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
Apple Updates Remote App with iPad and Retina Display Support
As predicted, Apple has updated their Remote app that allows iOS users to control iTunes and their Apple TV from their devices. The app hadn't been updated for nearly a year, but has finally received a 2.0 update that brings support for the iPad, Retina display and new Apple TV. New features listed include: - Designed for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
- Optimized for Retina displays and large...
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Apple's COO Tim Cook to Leave Apple for HP? [Cook Denies]
Business Insider relays a rumor that Apple COO Tim Cook could be leaving Apple for the CEO spot at HP. Business Insider tracked the source of the rumor as investor gossip site Fly on the Wall. The rumor seems to have emanated from Fly On The Wall, a site that serves up gossip to the investing community.
Therefore, we aren't buying this one just yet.The rumor has
Official Google Voice App Approved by Apple
TechCrunch reports that Apple has approved Google's official Google Voice application for the iPhone. The Google Voice app was originally submitted to Apple back in 2009 but was rejected for "duplicating features that come with the iPhone". The rejection became the subject of an FCC...
Apple Posts New iOS-Based AppleTV Firmware
Apple posted the new AppleTV2,1 Firmware (Build 8M89) to their servers this evening. The AppleTV firmware appears to be a version of iOS version 4.1 and can be downloaded here:
AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw
The firmware is of no use to anyone just yet, except perhaps those looking to...
Apple Finally Acknowledges and Addresses ATI X1900 XT Issue
Apple recently posted a support document acknowledging an issue with ATI X1900 XT graphics cards that shipped with Mac Pro systems between August 2006 and January 2008. (via ZDnet and forums ) If your Mac Pro experiences distorted video and has an ATI X1900 XT card in it,...
Next iPad Thinner with Camera and Mini USB?
Goldman Sachs analysts are claiming that Apple's 2nd generation iPad will come with a camera, mini USB port and a lighter/thinner design in the second quarter of 2011: Apple Inc. may introduce its second-generation iPad in the second quarter of 2011, said Henry King ...
First 3rd Party Mac USB 3.0 Interface Benchmarked
Barefeats has benchmarked the first 3rd party USB 3.0 interface for the Mac from CalDigit: "Wait a minute. Apple hardware and software does not support USB 3.0." Yes but CalDigit has developed OS X drivers for their PCIe and ExpressCard USB 3.0 host adapters.The early benchmark shows significantly faster sustained write speeds over both FireWire and...
Google Search to Remain Default on Apple Devices?
Google's CEO Eric Schmidt was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose on a variety of topics. Schmidt revealed that the search deal between Google and Apple had been "recently extended", suggesting that Google will remain the default search option on Apple's Mac OS X operating system and iOS devices for the time being. Apple (AAPL) is a company we both partner and compete with. We do a search...
iPhone 4 Launches in China to Thousands
Computerworld reports on a successful launch of the iPhone 4 in China on Saturday. Over 1,000 lined up outside of Xidan Joy City shopping mall to buy the newest iPhone on launch day. The first customer in line had waited 2 days. IDG shows video of the long lines:
China Unicom reports that 50,000 users pre-ordered the device for launch day. The iPhone 4's launch comes only 3 months after ...
Apple iPad Design Patents Showing Dual Dock Connectors
Patently Apple reports on some new patent applications that appeared in China's patent database this week. One diagram (above) clearly shows an Apple iPad with dual 30pin dock connectors allowing both landscape and portrait docking orientations. While the site seems to think this represents the next iPad, we feel it most likely represents existing designs that never made it into the current...
27-Inch LED Cinema Displays Photos and Impressions
barely fits by Andrew Ng
The 27" Apple Cinema Display is now available at Apple Stores and being delivered to customers. A few early impressions and photos are being posted to our forums. One user bluesteel compared it to the now discontinued 30" Apple Cinema display: i liked the aspect ratio of the 30". it seems like it was a lot bigger, well at least a little wider and a lot taller. but...
Facebook to Enter Mobile Phone Market in 2011
Bloomberg reported today that social networking site Facebook is planning on entering the mobile phone market as early as 2011. The devices, which will feature Facebook social-networking services, are due to be introduced in Europe in the first half of 2011 and the U.S. in the second half, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans havent been made public. Facebook ...
Apple Updates Keynote, Pages and Numbers for iPad
Apple has issued version updates to their iPad productivity apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. The updates offer a number of bug fixes and improvements but also adds a number of new features. The new features are listed here:
Keynote
- Export presentations to Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT) format.
- Copy presentations between Keynote and your MobileMe iDisk or a WebDAV service.
- Support...
More Evidence for Apple TV Apps?
Last week, we presented our belief that the new iOS-based Apple TV was designed to eventually accept third-party apps from its own App Store. Steve Jobs even suggested that Apple was poised to launch an Apple TV App Store when the time was right.
The launch of Apple TV-specific apps would make some sense as Apple continues to find itself competing against Google. Google's recently-announc...
iPhone 4 Available in China on September 25th
Image from MICGadget
Apple announced yesterday that the iPhone 4 would finally arrive in China beginning on Saturday, September 25th. iPhone 4 will be sold in China through Apple's retail stores for a suggested retail price of CNY4,999 for the 16GB model and CNY5,999 for 32GB model without a contract. At China Unicom stores, iPhone 4 will be available for qualified buyers with a new two year...
Apple Approves Google Voice Apps and BASIC Interpreter in C64
As we described before, Apple's loosened approval policies have opened the gate for several apps that were previously denied admission into the App Store. This weekend Apple has approved updated versions of C64, GV Mobile +, and GV Connect.
C64 is a fully licensed Commodore 64 emulator that was originally rejected due to the inclusion of a BASIC interpreter. The application was subsequent...
AirPlay Opens Door to Almost Any Web Video on Apple TV
The news that iOS 4.2 allows any standard iOS video playback controller to potentially stream content to their Apple TV is continuing to generate some excitement. Seth Weintraub suggests that this is a bit of a Trojan horse strategy that will allow iPad and iPhone customers to stream a huge amount of content from Apps and the Web to their Apple TV: That means you can watch most Internet video on...
Jobs Says Apple TV App Store Could Launch When the Time is Right
Earlier today, we suggested that Apple was likely planning an App Store for the new Apple TV which is based on iOS. It seems Steve Jobs was actually very open about this possibility in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview earlier this month (via jaw04005). What Jobs didn't say is that Apple wants to become king of the living room. He tells Bloomberg Businessweek that when the time is right,...
Will AirPlay Stream Hulu or Other Video Apps to Apple TV?
One of the most anticipated features in iOS 4.2 is the introduction of AirPlay for Apple TV. AirPlay will allow you to stream audio and video from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad directly to your Apple TV. With AirPlay, you can stream it all from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, too. So if you feel like watching a movie you have on one of your devices, you don't need to rent or buy it again. ...
New Apple TV to Get Apps?
Yesterday's confirmation that the new Apple TV shares the same iOS codebase as the Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad has resparked discussion about the possibility of Apple TV Apps in the near future. Several sites are
