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
Steve Jobs Says Printing "Will Come" for iPad
Since Steve Jobs has taken it upon himself to answer customer queries, he becomes a frequently cited source for what Apple is working on. According to one reader, Steve Jobs replied to an email asking why there are no printing capabilities on the iPad. Steve Jobs reportedly replied "It will come."
While these email replies can be difficult to authenticate, previous rumors have claimed that ...
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First Impressions of Steam for Mac Including Portal and Team Fortress 2
Valve Corporation's foray into PC digital games distribution can't be defined as anything less than a success. Steam, the service, has garnered tons of fanfare from users, critics, and publishers alike for its simplistic design and non-obtrusive DRM.
In early March Valve teased, and then revealed, that a Macintosh version of the client would be on its way. Even better, the developer...
Next Generation iPhone Approaching Production? Case + LCD Parts Circulating
SmartPhoneMedic has posted a video of the outer shell of the next generation iPhone along with the front screen LCD. SmartPhoneMedic is a repair outfit for iPhones and other smartphones, so has supplier sources that can provide them parts for these devices.
The iPhone parts clearly resemble the leaked iPhone photos posted in April. Apple has since acknowledged that that iPhone was a...
Apple Leverages App Store Data for iAds
As noted by TechCrunch, Apple appears to be leveraging their unique position as App Store curator in their upcoming iAds service.
The above slide shows Apple's ad company Quattro Wireless pushing a program to potential iPhone app advertisers called "Verification of iTunes Purchase" (VIP). The program allows advertisers to track actual App Store purchases to measure an ad's performance....
Clamcase Laptop-Like Shell for the iPad
Clamcase is likely the first of many integrated keyboard case designs for the iPad. The Clamcase promises a protective shell, integrated bluetooth keyboard and stand for the iPad. The iPad, itself, is housed in the top segment that can open up and fold backward.
The images look like they may just be renders than actual product photos, however, so its hard to say how well the case will...
Next iPhone to Record 1280x720 HD Video?
One of the many new features provided to developers in iPhone OS 4 are new APIs that give developers full access to Video capture data. This could open the door to some interesting apps including Video Capture/Editing and more robust Augmented Reality apps when iPhone OS 4 finally becomes available to the public.
The iPhone 4 Beta SDK, however, also reveals the ability to capture video at...
BumpTop 3D Desktop Environment Acquired by Google
This weekend BumpTop announced that they had been acquired by Google. More than three years ago, we set out to completely change the way people use their desktops. We're very grateful for all your support over that time -- not just financially but also through all the encouraging messages from people who found BumpTop inspiring, useful, and just downright fun.
Today, we have a big announcement ...
Early Battery Tests Between Wi-Fi and 3G iPad
iLounge posts some preliminary findings between the iPad Wi-fi and iPad 3G models. The 3G model was just released on Friday and includes 3G cellular data capabilities as well as GPS functionality.
Data services over 3G cellular tend to draw more power than on Wi-Fi alone. Apple's official specs show a 10% hit when using 3G vs. Wi-fi. Apple claims 10 hours of continous web usage on Wi-Fi,...
iPad 3G Disassembly, 3G Video Streaming and GPS Improvements
The iPad 3G was delivered to customers on Friday, about a month after the launch of the Wi-Fi iPad. The main differences between the units are the inclusion of a 3G data module as well as GPS functionality in the newer model. iFixit has already performed a teardown of the new unit, though few surprises were found.
Some...
Apple Acquired Lala Music Service to Shut Down May 31st
Lala.com has announced that they will be shutting down their service as of May 31, 2010. Lala is a streaming music service that was acquired by Apple in December, 2009.
Lala was a four year old startup company that offered customers streaming music over the Internet. This allowed users to listen to a catalog of over 7 million songs for free as a stream over the web -- much like internet...
