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 Digital Fitness Companion System?
A newly published patent application reveals that Apple has been exploring the possibility of expanding their Nike + iPod sport kit into a full fledged fitness system. The first segment of the interview process would poll the user on their fitness goals, desired activity level (moderate, advanced), fitness interests (such as jogging, pilates, and swimming), fitness goals (lose weight, firm and...
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Much Smaller Mac Mini Coming?
Looprumors claims that they have heard that both the iMac and Mac mini are coming soon. They uniquely report, however, that the Mac mini will see a "dramatic change" in form factor, with a design that is "less than half the size" of the current design.
Both the Mac Mini and iMac are expected to incorporate the latest Penryn processors from...
iPod Nano, iPod Touch Revisions in 3rd Quarter 2008?
British chip-maker Wolfson Microelectronics is reported to have not been chosen to supply parts to Apple's future iPods. As a result, Wolfson's stock has plunged by 30% to a 3-1/2 year low. "IPods have been a big contributor historically to revenues, so it's pretty disappointing for them," said Nick James, an analyst at Panmure Gordon
The decision appears to reflect future supplies for the iPod...
Amazon #2 Online Music Retailer Behind iTunes
USAToday reports that Amazon has managed to take the #2 spot amongst digital music retailers behind iTunes with their MP3 Store. No sales numbers have been released, so it's difficult to gauge exactly how close a competitor Amazon is becoming.
This information comes from the four major labels who played their part in making it so. Amazon has been provided access to a larger number of...
Security Update 2008-002 v1.1
Apple posted a minor update to their 2008-002 Security update. Security Update 2008-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update.
According to MacObserver the update "addresses reliability issues with the 'Printer Settings...'...
More 'Confirmation' of 3G iPhone... in June?
Kevin Rose follows up his previous rumor that a 3G iPhone is coming in the "next few months" with a Twitter post claiming he's heard confirmation from a high level Vice President at a big company that works with Apple. According to his source, "[the new iPhone] will ship in June w/3G and GPS".
Kevin Rose was co-host of The Screen Savers on Tech TV and later started Digg.com....
Samsung Introduces New 'Haptic' Touch Phone
Samsung introduced a new touch-screen mobile phone called the SCH-W420 AnyCall (Youtube commercial). The new phone is available only in Korea at the moment, but incorporates a growing trend in mobile phone devices: vibration feedback.
Described as 'Haptic' phones, these specialized phones offer customized vibration to provide the user with specific types of touch-feedback. This sort of...
Microsoft Mac BU and TellMe Exploring iPhone SDK Options
Fortune's Big Tech blog reveals that Microsoft is taking a serious look into the iPhone SDK for the possibility of launching their own iPhone-specific applications. "Its really important for us to understand what we can bring to the iPhone," Tom Gibbons, corporate vice president of Microsofts Specialized Devices and Applications Group, told Fortune on Monday. "To the extent that Mac Office...
Even More Screenshots from iPhone 2.0
Lunar Lander sample app
BoyGeniusReport posted an extensive gallery of screenshots from the upcoming iPhone 2.0 Firmware (currently labeled version 1.2). The screenshots include a number of configuration screens as well as a few screenshots from a not-yet-functional iTunes App Store. The Lunar Lander game depicted above represents a sample game that Apple provides to developers to...
Adobe Shipping Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac [Updated]
Adobe has started shipping Photoshop Elements 6 for the Mac. Elements 6 was first announced at Macworld in January: In this release, we've focused on going beyond the basics to make everyday and advanced tasks even easier to achieve. Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh allows people to organize and find photos quickly, unleash powerful editing tricks without any heavy lifting, and creatively...
3G iPhone, Front-Sided Camera for Video Chat?
On his weekly video podcast Diggnation, Kevin Rose says that he's heard rumors that the next version of the iPhone is coming in the next few months, will incorporate 3G and also include a front-mounted video camera for video chat.
A Youtube Video of the clip has been posted.
Kevin Rose was co-host of The Screen Savers on Tech TV and later started Digg.com. He has reported some accurate...
Mac Mini Not Dead Yet?
Appleinsider is backtracking on their claims from last year that the Mac mini was set to be discontinued. According to the rumor site, they've received word to the contrary: For the first time in nearly a year, however, people familiar with the matter tell AppleInsider there's new life in the Mac mini department, where a small team of engineers have recently been tasked with gutting the...
New 'Get a Mac' Web Ad
Apple is running new web banner advertisements extending the Mac and PC TV commercials again to the web. Apple's previous 'Don't Give Up on Vista" ads ran on many sites in November.
The ad is currently running on NYTimes.com....
Apple Distributing Safari for Windows via iTunes
With the release of Safari 3.1, Apple has started pushing Safari to Windows iTunes users. This new distribution method offers all Windows iTunes users the option of installing Safari 3.1 even if they have never installed Safari before. Apple confirmed this to Information Week: "We are using Software Update to make it easy and convenient for both Mac and Windows users to get the latest Safari...
Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0
Apple released compatibility update today to bring more RAW file compatibility to Aperture 2 and iPhoto '08. The list of cameras includes:
Hasselblad CFV-16
Hasselblad H3D-31
Hasselblad H3D-31II
Leaf Aptus 54S
Leaf Aptus 65S
Nikon D60
Olympus E-3
Pentax *ist DL2
Pentax *ist DS2
Pentax K100D Super
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony...
Apple Researching 3D Stereoscopic Displays
A new patent application from Apple details how to implement a 3-dimensional stereoscopic display. While 3d images have been around for years, Apple points out that computational power has advanced to the point where these true 3d images can be rendered and animated in realtime. Apple specifically explores the implementation of "autostereoscopic" systems that don't require the viewer to be...
Time Machine Now Works with Airport Extreme USB Drives
After the release of today's Time Machine and Airport update, several readers report that Time Machine now supports backups to USB drives connected to your Airport Extreme basestation. This configuration essentially reproduces the functionality of Apple's Time Capsule product.
Apple had originally advertised these "AirPort Disk" wireless backups...
Apple Updates Time Machine and Airport
Apple has released a Time Machine and Airport update today. The 10.4 MB download for Mac OS X Leopard provides "compatibility improvements for using Time Machine with Time Capsule, as well as AirPort driver fixes."
Time Machine is Apple's automated backup solution that is included with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). Time Capsule is Apple's network hard drive that works in conjunction with Time...
Intel Outlines Next Generation Processors (Nehalem) Due in Late 2008
Intel's aggressive advancement of their processor technology has made it difficult for the casual onlooker to keep up.
Intel first introduced their current Core microarchitecture in Q1 2006. This represented a significant leap forward over their previous Pentium M microarchitecture. Apple took advantage of this transition and delivered some of their first Intel Macs using the Core-based...
Adobe Bringing Flash to the iPhone
Adobe made comments today that they will be delivering a Flash client for the iPhone. According to Adobe's Chief Executive Shantanu Narayen, Adobe has downloaded the iPhone SDK and is planning on building a Flash Player for the iPhone and distributing it via Apple's iTunes App store. "We believe Flash is synonymous with the Internet experience, and we are committed to bringing Flash to the...
