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
Inexpensive Atom-Powered 'Netbooks' Popular at Launch
CultofMac reports on the relative popularity of recently introduced "Netbooks" from Asus, Acer and Dell. Amazon's top laptop sales list is now dominated by the $400-$600 devices, with Apple's $1299 MacBook being the notable exception in the top 10.
Netbooks refer to a class of laptops that are...
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Official Apple iPhone Developer University Program, Stanford Participates
Apple announced details of an iPhone Developer University program to allow higher education institutions provide courses on iPhone and iPod touch programming. The University Program provides a wealth of development resources, sophisticated tools for testing and debugging, and the ability to share applications within the same...
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Adds Multi-Touch Trackpad Support
As graphics professionals figure out the changes found in the recently announced Adobe Creative Suite 4, Wired.com points out one Mac-specific feature of Adobe Photoshop CS4 that's been otherwise unmentioned.
Adobe has added support for Apple's multi-touch trackpad that is found in the MacBook Air and newest MacBook Pro laptops. The big Mac-specific feature is support for the multi touch pads ...
Atari Brings Classics to iPhone
Atari has brought modern versions of two of their classic games to the iPhone: Missile Command [App Store] and Super Breakout [App Store].
Atari president Phil Harrison spoke highly of the iPhone platform: Its very exciting to be bringing these influential and timeless games in their redesigned form to the iPhone and iPod touch, devices which are leading the global charge in innovative...
Apple Extends Non-Disclosure to App Store Rejection Letters
Apple has gotten a significant amount of critical press surrounding its rejection policies in the App Store. A few high profile rejections have been widely reported and inspired at least one amusing comic.
Apparently, Apple has now started labeling their rejection letters with Non-Disclosure (NDA) warnings: THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS UNDER NON-DISCLOSUREReaders should note...
App Store Sales: Trism, Band, Pianist, Guitarist
With increasing competition, it's harder for developers to get their applications noticed. Some developers have started offering sales to boost sales and recognition. A few notable apps that have recently gone on sale include: (price links to App Store)
Trism ($4.99 -> $2.99) - puzzle game (review)
Band ($5.99 -> $1.99) - collection of virtual...
NetNewsWire Stats for iPhone
NewsGator posted stats from the iPhone version of their NetNewsWire [App Store] news reader application. According to their blog post:
- There are over 200,000 users of NetNewsWire for iPhone
- Over 115,000 iPhone users have signed up in the past 30 days
- The average NetNewsWire iPhone user subscribes to 26 feeds
- One NetNewsWire/iPhone user has over 2,800 feeds -- wow!
- More than 130 ...
Apple Streamlines iPhone 3G Sales with Online Signups
Apple has started offering users a way to sign up for AT&T service online prior to visiting an Apple Store. The online tool allows you to:
1. Enter your billing information.
2. Review eligibility and pricing.
3. Select your AT&T rate plan.
Once done, you simply need to visit an Apple Retail store to complete your iPhone purchase. This new "at home" option generated some speculation over ...
T-Mobile and Google Introduce First Android Phone (G1)
Image from Engadget
Google and T-Mobile have introduced the first Android-based mobile phone today called the T-Mobile G1. T-Mobile held a press conference which is available for online streaming. T-Mobile's press conference provided quick overviews of the device and seemed to position the device directly against the Apple iPhone with developers discussing the openness of the platform...
Adobe Unveils Creative Suite CS4, GPU Accelerated Photoshop
The embargo on Adobe's Creative Suite 4 lifted tonight at midnight and a number of news articles have revealed the details of the latest update to Adobe's flagship software package.
Most interestingly, CNet reports that rumors that Adobe's Photoshop CS4 would employ the use of GPU-accelerated graphics were accurate. The new version of Adobe's flagship software product takes its first steps in ...
MacBook 'Brick' Codename Speculation
There's been some speculation amongst the mac web about a codename ("Brick") associated with the upcoming MacBook update.
The name originates from 9to5Mac, apparently based on the same Asian sources as the "rainbow" iPod Nanos. The "rainbow" iPod nano rumors were apparently misinterpreted as multi-colored individual iPods, but in retrospect, it seems the term instead related to the colors ...
Equivalence: A Conversion Utility for Engineers, Scientists [On Sale]
Tuaw takes a look at Equivalence [App Store] for the iPhone. Equivalence is a conversion tool "for engineers" designed by one of our forum members.
Besides converting over 260 different units, the app also has an auto-update system so it can add new units and make changes over-the-air rather than waiting for an App Store update. Other features listed by the developer include:...
Mach Dice to Get Massive Update
Sometimes it's the simple apps that we enjoy the most. We previously highlighted Mach Dice [App Store], a multi-sided Dice simulator app that sells for $0.99.
Since the 1.0 release, developer Mach Kobayashi has been hard at work on a large number of updates to the popular dice-rolling application as detailed in his blog. He has not yet submitted the new update to the App Store, but...
Google's Android Arriving Tomorrow
The big news this week will be the announcement for the first Android device from Google, HTC and T-Mobile. T-Mobile sent out invitations to the media to "experience the first Android-powered phone" on Tuesday, September 23rd.
A video demo from Google demonstrates the device's browser and interface of the upcoming device. The new device is said to be
Another App Rejected from App Store (MailWrangler)
Angelo Dinardi wrote a blog post about how his MailWrangler application has been rejected from the App Store for duplicating the functionality of a built-in iPhone application. So in July I wrote a small iPhone app called MailWrangler. Basically this app enabled a user to add their GMail accounts (standard and Google Apps For Your Domain) which they could load and switch between them quickly. It ...
Apple-Expo 2008 Highlights
Apple Expo 2008 took place last week from September 17-20th in Paris, France. The European expo drew few headlines in the U.S. press due to the lack of participation by Apple. TechRadar UK provides a report from the expo floor and found that there were a good mix of vendors: The mix, though, is good. Where past shows have been too easily swayed towards the iPod or iPhone at the expense of the...
X-Plane Story: Working 16-Hour Days At Apple Headquarters [Updated]
Laminar Research, the developers of X-Plane 9, have posted about the intense experience of porting their popular flight simulator from within Apple's headquarters in the days leading up to the "Let's Rock" media event held on September 9th.
X-Plane 9 [App Store Link] was recently released for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the $9.99 game has received a very positive review at TouchArcade.com....
"I'm a PC" Ad Images Made on a Mac
Computerworld reports that several of the "I'm a PC" ad images that were posted to Microsoft's website were created on a Mac. Four of the images that Microsoft made available on its PressPass site today display the designation "Adobe Photoshop C3 Macintosh" when their file properties are examined. The images appear to be frames from the television ads that Microsoft will launch later today.The...
SquirrelFish Extreme Accelerates JavaScript Even More
longer bars represent faster speeds
The Webkit blog has posted benchmarks on their "next generation" JavaScript interpreter called SquirrelFish Extreme (SFX). SquirrelFish Extreme uses "more advanced techniques" to deliver even faster JavaScript performance.
The new version of SquirrelFish is nearly twice as fast the first version of SquirrelFish which we previously reported on. It is...
Over 1 Million NBC Downloads Since Return to iTunes
One of the major announcements during last week's media event was the return of NBC shows to the iTunes Store. NBC reportedly accounted for 40% of iTunes video sales prior to their removal late last year.
Hollywood Reporter reveals that over 1 million NBC iTunes downloads have been logged since the studio's return on September 9th. Some of those downloads may have been free HD episodes which ...
