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
600,000 iPhone Activations with AT&T?
Newswireless.net claims that AT&T has activated 600,000 iPhones as of Monday night.
As a result, they believe that Apple will hit one million iPhone sales by Wednesday/Thursday.
Newswireless is the same publication that believed that the European iPhone deal was to be announced on Monday. Now, they say that the European launch ...
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DVD Jon Activates iPhone
Jon Johansen (DVD Jon) has posted a method that allows users to take a new iPhone and activate it without connecting to AT&T servers or supplying any personal information.
The method allows users take an iPhone and activate it to allow iPod and Wifi functionality, but without signing up for mobile telephone service with AT&T.
This has also be accomplished by canceling AT&T service in the...
Tip: 'Smooth Caps' on iPhone Keyboard
Expanding on the Typing Period Quickly Tip posted by David Pogue earlier today, iPodHacks notes that the same sequence can be used for the shift to to allow you to quickly capitalize a letter without disrupting your typing. Just touch the shift key and then slide your finger across the screen to the target letter. Your moving finger will trigger the confirmation pop-ups for the letters you're...
Apple Posts Web Development Guidelines for iPhone
Apple posted Web Development guidelines for the iPhone. Developers can create Web 2.0 applications that look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone, and provide seamless integration with iPhone applications and services including making a phone call, sending an email, and displaying a location in Google Maps. Third-party applications created using web standards can extend iPhone's ...
T-Mobile to Sell iPhone in Germany: November 1st?
The Washington Post translates a Rheinische Post article which reveals that the iPhone will be sold through T-Mobile in Germany and launch on November 1st, 2007.
The cost of the phone for the German market is said to be 450 euros (US $612). There has been no confirmation of rumors the European version of the iPhone may incorporate 3G technology.
Apple launched the iPhone in the U.S. last...
iPhone Sales, Inventory and Domain Name
Despite a wide range of claims from analysts about the iPhone's sales on opening weekend, the most official word comes from AT&T's spokesman Mark Siegel who indicates that the iPhone sales on opening weekend were more than they'd sold in the first month of any other wireless device in AT&T's history.
AT&T also notes that the iPhone activation problems should be entirely resolved at this time,...
Meebo (Instant Messaging) Support for iPhone
The lack of a true instant messaging client for the iPhone has been an issue for some. Meebo.com is a popular web-based client which offers support for AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk, and MSN -- all in one interface.
Unfortunately, the iPhone was unable to use the Meebo interface due to the lack of a "Send" button. iPhone users were unable to otherwise submit their instant messages.
It looks...
Tip: Typing a Period Quickly
This tip comes from David Pogue's Missing Manual and is appropriately titled "Pogue's Awesome iPhone Period-Typing Shortcut.
One difficulity in typing on the iPhone is adding proper punctuation as the punctuation keys are on an alternate keyboard, requiring you to press the ".?123" to switch to the puncutation keyboard and then click on "ABC" key to return to the Qwerty keyboard. But no...
Chip Level Teardown of iPhone
Techonline reports on a chip level teardown of the iPhone, identifying the various componenets it is made up of.
Many of the chips are Apple branded components, making their exact identification more...
iPhone as a Widescreen iPod + Wifi without Contract? [Updated]
TUAW essentially describes how to unlock an iPhone for use as a Widescreen iPod + Wifi -- without a contract, and a $49.98 one time fee.
The first step involves faking bad credit by typing in "999-99-9999" as your Social Security number during activation to trigger the GoPhone/"Pick Your Plan" option...
Tip: Scroll to Top of Safari
One minor annoyance in iPhone's Safari is that the URL bar scrolls off the top of the screen along with the rest of the page when you scroll down a web page. As a result, in order to enter a new url, you are required to scroll all the way back up before being able to enter a new address.
Forum member dharrison9 described a very useful tip to address this issue. 1. You're at the bottom (or...
iPhone Case: Speck Skintight
On iPhone night, I picked up the Skintight from Speck. It cost $29.95 and included in the box were two cases and a belt clip. I slipped on the case as per the instructions and....
It fits ridiculously! Ive tried both the clear and the pink, and theyre both utterly terrible. They pucker at both ends, they dont sit flat, the phone will pop out of the clip if you move at all!
The plastic also ...
Apple Releases Leopard 9A466 (WWDC Build) to ADC Members
Apple is finally seeding the WWDC version of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) to online ADC members (Select or Premier). Previously, the most recent version of Leopard was only available to developers who attended WWDC.
Apple previewed a "feature complete" version of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) at WWDC and demonstrated many of the new Leopard features, including...
Streaming Google Video on the iPhone
Scooterdman describes how to stream Google Videos straight to your iPhone.
For example, in the MacRumors Interview video, you simply choose Video iPod/PSP from the Download popup, and the download will start and automatically launch in Apple's Video viewer on the...
Mac OS X 10.4.10 v1.1 and Audio Update 2007-001
Apple released two software updates today:
Audio Update 2007-001
The Audio Update 2007-001 addresses an issue with version 1.0 of the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update in which a "popping" sound might be heard with some external speakers on Intel-based Mac. This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.10.
This appears to address a bug that appeared with the Mac OS X...
iPhone App: Ta-Da Lists (To Do's)
Jason Friend of 37 Signals reveals that TaDaList.com's iPhone version is now live.
Ta-Da List is a web-based to-do list tool. The iPhone version is available at the same web address: TaDaList.com -- simply browse there with your iPhone. Jason provides more screenshots in his blog....
Online Apple Store iPhone Orders Shipping July 6th
Despite citing 2-4 week delays in iPhone shipments made from the online Apple Store, Apple has notified some customers that their iPhones will ship by July 6th (Friday): Good news! We're happy to let you know your iPhone will ship by July 6th, 2007. Visit Order Status for the most current information on your order. iPhone orders will ship in the order they were placed. We're working hard to ...
Apple iPhone Battery Replacement $85.95
One of the early criticisms of the Apple iPhone was the lack of a user-replaceable battery. Apple received some negative press about their iPod's battery life, which prompted an official iPod battery replacement program.
Apple has similarly launched an iPhone Battery Replacement program, providing battery replacement for $79 plus $6.95 shipping. The program requires a 3 business-day turn...
iPhone Teardown Puts Components at $220
Businessweek reports on an iPhone tear down by Portelligent which estimates the component cost of the iPhone at $220. Portelligent estimates that the cost of the materials used in the iPhone add up to about $200 for the 4-gigabyte version, which sells for $499 and about $220 for the 8-gigabyte version, which sells for $599. Their estimate doesn't include costs of final assembly, but it does give...
iPhone Javascript Benchmarks
JohnMuch.com posted some Javascript benchmarks of the 8GB iPhone compared to his 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB of RAM. He ran a number of different online benchmarks including JSSpeed: iPhone
Try/Catch with errors 378
Layer movement 3078
Random number engine (Did not compute)
Math engine 3474
DOM speed Testing (998/1000)
Array functions 1739
String functions 535
Ajax declaration 1089
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