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
1.2.2 Update for 5th Generation iPods
Apple posted a 1.2.2 iPod update for owners of 5th generation iPods today via iTunes. No details on what specific improvements have been made. Apple simply notes the update contains "bug fixes".
Update: Based on comments in the discussion, it is recommended you are upgraded to the latest iTunes (7.5) before (or after) applying this...
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Server Upgrades Complete, MacRumors Now Snappier
MacRumors has successfully transitioned to 5 new dedicated servers, replacing our existing servers.
The upgrades were prompted by the growing popularity of the site and especially our forums which also power the comment section on all news and rumor stories. Beyond the usual daily traffic, launch event (Macworld, iPhone, Leopard) days generally see a burst of traffic which can cause "server...
MakeiPhoneRingtones 1.3
With the return of methods to create free ringtones on the iPhone, RougeAmoeba has reintroduced their MakeiPhoneRingtone application which automates the manual process of renaming your AAC files and reimporting them into iTunes. Drop any AAC file on MakeiPhoneRingtone and it will be processed and passed off to iTunes, where it will be handled as a Ringtone. The file will show up in iTunes'...
Free Custom Ringtones in iTunes 7.5 and iPhone 1.1.2
Several users have noted that custom ringtone workarounds have started working again the latest version of iTunes and iPhone firmware 1.1.2. The most detailed descriptions were provided by:
overminer for Windows XP 1. Choose your music or sound (mp3)
2. Use audacity to cut the song to 40 seconds or less
3. Drag the song to itunes
4. Right click on the song in itunes and convert to AAC
5....
ZFS Project Page at MacOSForge
A ZFS page page has appeared on MacOSForge.org, Apple's open source repository for projects. Not much information yet available, and it simple directs people to download the current ZFS implementation from Apple's Developer Connection site: Well get more stuff up here in a bit, please stay tuned. In the meantime, all of you should be able to download the ZFS on OS X beta off the ADC site...
iPhone UK Launch Video
Crave.net.co.uk posts a video from the UK launch of the iPhone at Regent Street on November 9th, 2007:
Last Friday Crave attended the UK launch of the Apple iPhone, one of the craziest technology events we've ever been to. The queues were massive outside the Apple store on Regent Street and the atmosphere was absolutely manic, even cult-like....
Filemaker Introduces Bento Personal Database for Mac
Filemaker has introduced a new personal database application for Mac OS X called Bento.
Bento organizes all your important information in one place. So you can manage your contacts, coordinate events, track projects, prioritize tasks, and more faster and easier than ever before.
Bento is described as being designed exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard and takes advantage of many Leopard-specific ...
More iPhone Features Coming? Video Recording on iPhone?
Pocket-lint.co.uk reports that Apple has confirmed that "plenty more upgrades" are coming for the Apple iPhone. "All the complaints and feature requests we've had can be fixed and added by software upgrades", a spokesman for the company told Pocket-lint.
Some even suggest that Apple is spacing out updates intentionally to provide gradually added functionality over months. One insider even...
iPhone Attracting Switchers to O2 Network
TimesOnline.co.uk reports on the apparent success of the iPhone launch in the U.K.
The iPhone reportedly sold "tens of thousands" of units on opening weekend. According to the article, two thirds of Apple iPhone customers were switching from a rival network to O2. With a saturated mobile phone market in the U.K., this sort of subscriber switching could be a big win for the iPhone carrier,...
iPhone China Discussions Ongoing
An AP story notes that China Mobile Ltd. is in talks with Apple Inc. about bringing the iPhone to China. No agreement has yet been reached.
Apple plans to launch the iPhone in Asia in...
iPhone/iPod touch 1.1.2 Firmware Officially Released in U.S.
Despite the download for iPhone 1.1.2 being available since Friday, Apple has just now pushed the update to iTunes, allowing users to upgrade their iPhones to the latest firmware without having to download the upgrade manually.
As noted before, the major updates in the iPhone 1.1.2 update include:
- TIFF Exploit patched (JailBreakMe.com no longer works).
- International keyboards
- Custom ...
Apple Continues Work on First Leopard Update (10.5.1 Build 9B16)
In less than a week from the last developer seed, Apple has released another version of Mac OS X 10.5.1 to developers for testing.
The latest 10.5.1 seed (9B16) has "no known issues" but lists only a few updates since the previous build. These include updating applications even if moved out of /Applications, moving files to a different directory in Finder bug fix, and DNS resolution fixes....
Spotlight Search in iPhone?
Gene Munster (via Appleinsider) believes that an iPhone software update due next year will add a system-wide search feature "similar to Spotlight on a Mac". Munster, who tapped his own sources for the tidbit, says the feature will enable users to easily locate contacts, emails, phone numbers, or calendar events through a single search interface on the touch-screen handsets.
The new software...
First Look at Google's Android Mobile Platform
Google has released the software development kit for Android - a mobile platform announced by Google last week.
Documentation, SDK and first look videos are offered through the Android Project page. Most interesting, perhaps, is the Android Demo video which walks through prototype...
Ultra-Portable Mac Expected at Macworld Expo 2008
AppleInsider reports that Macworld San Francisco 2008 will be the launching ground for Apple's long-rumored ultra-portable laptop.
The new 13" aluminum sub-notebook is described to be 50% lighter and "strikingly slimmer" than the existing 15" MacBook Pros. To achieve this small form factor, Apple is said to have removed an optical drive from the design of the new laptop. As well, Apple will ...
Intel Announces 45-nm Penryn Processors
Intel released 16 of their new Penryn Core 2 Extreme and Xeon processors today. The new chips incorporate the new "Hi-k" metal gate formula and also incorporate a smaller 45-nanometer manufacturing process. These changes deliver faster and more energy-efficient processors.
While they did introduce a Core 2 Extreme Qx9750 quad-core processor with SSE4, our attention has focused on Intel's new ...
iPod Touch Firmware 1.1.2 Released: Add Calendar Events [Update: Jailbroken]
Alongside the iPhone 1.1.2 update, Apple has also released an iPod Touch 1.1.2 firmware update which is available for some through iTunes. For those who are impatient, a direct download is also available:
iPod1,1_1.1.2_3B48b_Restore.ipsw
Early reports indicate that the new iPod Touch update provides "Add Event" functionality to the iPod Touch, confirming an email exchange from Steve Jobs...
iPhone 1.1.2 Firmware Released
Apple has posted the download links to the iPhone 1.1.2 firmware, for direct downloading:
iPhone1,1_1.1.2_3B48b_Restore.ipsw
iTunes has yet to reflect the new firmware, but some adventurous souls have downloaded the link manually to upgrade their iPhone.
- Modem firmware: 04.02.13_G
- TIFF Exploit patched (per Engadget) so JailBreakMe no longer works
- Devices in iTunes, battery icon ...
iPhone Firmware 1.1.2 Arriving Friday
Pocket-lint.co.uk received confirmation from Apple that the 1.1.2 firmware update would become available to all iPhone owners on Friday, November 9th. Although the time could not be confirmed, iPhone owners who sync their device with iTunes tomorrow in the States will be presented with the option to upgrade to the new firmware.
The new firmware incorporates more international language support,...
Freezing iMac Issue Due to Hardware?
Appleinsider suggests that the freezing iMac problem may be related to overheating hardware rather than any particular software issue.
They cite one user who had their video chipset replaced on their iMac who found that the problems had disappeared. This and other reports provide increasing support for beliefs that the lockups and related symptoms are caused by excessive heat inside the...
