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 Blocks Adobe's Flash-to-iPhone Compiler in Latest SDK Agreement
Daring Fireball notes a very specific change in the iPhone OS 4 SDK that will directly thwart Adobe's efforts to directly compile Flash applications onto the iPhone. The new terms dictate the following: Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit...
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Apple Posts QuickTime of iPhone OS 4 Media Event
Apple has posted a QuickTime stream of today's event. Here's a summary of the events:
- Apple Announces Multitasking in iPhone 4.0
- Apple Introduces iAds Mobile Advertising Platform
- Apple Introduces Game Center for Leaderboards and Achievements
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Early Hands On Videos from iPhone 4, Camera Flash, Multicore Support
With iPhone 4 seeded to developers, videos and screenshots of the new operating system are already appearing. Here's one video (in Polish) walking through multitasking and folders (via MyApple.pl):
Some early screenshots from Gamecenter, 5x Digital Zoom in Camera App and More posted to 9to5Mac.
We've discovered references to Camera Flash ...
Apple Lists iPhone OS 4 Compatibility, Excludes Original iPhone and 1st Gen iPod Touch
Apple has posted a preview page covering the various iPhone 4 announcements today. Notably, they list device compatibility for the iPhone 4 OS: iPhone OS 4 will work with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and the second- and third-generation iPod touch this summer, and with iPad in the fall. Not all features are compatible with all devices. For example, multitasking is available only with iPhone 3GS and the ...
Apple Introduces Game Center for Leaderboards and Achievements
Image courtesy of Gizmodo
Another major announcement today was Apple's intention to provide a centralized Game Center that offers users a way to track achievements, high scores and offer matchmaking services for online multiplayer. The system sounds similar to Microsoft's Xbox Live service which has been very popular.
The move shows that Apple is very serious about iPhone gaming and sees...
Apple Introduces iAds Mobile Advertising Platform
Image courtesy of Gizmodo.com
Another major feature that Apple introduced with iPhone 4 was the introduction of their new "iAd" mobile ad service. Apple promises more interactive in-app ads for advertisers and to be deployed by developers in their (presumably free) apps. The ads will be created in HTML5 and allow for interactive media and games without leaving the application themselves....
iPhone 4.0 Spoiler Free Page [Updated]
Video Posted: Watch keynote in QuickTime
On April 8th, Apple will be hosting a media event detailing iPhone 4.0. News sites across the web will cover every announcement in detail.
Some readers prefer watching the keynote themselves without knowing the outcome. Unfortunately, there is no live video feed for the keynote. Instead, Apple will likely post a recorded QuickTime stream a few hours ...
Apple Sells Over 300,000 iPads on First Day
Apple announced this morning that they had sold over 300,000 iPads on the first day. The sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads as well as direct sales at Apple Retail Stores and shipments to channel partners. Apple also announced that over one million apps from Apple's App Store and 250,000 ebooks from the iBookstore were downloaded. "It feels great to have the iPad launched into the...
iPad Apps: Things, Square, Sketchbook Pro, Warpgate, Magic Piano
Alongside the iPad launch on Saturday was the launch of a several thousand new iPad apps with many more coming. Developer interest in the iPad has been strong, and it will be interesting to see the direction of the apps over time. We can't cover them all, but here are a collection of useful and/or interesting ones that we've run across (with videos):
iPad Tech Specs: Cortex A8, 256MB Ram, PowerVR SGX 535
With the iPad now in the hands on developers and consumers. we finally get a peek into the internal hardware and performance of the device.
Early benchmarks from the device show that the iPad is about twice as fast as the iPhone 3GS when running native applications. The speed up appears to be entirely focused within Apple's A4 processor, as it appears the iPad shares the same PowerVR SGX...
iPads Arrive, Unboxing, Teardown and More
Photo by anubus84
Apple stores opened at 9am this morning to start selling the iPad to customers. Some forum readers are starting to post impressions and photos in this forum thread. Meanwhile, iFixit already has one that they are disassembling.
Here are some instructions and tidbits we'll be gathering and updating over time:
- First impressions/delivery forum thread
- MacRumors' iPad...
Apple iPad is (Almost) Here
Apple has updated their website with a large banner declaring "iPad is Here". Apple has posted hands on videos with several of the launch applications including The Elements, Marvel Comics, The Wall Street Journal, Epicurious, At Bat 2010 and several more.
Today is iPad launch day. MacRumors forum readers awaiting their UPS shipments for the iPads are following this thread as they await...
Netflix Streaming App Coming to iPhone Too
Netflix's blog reveals that they are indeed working on an iPhone version of their app that allows subscribers to stream video to their mobile device: Steve Swasey, VP of Corporate Communications, here. Terrific response to our news today about Netflix on the iPad. For those of you asking whether Netflix will be on the iPhone and iPod ...
FCC iPad Images Reveal Broadcom Chip, Apple A4, Toshiba Flash Memory
A closer look at the FCC images reveal that the obscured chip parts were actually blacked out with a layer embedded in the PDF. A quick manipulation reveals the actual underlying chips that had been covered for "confidentiality".
Unsurprisingly, the main processor is an Apple A4, but the new images reveal that Apple is using Toshiba Flash memory and a Broadcom BCM5973 chip. iFixit is doing ...
Apple Appears to Have Acquired Intrinsity [Updated]
In February, we profiled Intrinsity, a company made up of former Exponential Technology employees that was gaining attention for its efforts to speed up ARM CPU designs. Intrinsity had cooperated with Samsung to announce the 1GHz Hummingbird processor back in July, and due to Apple's increasing reliance on ARM processors for its mobile devices, we speculated that Apple and Intrinsity may cross...
Wormhole Remote to Offer Seamless Desktop Access From iPhone/iPad
iPhone developer Nate True has announced his latest project called Wormhole Remote. Nate True is most well known as the creator Tap Tap Revolution during the days before the App Store. Tap Tap Revolution was later acquired by Tapulous and has evolved into the successful Tap Tap Revenge franchise. True has also authored...
MacRumors Poll: Are You Buying an iPad?
The iPad will go on sale starting at 9 am Eastern on Sat, April 3rd -- less than 24 hours away. In the final lead up to Apple's latest product launch, we thought we'd ask our readers if they were actually buying (or planning on buying) an iPad or not. Sales projections have been promising, but we won't know for sure for some time.
So, are you buying an iPad?
Are You Buying an iPad?s ...
Apple's iBooks App Now Available
Apple's iBooks application is now available (iTunes link) on the App Store. The Free download offers both a book reader as well as an online bookstore to purchase new books. Features include:
- Complimentary copy of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
- Read a free sample of any book on the iBookstore
- Change font size, pick from five different included type faces
- Highlight your favorite...
Netflix for iPad App Now Available in App Store
Due to the timing of the news on April 1st, there had been some doubts about the truthfulness of the announcement that Netflix would be offering a free iPad app that allowed streaming movies to the iPad.
The app is now live in the App Store and can be accessed directly via this link (iTunes). The app is free and the...
Free Netflix iPad App to Offer Streaming Video
As noted by AppAdvice, one of the launch apps for the iPad App Store will be a Free Netflix application that will allow current Netflix customers to stream video directly to their device. The authenticity of the app is confirmed on AppShopper. From the app description: Get Netflix on your iPad. Just download this free app and you can instantly watch TV shows & movies streaming from Netflix.
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