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
1394b and Apple
James writes:
Just been doing some research on the 1394b standard as it all seems to have gone very quiet.
A ballot in January saw 98% in favour of the standard.
On the 20th March the IEEE-SA Standards Board Review committee have the 1394b (draft 1.3.3) on their agenda for "Proposed Standards for Review & Recommendation"
(http://standards.ieee.org/board/rev/302agen.htm...
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Apple Licenses CUPS
Per a MacNN link, Apple Licensed the Common UNIX Printing System:
CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX-based operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX/Linux vendors and users. CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.
CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") as...
DVD OS X Update
In your Software update:
DVD Player 3.1 adds features for DVD authoring, including the ability to select and play the contents of a 'VIDEO_TS' folder from a local volume. This update also adds AppleScript support for selection and playback of DVD content. A Script menu makes it easy to add and run custom scripts. Also new is a 'wide' layout for the info window and various stability...
Flash 6 OS X Screenshots
teetoo provides a link to Flash 6 MX Screenshots for Mac OS X (Alternate.org) from Macromedia in the Rumors forums:
http://www.alternate.org/flashmx.html
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iMacs Delayed
MacSurfer provides a link to this MacUser UK article which reports that mid/low-end iMacs are delayed until April:
Sources have confirmed to MacUser that the delays in availability of the flat-panel iMac were caused by serious problems on the production line.
According to the article, firmware problems held up production for at least a...
Morpheus to switch to Gnutella Network?
CNet reports that the Morpheus client was locked out of the Fasttrack network:
Beginning early Tuesday, a message on Morpheus--a file-trading service from StreamCast Networks--told visitors to upgrade their software to connect to the network. However, no newer version of the software was available.
So much for the de-centralized network. As anyone who had been following the ope...
Java 1.4 at WWDC?
The Java Update prompted discussion about Apple's upcoming implementation on Java 1.4...
This mailing list email from Apple's Java Product Manager, Allen Denison on Jan 30, 2002 reveals a WWDC early release for Java 1.4:
We understand that not having the latest version of Java
(beta or otherwise) at the time it's available for other platforms is a
shortcoming. But let me assure...
Dual 1.2 Ghz PowerMac
Steve Partos writes:
Well someone has actually boosted their Dual 1Ghz to 1.2Ghz Dual.
Yes it's true he really is crazy: http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/pmg4_1000_1200.html...
iPhoto 1.0.1?
Chris writes in a user submitted email:
Apple iPhoto 1.0.1 is expecting to be released sometime in March, The new update will add choosing what pictures to download from a Digital Camera and more digital photo editing features.
As with all unverfied info, be wary... but it corresponds with a Mac OS Rumors blurb on the same topic:
In an imminent update of iPhoto...
Upcoming Stores...
ThinkSecret reports a July opening for Apple's NYC Retail Store...
Financial News reports the possibility of Apple stores in India:
Apple Computer International Ltd, a subsidiary of $6-billion Apple Computer Inc, is in the process of finalising plans to enter the retail segment in India for the first time
Meanwhile, Durham, NC's Apple store is scheduled for opening in...
New Java for OS X
This update delivers improvements for text, mouse, and printing components in the Java 1.3.1 implementation for Mac OS X, and improves its overall stability and compatibility.
The implementation of text components has been completely updated, resolving a number of issues found in the use of TextAreas and TextFields.
Mouse behavior is improved, especially for mouse events that...
IBM Processors
Jeremy West wrote in with the following:
IBM just announced they have functional 110 Gigahertz chips that will be ready for market at the end of this year. No specific mention of PPC, but very interesing indeed. Imagine a 100 Gigahertz Mac by MWSF 2003.
Apparently the new chip is based on "silicon germanium chip-making":
Silicon germanium also includes layers of ...
DDR PowerMacs?
ThinkSecret updates with concerns that the DDR Motherboards may be delaying the introduction of the next generation...
Apple Digital Camera?
YourDailyMac posts their predictions for MW Tokyo... and publishes a supposed email referencing a 4megapixel Apple Digital Camera:
Apple is currently working on a 4 megapixel digital camera. I have seen the prototypes and it rocks. It has firewire connectivity along with a crisp 2.5" display. But the thing that I loved about it was that it doesn't use floppies or crappy flash cards. It...
Belated Birthday
Jeremy wrote in last night that Feb 24th was Steve Job's Birthday.
Happy Belated...
Adobe Photoshop 7.0
AlphaTech writes in:
I just found this at Maccentral.com... The final paragraph is as follows...
"Compatible with Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X, Photoshop 7.0 will ship in the second quarter of 2002 in the United States and Canada, with an estimated street price is US$609. Registered users of earlier versions of...
More on iPod Updates
Mac OS Rumors chimes in with their own rumors regarding updated iPods in the following months:
If realized, the new iPod lineup would be something like this: $499 CD-RW Ultra-iPod w/10GB hard drive, $399 iPod w/10GB hard drive (and possibly another extra feature or two -- maybe enhanced headphones or Apple Pro Speakers), $299 iPod w/5GB hard drive.
Previously, there had been...
Mac OS X, QT6 and WWDC
More promotional info is available for WWDC and Mac OS X according to this Newsfactor story. They also speculate about more QT6 announcements despite continued licensing issues:
the company is widely expected to make further announcements regarding its popular media platform during the WWDC. Apple's disagreement over MPEG-4 royalty issues currently is holding back the QuickTime 6...
Stackable Macs?
This Wired article indicates a demand for rack-mountable Macs.
Researchers are increasingly hooking up ordinary PCs into clusters to make cut-price supercomputers. But to do so, the hardware must come in "rack-mountable" boxes that can be stacked floor to ceiling in specially made racks.
This reflects a number of predictions that have sprung up over the years that Apple may...
iPod Updates?
Spymac claims a 10gig update to the iPod before March...
...and an anonymous emailer (to MacRumors) writes that the iPod will have equalizer support at MW Tokyo.
Overall credibility of the latter unknown (which usually translates to pretty low)... but do what you wish with it...
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