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 Releases Remote Desktop Connection Client 2
Microsoft announced the release of the final version of Remote Desktop Connection Client version 2. The software has been in beta for almost a year.
The final version is available for download now and allows you to remotely connect to Windows-based PCs to access Windows-based files, applications, devices, and networks from your Mac.
Features listed include multiple session support,...
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Free AIM Client Spotted on App Store
tclary spotted the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client on the App Store during the Guided Tour posted today.
The AIM client will provide iChat compatible instant messaging for the iPhone and iPod Touch. AOL first demoed the app during the original iPhone SDK launch event, but have made no further announcements since that...
AT&T Offers Walkthrough Videos for iPhone 3G Buying
To help clarify any confusion about the upgrade process, AT&T has posted a number of walkthrough videos giving more information about the upgrade process for customers. AT&T announced that the iPhone 3G will be on sale starting at 8 a.m. local time at their AT&T stores.
Existing AT&T Customer Video
This covers the different...
Apple Posts iPhone 3G Guided Tour
Apple has posted a Guided Tour of the new features found in the iPhone 3G.
The 10 minute video covers the iPhone 3G and new iPhone 2.0 firmware which will be available for current iPhone...
Apple Testing iPhones with Physical Keyboards?
TheRegister.co.uk claims that Apple is currently circulating prototype iPhones with physical keyboards amongst some mobile carriers to gauge demand for such a device. actual prototypes - not just mockups - have been sent to senior executives at some operators. I'm not allowed to even hint which operators... but I can report that the keyboard has "issues" which are not yet resolved.The author...
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.4 [Updated: Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger]
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.4 via the Mac OS X Software Update: The 10.5.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1994.
For detailed information on security...
Rhapsody Relaunches with iPod-Compatible MP3s
Rhapsody announced the opening of a DRM-Free MP3 store today. The music tracks will be compatible with the Apple iPod as well as most other music players. This represents a significant shift in strategy for the company, who previously sold tracks on a subscription model exclusively. Rhapsody, however, has not completely abandoned the subscription model and still offers this option to their...
Telstra to Also Offer iPhone in Australia
Telstra announced that they will be offering the iPhone 3G in Australia. Introducing iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, Maps with GPS, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more features at your fingertips. And like the original iPhone, it combines three products in onea revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a...
Me.com Email Addresses Now Working [For Some]
If you are a .Mac subscriber, Apple appears to have activated the corresponding @me.com email addresses. If your email address was username@mac.com previously, you can now use username@me.com and emails should arrive in your .Mac mailbox. In the near future, Apple will be migrating all the email services over to Me.com, but users will be able to keep their @mac.com email addresses: Yes. In...
Leaked iPhone Activation Process Memo
iPhoneinCanada.ca posts a memo that reportedly describes some of the iPhone 3G activation process for Rogers stores in Canada. Specifically, they point to an "activation only" version of iTunes which is being offered as a beta download from Apple.com: To ensure customers can leave with a fully functional iPhone, it must be first be "unbricked". This process involves using the tether (a USB cable: ...
Free Unlimited SMS Messages
Macsimumnews provides a tip on how to send and receive unlimited SMS messages from your iPhone (assuming you have an unlimited data plan). The steps are as follows: 1. Create a new email message.
2. In the To: box, type 10digitnumber@teleflip.com. (1235551234@teleflip.com)
3. Type a message and click send.
4. The message will be sent to the cell phone with the number in the To: box
5. All...
Overclocking Tool for the Mac Pro [Updated]
ZDNet.de has posted a new tool called ZDNet Clock Tool 1.0 for Mac Pro which allows you to overclock your Mac Pro. The process of overclocking uses software to increase your computer's processor speed and bus speed, potentially leading to higher performance. Boost the speed too high, however, and the computer may crash as either the processor or some of their components are unable to keep up....
Rogers Announces iPhone Plans in Canada
Rogers announced service plans for the iPhone 3G in Canada today. iPhone 3G combined voice and data plans start at $60 and will be available starting July 11th. "As the wireless provider voted number one in wireless satisfaction(x), Fido is thrilled to offer a variety of well-priced voice and data plans making iPhone 3G accessible to as many of our customers as possible," said Sylvain Roy, Senior...
Apple to Offer iTunes Remote Control App for iPhone and iPod Touch
iTunes 7.7 settings for iPhone Remote
Apple released a pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 for developers tonight. In the Read Me of the iTunes installer is a hint at a previously unannounced iPhone/iPod Touch application: Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software...
Apple Accepting iPhone Apps Into App Store
Apple has sent out an email notice to developers that they are now accepting applications to the App Store. Get started by downloading the eighth beta version of the iPhone OS, available in the iPhone Dev Center. With this new version of iPhone OS you can conduct final testing and prepare your application for submission to the App Store.Apple is expected to launch the final iPhone 2.0 Firmware...
Apple Seeds iPhone 2.0 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, SDK 8
Apple has seeded developers with Beta 8 of the iPhone Software Developer's Kit (SDK) in preparation for the upcoming App Store. Alongside the latest SDK, Apple has also seeded a pre-release of iTunes 7.7 as well as a new version of the iPhone 2.0 Firmware.
A detailed list of changes are not yet available, but Apple is now accepting Apps into the App store.
New Features in iTunes 7.7...
iPhone 2.0 Firmware and App Store on July 11th
Despite some recent reports about an early Firmware 2.0 release, one reader points out that Apple's iPhone 3G press release pinpoints July 11th to be the day of the 2.0 software launch: iPhone 2.0 software will be available on July 11 as a free software update via iTunes 7.7 or later for all iPhone customersThis also correlates to what Apple and AT&T representatives are telling enterprise customers...
International iPhone 3G News Roundup
News continues to trickle out from various carriers about rate plans and prices for the upcoming iPhone 3G. We've compiled the most recent items here:
- Telia in Sweden has posted rate plans, with only 100MB of data transfer on the lowest plan.
- Mac4ever posted ...
iPhone 2.0 Japanese Keyboard Video
TokyoMango publishes this Youtube video which demonstrates the Japanese keyboard from the iPhone 2.0 firmware:
The demo appears to be running within the iPhone SDK simulator. We've previously posted screenshots of the iPhone 2.0 Japanese keyboards. Tokyo Mango describes the input method: You can pick from a muti-tab style kana keyboard or a sliding keyboard. Japanese kana letters are...
300,000 Pre-Orders for iPhone 3G in Spain, UK
Telefonica announced that they had received 300,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 3G in the UK and Spain.
Telefonica has allowed customers to reserve units on their website and will expand their iPhone sales into Spain, the Czech Republic and twelve Latin American countries on July 11th.
Telefonica has sold the original iPhone in the UK and Ireland under the O2...
