The details, however, are relatively vague... of most note include the possibilities of 6 PCI Slots, new enclosure, and up to 1.4ghz Duals at MWNY.
iMac updates are discussed as well, with an ever-favorite topic - 17" iMac screens -...
Quartz Extreme Clarification
There appears to be an endless amount of confusion regarding Mac OS X (Jaguar) and Quartz Extreme acceleration.
According to Apple, a "supported" video card is the following:
*nVidia: GeForce2MX, GeForce3, GeForce4 Ti, GeForce4 or GeForce4MX. ATI: any AGP Radeon card.
Then, they make this recommendation:
32MB VRAM recommended for optimum performance.
In ...
NVidia NV30 NV35 Specs?
Per an Xlr8yourmac link...F1Gamers posted unofficial specs of upcoming NVidia graphics cards. First cards seem to be aimed at 3rd or 4th quarter of 2002.
A previous ZDNet article revealed that this new video card/chipset would be a fundamentally new architecture from the GeForce...
iBook G3's
Per a MacSurfer.com link, MacUser.co.uk posted a report on the new iBook. From their sources, it appears G3's seem to be throttled at 700mhz presently:
However, Apple has been unable to procure G3 chips running at faster than 700MHz despite the announcement of a 1GHz version from IBM last year, this product is yet to ship. Apple has also so far rejected calls to move the iBook which...
New iBooks
Apple.com/ibook has been updated with new iBook specs:
600mhz or 700mhz PowerPC G3
100MHz system bus
128 or 256MB RAM
20GB or 30GB HD
ATI Mobility Radeon with 16MB or RAM
Official Press Release
Apple's Online Store also updated.
The new iBook runs up to 35 percent faster than previous models in CPU performance tests such as encoding a song from an...
Jaguar at MWNY?
MacEdition published a NMR report indicating that Mac OS X 10.2 is due for us in July at MWNY:
The final candidate will rear its head during the last week of June, they aver, and the shipping version should put in an appearance at Julys Macworld Expo/New York presumably alongside Apples next major round of desktop hardware....
Mugs, Gatherings, and Folding
Mugs: A few new items in The MacRumors Store. Frosted and Steel Travel Mugs. These new mugs are cheaper than the Official Macrumors 2001-2002 mug, but do not provide you with any of the benefits (DemiGod status, Private forum, respect of your peers). Bribe-- er.. donations are accepted for the benefits alone, if you have enough mugs.
Gatherings: Some Macrumors members are org...
