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 Updates Mac OS X Development Tools with Penryn Support
Yahoo News reports that Intel has upgraded its software development tools today, introducing support for Mac OS X Leopard as well as their new Penryn processors. The Intel Software Development Products for Mac OS X includes updated compilers and libraries for development environments like C, C++ and Fortran that optimize applications to take advantage of features in Intel's latest 64-bit...
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Boot Camp Beta Expires December 31st
Apple emailed those who downloaded the Boot Camp beta and let them know that with the introduction of Leopard, Boot Camp Beta is over. The Boot Camp Beta software will expire on December 31, and Apple won't offer further updates of Boot Camp Beta for Mac OS X Tiger.
Boot Camp allows Intel-Mac owners to dual-boot into Windows. It is now a standard feature of Mac OS X 10.5...
Mobile Google Maps to Bring GPS-Like Positioning to iPhone?
News.com's blog reports that Google is set to launch a new feature in Google Maps for Mobile that will automatically set our location even in phones that lack a global positioning system (GPS) device.
This "My Location" feature uses the same technology as Navizon and triangulates your location based on nearby cell phone towers. This positioning technology is said to be accurate within 10 city ...
Orange Announces iPhone France and Unlocking Options [Launch Photos]
Orange announced pricing for the iPhone in France today.
Launch photos from Mac4ever
Orange will be selling the iPhone for 399 euro along with one of four plans with prices ranging from 49 euros to 119 euros per month. All plans include unlimited internet and visual voicemail.
Customers who don't wish to subscribe to those particular plans can instead pay 549 euro and use another...
Universal Music Group's View of the Digital World
Wired has a revealing article on Universal Music Group's CEO Doug Morris and his views on the digital music industry. The article provides insight into how only an outsider like Apple could accomplish what the music industry was unwilling and unable to create -- a successful digital distribution system.
Morris's attitude is shockingly revealing as to the underlying motives of the music...
German Carrier Paying 600 Euro Bonus for iPhone Switchers
With the new unlocked 999 euro iPhones in Germany, at least one wireless carrier is taking advantage of the opportunity to try to win over some iPhone customers.
German mobile phone provider Debitel AG is offering customers a 600 euro sign-up bonus to iPhone buyers to switch from T-Mobile to their service.
T-Mobile was forced by an temporary injunction to offer an unlocked iPhone in Germany ...
Verizon to Open Wireless Network to Any App or Device
The big industry news today comes from Verizon when they announced that in 2008 that they would offer wireless service plans open to any application or device. [Verizon] said it will publish early next year technical standards for the development community, which are necessary for designing software, applications and devices that can run on its network. The carrier said that any device that meets...
iPhone France Launch and Unlocked iPhones (100 Euro?) [Update]
Retuers reports on Orange's expectations for iPhone sales in France. Orange expects to sell nearly 100,000 iPhones by the end of 2007 after its launch later this Wednesday.
MacScoop reported on the leaked rate plans for the French iPhone last week. The rate plans were revealed on iphone.orange.fr. Pricing points include 49 euro/mo, 59 euro/mo, 79 euro/mo, and 119 euro/mo.
Orange will...
iPhone SDK Already Seeded to Some Developers?
Electronista claims that Apple has already started seeding an early version of the iPhone SDK (software development kit) to a few select developers.
The kit is described as "rough versions" of the tools that allow developers to create native applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Electronista is unable to provide many details on the development kit, but claims it "somewhat resembles...
Burst's $10 Million Patent Settlement: Quicktime, iTunes, ... DVR?
As a followup to a report from 2006, Apple and Burst.com have settled their patent dispute for $10 million dollars.
Burst.com sued Apple over patent claims involving "the delivery of music or video over the Internet 'faster than real-time.'" This involves the technology involved in streaming and delivering video and audio content on the internet as Apple does with iTunes and Quicktime...
Greg Joswiak on the iPhone SDK, iPod
Fortune interviews Apple's Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, about the iPod and the iPhone.
