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
Newest MacBook Pro NVIDIA Chips Potentially Faulty?
The Inquirer presents evidence that they believe the current 15" MacBook Pro may continue to suffer from faulty graphics chips. NVIDIA previously reported manufacturing defects in July that were later found to affect some MacBook Pros. The issue was thought to have been resolved.
In a seemingly...
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OpenCL 1.0 Specification Completed in Time for Snow Leopard
The Khronos group announced the ratification and public release of the OpenCL 1.0 specification described as the first open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern processors found in personal computers, servers and handheld/embedded devices.
OpenCL provides programmers tools to speed up a wide variety of applications by taking advantage of untapped GPU...
Apple's ARM Plans in 2009? NetBooks, Tablets, Other?
A couple of speculative reports have come out about what plans Apple might have for its ARM-based processors in the coming year. Apple is rumored to be a major architectual licensee for ARM. This would offer Apple an added level of control and ownership over its processors. Apple presently uses the ARM processor in the iPhone and iPod Touch. Additional
Latest Mac OS X Seeds; Rosetta Becomes Optional in Snow Leopard?
Last week Apple seeded developers with Build 9G52 of Mac OS X 10.5.6. The latest seeds ask developers to continue testing Mobile Me syncing and Mail character sets and continues to list a number of fixes from previous versions. Apple is expected to release Mac OS X 10.5.6 in the near future.
HMBT.org also publishes seed notes from the latest Snow Leopard build (10A222) which was also released ...
$99 Wal-Mart iPhone Seems Unlikely
Last week, Boy Genius Report cited an unconfirmed source that Wal-Mart may begin selling a 4GB iPhone for only $99. Based on available Wal-Mart training materials and advertising (pictured above) we've received, however, it seems that this rumor is unlikely. The advertising shown only lists 8GB iPhones for sale at $197, without any hints of a cheaper model. The iPhone will go on sale at...
Outputting iPhone Apps to a TV: Moto Chaser Demo
Last week, Ars Technica had reported that the latest iPhone 2.2 SDK included an new undocumented framework that allows iPhone/iPod touch applications to output to a television rather than to the native screen. The MPTVOutWindow class allows your iPhone to send its video to a connected TV rather than to the built-in screen. Intended to be used with movies, the unpublished class creates a live video ...
Apple Advertises 300 Million Apps Downloaded, Over 10,000 Apps in App Store
O2 ad posted to Flickr
Both Apple and O2 have started advertising the App Store in print media today. O2 posted a copy of this ad which appears in The Metro. Meanwhile, Macworld reports that Apple has placed ads in The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
In the U.S. print ads (not pictured), Apple reports that 300 million apps have been downloaded and confirms that the App Store...
First Impressions of Apple In-Ear Headphones
Image from Engadget
After months of delay, Apple's In-Ear headphones have started arriving to customers. Here are some early first impressions of the $79 headphones:
Gizmodo - "After a history of offering lackluster earbuds, Apple has come through with a product that sounds really good and is reasonably priced, all things considered. The balanced sound and dual drivers makes all the...
More Vendors Downsizing or Withdrawing from Macworld SF 2009?
AppleInsider claims that following Adobe's withdrawl from exhibiting at Macworld San Francisco, both Belkin and Seagate will also not be exhibiting. Belkin historically has been one of Macworld's biggest exhibitors. The move is deemed especially surprising for Belkin, which has not only been one of Macworld Expo's largest exhibitors in the past but is believed to have already paid for its booth ...
MacUpdate Holiday Mac Application Bundle for $49
A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacUpdate to promote their Mac application bundle deal. Their latest bundle delivers up to 10 Mac applications for $49.99 (a $447.96 value if all purchased separately) including:
- Drive Genius 2 ($99): diagnoses and repairs problems with your hard drive, optimizes your system, and more.
- Rapid...
Proximity Sensors to Assist Multi-Touch Interface?
A newly published patent application discusses the possibility of incorporating additional proximity sensors (PS) around multi-touch panels to detect body parts. This relates to the use of one or more...
Wal-Mart to Sell $99 4GB iPhone?
Wal-Mart iPhone training materials
Boy Genius Report first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts. The actual date of release appears to be December 28th. Wal-Mart employees are already receiving training on iPhone activation (see photo above). Today,...
Apple Suggests Possible Conspiracy Behind Psystar
Groklaw.net reports on the most recent legal filings from the Apple vs Psystar lawsuit which suggests that there may be unnamed individuals or corporations behind Psystar: But here's the big news. Apple alleges that it believes there are corporations and/or individuals behind Psystar, who may be added as defendants once Apple in discovery finds out who they are. Woah.
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So, Apple apparently...
Adobe Not Exhibiting at Macworld Expo San Francisco
Macworld reports that Adobe will not be exhibiting at Macworld Expo this year. The company will still have a presence, however, and does plan on providing conference sessions during the event: "Adobe has decided to shift its focus at the Macworld trade show this year," the company said in a statement given to Macworld....
Latest Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Builds Still Have Work to be Done
AppleInsider reports that new seeds of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard were recently distributed to developers.
The newest seed of Mac OS X 10.6 is said to offer new additions to Grand Central, which provides developers an easier way to harness the power of multiple processor cores. Apple's efforts to convert many of its existing apps to Cocoa are still underway but with much still left to be done ...
Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps
Apple has finally started allowing developers to issue free promotional copies of their iPhone applications. Once an application has been accepted to the App Store by Apple, developers can issue up to 50 promotional codes. The codes allow the recipient to download a full copy of the application for free. Presently, these codes can only be used in the U.S. iTunes Stores by using the "Redeem"...
Apple Exploring Liquid Notebook Cooling Systems for Cooler Laps
MacNN reports on a newly published Apple patent application which details ongoing research into alternative cooling systems for notebook computers.
Specifically, Apple explores the possibility of a liquid cooling system for their notebook computers. Current MacBooks use air cooling, driven by internal fans; while...
Psystar Working on Mac Laptop Clone, Apple Files DMCA Charges
ZDNet reveals that Apple has amended its lawsuit against Psystar with charges of violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA is a controversial law that criminalizes the act of circumventing copy protection. Apple alleges that Psystar did just that in developing their Mac-compatible Open Computer: Defendant has manufactured, imported, offered to the public, provided or...
Apple In-Ear Headphones Finally Shipping
After a long delay, Apple has started to list ship dates of "7-10 days" on their revised In-Ear headphone which were announced in September.
Apple describes the new In-Ear headphones as being "engineered for superior acoustic accuracy, balance, and clarity" and were originally promised in October. They retail for $79.00.
The new headphones are also mostly compatible with the iPhone and...
Nokia's N97 Positioned Against iPhone
Nokia unveiled a new smartphone today called the Nokia N97. Nokia describes the phone as "the world's most advanced mobile computer" and is clearly positioned against Apple's iPhone. The list of features include:
- 3.5", 640x360 resistive touch screen
- QWERTY slide out keyboard
- 3G, WiFi, GPS
- 32GB
- 5 megapixel camera
The following interface video looks quite impressive, though...
