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
Intel's Custom Processor for MacBook Air
Anandtech pieces together what processor Apple is using from Intel for the new MacBook Air, and concludes that Intel did provide Apple with a custom solution to be able to launch the thin laptop. The CPU in the MacBook Air is a 65nm Merom based Core 2 Duo, with a 4MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB and runs at either 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz. The packaging...
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The Other (Bigger) Market for the MacBook Air
As a follow up to the 3g Deal Breaker article, I thought I'd write some additional thoughts about the MacBook Air, and some reconsideration of my initial reaction.
Traditionally, the "sub-notebook" class of machine has tended to be marketed at the power-user, so that's how many of the media approached the MacBook Air... but that may have been the wrong way to look at it. In speaking to Xavier ...
EA's Spore Coming to Mac
EA announced at Macworld that they would be releasing Spore later this year simultaneously for PC and Mac. Spore is your own personal universe in a box. In this universe you can create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations and even sculpt entire worlds. In Spore you have a variety of creation tools at your disposal that allow you to customize nearly aspect of your universe:...
Macworld 2008 Best of Show Awards and More
Macworld announced their Best of Show awards today for Macworld San Francisco 2008.
- Photoshop Elements 6 - Universal version of Adobe's consumer photo editor.
- MacBook Air - Apple's thin laptop
- Guitar Hero III - Aspyre's rhythm game for Mac.
- BusySync - share iCal calendars (
iLidz Personal Media Viewer
The iLidz Personal Media Viewer was previewed at Macworld, promising "a large screen viewing experience at a fraction of the cost."
Simply insert your iPhone into the iLidz media viewer, look through the magnifying glass and adjust until focused. Voila. Hands free viewing. I can't say I necessarily felt like I was looking at a large screen, I suppose being hands free while watching a...
Kensington: Add an Extra Monitor Over USB
Kensington was demoing the sd200v Notebook Docking Station with Video at Macworld this week. The device connects to your Intel Mac via USB 2.0 and provides you with a 5-port USB hub, Headphone jack, Microphone jack and VGA plug (no DVI yet). The VGA plug allows you to add an additional monitor to your laptop which can act to either mirror or extend your laptop screen.
Overall the product...
Garmin Releases Bobcat Software for Mac OS X
After dropping hints at the launch of a new Mac product in the days before the keynote, Garmin announced the release of Project Bobcat version 2.0.0.0 The beta software allows Mac users to interface with their existing Garmin GPS devices.
- Bobcat allows you to transfer waypoints, tracks, and routes between your Mac and Garmin device and manage your data using your Garmin maps.
- Bobcat...
Finger Fracture Game Concept
Notcot reposts some very interesting concept designs and screenshots of a possible iPhone / iPod touch game, which uses multi-touch to provide a unique controller method for a skateboarding game.
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Mac OS X 10.5.2 Soon? New Seed.
Mac OS X 10.5.2 was one of the possible updates surrounding Macworld, but has yet to show up in our software update. The previous seed of Mac OS X 10.5.2 re-introduced a list view to the Stacks.
No announcements about Mac OS X 10.5.2 were made at Macworld, but one submitter noted that the requirements for Time Capsule had stated originally stated a minimum of Mac OS X 10.5.2, though this...
Random Sightings: Pogue, Gruber, Ryu
Some random sightings at Macworld.
David Pogue of NYTimes (and iPhone Musical) fame.
John Gruber (right) of Daring Fireball and Cabel Sasser (middle) of Panic.
Phill Ryu of MacHeist.com...
Microsoft Launches Mac Office 2008
Amidst all the Apple announcements, we neglected to mention that Microsoft officially launched Mac Office 2008 yesterday. Alongside the release, they've relaunched the Mactopia website. Microsoft Office was made available for preorder last week, and is now shipping.
Macworld provides a look at Microsoft Office 2008 Surprisingly, Word gets several major enhancements in Office 2008, the...
GelaSkins Custom Skins for iPods, MacBooks, iPhones
GelaSkins is showing at Macworld, offering their custom art skins for their MacBooks, iPhones and iPods. They showed how the vinyl adhesive comes on and off and won't wear out over time. iPod covers come with fronts and backs, and they also offer matching iPhone wallpapers. The artwork is original and outsourced to a number of artists.
Pricing ranges from $12.95 to $29.95
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Lack of 3G a Deal Breaker... No, Not Talking about iPhone
After talking to others about the MacBook Air yesterday, one common theme seems to be appearing... the lack of mobile broadband (3G) is a deal breaker for many.
As I told many people yesterday... if the MacBook Air had included any sort of 3G internet connection, I would have bought one instantly. No questions asked. I probably would have loaded up on SSD Flash as well, knowing it would be...
Steve Jobs on MacBook Air, Android and Kindle
In a New York Times interview with John Markoff, Steve Jobs reveals some details about the MacBook Air, and his thoughts on Google's Android and Amazon's Kindle.
First, Jobs revealed that Apple had gone through about 100 design prototypes to find the "right" form for the MacBook Air. He and Jonathan Ive...
Apple Releases Front Row 2.1.2
Apple has released Front Row 2.1.2 in your Mac OS X Software Update.
About Front Row 2.1.2
This Front Row update provides for bug fixes and improved iTunes...
Apple Releases iMovie 7.1.1
Apple has released iMovie 7.1.1 in your Mac OS X Software Update:
Whats New in this Version
- This update addresses issues when publishing movies to a .Mac Web Gallery, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor...
Apple Releases Quicktime 7.4
Apple has released Quicktime 7.4 for Leopard, Tiger, Panther and Windows.
QuickTime 7.4 addresses security issues and delivers:
- Numerous bug fixes
- Support for iTunes
This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7...
Creating a WebClip Bookmark Icon
Dan Dickinson posts instructions on how to create your own custom WebClip Icon for your website:
- Create a 57x57 PNG.
- Name it "apple-touch-icon.png"
- Throw it in the root folder of your website. (Not the root of your server, the root of your web documents.)
More instructions for web designers available at
More MacBook Air Details and Notes
- MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro photos - side by side.
- The MacBook Air battery will be a $129 replacement, requiring Apple to replace it.
- Walt Mossberg (video) first impressions of MacBook Air
- More high quality photos: Appleinsider, ThinkSecret
- How long will a SSD drive last? - up to 51...
MacRumors MWSF 2008 Reader Meetup Photos
Tuesday night, MacRumors hosted a small gathering for readers at Macworld Expo San Francisco 2008. Overall a fun time had by all.
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