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
Apple Modifies Software Update for Windows
CNet reports that Apple has responded to the criticism of pushing Safari to all Windows users via Software Update.
The practice received some criticism since the "update" appeared for individuals who had never installed a previous version of Safari. Apple has reportedly revamped their Software Update to clearly distinguish "New Software" from "Updates":
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Clearing Inventory for 'radically different' 3G iPhone?
Times Online claims the reason for the UK and German iPhone discounts are to clear room for the 3G iPhone. European mobile operators reportedly overestimated demand for the current iPhone and are said to be working to clear excess inventory ahead of the 3G iPhone release.
This claim appears to be somewhat speculative, but Times Online also claims to have heard that Apple has placed orders for ...
ViPR Mobile Visual Search Engine for iPhone
Evolution Robotics posted a Youtube video demonstrating their ViPR visual pattern recognition software via the iPhone.
The demo video shows how you can take a photo of a Book, DVD, or CD cover with the iPhone's photo application. That photo can then be emailed to the ViPR server which will perform pattern recognition and then email you back information about the product. In the video,...
Apple Researching Laser-Based Head Mounted Display
Hrmpf reports on an interesting new patent application from Apple published today. "Head Mounted Display System" describes a method for display images within a goggle-like headset that is worn by the user.
While these headset displays already exist, Apple describes decoupling a "laser engine" from the goggles itself. Instead, it is a separate piece which generates the laser light which is...
TouchArcade.com Covers iPhone and iPod Touch Gaming
A new site called TouchArcade.com has launched which promises to report on gaming apps and news for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With the planned release of the iTunes App Store in June, we can expect a avalanche of new games to be coming to the mobile OS X platform.
Games such as Spore and
Aluminum MultiTouch MacBook, New MacBook Pro, and More? [Fake]
Getting fake Cease and Desist Letters. Confirmed hoax
A MacRumors reader ran across a very unusual .Mac web page yesterday and was kind enough to forward it on. The page contained promotional images for Apple products, including a couple that are not yet shipping products. Specifically, an aluminum MacBook with multitouch and an iMac-like MacBook Pro design were shown:
Typically, we might ...
Apple Details WWDC 2008 Sessions
Apple has released an expanded list of sessions at this year's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC). An abbreviated list of sessions was previously available, but now over 150 sessions are listed. At the heart of your WWDC experience are over 150 technical sessions and hands-on labs presented by Apple engineers and experts. Get in-depth information with presentations on the technologies that...
HWPen: iPhone Handwriting Application
A Modmyifone forum post reveals a beta version of a handwriting recognition application called HWPen available for Jailbroken iPhones. The application was reportedly developed by Hanwang.com.cn. It appears the same software is also available for the Palm OS.
Based on early comments, it appears the recognition for Western characters still needs a bit of...
MacUpdate Bundle: Parallels and 9 More Mac Apps for $64.99
MacUpdate has also launched their spring application bundle. Their latest bundle delivers up to 10 Mac applications for $64.99 (up to a $474.76 value if all purchased separately), and includes a number of unique applications, including the Windows virtualization software Parallels 3.0. The applications include:
DVDRemaster Pro - recompress large DVDs to fit on standard DVD5 disc, or for use...
Fring Brings VOIP to iPhone, Touch
Fring announced an early release of their Voice Over IP (VOIP) application that allows you to make telephone calls over the iPhone's Wifi connection. Besides VOIP, it is also a multi-client instant messaging client with support for Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo! & AIM. Bringing PC-benefits to the mobile, fring will empower you with mobility and availability as never before,...
iPhone 2.0 Allows Saving Photos from Safari
Gizmodo reported that the latest iPhone 2.0 Beta firmware allows users to save photos from Safari directly to iPhoto. We tried and it works: just hold your finger against an image for a longer time than usual and the popup dialog will appear.Current versions of the iPhone offers no method to download photos from Safari, and the only way to get photos into the Photo application is through...
NVIDIA 8800GT for Older Mac Pros Now Available
Coming through on Steve Jobs' recent email promise, Apple released a new graphics upgrade kit today. The $279 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (1st Generation) Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro appears to finally offer a video upgrade path for previous generation Mac Pro owners.
The card is distinct from the previous Nvidia 8800GT upgrade kit which was available only for Early 2008 Mac Pros: Note to...
O2 Discounting 8GB UK iPhone
MobilityToday reports that O2 will be discounting the 8GB iPhone by 100 for a limited time. The 8GB iPhone will be priced at 169 starting tomorrow until June 1st. The discount is only available for the 8GB model, and the 16GB remains at 329.
The discount is similar to one offered by Germany's T-Mobile who offered subsidized pricing for the 8GB iPhone depending on the 2 year service plan...
Psystar to Challenge Mac OS X EULA?
InformationWeek spoke to an employee of Psystar, the company responsible for the previously reported $399 Mac Clone. The employee known as "Robert" claims that they will challenge Apple's Mac OS X End User License Agreement (EULA) which specifically prohibits the installation of Mac OS X on non Apple-branded ...
iTunes Russia on April 21, 2008?
CNews.ru believes that Apple will be launching iTunes Russia on April 21st 2008.
The evidence first came from billboards appearing in Moscow on Friday, with the words 'iSkoro 21.04.2008 (iSoon 21.04.2008) .
Further evidence is from two domains registered: iMacintosh.ru and itunes-store.ru which redirect to a splash page that says "iTunes Store Russia 21.04.2008." The domains appear to be...
Apple Quietly Releases Apple TV 2.0.2 Update
Apple quietly pushed a new Software Update to the Apple TV today brining the Apple TV up to version 2.0.2. The 2.0.2 update is the second update since the Take 2 update that Apple announced at Macworld this year.
The previous 2.0.1 Apple TV update appeared to fix some bugs and added a new "Genres" option under "My Movies". No word yet on what fixes or changes the 2.0.2 update...
Blockbuster Set Top Boxes and Microsoft Retail Stores?
When Apple first launched their retail stores in 2001, there were numerous predictions why Apple would fail in this market: "I give them two years before they're turning out the lights on a very painful and expensive mistake"Of course, Apple's Retail Stores went on to be a huge success: Saks, whose flagship is down the street, generates sales of $362 per square foot a year. Best Buy (Charts)...
'OpenMac' Promises $399 Headless Mac... But Not From Apple
A company called Psystar has started advertising a $399 computer called "OpenMac" which claims to be a Leopard compatible Mac built from standard PC-parts. For $399, you get a tower computer with the following specs:
- 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 2GB of DDR2 667 memory
- Integrated Intel GMA 950 Graphics
- 20x DVD+/-R Drive
- 4 USB Ports
- 250GB 7200RPM Drive
Many of the components can ...
MacHeist Retail Bundle: 12 Mac Apps, $49
Macheist has launched their latest application bundle. The 12 application bundle is somewhat of a "best of" bundle incorporating many applications featured in previous bundles. The bundle will be boxed and sold at retail stores over the next year, but for a limited time is available online.
The bundle is now available and the Mac OS X applications (valued at $286.55 separately) include:
Aw...
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9d19) to Developers
Apple waited a full week before seeding the latest version of Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9d19) to developers on Friday. The latest version of Mac OS X Leopard adds 31 bug fixes to the growing list of issues addressed in the upcoming release. Features that are specifically targeted for focused testing include AirPort, Back To My Mac, Spaces, Time Machine and many others.
Apple first seeded Mac OS...
