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
iLife '11 Coming in August with a New Mystery Application?
Mac4ever claims (via Macworld.co.uk) that Apple will finally update its popular iLife suite on August 7th, 2010. The new version will be dubbed iLife '11 and is said to include a number of new features: - ILife '11 will be sold for $79
- Release Date of 08/07/2010
- All applications will be 64-bit
- Improvements in iPhoto faces & places
- Improving the integration of social networks
-...
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Apple Launches Free iPhone 4 Case Program
Apple has launched their iPhone 4 case program on their site at http://www.apple.com/iphone/case-program/. The program offers iPhone 4 customers an App Store App that lets them apply for their free iPhone 4 bumper case. 1. Download the iPhone 4 Case Program app from the App Store.
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Apple Delays White iPhone 4 Until Later This Year
Apple today announced that they have further delayed the launch of the white iPhone 4 until later this year: White models of Apple's new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.The White iPhone 4 had reporte...
Apple Beginning to Process Refunds for iPhone 4 Bumpers
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Apple has started processing refunds for the iPhone 4 bumper cases to online Apple Store orders. Existing back-ordered bumper cases have also been processed for refund. We expect the process will continue over the next few days. Apple is also expected to provide a method for in-store purchasers to also receive a refund but has provided no details yet.
Apple announced...
Flipboard - A Social Magazine App for iPad
Last night, Flipboard announced the launch of their iPad app, a social magazine called Flipboard. Designed from the ground up for iPad, Flipboard creates a magazine out of a users social content. Simply launch Flipboard and flip open the cover to get started. From the Table of Contents readers can view their sections and personalize the magazine.The content of Flipboard is populated based on the ...
Apple's Massive North Carolina Data Center Ready By End of Year
Apple's massive 1 billion dollar North Carolina data center has been the subject of much speculation since it was first announced in June 2009. The new data center was detailed as occupying 500,000 square feet and roughly five times the size of the company's existing center in Newark, California.
Here is aerial footage of the data center from February, 2010:
During today's
'Filemaker Go' Released for iPhone and iPad
Apple owned subsidiary Filemaker has released Filemaker Go ($19.99) for iPhone and Filemaker Go for iPad ($39.99). From the description: View, edit and search your FileMaker Pro records on your iPhone with FileMaker Go. Whether youre checking inventory in the warehouse, managing event registration on-site,...
Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code to Computer History Museum
Businessweek reports that Apple has donated the original source code for MacPaint to the Computer History Museum. Released in 1984 with the Mac, it is fondly remembered not only by those who used it, but also by computer scientists for numerous first-of-a-kind innovations. Those who spend a lot of time using Adobe Photoshop constantly use such features as the lasso tool for selecting...
Apple Releases iTunes 9.2.1 Update
Apple has released a maintenance update for iTunes today. The new version is available via Apple's Software Update and provides a number of bug fixes: - Disables older versions of some incompatible third-party plug-ins
- Addresses minor issues with dragging and dropping items
- Addresses a performance issue when first syncing to some devices with iTunes 9.2
- Addresses an issue upgrading...
'Antennagate' Reactions: RIM, Nokia, Taiwanese Animation [Updated]
On Friday, Apple held a press conference where they defended the iPhone 4's antenna design and presented data suggesting the issue was blown out of proportion. During a portion of their presentation, they demonstrated signal loss in other major phone manufacturers including devices made by RIM And Nokia.
Neither company took too kindly to the demos and both issued responses.
Proximity Sensor Issue Being Addressed in Future Update
During today's press conference. Apple's Steve Jobs revealed that they are tracking some issues with the iPhone 4's proximity sensor and expects to fix this in the next software update. We previously reported on this issue two weeks ago: one of the most prevalent [problems] of late has been problems with the device's proximity sensors designed to sense when the phone is held up to the user's...
The iPhone 4 Antenna Song (Humor)
On the eve of the iPhone 4 press conference, TechCrunch points us to this humorous music video about the iPhone 4 antenna issue.
Apple will be holding a press conference on Friday...
USB 3.0 and Faster FireWire in Next Mac Pro, iMac?
HardMac provides some long awaited rumors about the overdue Mac Pro and iMac updates. According to the site, Apple won't be releasing a new Mac Pro until "end of summer" with the iMac revision to follow a few weeks later.
They also report that Apple will be introducing two new technologies into their desktop machines: USB 3.0 and faster FireWire: On this occasion, Apple should inaugurate two ...
Apple Not Planning an iPhone 4 Recall
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is not planning on issuing an iPhone 4 recall at tomorrow's press conference. Apple's iPhone 4 has been dogged by reports of antenna-reception problems since its launch last month. The company has called a news conference to discuss the issue Friday. Apple doesn't plan to recall the phone, a person familar with the matter said.Apple engineers were...
Apple Prepping 11.6'' MacBook Air and New iPod Touch with 3MP Camera
Digitimes reports that Apple is preparing two updates for the second half of 2010. The first is said to be an 11.6-inch MacBook Air featuring a Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor. An 11.6-inch display would be notably smaller than the current 13.3-inch screen found in the current MacBook Air. Kuo, citing discussions with upstream component makers, noted that the 11.6-inch...
iOS 4.0.1 Being Released Today?
iPhoneHellas.gr claims that iOS 4.0.1 will be released today. They cite a "reliable" source for the information. The site, itself, has been proven to be reliable in the past with this kind of information. They previously pinpointed the exact release date of iPhone OS 2.2 over a week in advance.
iOS 4.0.1 would presumably include only bug fixes as well as the new signal strength...
Steve Jobs Claims iPhone 4 'Facts are Different' Than Has Been Portrayed
Apple's surprise announcement of a last minute press conference this Friday has led to a flurry of speculation about what Apple might be planning on doing. Apple will certainly be addressing the widely reported signal loss issue with the iPhone 4 in some form during the event. The speculation has ranged anywhere from free bumper cases to a full iPhone 4 recall. If a recent Steve Jobs email is...
Apple Holding iPhone 4 Press Conference on Friday
LoopInsight, Engadget and others are reporting that Apple will be holding a press conference this Friday. Apple on Wednesday invited select press to a special press conference to be held this Friday in California. Apple would only say that the press conference would be regarding the iPhone 4. No other information was available when I spoke with them tonight.The topic of discussion, of course, is ...
iOS 4.1 Beta: Game Center, Facetime Favorites, Spelling Correction, More...
Aside from the signal bar changes, Apple has also made a number of other small improvements to iOS in their latest beta which was released to developers tonight.
Game Center returns to the beta releases with a brand new look (screenshot above). Game Center is Apple's matchmaking and leaderboard social network for iOS games. The lack of Game Center in the official iOS 4.0 release...
iOS 4.1 Beta Includes Apple's Announced Signal Bar Changes, New Modem Firmware
The new iOS 4.1 beta that was just released today to developers appears to include the signal bar changes that Apple had previously described: To address the issue, Apple will be issuing a software update "within a few weeks" that will adjust how signal strength bars are calculated and displayed. The change will adopt a recently recommended formula from AT&T that will more accurately display...
