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
Firewire 2? 1394b
Firewire 2 on the mysterious eBay Quicksilver Server?
You can decide... This overview of 1394b [PDF file] found on this page at 1394ta.org had pictures of the upcoming 1394b connectors:
Compare: Picture of a 1394b port vs Port on Server Motherboard
Looks the same to me...
Update Ebay item...
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eBay: Quicksilver Server?
An item on eBay surfaced... which claims to be a Macintosh G4 Quicksilver 2002 Server Logic Board
This board was used briefly in a test system. It was used less than 12 hours.
* 800 MHz or 933 MHz PowerPC G4 processor; or dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processors
* Four (4) 64-bit PCI Slots
* Four (4) DDR RAM slots (yes, DDR!)
* Velocity Engine vector processing unit ...
More from NVidia for Mac..
mcrain provides details from this ZDNet article discussing NVidia's future plans:
In general, they talk of an upcoming chip design:
The new chip will be manufactured on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s latest 0.13-micron manufacturing process, Huang said. Huang did not reveal the name or specific features of the chip, but did say it was a fundamentally new architecture from ...
iPhoto 1.1 Here?
Various news sites reported that iPhoto 1.1 was available... but the download link was mysteriously pulled by Apple.
BeachBum, however, reports that the new 800mhz PowerBooks have iPhoto 1.1 pre-loaded.
Meanwhile an anonymous contributer supplied screenshots from iPhoto 1.1. (1, 2, 3)...
Jaguar Details at WWDC...
sjs provided this MacCentral link about WWDC. It seems we can expect more information regarding the upcoming OS X update:
"One of the big things for us this year is the depth we will be going into on not only what is, but what will be with OS X, Richard Kerris, director of developer technologies at Apple, told MacCentral. "We will be showing Jaguar at the keynote and we'll be...
iBook Details...
Mac OS Rumors provides some details regarding rumored iBook updates:
The new iBooks are rumored to sport G3 processors at up to 800MHz, ATi RADEON Mobility 16MB graphics accelerators, and larger hard drives up to 30GB in the high-end model.
Their most recent update also hints at a new Digital Lifestyle device and OS X graphics...
Rackmount Server Rumors Resurface
ThinkSecret claims that three sources are reporting that rackmount G4 servers are imminent....
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Upcoming Mac Racks?
Mac Rack?
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MSN for Mac
Daniel and OSeXy! provide links to info on MSN for Mac... now available in limited areas... but only for OS 8.6 to OS 9.
Cnet article with some info on the Qwest/MSN partnership...
and Qwest's system requirements
* Processor: Macintosh PowerPC (G3 or higher recommended)
* Operating system: Mac OS 8.6 and higher but not Mac OS X ...
iPhoto v1.1?
StuK writes that MacNN is reporting on an upcoming update for iPhoto...
The new version claims to provide "enhanced editing, improved organizing and
new ways to share your photos including the ability to include photos in
Email, set your desktop picture and your Screen Saver slideshow."
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Rumor Wrapup - New iBooks?
Once new releases come, we can backtrack to find out where the best information came from... in this case PowerPage provided some of the most accurate details regarding the upcoming TiBook updates...
However... one tipster named Hiro had reported to Macrumors.com on the new iMac and Powerbook back on April 15th.
Here is the entirety of his submission from that time: ...
800mhz TiBook!
New TiBooks are here!
Apple released new TiBooks today:
Apple today introduced the new Titanium PowerBook G4 line featuring an all-new, high-resolution display, faster PowerPC G4 processors, the industry's first integrated Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port and the industry's only integrated Gigabit Ethernet in a notebook.
- 1280x854
- 800mhz, 1MB L3 Cache
- ...
eMac... 17inch iMac!
The 17" CRT iMac is here!
http://www.apple.com/education/emac/
A 17" version of the iMac had been discussed for years... but recent rumors predicted this CRT model.
Specs:
700mhz, G4, 128MB, CDROM, 40GB, $999.
700mhz, G4, 128MB, COMBO Drive, 40GB, 56k modem. $1199.
First submitted by TiMacLover
Related Rumors:
17 inch" iMacs?...
Apple Video Conferencing iApp Details?
Luke provides details regarding Apple's upcoming Video Conferencing Software. The software is apparently due for release at the upcoming MacWorld Expo New York in July.
Distribution of the as-yet-unnamed Video Conferencing software will be akin to previous iApps, and be a free download, but will require Mac OS X 10.2.
Other requirements include Quicktime 6, iDisk Account,...
PC Version of iPod?
iPodHacks updated with a rumor that Apple will be releasing a PC-version of the iPod with a Windows based iTunes-like application... the partner to provide the software? RealNetworks...
Macrumors can provide some independant confirmation of (parts of) this rumor... PumaCode who had previously provided accurate tips regarding OS X updates reported back in February that a PC iPod...
Detailed Shareholders Meeting Notes
PBZone provides detailed coverage from the shareholder's meeting... it seems to echo the previous reports... including:
When asked about videoconferencing, Jobs ripped on all the current options out there and said "stay tuned"
Of interest, there were some hints regarding future processors:
Asked about processors coming in the future, Jobs said "we see some pretty good ...
New 19inch LCD
Spymac reports of a revamp of Apple's displays starting with the introduction of a 19" LCD in MWSF '03.
Initial rumors of a 19" LCD emerged back in December from RailHeadDesign... the predicted 19" LCD and drop of the 15" LCD has yet to...
Mac OS X 10.1.5 Screenshots
ambush reports that he installed OS X 10.1.5:
I installed 10.1.5 ( no I did not get it on hl nor caraccho or something ) and it works just fine.. The iDisk if sooo fast now.. It does not lag the finder...
Screenshots offline already.
Note: the theme is not a Mac OS X default theme. And the OS X 10.1.5
Apple Ad: Jay Chiat?
daNYC writes with this:
New York Times Business Day section C7. There's an unusual full page ad for Apple. I suspect it's a tribute to Jay Chiat. The only text is in the top right hand corner "Think Different", with the Apple logo. And then there's an executive type with white hair sitting in a chair laughing. I think it must be Jay.
Photograph is attached in the...
Apple Video Conferencing
According to Mac OS Rumors, during the shareholder's meeting, Steve Jobs strongly hinted that Apple would be getting into the Video Conferencing field...
CEO Steve Jobs said matter-of-factly, "stay tuned" when it comes to videoconferencing technology from the company.
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Jay Chiat Dies...
Gelfin notes:
Jay Chiat, whose Chiat-Day ad agency created Apple's "1984" Superbowl ad, has died at 70. If not for this guy's work, we might all be sitting on benches in gray jumpsuits listening to televised propaganda today.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/742820.asp?cp1=1
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