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
Published Blacklist Blocks Core Location Only?
DaringFireball.net clarifies that the published blacklist url likely only blocks malicious apps from accessing the iPhone's Core Location functions. Core Location allows applications to detect the user's location through GPS and Wi-Fi triangulation. An informed source at Apple confirmed to me that the clbl in the URL stands for Core Location Blacklist, and that it does just that. It is not a...
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8 People Bought $999.99 'I am Rich' App
LA Times reports that eight individuals bought the $999.99 I am Rich application from the App Store before it was pulled off the store.
The developer states he does not know why Apple removed the application: Heinrich, a German software developer, has yet to hear back from Apple concerning the removal. "I have no ...
iPhone SDK NDA Remains in Place for Patent Reasons?
One DaringFireball.net reader speculates that the reason that Apple is maintaining the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for the iPhone SDK is due to patent reasons. We know Apples been building up a patent strategy around multi-touch; maybe their lawyers believe there are patentable inventions described in the iPhone SDK and they are telling Apple to keep everything under NDA until they know...
PhoneSaber Pulled by Lucasfilm... But Official Version In Works
Macenstein notes that the popular and free PhoneSaber iPhone application has been pulled from the App Store at the request of Lucasfilm. The developers note: As of now, PhoneSaber will no longer be available, Ive had a chat with a guy from THQ Wireless (who own the rights for Star Wars apps on mobiles) and apparently the guys from Lucas dont...
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F9)
Apple has seeded developers with a new version of Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F9) to test. The latest seed comes just one week after the prior seed.
The newest seed lists 24 new fixes addressed in this seed with a focus on Sync Services, Mail and Addressbook.
Apple has started aggressively seeding Mac OS X builds shortly after the last release. The last version of Mac OS X was released on...
Remote iTunes Streaming to iPhone or iPod Touch?
A new patent application (as detailed by AppleInsider) by Apple reveals that Apple has been working on the ability for iPhone and iPod touch owners to wirelessly stream content from their at home iTunes library for use on the road.
At present, iPhone or iPod touch owners must selectively sync content from their Mac or PC's iTunes library. This transfers those items to the mobile device for...
Apple Offering Free Year to Affected MobileMe Customers
We've heard multiple reports that affected individuals who have asked for some form of compensation from Apple's customer service have been offered a free year of service.
Apple's MobileMe email outage affected approximately 1% of .Mac/MobileMe customers and involved some loss of email data surrounding the...
Apple's Ability to Deactivate Malicious App Store Apps
When Apple launched the App Store, they suggested that the use of DRM'd and signed applications could allow them to protect the iPhone from malicious applications and suggested that they could deactivate such applications remotely. Jonathan Zdziarski, author of iPhone Forensics, reveals (via iPhone Atlas) the remote url that Apple is using to...
TouchTerm: Simple SSH Client for iPhone
JBrink.net has released TouchTerm [$2.99, App Store], the first SSH client for the iPhone. Features include:
- Wi-Fi and EDGE/3G support: access and administer your servers from anywhere
- Control over font size and color
- Landscape mode support
- The ability to scroll over terminal output
- Saved connection parameters and passwords (if desired)
...
New Apple Cinema Displays Finally at MWSF 2009?
Readers interested in new Apple Cinema Displays may have to wait just a bit longer.
Apple has not significantly updated their Cinema Displays in years. Apple currently offers 20", 23" and 30" monitors at $599, $899, and $1799, respectively. While Apple has introduced routine price drops and minor spec improvements, the displays have remained...
International iPhone 3G Launches: India, Singapore, Estonia, Romania, More...
During their Q3 2008 financial results conference call, Apple announced that they would be launching the iPhone 3G in 20 additional countries on August 22nd. Several carriers have started announcing their plans:
- Singtel of Singapore sent out an email (image) telling interested customers that they will be sending...
Touch Screen iPod Nanos?
Businessweek's Cliff Edwards speculates that Apple may introduce a touch-screen iPod nano in time for the holidays. He bases this prediction on analyst expectations and other recent whispers, but also reports that he saw a similar device in the wild: Out in the wild the other day in San Francisco, I saw a guy whip out and change his music on a black touch-screen device that looked suspiciously...
Apple iTunes Still #1, but Amazon Gaining
NPD Group released the top leading music retailers for the first half of 2008. The list was based on purchases of CDs or digital music downloads. 1. iTunes
2. Wal-Mart (Walmart, Walmart.com, Walmart Music Downloads)
3. Best Buy (Best Buy, Bestbuy.com, Best Buy Digital Music Store)
4. Amazon (Amazon.com, AmazonMP3.com)
5. Target (Target and Target.com)Apple's iTunes remains number one amongst...
Are You Rich? Buy this $999.99 iPhone App [Updated]
Armin Heinrich has released an app on the iTunes App Store called I Am Rich [App Store]. The $999.99 application displays a red icon on your iPhone and iPod touch to remind others that you were able to afford it. As the developer notes, "it's a work of art with no hidden function at all."
Update: I Am Rich has been removed from the App...
FlipBook and Flickbook: Animation Apps for iPhone
Two iPhone apps with similar names and similar functionality have appeared to offer those with artistic ability a chance to create their own flip book type animations on their iPhone.
FlipBook [$9.99, App Store] by Josh Anon provides what appears to be a relatively sophisticated set of tools to create animations right on your iPhone. FlipBook has everything you need to get started...
A Look at Two Crossword Puzzle Games on iPhone
At TouchArcade.com, we recently looked at the two crossword puzzle games found in the App Store and have also provided gameplay videos of each app.
The two crossword puzzle apps include Eliza Block's 2 Across [$5.99, App Store] and Stand Alone, Inc.'s Crosswords [$9.99, App Store]. Readers may remember ...
Apple's Sub-Notebook 'Delayed' Until 2009, iPhone Colors in 2008?
A financial analyst at UBS Investment Research publishes his outlook for Apple's product line in 2008 and 2009, as reported by AppleInsider.
The analyst Maynard Um also cites "industry checks" to confirm that the MacBook and iPod will see updates later this year. Both...
VoiceThis Dialer Tries to Bring Voice Dialing to iPhone
HRL Technologies has released VoiceThis Dialer [App Store] to the iTunes App Store. The $9.99 application tries to bring voice dialing to the iPhone. This is not the first application to try, but does take a different approach than existing solutions.
SpeechCloud's VoiceDialer [Free, App Store] was the ...
Best iPhone Voice Recorder Roundup
iLounge provides an extensive roundup of all of the iPhone voice recorders presently available in the App store. These apps are, of course, only compatible with the iPhone and not the iPod touch due to a lack of built-in microphone for the iPod touch. A summary of their ratings are provided here (prices link to App Store):
• Voice Memos ($4.99, D) - no-frills. no way to get recordings off...
NullRiver 'Working with Apple' on Bringing Back Netshare
NullRiver, Inc has posted an update to their site about the fate of Netshare, their iPhone tethering application: We've finally gotten in contact with Apple. Looks like the lack of communication was due to automated e-mail systems being employed on both ends, which resulted in e-mails being lost in transit. We're working with Apple to get NetShare back up on the ...
