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
VMWare Public Beta, Parallels Beta 2
VMWare has posted a public beta (Build 36932) of their Intel Mac virtualization software called Fusion. The new VMware desktop product for the Mac, codenamed Fusion, allows Intel-based Macs to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X. It is built on VMware's...
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Mac OS X 10.4.9 (8P2111) Seeded to Developers
Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.4.9 (8P2111) to developers tonight. The newest version of Tiger (10.4) promises fixes to a number of areas.
A number of fixes have been documented. Among those, include bugs wtih Sync Service Engine, rsync and extended attributes, .Mac Sync, Rosetta, USB Modem and caller ID, Bluetooth device pairing, USB modem busy tone detection, QC Engine, Core Graphics and HID ...
Apple Patent for Resolution Independent User Interface
Macsimumnews reports on a recently published patent application for "Resolution Independent User Interface Design". Resolution Independence has been described by Apple as a feature for the upcoming version of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). The reasoning is described: The old assumption that displays are 72dpi has been rendered obsolete by advances in display technology. Macs now ship with displays...
Leopard Mac OS X 10.5 9A321 Screenshots
AeroXP and ThinkSecret have posted galleries with screenshots from the latest seed of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Features depicted include:
- New installer screens (screenshot)
- ZFS Formatting (screenshot, screenshot 2)
- File Recovery (screenshot)
- Quicktime (screenshot)
- Time Machine (screenshot)
- Screen Saver (screenshot)
- Parental Control Logs (screenshot)
... and more....
Embedded Mac OS X for Apple Consumer Electronics?
Appleinsider reports that Apple is working an an operating system based on the core technologies in Mac OS X as the basis for upcoming devices.
According to the report, Apple intends to integrate the software into the upcoming Apple Phone which is expected in the 1st half of 2007. Meanwhile, more devices are expected and "more comprehensive plans call for it to form the bedrock of a...
New iPod Games: Sudoku and Royal Solitaire
Apple posted two new iPod games to their iTunes Store today: Sudoku and Royal Solitaire
iLounge provides descriptions and screenshots of the two new iPod games.
Sudoku is a popular logic game and Royal Solitaire includes 10 popular versions of solitaire, including Canfield, Klondike,...
ZFS in Latest Leopard Builds [Update]
Several sites are reporting on ZFS support that is now built into the latest build of Mac OS X (Leopard) which was seeded last week.
The ZFS team at Sun was contacted by Apple in April about porting ZFS to Mac OS X. Arstechnica previously discussed advantages of ZFS as a file system. These include
- Efficient storage and handling of very small files.
- Logical volume management through a ...
Cisco (Not Apple) Launches 'iPhone' [Update]
It appears that last minute rumors of an "iPhone" announcement today (Monday, December 18th) were true, but referred to a new product from Cisco and not Apple.
Today, Cisco announced a series of Web-enabled telephone handsets designed to work with Voice over IP (VOIP) services. Dennis Vogel, a product manager for Cisco, says the use of the iPhone name is part of a larger strategic vision...
iSight No Longer Available (U.S.)
The Apple iSight appears to be no longer available on Apple's U.S. online store. No reason for the removal is indicated. Instead the item simply no longer appears.
Meanwhile, the iSight Accessory Kit and Griffin SightLight remain available. The Apple iSight has seen limited availability for some...
iPhone and Cell Phone Market Dynamics
CNN Money offers a good breakdown of the current dynamics between cell phone carriers and cell phone manufacturers. It also discusses the options Apple may have in introducing a cell phone to the U.S. market, and how it may upset the current balance of power: Today, phone companies heavily subsidize handsets in exchange for long-term commitments from customers. That Nokia phone you got for free...
MacHeist Software Bundle Ending This Weekend
The final software bundle for the MacHeist scavenger hunt was announced earlier this week and is on sale until Sunday night. So, this weekend is the last chance to take advantage of this sale.
The final Mac software bundle ($49) includes the following Mac applications: Delicious Library,
iPhone Announcement on Monday?
Gizmodo claims that the iPhone will be announced on Monday. Gizmodo Knows: iPhone Will Be Announced On Monday
I guarantee it. It isn't what I expected at all. And I've already said too much. Brian Lam
No further information is provided, but there is a clear implication that the iPhone is coming this Monday (December 18th).
Brian Lam is a an editor for Gizmodo and former assistant editor for ...
Aperture 1.5.2 and Airport Update 2006-002
Over the past few days, Apple has released updates to Aperture and Airport.
Aperture 1.5.2
Aperture 1.5.2 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including:
- Contact sheet printing
- Smart Albums
- Watermarks
- Lift and stamp
- Image export
- Versions created using an external editor
This update is recommended for all Aperture users.
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More iPhone Details - $599 4GB and $649 8GB? [Update]
Morgan Stanley analyst Rebecca F Runkle has "high conviction" that the iPhone will launch in the first half of 2007. In addition to this, she cites unnamed sources to provide some specs for the unreleased Apple phone:
- $599 for 4GB
- $649 for 8GB
- Wider than the iPod nano
- Thinner than the iPod Video
- Made of Metal
- Multiple colors, but at least including black, white, and silver
- ...
Leopard iChat Answering Machine
The latest build of Leopard (9A321) released yesterday introduces a new feature that has not been described by Apple as a new feature in Mac OS X 10.5's iChat.
The new iChat answering preference tab allows users to record a Video greeting to serve as an answering message when users are away from their desk. The caller may then leave a message. At this time, there only appears to be...
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 9A321 Seeded
Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Build 9A321 Client to developers tonight. This comes on the heels of an unconfirmed report that Apple had seeded build 9A326 internally to employees.
According to various reports, the new seed details few changes from previous seeds, with the usual minor bug fixes and a list of ongoing known issues.
Apple last seeded Leopard in November with Build...
Apple Lucky Bags 2007 in Japan
Apple Japan is once again offering "Lucky Bags" for sale to customers for the 2007 New Year. These Lucky Bags (Fukubukuro) appear to be a common retail custom in Japan for the New Year. Fukubukuro is a Japanese New Year's Day custom where merchants make grab bags filled with unknown random contents and sell them for a substantial discount, usually 50% or more of the list price of the items...
iPhone not at Macworld Expo San Francisco 2007?
TheAge.com.au reports on one analysts expectations that the iPhone will not see commercial launch until late 1st Quarter or early 2nd Quarter of 2007.
While they point to this as a "delay" in the iPhone release, readers should remember that most rumors to date have simply pointed to production of the iPhone in the "first half of 2007".
A report that Hon Hai had won the iPhone contract...
Public Beta of Adobe Creative Suite 3?
Appleinsider claims that Adobe is considering releasing a public beta of Creative Suite 3.0 as early as this month. This new version of Creative Suite would provide Universal Binary (Intel) support and be available to all current Creative Suite 2.0 license holders.
Creative Suite is Adobe's software bundle containing their professional...
World of Warcraft Update and Multithreaded OpenGL in Mac OS X 10.4.8
Blizzard Entertainment released a 2.0.1 upgrade patch to their popular World of Warcraft game on Tuesday.
The update for the Mac version introduced a number of bug fixes and performance improvements, including:
Improved video hardware detection and default settings, especially with Intel video.
Vertex Animation Shaders have been disabled for systems with Intel video.
Improved iTunes...
