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 iPad Pre-Orders to Begin February 25th? Speculation about Other Features?
AppAdvice claims that the iPad pre-orders could start as early as February 25th. The pre-orders are said to be for the U.S. Wi-Fi model initially. It's really not much to go on, but Apple hasn't given any indication about their launch plans for the iPad. During their press event, Jobs simply said that the Wi-Fi version would be shipping in 60 days, which places it into the last week of...
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Apple Now Blocking 'Overtly Sexual' Apps from App Store
iPhone developer ChilliFresh posted (via TechCrunch) that they received an email from Apple tonight indicating that their iPhone app Wobble iBoobs had been pulled from the App Store. The email revealed that Apple was now removing overtly sexual content due to customer complaints: The App Store continues to evolve, and as such, we are constantly refining our guidelines. Your application, Wobble...
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Build 10D558) to Developers
Apple is rapidly seeding new versions of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers as they prepare for its release. The latest version was released to developers today and represents build 10D558. Changes listed are detailed by iPhone in Canada: - Performance improvements for 64-bit Logic
- Addresses compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
- Includes changes to QuickTime X that increase...
Apple Blocks iPad Shipping Records from Public Access
A company called Trade Privacy (via Fortune) reported today that Apple has successfully blocked public access to their shipping freight import records in preparation for the iPad launch. As the arrival of Apple's new iPad approaches, industry competitors as well as the media will be unable to acquire early intelligence on arriving Apple products from overseas manufacturers. Apple, well known for...
CBS to Cut Prices on Some iTunes TV Shows?
All Things D reports on comments made by CBS CEO Les Moonves during today's earnings conference call. Moonves reported said that the prices of some of its shows will be $0.99, possibly reflecting moves by Apple. "There are certain shows that will be sold on Apple for 99 cents," Moonves said today, adding, however, that details have not been worked out.
Despite these comments, All Things D...
Opera Mini Browser for iPhone Being Demoed at Mobile World Congress
As previously reported, Opera Software has been showing off the iPhone version of Opera Mini browser at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. Opera Mini is a mobile browser that uses Opera's compression and server-side technology to quickly deliver web pages to your phone. Macworld explains how the browser works: How this client-server system works is that when you request a Web page in ...
Steve Jobs to Participate in Authorized Biography
The New York Times reveals that Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is about to participate in an authorized biography of his life. The biography will be written by former managing editor of Time magazine Walter Isaacson.
Jobs' participation is noteworthy in that he has never been cooperative with such efforts in the past. In fact, Jobs...
MWSF 2010 Odds and Ends: Gloves, Xserve Rack, Speaker Helmet, USB Wall Power
Capacitive Capable Gloves
At Macworld, iTouch Gloves (left) and Telefingers (right) both offered solutions for using the iPhone's capacitive touch screen while wearing gloves. iTouch Gloves offer high end leather glove styles that start at $99.95.. They offer a variety of styles in both women's and men's styles.
Telefingers' solution...
MWSF 2010 iPhone: FloTV, Square, iV Plus, Mobile Navigator
FloTV - Live Television on Your iPhone
If you've been missing a way to watch live television on your iPhone, Mophie and FloTV have teamed up to provide just that solution in the next couple of months. FloTV is a new wireless TV service that has been put in place across the U.S. It provides 18 channels of television service with broad coverage.
In order to achieve this on the iPhone,...
MWSF 2010 Mac: Tales of Monkey Island, iPlayback, Wireless USB Audio/Video
Tales of Monkey Island
One of the big new announcements at Macworld was Tell Tale Games' release of a Mac version of Tales of Monkey Island available immediately. The company has also committed to delivering Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, Strong & Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and Sam & Max to the Mac. The next game to be released is...
MWSF 2010 Demo: SachManya's Yapper
SachManya announced Yapper at Macworld, a web-based tool that allows you to build an iPhone App based on an RSS feed. The product is targeted at bloggers and other content providers who want to create an iPhone app quickly based on their existing content.
Yapper handles app creation after the customer submits the rss links and relevant icon graphics. The final app is submitted by Yapper...
MWSF 2010 Demo: Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPhone and iPod Touch
Quickoffice demoned Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite, a $9.99 iPhone application that allows you to access, view, edit and share Microsoft Office documents on your iPhone. The app also integrates with various cloud services including MobileMe, Dropbox, Google Docs, and Box.net. Features include:
- Create, Open & Edit Microsoft Office Files (DOC, DOCX, XLS and XLSX)
- Email, View & Access...
Macworld San Francisco 2010 Best of Show and Day One Impressions
Macworld Expo San Francisco 2010 kicked off yesterday with a presentation by The New York Times' David Pogue and guest appearance by actor LeVar Burton. While the Pogue keynote was a huge departure from Steve Jobs' traditional keynotes, it was infused with music, humor, theatre, and even an interview with the team behind AutoTuneTheNews (who happen to use Macs).
Here's a short clip of the ...
MWSF 2010 Demo: Microvision's SHOWWX Laser Pico Projector
Microvision showed their SHOWWX which they described as the world's first laser pico projector. Like all pico projectors, the purpose of the device is to project video from your laptop or iPhone/iPod Touch to a wall or screen. The use of laser technology gives the SHOWWX a few advantages including being always in focus and vivid colors with a brightness of 10 lumens. A cable allows you to...
MWSF 2010 Demo: Ten One Design's Inklet
Ten One Design showed off their Inklet trackpad tablet software for the Mac. Inklet is a $25 application that allows you to use your MacBook, Pro and Air multi-touch trackpad as a pressure sensitive drawing tablet. The drawing area is shown in the second screen and can be resized (pinch/zoom) and panned around (two finger drag). This video shows it in action:
Macworld hosted a DEMO...
MWSF 2010 Demo: Canson's Papershow
Canson demonstrated PaperShow which is a presentation tool that uses a paper/pen combination that controls your presentation and allows you to annotate in real time.
The product includes specially marked paper and a pen with a camera. You print out your presentation onto the special paper and annotate it in real time with the pen. The pen follows the microscopic dots that are on the...
MWSF 2010 Demo: Carina Software's SkyFi and Sky Voyager
Carina Software demoed their Sky Voyager application which is a virtual planetarium that has a large database of stars and deep sky objects. It also supports the iPhone 3GS compass to identify stars and objects by holding your iPhone up to the sky.
The app also supports their SkyFi wireless adapter which provides a serial interface for remote telescope control directly from your iPhone. ...
'Late Night with David Pogue' Replaces Steve Keynote at Macworld San Francisco 2010
New York Times columnist David Pogue delivered his version of the Macworld Keynote speech this morning at Macworld San Francisco 2010. Pogue's presentation took place on opening morning of the expo, a spot held traditionally by Steve Jobs' keynote in year's past. The event was held in talk-show like fashion with musical numbers from Pogue himself including a rendition of his iPhone: The...
Apple Releases iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 (for iPad)
Apple has released to developers the iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 for iPad. The 3.2 SDK was first released in January so developers could begin adapting their iPhone applications for the iPad.
The SDK supports the 1024x768 screen size of the iPad amongst other new interface features. Early word on the new SDK shows few major differences between the first and second betas though additional...
Macworld San Francisco 2010 Kicks Off This Week
Macworld Expo 2010 kicks off this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The significance of this year's Macworld Expo has been significantly reduced due to Apple's decision not to participate. Apple cited the diminished importance of trade shows as a way to connect to its customers.
Macworld has tried to refocus the event and even made scheduling changes to accommodate...
