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
Apple Activates Podcast Downloads in 2.2 Firmware
German blog Schimanke.com publishes new screenshots from the iPhone 2.2 firmware that reveal that Apple has activated iTunes and App Store features that will make their debut in the next iPhone update. Prior to this past week, these new features had not been fully enabled.
The new iTunes Store screenshots confirm that Apple will be delivering over-the-air downloads for both video and audio...
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iPhone with External Keyboard (Video)
A Japanese blog appears to demonstrate the use of an external keyboard with the iPhone. It appears to be a hack for Jailbroken phones at the moment but may raise some eyebrows:
[via 9to5mac]...
Apple Acknowledges Mac Mini Update?
The fate of the Mac Mini remains a hot topic with conflicting reports about the fate of the Mac mini. While early reports have suggested the Mini will be discontinued, others have claimed that there will be at least one more update.
Some possible hope for those waiting for a Mini update comes from an unlikely source. One concerned customer reportedly received a response from Apple after...
New MacBook Air Improves H.264 Playback, Reduces Heat
MacRumors had previously reported that the new NVIDIA-based MacBooks and MacBook Pros showed dramatically less CPU usage when playing back H.264 content. The conclusion was that Apple had enabled the use of hardware acceleration for H.264 video playback. H.264 is the video format that Apple encodes all iTunes video content and movie trailers in, so any...
Apple's Fiscal 2008 Results Show Significant Year-Over-Year Growth
On Wednesday, Apple released its annual 10-K reports which detailed revenue and spending for fiscal 2008. eWeek has kindly organized the information into a number of charts, including this one showing Apple's revenue growth over 2007:
Other graphs show growth in both Apple's desktops and...
Software Fix for MacBook Pro Trackpad Issue "Coming Soon"
Earlier this week, a number of complaints emerged about a trackpad issue found on the new MacBook Pros. PCPro.co.uk relays one customer's experience: "Every 50 clicks, my trackpad will stop responding for five to clicks," reports one poster. "Generally this will resolve itself given a few seconds, and is not directly dependent on number of times the trackpad is clicked while unresponsive."The...
Apple to Benefit Further from Dropping Flash Memory Pricing
Forbes reports on Apple's "secret weapon" that has helped keep its earnings well above expectations: falling NAND-flash memory prices. And according to Forbes, there are no signs that this trend will abate anytime soon. Tech tracker iSuppli released a report last week predicting that the dollar value of flash memory sales will decline this year and next, even as unit sales pick up.A combination...
Apple Decides Against 34th Street Apple Store in NYC
NYPost reports that despite Apple having leased a spot diagonally across from the Empire State Building on 34th street in New York City, they have decided against building an Apple Store at that location. Small buildings on the site were demolished. Merchants on West 34th Street - where stores like Banana Republic and Victoria's Secret have been replacing schlocky discounters - looked forward to...
Tony Fadell ("Father of iPod") Leaves Apple [Updated]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Tony Fadell, the senior vice president of the iPod Division at Apple, is leaving the company for personal reasons.
Fadell has been credited as the "father" of the iPod and also was part of the team involved in the development of the iPhone. According to a 2004 Wired profile, Fadell was an...
Apple: No New Products Before Holidays
Apple has issued a statement to Macworld clarifying that there are no plans for any new products before the holiday season. "Our holiday line-up is set," Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Macworld.This announcement squashes circulating rumors that the iMac and Mac mini are scheduled for imminent updates.
An iMac update had initially been seen as a surprising possibility, as it was one of the...
MobileFiles Offers MobileMe's iDisk Access from iPhone
A new free application called MobileFiles offers MobileMe customers access to their iDisk files from their iPhone. Features include:
- Access files stored remotely on your iDisk folder (separate MobileMe account required)
- View files on your iPhone or iPod Touch in landscape or portrait with pan and zoom
- Download from multiple iDisk accounts or friends shared public iDisk folders
-...
Apple Cutting Q4 iPhone Production?
AlleyInsider reports on a new analyst report from Friedman Billings Ramsey which claims that Apple's iPhone production could fall "more than 40%" in the 4th Quarter of 2008. AlleyInsider points out this may simply represent a surplus of iPhone production from Q3 2008 and the decrease in Q4 is to adjust inventory to match demand.
Another contributing factor is believed to be the recent...
FastMac's Extended iPhone Battery and Flash Accessory Now Shipping
FastMac announced that their extended battery pack for the iPhone is now shipping. The add-on pack for the iPhone called iV provides significantly extended Battery time as well as a camera flash. Features include
- Up to 24 Hours of Talk Time
- Up to 72 Hours of Audio Playback
- Up to 20 Hours of Video Playback
- Up to 31 Days of Standby Time
- Flash Light for Emergency Use and Low...
Early Nehalem (Core i7) Benchmarks Show Off Performance Gains
Bit-tech.net has benchmarked the new Nehalem (Core i7) processors from Intel ahead of their official launch. The hardware site compares the new processors to Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo and AMD Phenom X4. From a Mac perspective, the Intel Core 2 Quad (3.2GHz QX9770) most closely resembles the high end Xeon processor currently available in the Mac Pro.
Bit-tech found that the memory...
Netflix Streaming Beta Now Available for Mac Users
Netflix's beta for streaming content directly to Macs is now available for open beta at:
http://www.netflix.com/silverlightoptin
Netflix notes a few things to consider before signing up: - There may be bugs. We are logging all errors, but if you run into problems you can help out by posting details here in the blog comments.
- Not all movies ...
Whispers Suggest a Mid November iMac and Mac Mini Update
Fudzilla claims that they've been hearing whispers that iMac and Mac mini updates could be coming as soon as November 10th. They are not particularly confident about the date which would fall on a Monday.
While we don't place too much confidence in Fudzilla as a rumor source, the information is...
MacBook Airs Arrive, Unboxing Photos
The new version of the MacBook Air has arrived and one reader has posted unboxing photos to Flickr. Another forum member has also received the latest MacBook Air.
Apple revised the MacBook Air during their October 14th media event. The new model features the NVIDIA chipset and integrated graphics card. This should...
Classics eBook Reader Now Available
The stylish bookreading app Classics is now available in the App Store for $2.99.
We previously previewed this app which provides classic book reading with some style, including page-turning animations. Some may be happy with the free Stanza reader, but for those wanting a more immersive experience, Classics seems the way to go. Books included: - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-...
Softbank Confirms Emoji and Digital TV for iPhone in Japan
Nikkei Trendy reports that SoftBank's president has confirmed that emoji (Japanese emoticons) are coming to the iPhone in Japan: "This was made possible by us telling Apple that emoji is essential for Japanese users. And this is Japan specific service."He also mentions that they will also introduced a 3rd party accessory which provides mobile television service and an extended battery pack for...
Apple Recruits IBM Chip Designer, IBM Files Lawsuit
CNet reports that IBM has filed a lawsuit against former employee Mark Papermaster for accepting a job at Apple. Papermaster was IBM's vice president of microprocessor technology development but recently accepted a position at Apple to begin in November.
IBM claims that Papermaster is violating his prior employment agreement by...
