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
3G iPhone Hardware Supports Tri-band HSDPA and GPS?
Engadget claims to have heard from a "reliable source" that a private version of the 3G iPhone's firmware has been dissected revealing the following hardware support: - Infineon PMB6952 / S-GOLD3 six-band UMTS / HSDPA transceiver
- Murata LMRX3JCA-479 tri-band amplifier (we're assuming for the 3G)
- Sony SP9T - antenna Switch for GSM / UMTS dual mode
- ARM 1176JZF-S - Main CPU (same as in 1st...
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iTunes App Store Pricing Decisions
As we approach WWDC, one big question looming with both developers and customers is how much the apps will cost. Inventive's John Casasanta has said that he wants to "get a feel for the market" and "one of the issues I have is pricing because there is no precedent set."
Apple is reportedly assigning development partners to official iPhone developers to guide them in application plans and is...
Early Version of Intel's Nehalem Benchmarked, Much Faster than Penryn
Anandtech managed to get access to some early versions of Intel's Nehalem processors that are due for release in Q4 2008. We've previously described Nehalem which is expected to be a major jump forward from Intel's current Penryn processors. The key new features in Nehalem are Simultaneous multithreading, QuickConnect, and tri-channel DDR3.
Despite only having access to early chips and early ...
Lack of 'Mac' Branding Raises Questions. OS X for PCs?
TheAppleBlog raises a question that has been on the minds of many this evening regarding the notable lack of "Mac" branding on WWDC banners. Their conclusion? Is Apple planning on distributing OS X to computers other than Macs?
At MacRumors, we try to avoid purely speculative conclusions, but in so much as it's been on the minds of readers, we'll post this as a discussion piece. A few...
Australian Resellers Receive Mysterious Boxes, Not to Open
Image from MacTalk.com.au
MacTalk.com.au posts a photo of a box that was reportedly sent to Australian resellers yesterday. The boxes are sealed with a warning: SUBJECT TO TERMS OF NDA
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY JUNE 10TH, 2008June 10th (in Australia) is the day of the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote speech where Steve Jobs is expected to announce the 3G capable iPhone. MacTalk...
Stalking the iPhone at Quanta's Distribution Center
Forbes takes rumor mongering to a new level by sending a reporter out to the West Coast Distribution center of Quanta Computers -- Apple's contract manufacturer.
Inspired by an earlier report from ImportGenius that quantities of new Apple products have been arriving at Quanta, Brian Caulfield set out to...
OS X iPhone and OS X Leopard Banners at WWDC [More Photos]
CrunchGear has posted the first banners at WWDC which promote both "OS X Leopard" and "OS X iPhone". The "OS X Leopard" banner reads "The world's most advanced operating system," while the "OS X iPhone" banner reads "The world's most advanced mobile platform."
Additional photos from the Flickr photo set from Gernot Poetsch. Another photo posted on Flickr shows a large Apple logo in...
Larger or Smaller Touchscreen Device from Apple?
As reported by AppleInsider, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu informed clients that he believed there is a 50-50 chance that Apple would introduce new form factor multi-touch devices at WWDC next week. Our sources indicate 4-inch and 7-inch touchscreen devices beyond prototype stage that are a cross between a Mac and iPod touch.Of course, Wu says the exact timing may change. This...
Apple Seeds First Version of Mac OS X 10.5.4 to Developers
Only one week after the release of Mac OS X 10.5.3, Apple has already started seeding developers with the first version of Mac OS X 10.5.4 (build 9E6). The latest developer seed lists no known issues and details only a handful of fixes to Mac OS X. Apple appears to be aggressively seeding developers with the latest builds of Mac OS X and waiting only days between builds.
This release comes...
Mac OS X 10.6 Called 'Snow Leopard', All Cocoa?
Arstechnica reports on more details about the next major version of Mac OS X (10.6). According to the news site, the next version of Mac OS X will indeed be an Intel-only release and that it is code named "Snow Leopard".
Ars can also confirm the expected release target of January 2009 as well as a focus on speed and stability: Snow Leopard is currently on track to come out during next...
Apple Launches iTunes Movies in UK
Apple also announced today the launch of iTunes movies in the UK. "We're kicking off movies on the iTunes Store in the UK with over 700 films for purchase and rent," said Eddy Cue, Apples vice president of iTunes. "We think customers in the UK are going to love being able to enjoy their favorite movies on their iPod, iPhone or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV."For movie rentals, customers have up ...
Apple Launches iTunes Movies in Canada
Apple announced today that they are now offering movies for sale and rental on iTunes Canada. "Canadians have made iTunes the most popular place to find and buy music and TV shows online," said Eddy Cue, Apples vice president of iTunes. "We're thrilled to give iTunes customers access to over 1,200 movies from major studios to rent or purchase, whether to enjoy at home on their widescreen TV with...
SoftBank Announces iPhone for Japan
SoftBank Mobile Corp announced today that they have signed an agreement with Apple for the iPhone "later this year": SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Japan later this year.SoftBank Mobile is a 3G only carrier which, of course, further confirms the existence of ...
VLC Media Player on iPhone, iPod Touch
Zodttd announced that he has ported the popular VLC media-playing software over to the iPhone and iPod Touch. What is vlc4iphone capable of? At the moment it may be limited by only a small handfull of decoders, but soon that list will grow! It currently allows you to drag and drop the following popular media formats onto your iPhone/iPod Touch for playback: MPEG / MPG,AVI,MP3.
The author is...
A Second Look at Demiforce's Trism
Republished from TouchArcade.
A followup video of puzzle-game Trism reveals a surprisingly feature rich game at a bargain price. The first video showed the basic gameplay of Trism. Trism fully utilizes both the iPhones touchscreen and accelerometer to allow users to line up game pieces. When a three-way color match is made, the matching triangles disappear and other triangles fall in the...
Mac OS X 10.6 to Debut at WWDC 2008? Ship in January 2009?
TUAW reports that they have heard that Apple will be seeding developers with an early build of Mac OS X 10.6 at this year's WWDC. This news comes in the midst of reports that Apple is preparing for 10.5.4 -- an ongoing maintenance release of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
TUAW also believes that Mac OS X 10.6 will...
How to Sell Your 1st Gen iPhone
Cult of Mac walks us through the process of selling your iPhone in anticipation of the 3G iPhone launch next week. Its iPhone upgrade season. With the deluge of iPhone 3G rumors convincing just about everyone that now might be a good time to dump the old phone, in anticipation of getting one of the new models, heres a tutorial to help you sell your iPhone safely, and get the best price.The guide ...
3rd Party iPhone Apps to Launch Monday?
CNet reports (via iPhoneAlley) that Apple is poised to launch the first of the 3rd party iPhone applications at WWDC on Monday. A source at a software company that has been working on a native iPhone application tells us the company is getting ready to launch that application on Monday, which could also imply that Apple's App Store will be up and running that day.A Monday launch of the iTunes App ...
Another Black Back iPhone Photo
We've received another photo claiming to depict the next generation iPhone. This was submitted by natbyte, and we can't vouch for its authenticity. However, we post it for interest and discussion. Click for larger version.
Note: it bears a strong resemblance to the 3rd party case that previously made the...
Apple Launches Back to School Promo: Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase
Apple has officially launched the Back to School promo for 2008. If youre a student, faculty, or staff member and you buy a Mac before September 15, you can get a free iPod touch or iPod nano. After all, isnt college about seizing every opportunity?
Official list of Terms and Conditions (PDF) have been posted, and is primarily targeted at college students, faculty and staff. The promotion runs ...
