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
GarageBand '09 5.0.1 Update
Apple has issued a software update for Garageband '09. This update improves overall stability and addresses specific issues with downloading lessons from the Learn to Play Lesson Store. It is recommended for all GarageBand 09 users.GarageBand '09 was released as part of the iLife '09 suite in...
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New Snow Leopard Build (10A261) Seeded to Some Developers
Macitynet.it reports that Apple has seeded some developers with a new version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The latest build is said to be 10A261. The prior version of Snow Leopard delivered to developers was in December (build 10A222).
According to Macity's sources, the latest version does not appear to contain any noticable changes but does seem more stable (translated): The interface has ...
More Evidence Apple is Shifting Towards Intel-Only Software Releases?
Arstechnica points out that a portion of Apple's new iLife '09 suite is now Intel-only. Specifically, the GarageBand '09 Learn to Play feature that was demonstrated at Macworld will not run on a PowerPC: "GarageBand Learn to Play requires an Intel-based Mac with a dual-core processor or better."This represents a long expected shift of support away from Apple's older PowerPC Macs. Apple...
Apple to Allow Background Tasks on iPhone?
With the release of iPhone Firmware 2.2.1, many were left wondering what had become of the Push notification system that Apple had announced at the Worldwide Developer's Conference back in June.
While Apple had originally set a September 2008 deadline for the service, Apple removed the feature from beta versions in August and has made no other mention of the service. Steve Jobs is reported...
Apple Updates Numbers, Pages, Keynote from iWork '08
Apple has issued software updates for the applications that come with iWork '08. These include Numbers, Pages, and Keynote.
The updates simply address "compatibility...
Music Industry Fears Apple and is also Subject to iTunes Popularity Rankings
The NY Times reports on the heated negotiations that led to the announcement at Macworld that Apple would be dropping Digital Rights Management (DRM) from all iTunes music. In exchange, the music labels were given their long-requested variable pricing model. In addition, Apple was able to secure over-the-air iTunes music downloads for the first time.
Apple, however, was said to have a...
iMac to Come in Both Dual-Core and Quad-Core Configs?
Following up a report we had questions about from last week, Analyst Shaw Wu now claims that the upcoming iMacs will come in both dual core and quad core variants: In his note to clients today, Wu now claims to be hearing from his sources "that both types of processors will likely be used," which would "makes sense as this helps Apple create better tiers within the iMac family, utilizing...
Mac Pro Suitable Xeon (Nehalem) Processors Due March 29th?
Apple's recent financial results numbers revealed that last quarter a full 70% of their computer sales were notebooks. While the general industry trend has also been towards notebook sales, part of the reason for Apple's dramatic shift has been a lack of recent Mac Pro updates. Apple last updated the Mac Pro over a year ago in January of 2008.
Several MacRumors forum members have been...
iPhone Users Far More Likely to Download Games and Apps
A new report from ComScore confirms what many mobile developers have already figured out. iPhone and iPod Touch users appear to be far more likely to download games than other smartphone users.
ComScore notes that mobile phone gaming has increased 17% over the previous year thanks to the growth of mobile handhelds like the iPhone. Specifically, 32.4% of iPhone users have downloaded a game, ...
Adobe and Apple Working on Flash for iPhone
Bloomberg reports that Adobe's Chief Executive Officer Shantanu Narayen has revealed that Adobe is working with Apple on bringing Flash support to the iPhone: Its a hard technical challenge, and thats part of the reason Apple and Adobe are collaborating, Narayen said today in a Bloomberg Television interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The ball is in our court. The onus is ...
Limited iMac Availability Suggests Possible Refresh
Several forum users have reported that that they have been told by various resellers that iMac availability is currently limited. Meanwhile, another user reports that their orders for 20" iMacs have been unexpectedly delayed: This certainly falls in the realm of speculation, but I ordered a number of baseline 20" iMacs for work, with no custom configuration, and I've had my order delayed for a...
A Few More Details about 'iPhone 2,1'
After yesterday's story that we had found evidence of an unreleased iPhone had been spotted in recent firmware as well as ad delivery networks, PinchMedia follows up with what few details they have about the usage of the device.
- 1st spotting of the "iPhone 2,1" device occured in early October 2008
- Usage picked up in mid-December 2008
- A few dozen distinct "iPhone 2,1" devices have...
Apple to Open $19.99 Premium Games Section in App Store?
PocketGamer.biz reports that Apple is planning on introducing a dedicated section in the iTunes App Store for premium games priced at $19.99. However, the initiative will only be open to a restricted number of large publishers, rather than the thousands of smaller developers currently selling their titles on the main App Store.PocketGamer's sources had no details on when this might happen,...
Next Generation iPhone Model Revealed in Firmware
MacRumors has discovered that Apple's iPhone 2.x Firmware has evidence of the next generation iPhone which has been designated "iPhone2,1".
Apple uses these models numbers to distinguish between different hardware models. The original iPhone carries the model number of "iPhone 1,1" while the 3G iPhone is labeled "iPhone 1,2". These numbers do not change for simple storage increases and...
AT&T Subsidizing Notebooks with 3G Service, In Talks with Apple?
AT&T has been exploring the possibility of heavily subsidizing the cost of netbooks by bundling 3G data contracts. The sales model has been well established amongst mobile phones, including Apple's own iPhone 3G. Consumers who agree to the two-year 3G data contract could find their netbooks discounted to $99 or less. AT&T explored this model in a deal with Radio Shack who offered an Acer...
Early iLife '09 Notes and Impressions
iLife '09 was officially released yesterday and people are getting their first experiences with Apple's latest updates to iPhoto, iMovie and Garageband. Apple has detailed the biggest changes in iLife '09 in a series of Guided Tours:
- iPhoto '09 Guided Tour
- iMovie '09 Guided Tour
A few early impressions include:
- Mixed reactions about iPhoto's new facial recognition feature with...
Apple Releases iPhone and iPod Touch 2.2.1 Firmware
Apple has released a 2.2.1 update for the iPhone today. Available from iTunes, the update relays the following improvements: iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update
This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- Improved general stability of Safari
- Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll
Products compatible with this...
iPhone Games: Blue Attack!, Bobby Carrot Forever, Textropolis, Slotz Racer
iPhone gaming continues to going strong with a variety of good titles appearing over the past few weeks over at TouchArcade.com. These include:
- Blue Attack! - a very fun space shooter that offers plenty of gameplay.
- Bobby Carrot Forever - a puzzle game that requires you to navigate obstacles in order to collect all the carrots and reach the exit. Over 15 hours of gameplay.
- T...
NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009 Improves Cursor Movement, HD Playback
Apple released an update for owners of NVIDIA (unibody) MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. This update improves cursor movement when using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort enabled MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro.
It also improves playback of HD video running on systems with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT or GeForce 9600M graphics.The update should ...
Apple Awarded iPhone and Multi-Touch Patent
Perhaps adding teeth to Apple's recent comments that they would vigorously defend their intellectual property behind the iPhone, World of Apple notes that the U.S. Patent Office has awarded Apple the patent on their application titled Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics.
The mammoth 358 page patent application...
