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
The #1 Paid App: Koi Pond
Who could have predicted that the persistent #1 paid application on the iPhone would be a $0.99 pond simulator. The Blimp Pilot's Koi Pond [$0.99. App Store] application that is just that.
The developers describe their creation: Imagine gazing into a pond of crystal clear water. Picture bright, playful koi swimming through its shallow depth. So close... Can you touch them?
You run your...
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iPhone Factory Worker Photos Found on New iPhone
While we'd heard of brand new iPhones coming with photos from the factory, we weren't ever sure what to make of them.
Forum user markm49uk found something more remarkable. Photos of one of the factory workers on his brand new iPhone:: Not sure if this is or is not the 'norm' but I just received my brand new iPhone here in the UK and once it had been activated on iTunes I found that the home...
ApolloIM Developer Joins MobileChat Team
Fans of the Jailbreak application ApolloIM should be pleased to hear that its developer Alex Schaefer has joined twenty08's MobileChat [$2.99, App Store] team. Now with Alex working on our side, we believe that MobileChat will be able to rise up and regain its glory as the number one iPhone application that we all know it can be. He is a very talented developer (plus a great guy) who has already...
Intel Discusses Mobile Nehalem. Quad Core Notebooks Coming Next Month.
Laptopmag covers some of the announcements made at Intel's Developer's Forum. The general manager of Intel's Mobility Group Dadi Perlmutter discussed current and future Intel mobile processor technology. These products and features should find their way into Apple laptops over time.
First of all, Perlmutter revealed that high end notebooks with their latest chipsets can now support Quad Core ...
OpenClip.org Offers Copy and Paste for iPhone Across Apps
Many will remember Proximi's MagicPad [App Store] iPhone application which was the first to offer a 3rd party notepad application for the iPhone with copy and paste functionality. Of course, due to the constraints of the iPhone SDK, Promixi was only able to provide copy and paste functionality within their own application.
Promixi, however, took it a step further and proposed an interface...
Overheating iPod Nano and Frayed MagSafe Replacements
Apple has issued a statement and a knowledge base article addressing two separate support issues that may require product replacement.
The first issue received publicity today surrounding a Japanese report that certain iPod nanos may be a fire risk. Japan on Tuesday warned users of Apple iPod nanos of a potential fire...
Jobs: Fix for iPhone Apps Crashing in September
According to another email purportedly addressed from Steve Jobs, Jobs acknowledged an ongoing issue for many iPhone users that result in 3rd party applications repeatedly crashing: Many report the iPhone 2.0 firmware suddenly failing to load non-default apps regardless of their nature, briefly loading them before abruptly jumping back to the home screen.
The bug occurs both with freshly...
Screenshots for Upcoming Nike+ App for iPhone and iPod Touch? [Fake?]
iPhon.fr posts (via Gizmodo) screenshots of what claim to be the upcoming Nike+ running application for iPhone. Nike+ is a running accessory for the iPod Nano that...
Apple Accelerates Mac OS X 10.5.5 Seeding (9F17)
Apple has accelerated the Mac OS X 10.5.5 seeding with build 9F17 delivered to developers last night. The latest build still lists no known issues and provides fixes for iCal, Mail Sync, Back to My Mac and Core Animation.
While difficult to predict when Apple will release this version to the public, accelerated releases with "no known issues" tend to be signs of an impending release....
Apple Retail Store Opening in Fort Worth, Texas
The Apple Store University Park Village will open to the public on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. The new store is in Fort Worth, Texas and represents the 15th Apple Store in Texas but the first in Fort Worth.
More information at Apple's retail site....
Apple Tops Customer Satisfaction Surveys
According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Apple still tops the list as highest in customer satisfaction for personal computers. Apple's customer satisfaction score reached a record 85, which was 10 points higher Dell, its closest competitor. "We haven't seen anything like this before, where a company scores 10 points over its nearest rival," said Claes Fornell, the head of the ...
Download Stats for #2 iPhone App: Brain Tuner
Gengar Studios, the developer behind the simple and free Brain Tuner [Free, App Store] application, was kind enough to pass along the download stats for what was the #2 App Store App last week. Brain Tuner is a simple brain exercising app in which you mark simple math equations as right or wrong.
The app shot up in popularity soon after its release and peaked as the 2nd most downloaded...
New Mac TV Ads: Pizza Box, Throne and Calming Teas [Updated]
Apple has started televising three new 'Get a Mac' ads which have been posted to their site.
- Pizza Box - PC tries to attract college students with free Pizza
- Throne - Mac explains switching from PC to Mac is easy by bringing your PC to an Apple Store
- Calming Teas - PC has a new line of calming teas for frustrated Vista users
Update: Apple has posted a fourth new ad to its site,...
Apple Provides 60 Day Extension to All MobileMe Subscribers
Apple has sent out emails to MobileMe subscribers tonight revealing that they are extending all MobileMe subscriber accounts by 60 additional days: We have already made many improvements to MobileMe, but we still have many more to make. To recognize our users' patience, we are giving every MobileMe subscriber as of today a free 60 day extension. This is in addition to the one month extension most...
iPhone Firmware 2.0.2 Released
As predicted in a last minute rumor, Apple has released the 2.0.2 firmware for the iPhone.
Apple helpfully describes the contents of the update as "Bug Fixes". It's not yet known if this software updates fixes rumored 3G connectivity issues. Steve Jobs was said to have promised a software patch "soon" to address that issue.
Early reports:
- Subjective reports of things being...
Dell to Try to Take on Apple's Online Music Dominance?
BusinessWeek reports on an upcoming plan from Dell to try to topple Apple's dominance in digital downloads.
The threat is being spearheaded by a former Apple executive Tim Bucher who left Apple on bad terms: According to a lawsuit later filed by Bucher, Jobs said: "People think you are sometimes manic-depressive.... I think I'm going to have to ask you to leave the company." Bucher was...
iPhone 3G Connectivity Affecting 2% of Customers? Software Fix Soon?
One MacRumors reader claims to have received a response from Steve Jobs after emailing in a complaint about the current iPhone 3G connectivity issues that have been widely reported.
According to the email response which is addressed from Steve Jobs, the 3G connectivity issue affects 2% of iPhones shipped and is fixable through a software update. The email response was as follows: We are...
Pandora May Shut Down Due to Rising Royalty Fees
The Washington Post reports that the popular web radio service Pandora is close to shutting down entirely due to recent increases in royalty fees that affect web streaming services.
Pandora has become relevant in the Apple world since the release of their iPhone music application called Pandora Radio [App Store]. The free application allows users to tune into personalized streaming radio...
GPSKits Adds Advanced GPS Functions to iPhone
Garafa's GPSKit [$9.99, App Store] for iPhone provides you with more advanced GPS functionality and tracking for your iPhone.
- Dashboard - see real time information
- Tracks - save your path, view in Google Earth or Maps
- Waypoints - Save points of interest
While GPSKit's solution is $9.99, there are other applications on the App Store that provide portions of similar functionality:
...
Turn by Turn GPS Navigation for iPhone Coming?
MSNBC recently spoke (via MacDailyNews) with several GPS manufacturers about their plans to develop a turn-by-turn GPS solution for the iPhone. While the manufacturers were unable to provide many details about their plans, TomTom reasserted that they do have GPS navigation working on the iPhone and that it works well: We have made our navigation system run on the iPhone; it looks good and works...
