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
MPEG-4 Licensing Reply
Jeremiah Bornemann writes in with the generic reply to those who emailed the MPEG-LA regarding the MPEG-4 license terms:
This is just the beginning. The licensing terms were just announced on January 31, and the details of the MPEG-4 Visual license agreement are still being worked out. Because of the challenge posed by the effort to produce a joint licensing program requiring a...
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Photoshop 7 OS X on Monday?
MacNN noted a MacNytt.com (swedish) post indicating that Adobe Photoshop 7 for OS X would be released on Monday.
As proof, here is a PS7 PDF on MacNytt.com's site which has a disclaimer that the information should not have been released until Sunday, Feb 24th.
Some advances are specifically designed for the consumer-level user, an area that...
Morpheus Mac
Morpheus - a popular PC client for the FastTrack network will be coming to the Mac:
And for the hundreds of users that have requested it - a Mac version of Morpheus is the works to be released soon. Watch for updates!
This was sent a couple of weeks ago to Morpheus users...For more information on P2P Networks for OS X - click here - on Chaosmint...
New PS7 Icon
RailheadDesign posts a small update regarding Photoshop 7.0...
Theres still plenty of work to do in the filter department, like getting the filters to generate real-time previews, and small things like that but most of the program is feature-complete and rock-solid.
As well as shows the new Photoshop Mac OS X...
WWDC (WorldWide Developers Conference)
WWDC opened for registration today...
Historically, WWDC has not been a big venue for hardware product introductions, but provides us with a glimpse into Apple's developer push...
Stepwise will provide coverage - May...
ATI and NVidia, Carmack's Perspective
John Carmack of id software updated his plan this past week with an detailed look into the current state of NVidia's and ATI's video drivers and cards... see the plan for the details, but in the end:
I can set up scenes and parameters where either card can win, but I think that current Nvidia cards are still a somewhat safer bet for consistent performance and quality.
as...
Best iMac Desk?
flashgoirl posted in this thread a link to pictures of her new iMac and perhaps the most appropriate iMac desk
Pictures of flashgoirl's iMac and desk
And a review
Unique... to say the least...
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Avid Buyout?
Spymac posted a rumor regarding a possible Avid buyout:
According to Avid insiders Adobe says enough is enough already. They are planning on purchasing Avid Technology so Apple computer can't get their hands on the high-end editorial market as well.
Cameron writes with the following MacCentral thread with further hints:
A quick check of the SEC filings for AVID...
IBM Buyout?
JAGfn Rumors:
Apple Computer (AAPL) $24.85 - Rumor that (IBM) will make a $45 a share bid for company. Neither company was available for comment....
Everything Easier...
Various news outlets have reported on Apple's new marketing slogan
Everything is Easier on a Mac
presumably shifting away from the Think Different...
DVD Authoring from Adobe?
MacWorld UK posts info on a possible DVD-authoring tool coming from Adobe in 2003.
In the same article reiterates Adobe's interset in the Mac platform with PS 7 due in the "first half of the year". ...
Newton iTunes Sync
Randy Minton writes:
...and you thought the Newt was dead technology? There's a lot of users still doing cutting-edge developement work on what still appears to be an incredibly expandable platform. The newest thing to show up is an iTunes/MP3 program that lets you load and play MP3's on MP 2000's and 2100's. Admittedly they're in mono due to hardware limitations but this is working on a ...
Palm and Apple?
Spymac linked to the following article at Brighthand.com - covering Palm licensees... of interest, the article ends with this:
I heard whispers that Apple had licensed the Palm Platform and had developed a cool FireWire device to round out it new consumer device strategy.
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Powerbooks? iBooks?
MacOS Rumors updated with a new rumor on possible PowerBook and iBook upgrades later this year:
Apple's Titanium PowerBook is in for a change at Mac World New York. It will not be getting a case changing, but many other things will change
Upgrades include 1536x1024 rez, larger drives, batteries, and increased bus speed to 133MHz as well as processor bumps.
Their "source"...
Apple's Absence at Seybold
This eWeek article notes that Apple will be absent -- at least as a key exhibitor at SeyBold:
The decision of Apple (a traditional keynote mainstay and major exhibitor at the big publishing show) to excuse itself from the show floor and stick to a few low-profile technology demonstrations is significant in itself.
Obviously, Apple announcements are unlikely with such a low-key...
MPEG-4 Licenses
This CNet article explores the licensing issues involved behind Apple and MPEG LA.
Apple would not say whether it might be willing to pay more to spare the content distributors from having to pay a per-stream fee. In an interview, Frank Casanova, director of QuickTime product marketing at Apple, said that although MPEG-4 is the best codec for Apple's needs it is not the only one....
Quicktime Live Keynote
Quicktime Live keynote per MacCentral.
Overall, Apple previewed Quicktime 6... which features MPEG-4 encoding as well as MPEG-2 decoding. Unfortunately, due to licensing issues, it will not be released today.
New product: Quicktime Broadcaster (free) - which allows you to broadcast quicktime streams from your...
New iMac Ads
Scott Meinzer writes: The New iMac adds just came out...
http://www.apple.com/hardware/ads/newimac_superdrive_480.html
http://www.apple.com/hardware/ads/newimac_dance_480.html...
QTVR 2.0 on Mac OS X
Apple's website details a conference detailing QTVR 2.0.
Apple's QuicktimeVR Authoring solution has remained at v1.0.1 with OS 9 support...
G4 and Beyond
The Register reports on the future of the G4 Processor:
By this time next year three as yet unannounced versions of the G4 will dramatically boost internal bandwidth, support switched fabric interconnects, and will see the processor talk to memory at full bus speed, according to disclosures from Motorola sources.
Advances include RapidIO architechture, .13 micron process,...
