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
Apple Shareholder Meeting Notes
Rower_CPU provides this ThinkSecret link which details notes from Apple's shareholder meeting.
Among the notes are denials of OS X on Intel and a rotating iMac...
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New Video in Powerbooks?
mcrain submitted that this PowerPage followup article reports that the Video subsystem in the new TiBook will be replaced. It currently uses the ATI Mobility Radeon.
This previous macrumors submission hinted at ADC out on upcoming...
New Powerbooks Next Week?
cameron writes:
Look for new Ti PBs arriving next week. Top of the line will be a 800 MHz. CPU. Substantial price cuts on the 667 and 550 machines. No news on superdrive or integrated Bluetooth.
PowerPage provides some further details:
To be released Tuesday, 30 April 2002:
* 667 MHz G4, 20 GB HDD, 256 MB RAM, DVD/CD-RW, US$2499
* 800 MHz G4, 40 GB HDD, ...
New Technology: EUV
This News.com article reports on new technology that Intel is planning on using for future processors:
The new tool uses Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) to print extremely small circuit patterns on chips, resulting in smaller features that let chipmakers pack many more transistors onto their semiconductors. An increase in transistors basically means a corresponding leap in...
IBM and Motorola Diverging
This MacCentral article reports on IBM and Motorola's continued divergance in goals and projects in regards to the PPC alliance.
IBM, Apple Computer and Motorola worked together to create the PowerPC almost a decade ago. However, the three companies paths have diverged since then. Loughran says that there are no co-development activities currently between IBM and Motorola.
...
New Apple Site Design?
Spymac.com reports that according to sources, Apple has been looking into alternative website designs for their corporate website.
Better integration with iTools and a non-Aqua look seem to be...
Apple's Move into Education...
Per a MacMinute blurb... This Austin American-Statesman article reports that students entering the University of Texas teacher preparation programs are required to purchase an Apple laptop (iBook or PowerBook) running Mac OS X.
Of course, there's some criticism from some of the students, but Apple is apparently providing steep discounts for this program... specifics aren't clear as to...
10.1.5 Already?
Jeremy Bonan, cc bcc and Traumich note that Mac OS X 10.1.5 is already making the rounds... on "underground" servers
MacPlus and TheMox have brief articles... which simply quote the supplied readme:
Mac OS X Update 10.1.5 delivers enhancements which improve the reliability of Mac OS X applications, delivers improved networking, security, and expanded peripheral device support....
Faster OS X?
Many of you may have seen Wired's article entitled: Why Do New iMacs Surf So Slowly?
The article speculates that the slower Web Browsing reflects the fact that Apple's current OS implementation still has significant optimizations to go...
Jimmy Grewal, Microsoft's program manager for the Mac version of Internet Explorer, agreed that the problem lies with OS X, not the browser. ...
Upcoming Mac Racks?
MacPlus.org posted a rumor that Apple will be introducing Rack mountable machines in the near future. (English Translation)
Related Article: Mac Rack?...
17 inch iMacs?
PowerPage posted a rumor that a 17-inch iMac model is in the works.
Meanwhile, Hiro had previously submitted an unverifiable rumor to Macrumors that upcoming products included: 100mhz speed-bumped iBooks, ADC-out Powerbooks, and a 17" CRT iMac.
This rumor was previously unpublished due to the lack of supporting evidence... but may provide some information in light of...
Web Based Mac.com Mail
Webmail.mac.com provides web access to your Mac.com email address.
Currently under beta...
Apple's 2nd Quarter Results
MacMinute has full coverage... but key notes:
Profit of $40 million on revenues of $1.5 billion.
Apple sold 152,000 CRT-iMacs... and Anderson is quoted as saying "Log live the original iMac"... so they clearly see the demand and importance of a low-end CRT iMac in their product line.
Apple "hopes" their stores to be profitable by end of year.
220,000 Flat Panel iMac...
MSN Internet Access for Mac
macintech writes:
I just downloaded the newest version of Outlook Express for Mac (5.0.4) and happened to notice this little tidbit in the Finder Get Info window:
MSN Internet Access for Mac 1.0
Looks like a dead giveaway to me.
Related Article: MSN for Mac?
Screenshots of info window: Spymac
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Apple's New Graphics Card?
James submitted this interesting Architosh article detailing a possible Apple graphics card in development:
Apple is apparently working on a superfast graphics card with twin-engines. Our sources tell us that the card may or may not be co-designed with Nvidia.
The article fills in whatever details it can... but of note, reconfirms Apple's apparent interest in...
Apple Software Updates...
Dan writes in that IE 5.1 Security Update is available in your Software Update:
This latest version - version 5.1.4 - resolves all potential security vulnerabilities in previous versions of Internet Explorer 5. This includes vulnerabilities that might have caused Internet Explorer to stop responding or caused a memory problem that compromised the security of the computer. ...
WWDC Keynote... Jobs and Jaguar
Many users wrote in with the following link announcing that Steve Jobs will kick of WWDC with the keynote speech:
"With Mac OS X taking center stage, it's a very exciting time to be a Mac developer," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "To get our developers even more excited, we'll be giving them a sneak peak at the next release of Mac OS X, code named Jaguar."
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OS X Updates... (10.2, 10.1.4)
Railheaddesign reported that Premiere Developers received a seed of Mac OS X 10.2:
This latest seed sports drastic Finder revisions and major tune-ups in performance, sorting, auto-scrolling, spring-loaded folder action, contextual menu handling and the new print foundation (CUPS) is also being thoroughly pushed, jammed, and slammed into place by developers.
As well, an...
TiBook Update?
Spymac.com updated with talk of 800Mhz, Bluetooth TiBooks on Thursday.
"Independant" information is available from Kodawarisan... which oeyvind translates and reports the following specs: 800Mhz G4, Bluetooth, Superdrive... and a thicker enclosure.
Related Articles: New iBooks and PowerBooks?...
Upcoming Apple Stores...
eyelikeart notes that Apple is looking for employees in these locations:
Wellington Green, FL
Peabody-Northshore Mall, MA
Short Hills, NJ
Atlanta, GA
White Plains, NY
Towson, MD
aztec reports that the Lenox Square store in Atlanta will be open May 11th, 2002 on the upper level near Rich's.
and Aghogho states I just got back from...
