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
More Confirmation of 3G iPhone Case Design?
MacNN republishes photos from iDealsChina which claim to be case moldings from Griffin Technology for the upcoming 3G-capable iPhone. Alongside the case images is a rendering of the 3G iPhone shape.
The moldings reveal the same tapered shape that has been circulating in rumors and photos over the past few weeks. Another case manufacturer had previously posted photos of the 3G iPhone case...
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Windows 7 Multi-touch Demoed at All Things Digital
The next major version of Windows (currently dubbed 'Windows 7') was demoed briefly today at the All Things Digital conference. Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer spoke with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher and showed off new multi-touch features in Windows 7.
Microsoft has adapted the multi-touch technology of their Surface computer into Windows.
iPhone users will be familiar with the...
More White 3G iPhone Photos...
Another set of supposedly "leaked" next generation iPhone photos have been posted to iPhoneClub.nl (via Engadget). The images depict a white iPhone with a curved back consistent with circulating rumors. According to the source - who wishes to remain anonymous - these pics originate from a well known European accessory maker.These "leaked" photos are rarely accurate, and are typically fake...
Intel Delays Montevina Platform to July 14th
Citing "sources close to Intel", TGDaily claims that Intel will be delaying their Montevina notebook platform until July 14th, with a full line of chipsets not shipping for "a couple of weeks later". The reasons for the delay are believed to include FCC certification holdups as well as integrated graphic chip failures.
Apple followers have been paying attention to the Montevina release as a ...
Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth CS4 Public Betas
Adobe announced that public betas of the CS4 version of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth are now available at Adobe labs. While the downloads are publicly available, only existing CS3 owners will be able to use the beta software beyond an initial 48 hour window. The Dreamweaver beta for Web...
First Venture Capital Funded iPhone Apps: Whrrl, iControl
When Apple announced the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) in March, they also announced the creation of a $100 million dollar "iFund" by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. BusinessWeek reports on the first two companies that have been chosen to receive funding out of over 1700 submissions.
Pelago's Whrrl application ties the iPhone's...
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.3 9D34 to Developers
For the past two months, Apple developers have been testing the next version of Mac OS X Leopard. The latest Mac OS X 10.5.3 test version (build 9D34) was seeded just last week and only adds one kernel performance fix and contains no remaining "known" issues. Meanwhile, Apple's seed note list of the over 200 bug fixes since Mac OS X 10.5.2 has been posted by apcmag.
Once complete, the...
Samsung Announces Fast 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
Samsung announced that they will begin delivering a 256GB solid state drive (SSD) later this year. The drive uses a standard SATA II interface, making it compatible with existing Macs. Besides becoming the largest Solid State Drive on the...
Australian Apple Store 'Drop in soon' Teaser
Image from SMH.com.au
Sydney Morning Herald reports that Apple has posted a teaser sign at the location of the first Apple Store in Australia.
The sign reads "Drop in soon. Apple Store, Sydney". Located at 77 King Street, the three story building is expected to have about 1335 square meters of floor space. While no official launch date has been announced, rumors point to June 19th at 6pm...
Solar LCD Powered iPods, iPhones and Laptops?
A recently published patent application discovered by MacRumors reveals that Apple is investigating the use of solar power in versions of their mobile devices -- both handheld devices and portable computers. Integrating solar power into a mobile device holds the enormous potential of extending battery life significantly. However, successfully integrating solar panels into these small devices...
Next Version of Photoshop to be GPU-Accelerated [Updatedx2]
TG Daily reports that the next version of Adobe's Photoshop application will take advantage of video card graphics processing units (GPUs) to provide a dramatic improvement in performance. So, what can you do with general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) acceleration in Photoshop? We saw the presenter playing with a 2 GB, 442 megapixel image like it was a 5 megapixel image on an 8-core Skulltrail system....
Griffin iTrip AutoPilot FM Transmitter for iPhone
Griffin Technology announced a new version of the iTrip that is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch and regular iPods. The iTrip AutoPilot broadcasts music from your iPhone onto any open FM frequency so you can tune in with your car radio. FM transmitters are useful for cars without any other form of audio-in.
The $99.99 device ("Coming Soon") includes the following features:
-...
Tablet Mac Coming in Fall 2008?
Jason O'Grady revives rumors of a tablet Mac in his 'The Apple Core' blog today with claims that the long-rumored Mac Tablet would finally be arriving later this year.
Specifically, he believes that Apple will announce a 12" or 13" tablet "in the fall" of this year. The Mac Tablet will reportedly run full Mac OS X, have a slot loading Superdrive, an 'iPhone-type' GPS chip and an Intel Core...
3G iPhone to Support 42Mbps Evolved HSPA?
At this point, it seems obvious that the next version of the iPhone will support 3G technology, allowing for faster download speeds than the current iPhone EDGE network. Specifically, the 3G-capable iPhone will reportedly support a protocol known as HSPA. AT&T just announced that they will be completing their HSPA deployment by June, in time for the rumored 3G iPhone launch.
HSPA comes in...
Rumors of a 3G iPhone Delay Rumor
Seeking Alpha reports that Apple's stock slumped yesterday due to "rumors of a rumor" that the 3G iPhone might be delayed.
Another site also reported on these "vague concerns regarding 3G launch." As yet, no solid reports have even suggested that the 3G iPhone will be delayed from its expected June 9th...
People Standing in Line at 5th Avenue NY Apple Store [Updated]
Engadget first posted photos that people had mysteriously begun standing in line at the 5th Avenue NYC Apple Store, though the story sounded suspicious: Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group is more than 60-deep, though most people seem confused about what they're waiting for, while some believe they're actually camping out for a 3G iPhone.This led to speculation and people...
Latest iPhone 2.0 Beta Adds Geo-Tagging to Photos
Apple has continued to add new features to their upcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware release. The latest version seeded to Enterprise customers has a added geo-tagging to the Camera application, according to AppleInsider.
The latest iPhone 2.0 Beta (5A292g) asks the user for permission before transmitting their location information. Apple currently uses Wi-Fi and cellular tower identification to...
'Enable 3G' Setting in iPhone Firmware NOT Fake
There are circulating claims that the 'Enable 3G' setting screenshot in the latest iPhone 2.0 Beta was faked.
Asking whether or not this screenshot is fake is like asking if a perfect digital replica of a photo is fake. The story remains the same regardless of the answer. As mentioned in the original story, the exact wording and text from the screenshot appears in Apple's iPhone 2.0...
AT&T to Complete 3G Rollout by June
AT&T announced today that they will complete their deployment of HSUPA (3G upload) technology in the six remaining markets across AT&T's entire 3G (third-generation) wireless broadband network.
This will complement its deployment of its HSDPA (3G download) network, making AT&T the only U.S. carrier to have fully deployed HSPA (up and down) technology on its 3G network. AT&T's 3G network is...
LED Screens in All MacBooks by 2009?
Economic Daily News reports (via Engadget) that Apple will start using LED backlit screens in all of their MacBooks in 2009.
Steve Jobs had previously announced the intended transition to the environmentally friendly LED screens, but left no exact time-table for the switch. LED displays were first introduced into the Mac line with the 15" MacBook Pro in June 2007. Advantages of the first...
