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 Starts Seeding Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L14)
It seems there will be at least one more Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) update before we see Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) arrive this fall. Apple has begun seeding Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L14) to Mac developers.
The new version of Mac OS X 10.5.8 offers the usual laundry list of fixes and changes to Leopard. Apple specifically cites 27 fixes across iDisk, iCal, Spotlight and more. It seems likely that...
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bChamp: Beat Boxing App, Steve Wozniak Gives it a Try
One of the new iPhone apps that was demoed at the iPhoneLaunchParty last night was bChamp by Monodomo. bChamp is a beat-boxing application that allows you to use your iPhone as a beat-boxing device. It's hard to describe so we'll start with this developer video that shows you the basics:
The pitch of the sounds can also be changed by moving your finger on the screen. Steve Wozniak was at...
First iPhone 3G S Unboxing Photos Showing Compass and Voice Control
It seems that the first iPhone 3G S unboxing photos have been posted to the Chinese version of Engadget.com. The images show the new 32GB iPhone 3G S unboxed and demoed with compass and voice control applications. Apple will be officially releasing the iPhone 3G S on June 19th.
Physically, the iPhone 3G S is identical to the iPhone 3G but offers a number of internal improvements including...
iPhone Launch Party: Upcoming Apps, and New Id Game for iPhone
MacHeist and TouchArcade are co-hosting an iPhone app launch party at this year's WWDC. The event to be held tonight will provide some demos and previews of some upcoming iPhone apps and games and will be streamed live starting at around 9:30 p.m. Pacific.
Some of iPhone apps to be demoed include: Delicious Library for iPhone, Real Racing, a new Freeverse...
13" MacBook Pro Teardown and Unboxing Galleries
iFixit posts the first teardown images of the new 13" MacBook Pro. iFixit notes the following changes from the previous 13" MacBook:
- No access door for the battery on the bottom.
- The addition of an SD card slot (and the omission of digital/mic port) is readily apparent.
- FireWire is back!
- Computer lock is now on the other side.
Meanwhile, Gizmodo and Engadget have both posted...
iPhone 3G S Has a 600 MHz Processor, 256MB of RAM, PowerVR SGX
T-Mobile.nl has posted some technical specs about the iPhone 3G S revealing that the newest iPhone carries a 600 MHz processor and 256MB of RAM.
600 MHz is notably faster than the current iPhone and iPod Touch which run at 412 MHz and 532 MHz, respectively. Until now, the 2nd Generation iPod Touch has been the fastest device in the lineup by a good margin. Meanwhile, the previous generation...
Snow Leopard H.264 Hardware Acceleration and OpenCL Requirements
Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard specs page also reveals a number of other details about hardware support for both H.264 acceleration and OpenCL.
MacRumors had previously reported that the latest MacBook Pros offered hardware acceleration for H.264 video playback. While Apple has previously included graphics cards that have contained hardware support for H.264 decoding, the company has only...
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Does Require Intel Processors
Despite all the reports that Mac OS X Snow Leopard would only support Intel machines, some users held onto hope that PowerPC chips might be supported. Apple, however, has posted the technical requirements for the upcoming Mac OS X operating system and it does indeed require an Intel processor.
The full list of general requirements include:
- Mac computer with an Intel processor
- 1GB of...
Leaked Matte Case was a Real iPhone 3G S Case?
Apple released the iPhone 3G S on Monday with a case that is physically identical to the current iPhone 3G. As a result, most felt that the matte case photos that were leaked back in February were likely fake. Strangely enough, however, the photos do appear to have been real cases for the iPhone 3G S.
The leaked matte case design was clearly marked with a new model number A1303 and FCC ...