The article covers Apple's marketing and research focus over the years, and does reiterate that Apple will likely be using a digital-signature approach to the upcoming iPhone software developer kit. One of the things Steve talked about in his open letter is something Nokia's...
German iPhones Unlocked by iTunes
MacNotes.de (German) provides early notes and experiences from customers who have bought unlocked iPhones in Germany.
The first SIM-unlocked iPhones went on sale in Germany on November 21st with a considerable (600 euro) premium over the usual SIM-locked iPhones. "Unlocked" simply means that the phone is not tied to any one network provider (such as AT&T or T-Mobile) and can accept any SIM ...
Advanced Multitouch Gesturing Patents
PCJoint.com points to ongoing research by Apple into multi-touch technologies. The most recent patent applications reveal techniques to recognize both palm and finger contacts in order to react appropriately.
PCJoint summarizes the possibilities: - Need to move a cursor across the screen? Just slide your finger and it goes.
-...
iFuntastic 4.7.1 with iTunes 7.5 (and iPhone 1.1.2) Support
The latest version of iFuntastic 4.7.1 has been released. The iPhone customization/jailbreaking software is now shareware for many of the advanced features. Release notes:
- support for iTunes 7.5
- fixed text display for Leopard
- improved email procedure
- fixed alignment bug for Home Screen backgrounds (thank you Szymon)
- a 'Small Icons' choice for the (advanced) Home Screen
- fixed ...
Apple (and Others) Black Friday 2007 Sales Prices and Links [Updatedx2]
Some of these sales are over. Parallels sale remains ongoing (see below), Amazon and MacMall still have $75-$150 rebates on many Macs.
Popular online retailers such as BestBuy, CompUSA, CircuitCity.com, and Amazon are now participating in online Black Friday sales.
Apple Store
Sale is Over
Apple's online store and retail stores are participating as well. Apple's 5th Avenue Store was the f...
Verizon's 'iPhone Killer', the LG Voyager, Disappoints?
TheStreet previews Verizon's new LG Voyager launched today. Dubbed an iPhone Killer at its annonucement, the LG Voyager disappoints. Here's the bleak truth about the Voyager: It's not the thrilling gadget adventure people were waiting for. ...
Playing with the Voyager for the past week has provided a nice mixture of fun with a familiar dash of frustration.
The Voyager has no document...
T-Mobile Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany
To be in compliance with a court ruling, Deutsche Telekom announced today that they will immediately start selling an unlocked iPhone without contract for 999 euro (US $1,477). The iPhone will still be sold, as before, with 2 year contract for 399 euro ($US $590).
Bloomberg reports that customers who purchased the iPhone in Germany after November 19th may have their iPhone unlocked for free. ...
'Don't Give Up on Vista' Web Ad
Several readers have noted a new web-only advertisement from Apple that has appeared on a number of sites, including News.com, Engadget.com, and PCMag.com.
The Apple advertisement features "Mac" and "PC" as played by Justin Long and John Hodgman in a web ad composed of two separate components. The first is a traditional 720x90 pixel horizontal leaderboard at the top of the page as well as a...
iPhone Owners Love Their iPhones
PC Magazine held a survey which ran from August 1 to August 13, 2007. Respondents reported on their experiences with the gadgets, services, and electronics they use, and any support or repair incidents they had within 12 months prior to the survey.
In its first year in the survey, it was clear that iPhone owners were very satisfied: the Apple iPhone scored a stunning 9.1 out of 10 from our...
Kristin Sloan of 'The Winger' iPhone Ad
Kristin Sloan is profiled in the New York Observer. Sloan was featured in one of the early iPhone commercials in which she relays her experiences updating her blog with the iPhone.
Her blog saw an immediate burst in traffic from 2,000 hits a day up to 48,000 on the first day of the ad. Traffic has since settled down to 15,000 hits/day. Sloan does not reveal how she was chosen for the...
