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
iPod Touch Calendar to Get Add/Edit Functionality?
MacRumors forum user DavidJearly emailed Steve Jobs, asking about several features that are lacking on the iPod Touch. This included issues with full image syncing, notes, disk mode, lack of calendar input and lack of games.
Steve Jobs reportedly replied and addressed the last two issues: David,
Nothing can be done about the games. The new iPod touch is a completely different animal inside ...
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Apple Posts Three New iPhone Ads: Doug, Elliot, and Stephano
Apple has posted three new iPhone television advertisements tonight which show iPhone users talking about how they use their iPhone and its advantages:
Elliot
Doug "Mankind"
Elliot "Meredith"
Stephano "One Thing"...
iPod Classic and Nano Update 1.0.2
Apple's iPod Classic and iPod Nano has been updated to 1.0.2 via iTunes.
The new update comes without any description, but a couple of early reports:
- Improved Cover Flow
- Faster menu navigation
- Compilation Album Art displayed only once in Cover Flow
- Video Out Fix
Overall, it appears to address many of the performance concerns that many had when the Classic iPod first came...
Facebook to Launch iTunes Competitor? [Update]
All Facebook claims to have heard that Facebook has been working on launching an iTunes competitor.
Few details about the upcoming service is available, but Facebook has reportedly been pursuing agreements with a number of record labels and is actively recruiting for an executive for this new subdivision.
Facebook is a popular social networking site that was originally launched for college ...
Apple Buying Up High End Penryn Processors?
The Inquirer reports on rumors circulating around Tokyo about Apple's interest in high end Penryn processors for their upcoming Mac Pros.
According to the rumors, Apple has "pre-booked" all the top (3.2GHz) Penryn bins for this year, leaving only "minimum quantities" for other big vendors. The 3.2GHz Penryn Xeon ("Harpertown") processors offer a faster 1600MHz bus and 12MB of L2 cache. The...
Bungie Splits from Microsoft, Mac Games Ahead?
Confirming rumors circulating earlier this week, Microsoft announced today that Bungie Studios will be spun off into a privately held company in which Microsoft will hold a minority equity interest.
Bungie Studios was founded in 1991 as a Mac game developer, but in 2000 was bought by Microsoft who launched Bungie's Halo as an exclusive title for Microsoft's Xbox. The Halo franchise has seen...
Mac Marketshare at Universities Booming?
The DailyPrincetonian reports on a growing trend amongst at least some universities.
The Princeton University newspaper reports that Princeton's Mac marketshare has been rising dramatically, with 40 percent of students and faculty currently using a Mac as their personal computer. This number is up from only 10% of Mac users on campus only 4 years ago. And this number could still be...
Apple's iPhone Component AV Cable
iLounge posts a first look (with photos) at the Apple Component AV cable ($49) which allows the iPhone to output audio and video to their TV.
The TV Out functionality of the iPhone was enabled with the 1.1.1...
Apple Exploring Pressure Sensitive Touch Input
Apple has filed a patent application published on October 4th, which reveals that as far back as March 2006, they have been investigating the possibility of pressure sensitive touch screens.
Apple describes that historically, purely pressure-sensitive screens offer little advantage as an input device. The resultant "stiction" created between the finger and the touch surface makes it difficult ...
O2 to Launch Multi-Million Pound Ad Campaign for iPhone
O2 UK and Apple are planning on launching a multi-million pound joint advertising campaign later this month according to a Reuters report. O2 UK Chief Executive Matthew Key told a journalists on Tuesday it would be the company's "most significant campaign" in the run-up to the key Christmas trading period -- but that it would cost well short of 20 million pounds ($40.8 million).
Key believes that ...
Leopard to Sync iPhone Notes
Appleinsider publishes a screenshot from the latest development builds of Mac OS X Leopard which reveal that Notes will likely sync with Leopard's Notes functionality:
The updated Mail client under Mac OS X Leopard offers Notes functionality that closely resembles the iPhone's notes application:
...
iPhone in Canada in 2 Weeks?
Digital Journal claims that they have inside information that luxury retailer Holt Renfrew will carry the iPhone by mid-October throughout Canada. The Holt Renfrew source says the 8GB phone will be a GSM phone, retailing across the country for $799. Anyone familiar with the GSM market in Canada knows that Rogers is the leading GSM provider in the country. ...
Apple Seeds ZFS Read/Write Developer Preview 1.1 for Leopard
Apple has seeded version 1.1 of ZFS (Zettabyte File System) for Mac OS X to Developers this week. The preview updates a previous build released on June 26, 2007.
In the release notes, Apple confirms that the original release of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) will only offer Read-Only ZFS. As a result, no ZFS pools or filesystems can be modified or created under 10.5.0. This developer's preview...
High Definition Apple TV Content Soon?
Crunchgear claims that there will be a "substantial" update to iTunes this month to provide High Definition content. Accordingly, Apple has reportedly placed a large order for Apple TV's in anticipation.
CrunchGear has not been an accurate source of Apple rumors. Surrounding the previous iPod Nano rumors, they claimed that the Nano would come in 8GB and 16GB versions and not be called "Nano" ...
Apple's 3rd Party iPhone Application Plan?
9to5mac suggests that Apple has already lined up specific development partners for 3rd party applications on the iPhone. EA is reportedly porting their existing iPod games over to the iPhone, with "other big developers" also on board.
9to5mac expects Apple to adopt an application model from T-Mobile's Sidekick, in which developers submit applications for review and approval. If Tmobile/Danger...
Mac OS X Leopard on October 26th?
Appleinsider believes that Apple is preparing for announcements late in October, specifically between the 22nd and 27th of the month.
They specifically point to October 26th as the likely ship date for Mac OS X Leopard, but don't rule out the possibility of additional announcements near...
Microsoft Announces 2nd Generation Zune Music Player
Microsoft announced three new models of its Zune music player on Tuesday. The new models mirror Apple's iPod Nano and iPod lines by introducing a flash-based 4GB/8GB at $149 and $199 along with a larger 80GB hard-drive based model at $249. The previous 30GB Zune will continue to be sold at $199.99, and receive a software update bringing it up to par with the new Zune features.
All Zunes...
Apple Sued for $1 Million over iPhone Price Cut
Several sites are reporting that a New York woman is suing Apple for $1 million in damages claiming Apple violated price discrimination laws when it cut the price of the iPhone by $200. According to Li's lawsuit, filed on Sept. 24 in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, the price reduction injured early purchasers like herself because they cannot resell the product for the same...
Apple Reminds Users that Boot Camp is a Leopard Feature
Many have noticed a support document posted by Apple reminding users the licensing terms of Boot Camp -- Apple's boot into Windows solution for Intel-based Macs.
Apple states that the Boot Camp Beta program will end when Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is released in October, 2007. Boot Camp 1.2 has already expired as of September 30th, while Boot Camp Beta 1.3 and 1.4's license expires the moment...
iPhone Extreme?
iPhoneBugList notes that they spotted an unusual mistake in Apple's website source code.
One of the HTML product fields lists "iPhone Extreme" as the product name.
Obviously, there is no "iPhone Extreme" that has yet been announced, and so, of course, people are speculating what this could mean (if anything).
Appleinsider believes it represents a sloppy copy/paste error from Airport...
