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
OS X Rising...
MacWorld UK has an excellent article about Mac OS X and developer support.
Kerris confirmed that Mac OS X is attracting a new wave of developers. Former Unix, NeXT and Java developers are moving in, and threatening to shake-up the industry.
The article continues with developer testimony about OS X as a development platform, as well as in Production houses and studios... Of...
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10.1.4 Soon?
PumaCode provides us with a tidbit of regarding upcoming OS X releases. He reports that the next update of Mac OS X will be OS X 10.1.4 and should be coming "very soon now".
...while Mac OS X 10.2 should not be expected before Summer of 2002.
PumaCode had previously predicted the Security Update #2 for Mac OS X by a few...
New iBooks and PowerBooks?
YourDailyMac hints at new iBooks and PowerBooks in the coming weeks... but with a caveat:
We have basically just been told of new iBooks with new enclosures and Superdrive tiBooks, the rest is mere speculation, and no specifications of any measure has been given to us.
Many users are looking forward to superdrived Ti-Book... but in my opinion... I don't believe that it will...
Wipeout 2097 OS X?
Per xlr8yourmac.com... Applicando reports that a Carbon patch is in the works for Wipeout 2097 for the mac. The patch appears available on the official site.
Wipeout was a popular Playstation game. The Mac port of 2097 hasn't gotten much press, for whatever...
More Apple Stores...
AppleTurns posted info on 4 new upcoming Apple stores based on job descriptions for Mac Geniuses in these areas: Novi, Michigan; Towson, Maryland; Westchester, New York; and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
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10.2 Preview at WWDC?
According to buffsldr, a WWDC emailing reveals what Apple has in store for WWDC:
Dear Developer,
On May 6, WWDC 2002 attendees will be the first to explore the
powerful new capabilities of the next major release of Mac OS X.
A preview, at least... but no word on...
New Pro Mouse?
AppleTurns predicts upcoming hardware...
They report that Apple may be introducing a two-button mouse to replace the current Mouse within the next month or so...
Details are sketchy...
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Apple Set Top Box?
CNet's Rumor Mill reports that Apple may have had some interest in purchasing Moxi Digital. (though apparently, Moxi passed on a number of offers, and will be merging with Digeo)
Apple's been on a bit of a buying spree... with various purchases centered around their Pro Video market. Moxi Digital would have been an departure... and a bit of a curiousity... Moxi Digital has their own...
Dev Tools with Every Mac?
This eWeek article indicates that Apple is now bundling developer tools with every Mac... not just with retail OS X:
Apple's Java team showed me their latest work at last month's JavaOne conference, where I discovered that the Apple Project Builder development suite (www.eweek.com/links) is now included on every new Macintosh. Previously, these tools came only with the retail version...
MSN for Mac?
ThinkSecret publishes a rumor that Microsoft is working on MSN for Mac:
According to one tipster, the company is currently beta testing MSN Internet Access for Mac, in cooperation with Qwest Communications. The test is not being handled by Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (which developes Office and Internet Explorer) but rather by the company's MSN division.
This...
New Portables?
Spymac reports that new portables may be in the works before MacWorld NY:
According to Apple insiders, an updated Power Book and iBook line may make an appearance before the middle of June.
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Apple and Panasonic Collaboration
Apple and Panasonic press release:
Panasonic and Apple today announced at NAB they are collaborating on two important technologies for the professional video industry: the addition of FireWire to upcoming Panasonic DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD tape decks; and support for Panasonics new AG-DVX100 24P mini-DV camcorder in a future version of Final Cut Pro, Apples professional non-linear editing...
10.2 Info/Pictures/Movies
Moses Martiny reports that this Appleinsider thread discusses features from 10.2 (6B23)
Of note, finder windows open by scaling the contents of the opening window and carbon apps (such as IE) support anti-aliased text.
Pictures/Movies are available in various links in the thread... though some have already been pulled.
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Bluetooth Batteries?
YourDailyMac reports that Apple is working on Bluetooth mice/keyboards... with rechargable batteries:
Instead of replacing the flat batteries of your keyboards and mouses, Apple will be introducing their new bluetooth keyboards and two button mouses with rechargable batteries that are recharged using a special USB plug in battery charger.
Bluetooth peripherals seem a natural...
DVD Studio Pro 1.5 and Cinema Tools 1.0
Apple is now accepting orders for DVD Studio Pro 1.5 and Cinema Tools 1.0:
DVD Studio Pro is a software application from Apple that makes it affordable and simple for non-specialists to encode, author, and write professional-quality DVD-Video discs on their Power Mac G4 desktops. If you're shooting and editing using digital video, you can now retain digital quality and precision all the...
MPEG 4 Technology
MacWorld UK reports that the MPEG-4 Industry Forum completed interoperability testing... which means that MPEG-4 Video encoded with different products will be playable by any decoder:
MPEG-4 offers something that RealNetworks and Microsoft dont: choice. If you want video coding technology from Microsoft, then Microsoft is your vendor. With MPEG-4, theres a choice of multiple...
Security Update April 2002
Now in your Software Update control panel:
Security Update April 2002 includes the following updated components which provide increased security to prevent unauthorized access to applications, servers, and the operating system.
OpenSSH v3.1p1
rsync v2.5.2
groff v1.17.2
PHP v4.1.2
sudo v1.6.5p2
mod_ssl v2.8.7
mail_cmds
Info submitted by...
Apple and Asian Developers
This article reports that Apple is looking to increase the number of Asian developers:
APPLE Computer Inc hopes to triple the number of developers using Mac OS X to develop software in the Asian region within the next five years.
Leon Chen, Apples partnership manager for worldwide...
MPEG LA Speaks...
Your Mac Life will have Larry Horn, VP Licensing & Business Developement of MPEG LA tonight at 9pm eastern.
Updates:
Larry Horn on the show.
Explains that MPEG-LA is a private company that coordinates the licensing of MPEG-4 technology. Brings together 18 patent holders.
MPEG-LA has every interest in having this technology accepted.
The reasoning was to spread the...
Microsoft and Apple...
Macworld UK updates with reports that Microsoft will discuss their future relationship with Apple:
Microsoft has scheduled a presentation for April 10 at its Mountain View, California, campus where Kevin Browne, general manager of Microsofts Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU), is expected to discuss the future of the group...
