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
Microsoft's New Vista Ad Campaign: Microsoft Mojave
Microsoft has started running ads to try to reverse the bad press that Windows Vista has accumulated this past year. Their new ad campaign points users to MojaveExperiment.
For their "Mojave Experiment", they found people who had bad impressions of Windows Vista but had never used it. They showed the individuals Windows Vista, but told them it was actually a newer version of Windows called...
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Firmware Hints at New iPod Touch?
Besides hints of turn-by-turn GPS directions, the beta 2.1 firmware also reportedly contains references to an unreleased iPod Touch known as "iPod2,1", according to iPhoneAtlas.
The current iPod Touch carries a model designation of "iPod1,1". iPhone readers may remember that the original iPhone is known as "iPhone1,1" while the iPhone 3G is known as "iPhone1,2". It should be noted that...
Mobile Executives on the iPhone's Software Distribution
Mobile executives at a Silicon Valley roundtable discussion exchanged some colorful comments about the iPhone and its impact on the mobile space. Some application developers, in particular, have been very pleased with the distribution model provided by Apple.
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Feasibility of Touch Screen Apple Notebooks
Businessweek explores the possibility of Apple introducing some sort of touchscreen laptop in the near future. While most of the article rehashes circulating rumors, the author did get some insight from iSuppli analysts regarding the feasibility of introducing a multi-touch screen into a future Apple laptop.
According to the analysts, adding a multi-touch screen onto a MacBook Pro would add ...
Adobe Releases Lightroom 2
Adobe announced today the release of Lightroom 2, a competitor to Apple's Aperture photo software. A worldwide community of photographers provided valuable insight and feedback, as part of the Lightroom 2 public beta program, ultimately helping us deliver a better product, said Tom Hogarty, senior product manager for Lightroom and Camera Raw at Adobe. Weve considered their requests which helped...
Apple Retail Open Early, Issuing Tickets
Apple has updated their retail page to reflect their new retail store policies to accommodate the ongoing demand for the iPhone 3G: Your favorite Apple Retail Store is making it easier and more convenient to purchase an iPhone 3G. All stores will now open at 8:00 a.m. every day but Sunday and, to accommodate demand, were adding staff to help you get up and running as quickly as possible. Customers ...
MagicPad Editor Offers Copy and Paste
AppleiPhoneApps.com posts a video of an upcoming text editor called MagicPad that implements its own Copy and Paste functionality.
The solution appears relatively elegant, but does appear to change some of the natural functionality of the magnifying glass. Normally, if you want to position the cursor in the proper location, you press and drag to position the cursor.
MagicPad has...
Apple to Adopt Alternative Chipsets for Next Laptops?
AppleInsider claims that Apple will forgo the use of Intel's Montevina chipset in their next generation laptops. Instead, Apple will either design their own chipsets or could adopt 3rd part chipsets from AMD or Via.
It should be said however, this does not mean that Apple will be moving away from Intel's processors. The chipsets are simply the support chips required to interconnect the...
Next MacBook to Include Glass Trackpad, Due in September?
Seth Weintraub, the author of 9to5Mac, publishes more information at ComputerWorld about what he has heard about the upcoming MacBook updates.
According to Weintraub's sources, the new MacBooks will be thinner than the current MacBook and MacBook Pro designs while slightly more rounded. The case is said to be made of one piece of aluminum and bears some similarities to the MacBook Air. The...
Manufacturers Exploring Intel Atom-Based Designs
Toshiba Atom-based prototype from PCAuthority
With persistent rumors of some sort of tablet-based Mac, it is interesting to see what other device manufacturers are working on in their labs. Toshiba revealed last week a prototype device which relies on an on-screen keyboard. The device resembles the Ult...
Glass Touch Pad on Next MacBook?
9to5Mac posts a brief teaser about the next MacBook. Hidden within the text of the posting is simply "glass trackpad!!!!".
No further details are provided so readers are left guessing at the implication of a "glass trackpad" would...
Steve Jobs Discusses Health with Reporter
The topic of Steve Jobs' health has become a hot topic amongst blogs and newspapers over the past few weeks. In 2004, Steve Jobs underwent surgery for a rare and curable form of pancreatic cancer. Jobs was reportedly cured of the disease.
The issue of his health, however, was recently raised again after his...
Apple Starting to Restore MobileMe Email Access, Some Email Lost [Updated]
Apple has finally posted an update regarding the extended MobileMe email outage that has affected approximately 1% of users. Their updated support document reports that they have restored web-access to affected MobileMe accounts. This will allow affected users to see emails that they have received since July 18th, the day the outage started. As a first step toward restoring service, we restored...
Speculation About a 'MacBook Touch' Builds
Speculation about a possible Apple tablet has started infiltrating the mainstream media with an article on ABCNews summarizing public reaction to this possibility. The buzz about Apple's next product kicked into high gear after Apple's Peter Oppenheimer uncharacteristically described a new product during the Q3...
iPhone Game Roundup: Critter Crunch, Zen Pinball, Imangi, and More
Games are the biggest seller on the iTunes App Store, and no matter what your style, there are a number of high quality games available. Here are a few highlights of some of the games recently reviewed at TouchArcade:
Critter Crunch - original variant of a classic puzzler ($9.99).
Zen Pinball - convincing Pinball simulation ($4.99).
Imangi - addictive cross between Scrabble and Rubik's cube ...
Hints at iPhone Copy and Paste in Firmware 2.1? [Update]
The new iPhone 2.1 Beta Firmware that was released to some iPhone developers yesterday has been found to have hints at an upcoming Copy and Paste feature. According to MacNN: One notes that in exploring the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj in the current iPhone WebKit framework, there are entries for several commands the firmware does not currently support, including cutting, copying ...
Apple Seeds iPhone 2.1 Firmware with GPS Features
GearLive reports that Apple has seeded a beta version of iPhone 2.1 Firmware (Beta 1, Build 5F90) to developers.
According to the site, Apple has included new Core Location features that might suggest that turn-by-turn GPS could become a reality. Core Location can reportedly track your direction and...
Microsoft's Shifting Strategy in Response to Apple
AllthingsD republishes a memo from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to all Microsoft employees detailing an update in their corporate strategy. Ballmer specifically mentions Apple and their recent success: Apple: In the competition between PCs and Macs, we outsell Apple 30-to-1. But there is no doubt that Apple is thriving. Why? Because they are good at providing an experience that is narrow but...
(RED) iPhone for Holidays?
One rumor circulating around the internet is a claim that Apple will offer a Product (RED) iPhone for the holidays. The original source of the rumor is a site called iPhone Savior. This site, however, is a humor and satire site so it's hard to take it too seriously.
The rumor has been republished across a number of...
Apple Advertises iPhone 3G Speeds and Enterprise Features
Apple has started advertising the iPhone 3G with a series of television advertisements that highlight new features found in the new iPhone. Three ads have been posted on Apple's website.
The new ads are called Everyone,
