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
A Look at Leopard's Preview 4.0
Appleinsider gives us a close up look at Leopard's Preview application.
Beyond the basic PDF and image file viewing, Preview 4.0 adds new tools to annotate PDFs with ovals, rectangle, text notes and hyperlinks. (Oval and text annotation are available in the current version of Preview) Apple also added underline, strikeout, or highlight a text selection in the Acrobat compatible format....
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Navizon Refunds and Development Commitment
The makers of Navizon for the iPhone, which provides GPS-like functionality to your iPhone, have updated their blog and stated that
- If you purchased Navizon and cannot run it on the 1.1.1 iPhone, you will get a refund.
- They are still developing for the iPhone and plan a new version shortly (for 1.0.2 iPhones, presumably).
Navizon was previously featured and provided positioning based...
Zune 2 on Tuesday?
BetaNews claims that Microsoft will be introducing the Zune 2 on Tuesday.
The second major revision to the Zune music player will introduce flash-based players. Entering the flash-based device market is very important for Microsoft, as the category is by far the most popular. While the Zune has managed to grab a 10 percent share of the HDD player segment, overall that has amounted to about a 3 ...
Valve Software's Co-Founder Explains Why No Mac OS X Support
Kikizo interviews Valve Software's co-founder, Gabe Newell, about the upcoming Orange Box game compilation due for release in October. The compilation includes Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 and will only be available for Windows, XBox 360 and PlayStation 3.
When asked about why there have been no Mac versions, Newell claims that...
Apple Releases Leopard 9A557/9A559 Seed Update
Apple has released a new seed update to developers running the latest versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard via Mac OS X's Software Update mechanism.
The 9A557/9A559 Seed Update includes fixes to wireless networking and RAW image viewing in the latest development build of Mac OS X Leopard. The update is also being used to test new features with in the Software Update mechanism itself.
Apple see...
iPhone Human Interface Guidelines
Apple published an iPhone Human Interface Guideline document. This document introduces you to the iPhone environment and how it shapes the user experience of iPhone content. Then, it explains how to design a superlative user interface for your web content so it displays and works well on iPhone. It does this by first examining different types of iPhone content and exploring how you can decide...
iPhone 1.1.1 Aftermath
With the consequences of the iPhone 1.1.1 update, there's been no shortage of opinions on Apple's latest move to lock down the iPhone from unlockers and 3rd party developers. Before the update, 3rd party application installation on the iPhone had become so easy that David Pogue demonstrated its ease of use and utility in a video segment for the NYTimes.
Apple's latest software update,...
Listen to Music over Bluetooth in 1.1.1
Engadget notes that iPhone 1.1.1 seems to inadvertently allow you to stream music over bluetooth. Oddly enough, this "function" has been unleashed by a Visual Voicemail bug that leaves Bluetooth audio on even after you've left the Voicemail interface.
There are still a few kinks... unfortunately, the audio also plays out of your internal speaker at the same time.
Update: This is reportedly...
Method to Downgrade from iPhone 1.1.1 to 1.0.2
A method has been posted detailing how to downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 back to 1.0.2. Preliminary reports say that the OS is downgrading but the modem firmware is not (aka, the modem firmware stays at 04.01.13_G instead of downgrading to 03.14.08_G). This allows use of Wi-Fi but not GSM functions (phone/edge/sms) unless you're using AT&T.
It appears to provide a method to bring the iPhone...
Security Updates in iPhone 1.1.1
Aside from the new features found in iPhone 1.1.1, CNet details the important security fixes that accompanied the 1.1.1 upgrade.
Some may be planning on keeping their 1.0.2 iPhones for various reasons (unlocking, 3rd party software), but you should be aware of the number of vulnerabilities that are patched in the newest iPhone update.
Many of the issues affect Safari, with 7 distinct issues ...
New iTunes Visualizers in Leopard
Apple has added three new visualizers in the version of iTunes that is built into the latest build of leopard. The new visualizers are called Lathe, Jelly, and Stix.
Lathe: A floating fountain of particles that pulsate to bass (very responsive to bass drums)
Jelly: A quick moving kaleidoscope of multicolored bright LED-looking lights
Stix: A streak of light that changes speed and...
Daniel Cooperman to Join Apple as General Counsel
Apple announced today that Daniel Cooperman, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Oracle Corporation, will join Apple as the company's senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, replacing Donald J. Rosenberg.
Donald Rosenberg had only held the position since November 2006, after Former Apple general counsel Nancy Heinen had left amidst accusations of involvement...
Video: Pogue Hacks the iPhone
If you haven't taken the leap to install 3rd party apps onto the iPhone, David Pogue shows how easy it is in a video on the NYTimes.
He demonstrates the easy to use Installer.app as well as a number of fun applications that have been released for the iPhone.
Unfortunately, these applications are only available for iPhone firmware versions 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2. iPhone 1.1.1 breaks...
Using Special Characters on the iPhone Keyboard (1.1.1)
New in the iPhone 1.1.1 firmware, if you press and hold on a character (such as 'o' or 'e'), you are presented with a pop-up menu with variations (accents, umlauts,...
Apple Geniuses Unbricking iPhones?
Despite the posting of a statement about not servicing unlocked iPhones at Apple Stores, TUAW reports that some individuals have been able to get their non-functional iPhones restored. Apple continues posting warning signs around their stores, cautioning customers that unlocked and modded iPhones fall outside their warranty. And at the same time, Apple Geniuses around the country quietly are...
iPhone 1.1.1 Harder to Hack?
You may have noticed that talk of installing 3rd party applications onto the iPod Touch has been notably absent in the weeks since the iPod Touch launch. That's because hackers have been unable to penetrate the iPod Touch file format to install 3rd party apps, and it appears Apple has done the same with the latest iPhone update.
Ambrosia's Andrew Welch notes that the new system will be much...
Are Unlocked iPhones Getting Bricked? At Least Some.
Some brave souls have tried to update their SIM Unlocked iPhones to 1.1.1 and there appear to have been mixed results.
Jonathan Seff at iPhoneCentral gave it a shot and found that his unlocked iPhone now gives an "Incorrect SIM" error. He even went to an AT&T store who gave him a new SIM and still no luck.
Meanwhile, a few anecdotal reports indicate that some people have been able to...
Keynote 4.0.1, Pages 3.0.1, Numbers 1.0.1 and iWeb 2.0.2
Apple released a number of updates to their iWork '08 suite including:
Numbers 1.0.1
This update primarily addresses issues with tables and performance.
Pages 3.0.1
This update primarily addresses issues with change tracking and performance.
Keynote 4.0.1
This update primarily addresses issues with builds and performance.
iWeb 2.0.2
This update to iWeb addresses issues with...
Apple Releases EFI Firmware Updates
Apple released a number of EFI Firmware Updates for the iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro and Xserve today.
The update describes various fixes including
- Improves performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo Processors (iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro)
- Improves performance and reliability of Dual-Core Intel Xeon Procesors (Xserve)
- Fixes issues with Boot Camp (iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook,...
3rd Party Apps Disabled in iPhone 1.1.1
As expected, the iPhone 1.1.1 Update will remove all 3rd party applications when you update.
Simply reinstalling Installer.app will not work as the Installer.app application is firmware specific. At present only supports firmwares 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2.
We are hopeful that nullriver will be able to update their installer to support 1.1.1, but there are no guarantees. If 3rd party support...