Apple Posts WWDC 2009 Keynote Address Quicktime Stream
Apple has posted the 2009 WWDC Keynote stream from today which introduced a remarkable number of announcements today:
- iPhone 3.0 Launching June 17th
- Apple Announces iPhone 3G S, Launching June 19th
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Shipping in September
- Apple Releases Safari 4 for Mac and Windows
- Apple Releases New 15" MacBook Pro, Updates 17" MacBook Pro
- Apple Updates 13"...
iPhone 3GS Launch Day Details and AT&T Pricing
AT&T has posted a walkthrough video explaining how to order the new iPhone 3GS and what pricing you can expect. Unlike the iPhone 3G launch, Apple and AT&T are allowing pre-orders on the iPhone 3G S which means you can order today to get your handset by June 19th.
The iPhone 3GS will be available for $199/16GB and $299/32GB for "new and qualifying" customers. The existing 8GB and 16GB 3G ...
AT&T to Eventually Offer Tethering in the U.S.
While iPhone customers might have been glad to hear that the newest iPhone 3.0 software supports both MMS and Tethering, U.S. customers found they were going to be left a bit behind.
According to one report MMS will be delayed as current iPhone customers' accounts have to be manually enabled to support MMS. Regardless, Apple did say that MMS would be coming to AT&T iPhone users but it...
WWDC Keynote Starting Soon, Grand Central Banners
Apple's 2009 WWDC Keynote is going to start soon. Here's a photo from one of the banners from the second level of Moscone which reads: Threading has left the station.
Grand Central DispatchThe banner is referring to a new feature in Snow Leopard that will allow developers to more easily support multi-core processors for improved performance on the Mac.
We're providing live coverage for...
WWDC 2009 Rumor Roundup: iPhone, Snow Leopard, Laptops?
WWDC 2009 is upon us and we've traditionally provided a rumor roundup prior to the big event to summarize the most likely rumors surrounding the Apple event.
iPhone
The product that seems to be getting the most attention ahead of the keynote is the next iPhone. Especially with the recent attention the Palm Pre has gotten as a potential "iPhone killer", everyone is eager to see what Apple...
iPhone 3GS, Marble Delayed, Tablet Exists?
John Gruber articulates what he believes we'll see at tomorrow's keynote. Gruber first reiterates his predictions from before regarding the iPhone update: I expect Apple to announce updated iPhones with significantly faster processors, twice the RAM, and twice the storage. I expected prices to remain the same as the current lineup: $199/299 for 16/32 GB, respectively. The video camera is going to ...
More Questionable iPhone Photos Pre-WWDC
NoWhereElse.fr originally posted these images which are being mirrored by Engadget that claim to be photos of the next generation iPhone. The photos appear to depict a front-facing camera which has been on everyone's wishlist since the first iPhone came out.
Given the increasing reports that Apple will be pushing "video" as a killer feature of the new iPhone, it seems feasible that Apple ...
WWDC 2009 Spoiler Free Keynote Stream
Update: Direct video link: Click here (no spoilers)
Apple will kick off WWDC 2009 with a keynote address on June 8th, 2009. News sites across the web will cover every announcement in detail, while Apple's site will be updated with any new products announced.
Some readers prefer watching the keynote themselves without knowing the outcome. Unfortunately, there is no live video feed for the...
WWDC: Snow Leopard (10A380), More iPhone Evidence, Live Coverage
Here are a collection of news and rumors in the last days leading up to WWDC:
- For those who were worried, here is a photo (above) of a banner for Snow Leopard "The World's Most Advanced Operating System" in Moscone West. Adam Jackson also posted a video of the entrance of Moscone West which is now...
Apple to Introduce Cheaper iPhone at WWDC?
Financial Times confidently reports that Apple is planning on launching a "cut-price" version of the iPhone on Monday. Apple plans to introduce a cheaper version of its popular iPhone as soon as Monday, in a move that could dramatically increase the companys share of the market for web-surfing devices, people familiar with the initiative said on Thursday.Analysts are predicting the cut would be...
Possibly Leaked Images of Next iPhone? And Other Sketchy Rumors
In the days leading up to any major Apple event, the rumors tend to reach a frenzy with an avalanche of reports and images claiming to be real. The most common "fake" images that begin circulating are mockups that claim to be screenshots from Apple's site. Unless these "leaks" were actually witnessed by a large audience of people, they have historically always been fake.
The latest of...