Adobe Releases Flash 10.1 Beta with Hardware Acceleration
Adobe has released a preview release of the 10.1 Flash Player for Mac OS X that supports H.264 video hardware decoding on Mac OS X 10.6.3. Apple recently released information to allow 3rd party developers to take advantage of this hardware support. Hardware video decoding allows Flash Player to offload H.264 video decoding tasks from the CPU to deliver smooth, high quality video with minimal...
AT&T Continues to Delay U.S. iPhone Tethering Due to Concerns About Network Performance
Despite including internet tethering as a feature in iPhone 3.0, U.S. AT&T customers have yet to have the feature enabled. Engadget got a comment from AT&T about the absent feature. The response cites high traffic usage that could hamper network performance: iPhone tethering has the potential to exponentially increase traffic, and we need to ensure that we're able to deliver excellent...
Next Generation iPhone to Use 5-Megapixel Camera?
Chosun reports (via AppleInsider) that Apple's next generation iPhone will use a 5-megapixel camera provided by LG Innotek. The electronics component maker began producing the sophisticated cameras at its plant in Gumi this month and will mass produce them starting in the second half of this year. The current iPhone 3GS offers only a 3-megapixel camera at this time. There had been earlier rumors...
Siri Acquisition Brings Apple Much Closer to the 'Knowledge Navigator' Concept
In 1987, Apple produced a concept video demonstrating a future computer called the Knowledge Navigator. The tablet-like device offered the user a natural language interface, video conferencing, multi-touch display and access to a global network of information.
While seemingly the product of an overactive imagination, Apple's recent acquisition of Siri brings Apple a lot closer to that...
An Intrinsity Chip Powers the iPad and Apple's New A4 Processor
Given the new confirmation that Apple has acquired chip design firm Intrinsity, it's interesting to hear that Apple seems to already be using their technology in the iPad under the veil of the "Apple A4" processor. It was previously believed that P.A. Semi might have had a hand in designing the Apple A4 processor that was introduced alongside the iPad, but an IEEE Spectrum article disputes...
Latest iPhone SDK Beta 2 Offers More Video Chat Evidence with Possible Game Center Integration
It should be obvious by now that Apple is planning on integrating a front-facing camera in its next-generation iPhone. The natural use for such a feature is video conferencing. Apple has had numerous references to the unannounced feature in its past iPhone firmware releases, and iPhone 4 SDK Beta 2 is no different.
Apple, however, is becoming less shy about the feature with a new set...
EFF Believes Search and Seizure of Gizmodo Editor's Computers Was Illegal
Leaked images of next generation iPhone
LaptopMag spoke with the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Civil Liberties Director Jennifer Granick who believes that the search and seizure of Jason Chen's computer equipment violated both state and federal laws. Chen's equipment was seized by law enforcement officials surrounding an investigation of the lost next generation iPhone that had been...
Weekend Notes: Woz and Apple Firing, iPads in Israel, No Mac App Store, German Airline Offer
A few odds and ends of interest from the weekend Apple news cycle:
- Steve Wozniak reports that he was shown a 3G iPad by an Apple employee the morning of the Wi-Fi launch, and that Apple employee was subsequently fired. I can tell you that the test engineer who showed me an iPad after midnight, for 2 minutes, during the iPad launch was indeed fired. I opted to spend 2 minutes with Numbers...
Prototype 3rd Gen iPod Touches with Camera Appear on eBay
Two prototype iPod touches were listed on eBay for a short time this morning before they were removed. The listing was first noted on our forums with photos posted by 9 to 5 Mac before the listing was removed. According to a YouTube video by Bilsta57, the original eBay description was the following: "Well..These were R & D units..One wont turn off and has some wierd OS...or lack of firmware So ...
iPad Camera Connection Kit Notes and Demo Video
Apple's Camera Connection Kit for iPad began shipping earlier this week and customers have started receiving the adapters. This YouTube video provides a hands-on demonstration using the kit to import photos directly to the iPad:
A few other notes of interest have been collected on the internet. This includes:
- USB headphone/headset will work on the iPad through the connection kit....
