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
More 4th Gen iPod Nano and 2nd Gen iPod Touch Cases
Alibaba has a few more images of cases for the rumored 2nd generation iPod Touch and 4th generation iPod nano.
Images link to the individual product...
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iTunes 8 and iPod Nanos on Sept 9th?
Electronista reports on a few more comments made by Kevin Rose during this week's Twit podcast. Coloring in details left out of his controversial blog entry, Rose alleges early on in the episode that the new devices and their companion jukebox software should be unveiled on September 9th, or just two weeks from...
ATI's 4870 HD and 4850 HD Graphics Cards Coming for Mac
Mac4ever (french) received word from ATI that while the Radeon HD 4870 X2 will not be coming for the Mac, ATI has confirmed that both the Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 4850 will be coming for the Mac "soon".
For those interested in benchmarks, AnandTech provides an extensive testing roundup ...
iPhone 3G Study Shows Regional Differences in Speed
Wired published the results of their international speed tests for the iPhone 3G. Results came in from over 2,600 individuals and did find significant regional differences in testing.
When broken down by country, they found that participants in Australia had the slowest average 3G download speeds at 759 Kbps.
Meanwhile, results from individual carriers showed that European T-Mobile had ...
Mac OS X 10.5.5 9F23 and New Safari 4 Seeded to Developers
Apple has seeded yet another version of Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F23) to developers on Friday as well as a new version of Safari 4.0 Developer Preview, according to AppleInsider.
The latest Mac OS X 10.5.5 seed came just days after the previous seed. Unlike the previous seed, this one had one known issue related to general searching of email messages in Mail.
Perhaps more interesting was that...
iPod Nano Case Leaks, Next iPod Touch to Have GPS?
More evidence is appearing that supports the rumored taller iPod Nano design with a curved screen. Case designs (seen above) at Alibaba (via Engadget) depict new cases for an iPod Nano 4G. The 4th generation iPod Nano has been rumored to have a taller design with widescreen to allow for video playback. The rumor was first reported in July, with additional claims a few days ago from Kevin...
'Leaked' MacBook Pro Ad is Just a Mockup
An ad image purporting to be a leaked ad for an upcoming MacBook Pro has been circulating.
The image is a mockup made by one of our forum members and not a real...
New iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iTunes 8.0, and Blu-Ray in OS X 10.5.6?
Digg.com's Kevin Rose has posted a new blog entry and YouTube video claiming to have knowledge of upcoming iPod updates with a significant number of details:
- Revamp of entire iPod line.
- Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign (see above)
- iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself from the $199 iPhone.
- iPod touch 2.1 software, iPhone to get...
iHologram Looks Remarkable, but Is it Real? [Update: Not Real]
Macenstein points us to an interesting video which claims to create a "holographic" effect on the iPhone by performing real time adjustments to the image based on rotation: The application works by assuming a constant viewing angle (35-45 degrees), typical for when the device is placed on a tabletop. The 3d scenes perspective is warped using...
Apple Sends SMS to Customers about 2.0.2 Update
Yesterday, an MSNBC writer pleaded to Apple to send a text message to its users notifying them of the new Firmware update. Word-of-mouth is often how dismal news spreads. But when you have more than 1 million people to whom the information needs to get to, worth-of-mouth doesnt cut it. Web message boards dont cut it. Not commenting doesnt cut it.
And if the news involves iPhone problems, Apple ...
Intel Unveils Update to MacBook Air's Custom Processor
ArsTechnica reports that hidden amongst all the announcements at the Intel Developer Forum was a brief mention that Intel had introduced "the company's second-generation dual-core mobile processors for increasingly popular ultra thin and light notebook PCs."
These new processors represent the Penryn update to the custom processor that is used in the MacBook Air. Both the SL9400 (1.8GHz) and...
Silver-Zinc Batteries Coming in 2009
A company called ZPower announced (PDF) last week that they were demoing Silver-Zinc battery technology at the 2008 Intel Developer Forum.
Silver-Zinc is new technology for the consumer market which promises a higher energy density than existing Lithium Ion batteries. According to the company, Silver-Zinc can offer up to 40% more runtime than today's batteries. ZPower has been in the news...
Apple Launching iPhone 3G in 20 Countries Today
Apple is launching the iPhone 3G in 20 new countries today. We had compiled a full list earlier in the month.
India is one of the countries where the iPhone 3G is considerably higher than in the U.S, though they are "unlocked'. The iPhone costs 31,000 rupees (712 dollars) for the 8GB model, and 36,100 rupees ($828) for the 16 GB version. Still, the local carriers are confident that the...
Apple Planning to Make Over 40 Million iPhones in Next 12 Months?
BusinessWeek claims that Apple's manufacturing plans for the iPhone are rather ambitious. According to their sources, Apple is planning to build 40 million to 45 million iPhone 3Gs in the next 12 months. While final sales can't be known until after the fact, clues are emerging as to Apple's production plans....
iPhone 3G Issues Persist Despite Latest Firmware
While Apple seems to finally have a handle on their MobileMe difficulties, it appears iPhone 3G issues persist despite the most recent firmware updates. The two most notable issues include 3G reception problems and iPhone application crashing.
The issue with 3G connectivity has been previously covered and results in some customers experiencing frequently dropped calls. It has been said that...
Apple's September Quarter Mac Sales Projected to be "Massive"
AlleyInsider reports that RBC analyst Mike Abramsky is projecting that Apple will ship 3.04 million Macs in the current quarter than ranges from July to September.
If accurate, this would represent 41% year-over-year growth for Mac sales for the company. Apple's short term outlook also looks remarkably positive as well as AppleInsider reports that the analyst found in a survey that "34...
Mach Dice Offers Arbitrarily Sided Dice Rolling Simulator
One common request for fans of MotionX's Dice simulator app is the ability to roll different types of dice.
Developer Mach Kobayashi has stepped up to fulfill this need with his new application Mach Dice [$0.99, App Store]. The $0.99 application provides a realistic dice simulation that can be trigged by button or by shaking your iPhone. Unique to Mach Dice is the ability to roll an...
Microsoft Hiring Seinfeld for Major Ad Campaign
The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is hiring comedian Jerry Seinfeld for a series of new ads in which he will appear alongside Microsoft's Bill Gates. The new ad effort is expected to use some variation of the slogan "Windows, Not Walls," according to several people familiar with the matter. Those people say the point is to stress breaking down barriers that prevent people and ideas...
iPhone Games Roundup: Best Of and Upcoming Titles
Screenshot of Toy Bot Diaries for iPhone
Over at TouchArcade.com we've spent a lot of time playing and reviewing iPhone games. Here are a few of our favorites that we've reviewed:
• PapiJump [Free] - deceptively simple, but surprisingly addictive. Bounce "Mr. Papi" higher and higher. It doesn't make sense, even after you play it... but trying to get the high score will keep you coming...
Retail Supplies for iPods Dwindling Ahead of September Refresh?
AppleInsider claims that iPod retailers are starting to get signals of an impending iPod refresh.
Target's iPod inventory has reportedly had a change in status from "Active" to "Discontinued" while UK retailer Argos is prepping to clear out their current iPod inventory in...
