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
Gameloft to Launch 15 Game Titles for iPhone in 2008
Mobile game developer Gameloft has announced that they will be developing more than 15 game titles for the iPhone in 2008.
Gameloft is already responsible for a few Apple iPod games such as Block Breaker Deluxe and Brain Challenge. Wikipedia lists a number of games developed by Gameloft, including mobile versions of Prince of Persia, Rayman, Might and Magic and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.
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Penryn iMac and Mac Mini Updates Soon?
MacScoop claims that Apple is prepping refreshes to both the iMac and Mac Mini in the coming weeks.
The rumor site expects Apple to start including the 45nm Penryn chip in both the iMac and Mac mini. Meanwhile, they also expect the Mac Mini to upgrade to the GMA3100 graphics chipset used in the most recent MacBooks. Though we don't have a precise release date, we expect the iMac and the Mac...
How to Uninstall a 3rd Party App
Not surprisingly, in the upcoming iPhone release you will be able to uninstall a 3rd party application the same way you remove Web Applications from the iPhone Home Screen.
- Press and hold on any application icon
- the icons will then start wobbling
- 3rd party applications and Web Applications will show a small "X" on the top left.
- Tap on that, and you are asked if you would like to ...
BBC iPlayer Now iPhone Compatible [Updated]
BBC had previously announced that they would be launching their iPlayer service for the iPhone and iPod touch. Yesterday, BBC officially launched a Beta of their iPlayer for iPhone. iPhone and iPod touch users who navigate to the iPlayer site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/) are now be greeted with some limited streamable content.
While there was some speculation that the release may be...
Beatles on iTunes in 2008 [Updated]
More talk of Beatles coming to iTunes in 2008: Sir Paul McCartney is to release the Beatles back catalogue online - helping pay for his multi-million-pound divorce from Heather Mills.
The singles and albums will be made available on iTunes in the coming months following the final divorce hearing, due to take place at the High Court in 10 days.
Update: UPI reports that Paul McCartney has struck ...
iPhone SDK Reactions and Ongoing Questions
The release of the iPhone SDK provided a lot of answers, but has also raised a number of questions, many of which will not be answerable until the iTunes App Store launches in June 2008.
The general sentiment, however, has been quite positive with most expectations being exceeded. The addition of numerous enterprise features has removed many hurdles for corporate iPhone adoption, though it may...
id Software's John Carmack on iPhone App Distribution
John Carmack of id Software posted some of his thoughts on the new iTunes App Store and Apple's distribution model: Just based on the blurbs, it looks very good -- a simulator plus debugging on the native device is the best of both worlds, and a 70% royalty deal for apps over iTunes is quite good.
The iTunes distribution channel is really a more important aspect than a lot of people understand. ...
iPhone 2.0, iPhone SDK, and iPhone Apps Frequently Asked Questions
It seems the same questions are coming up again and again, so here's an attempt to clarify some points.
What is iPhone Firmware 2.0? When can I get Applications/Enterprise Features?
iPhone 2.0 firmware is the next software update for the iPhone. It will include Enterprise features and support for the iPhone SDK and iPhone applications.
Regular customers will be able to download the...
iGo 8 iPhone GPS Demo Video
A Youtube video from PDAMania.hu claims to demonstrate an iPhone/iPod Touch GPS solution at Cebit 2008.
The demo shows two possible options for GPS integration: a wireless Wifi transmitter and a dock-connector adapter. We think it is only a concept application because the presenter states that it is a prototype and that they need to await an SDK from Apple, and because a similar demo...
$99/year Developer Fee to Publish Applications
There's been some confusion on this topic due to the reporting of the iPhone SDK event, but it appears that the $99 fee required to publish your applications to the iTunes App Store is an annual charge.
From Apple's press release: The Standard Program costs $99 (US) per year and gives members an iPhone SDK and development tools; access to pre-release iPhone software; technical support; the...
Quicktime Stream of Apple iPhone SDK Event
Apple has posted a Quicktime stream of their iPhone SDK event today. While we've already summarized today's announcements, it's never quite the same as watching it yourself .
Here's our summary of today's announcements, including additional details from our iPhone Blog.
- iPhone SDK Details, First Look
- Apple Releases iPhone SDK, Demos Spore, Instant Messaging
- iPhone Enterprise...
OmniFocus Coming for iPhone
The floodgates have opened, it seems. Omnigroup hasn't even downloaded the SDK yet, but they posted in their blog that they are very eager to get started on their first iPhone app, and that app will be an iPhone version of OmniFocus.
OmniFocus is a personal task management application and won a Best of Show award at Macworld. Task management shouldnt be your full time job. Weve built...
iFund to Offer $100 Million in Seed Money to iPhone Developers
One of the announcements at today's iPhone SDK event was the creation of the "iFund" by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
The iFund promises $100 million in venture capital to invest in companies developing applications and services for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. "A revolutionary new platform is a rare and prized opportunity for entrepreneurs, and that's exactly what Apple has created...
iPhone Spore to be Released by EA in September
Engadget caught up with EA at the media event today and confirmed that iPhone Spore will be an actual product, but is not expected to ship until September.
EA also confirmed that there were "other games in early stages of development," and that it was "actively using the new iPhone SDK to develop games for the iPhone...
iPhone SDK Details, First Look
After announcing the iPhone SDK today, Apple has posted the link for the SDK download, though Apple's site is presently being overwhelmed by the traffic.
XCode
To clarify what the SDK provides and why you might want it. The SDK offers development tools to write applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It includes an updated version of Xcode, Apple's development environment, along...
Apple Will Allow Voice Over IP (VOIP) on Wifi
During the Q&A Session, Apple indicated that they would allow Voice Over IP (VOIP) applications on the iTunes App Store so long as the applications only ran over Wifi, not cellular networks (such as EDGE).
This means that popular internet telephone applications such as Skype could be easily ported to the iPhone. Allowing VOIP to run over EDGE connections would directly compete with AT&T's...
iPhone Enterprise Beta Application
Desperately need the new Enterprise features on the iPhone? Apple is accepting applications for the iPhone Enterprise Beta program. Interested applications must match these requirements:
- A team of no more than five people to test the iPhone 2.0 software beta
- One team member with administrative access to your IT infrastructure
- A designated technical lead to act as a primary contact...
iPhone SDK Now Available for Download
Apple posted a link to the iPhone SDK download, but unfortunately the servers are unable to cope with the traffic at this time.
So, you may have to wait a little while, but the SDK should be available at:
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/...
Mass Email Move and Delete in 2.0, PowerPoint
Apple's press release reveals that they've included some frequently requested features in iPhone 2.0 firmware: In addition to these new iPhone network and security features, the beta iPhone 2.0 software provides several new Mail features such as the ability to view PowerPoint attachments, in addition to Word and Excel, as well as the ability to mass delete and move email messages.
The final...
Apple Releases iPhone SDK, Demos Spore, Instant Messaging
During the iPhone SDK event today, Apple announced that they would be releasing to developers the same APIs and Tools that they use to create iPhone apps.
Based on existing Mac OS X technologies, the SDK provides a robust package of tools for developers to use to develop iPhone native applications. The SDK is broken down into the following sets:
Cocoa Touch - Multi-touch events,...
