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
iPhone with Brushed Metal Trim
After his iPhone's metal trim became scratched, forum user MeekB2G gave his iPhone's trim a brushed metal look with a scotch brite sponge and some electrical tape (how to)....
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Security Firm Reveals iPhone Vulnerability
The NY Times reports that researchers at a security firm Independent Security Evaluators have announced that they have found a vulnerability in the Apple iPhone that allows them to extract personal information and "take control" of the device from a malicious website or WiFi connection: The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests its clients computer...
iPhone Nano Design Possibilites?
With the recent claim that an iPhone Nano is truly in the works, speculation points to possible designs for a miniaturized design.
Hrmph consolidates recent iPod/iPhone patent applications which depict what appears to be a click-wheel iPhone design:
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MacRumors: iPhone, Forums, Mobile, Spy
With the release of the iPhone and growing activity in our forums, I thought I'd remind users of these helpful areas of the site that may make browsing MacRumors more enjoyable:
iPhone
MacRumors/iPhone - we separated additional tips and stories of interest to iPhone owners onto a separate page. "Significant" iPhone related stories will still be cross-posted to the main site.
Mobile
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6G iPod User Interface Redesign and Videos [Removed]
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Compact MacBook Pro Power Adapter
For those yearning for Mac related news, per Engadget, Apple appears to have redesigned their 85W MagSafe Power Adapter for the MacBook Pro. The new design is smaller and similar to the current 60W MagSafe for the MacBook.
New Adapter shown on Left
The adapter is listed with a 3-4 week ship...
iPhoneDevCamp Apps of Lurve
iPhoneDevCamp ended a while ago, and ever since, Ive been playing with all the apps pretty much non-stop. All of them are so neat and useful, but there are a few that I especially love.Gas App
Gas App will lead you to the cheapest, closest gas station. The thing I love most about this is Google maps integration.
This app is another reason I wish the iPhone had GPS. The only...
Duke Network Problems from Cisco, not iPhone
Earlier this week, a story came out that Duke university was having major wireless network issues and blamed the Apple iPhone.
Several parts of the story didn't quite add up, and as it turns out in a statement today, that this issue was in fact a Cisco issue: Cisco worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, which was caused by a Cisco-based network issue. Cisco ...
iPhones in 29 Colors
Colorware has announced that it is offering iPhones in 29 different colors in both 4GB and 8GB models.
You can supply your own iPhone for modification or buy a pre-modified one from them. The color customization adds a $149 premium to the price of the...
iPhone 'Hello World' Application
iPhone hacking efforts have been ongoing, but early efforts have provided only a few practical uses (custom ringtones), but one big news item from the community is the first proof-of-concept "Hello World" application has been compiled and launched on the iPhone. After many, many hours of intense work from "Nightwatch", the first independent "Hello World"* application has been compiled and launched ...
Flash Shortage due to iPod and iPhone?
A report by the DramExchange.com indicates that Apple's iPod and iPhone could use up to 25% of the world's production of NAND Flash chips this quarter.
This, along with production delays amongst NAND Flash manufacturers could contribute to shortages and rising prices.
NAND Flash supplies and pricing could also affect rumored plans for a NAND-flash based subnotebook from Apple - which was...
iPod or iPhone Media Remote Control
A new patent application describes the possibility of the use of an iPod or iPhone as a media remote control for a home entertainment system. A portable multimedia player (such as the iPod. manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.) is used to wirelessly access and control a media server (such as a personal computer running iTunes software) that is streaming digital media by way of ...
Apple and AT&T iPhone Revenue Sharing Estimates
Gene Munster estimates the AT&T/Apple iPhone revenue sharing at "$3 per month (over the life of the 24 month contract) for every iPhone customer already with AT&T and $11 per month for every new subscriber."
Apple has been rumored to get some form of monthly revenue sharing from AT&T for iPhone...
Mod Your iPhone: Black Enclosure
Forum user, hexproject, spent three hours replacing the back casing of his iPhone with a replacement black metal cover ($48.99).
The actual replacement process appears to be very involved, requiring you to disassemble your iPhone, but the results look nice. More photos in the...
Directory of iPhone Cases
Forum member, Powerhouse, has compiled an impressive list of available iPhone cases and links to their respective sites:
AB Sutton (http://www.absutton.com/iphone_menu.php)
Belkin (http://www.belkin.com/ipod/iphone/)
BoxWave (http://www.boxwave.com/products/easy...ories_2661.htm)
Case-Mate (http://www.case-mate.com/phones/apple)
Contourdesign (http://www.contourcase.com/)
Crystal Icing...
Apple's Puzzler Game and Sample Code
Last week, Apple released a sample Web 2.0 game for the iPhone called Puzzler. "Puzzler" is a fun and interactive game that illustrates the use of web standards and JavaScript for the iPhone.
This application makes advanced usage of mouse-handlers for user-input.
To play the game simply double-click or double-tap on any set of 2 or more balls of the same color that are touching. The balls...
Apple Holding Tech Talks for iPhone Developers
Apple is hosting iPhone Tech Talks for web developers interested in optimizing their Web 2.0 applications for the Apple iPhone. Bring your notebook, your code, and your iPhone
After a morning of in-depth presentations and demonstrations, you'll work with the experts to design, code, debug and test your solutions on iPhone. Access to your code is required.
The day-long event is free for ADC...
Apple's U.S. Marketshare Up to 5.6%
IDC released marketshare numbers for the top U.S. and worldwide computer brands.
Apple's 2nd Quarter 2007 U.S. marketshare was up to 5.6% of U.S. shipments. This tied Apple in 3rd place with Gateway for U.S. marketshare for this quarter. Dell and HP were well ahead at 28.4% and 23.6% respectively. Apple did not rank in the top 5 vendors for worldwide sales.
The 5.6% U.S....
Storing Documents Into Safari's Bookmarks
One tip can could be useful to some is a trick to encode data into a "data:" url to encode all the information into one long URL. This allows you to access the URL on your iPhone even when not internet-connected. This can work for simple web applications, or even large PDF files.
Pimm describes how he used the URI Kitchen encoder to convert a PDF to be stored into a URL.
The recommended...
Apple's First Phone Designs
The son of Hartmut Esslinger, a designer for Apple in the early 80s posted a collection of never before published images of Apple Designs from the early 80s including several Apple phone designs.
This design resembles Apple's Apple //c...
