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
Macworld San Francisco 2009 Registration, New Macs, 32GB iPhones?
Macworld announced on Monday that the "early bird" registration for Macworld San Francisco 2009 will be extended until December 8th. The early registration provides a discount on the price of admission. Basic expo floor passes can be had for $25, while the possibility of Keynote access is restricted to those with tickets of...
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Apple Offering Free Licensing of Mini DisplayPort Spec
Arstechnica points to Apple's mini DisplayPort license which is available as a "no fee" license to interested parties. Apple introduced the Mini Display port with its new notebooks and 24" LED Cinema Display in October.
This licensing news adds some clarity to the debate about whether or not the Mini DisplayPort was a proprietary solution from Apple alone. The no fee license should allow...
10,000 iPhone App Icon Mosaic
iPhone developer TapTapTap put together this photo mosaic to mark the 10,000 app milestone in the App Store.
A higher quality and full size mosaic is available on Flickr....
Simpsons Mock Apple
Macenstein notes that Apple was the subject of a segment on a The Simpsons episode last night:
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Mac Sales Extend to "Cyber Monday" and VMWare Fusion 2.0 as Low as $10
Perhaps in an effort to extend the buying frenzy of Black Friday, the Monday following Black Friday has been (controversially) dubbed Cyber Monday. Many online retailers have decided to extend or start new sales on this day. While Apple is not participating in such activities, the big 3rd party Apple retailers have continued their Black Friday sales through Monday night. Our price comparison...
'OldBooth' Can Give You (and Steve Jobs) an Old Timey Makeover
TwoPixels.pl has released a fun new app called OldBooth [App Store] that takes photos from your iPhone's camera roll and places them through various masks that can give you an old timey makeover. Have you ever wondered what you'd have looked like in another era? How about your friends? Be a lady from 20s or a funky hairy hippie. Now you can turn into in the fastest way ever.
Just choose...
App Store Almost Reaches 10,000 Apps
While several sites have reported that 10,000 iPhone Apps have been released into the App Store, the actual number of active iPhone apps that can be downloaded is about 9,676 as of today's count. The discrepancy comes from the fact that many apps...
iPhone Holiday 2008 Gift Guide from iPhone Alley
Incase Power Slider ($99)
iPhone Alley has organized a nice holiday gift guide for the iPhone. Amongst the products that caught our eye was the Incase Power Slider ($99) (pictured above) which offers a protective case and extended battery back in one.
The guide also covers the usual mix of regular cases, speakers, headsets and car...
'Push' Notifications Coming in iPhone 2.2.1?
RussianiPhone.ru claims that they have seen iPhone 2.2.1 Beta 1 and that it implements Push notifications as well as over-the-air MobileMe syncing with Notes support.
As proof they've posted a screenshot showing the Notes and Calendar applications with a update badges displayed (though this is relatively easy to fake).
MacRumors can't verify these claims at this time. Apple has not yet...
Black Friday 2008: $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, iPhone App Sales
Apple has officially unveiled their Black Friday sales for their online and retail stores. The discounts are very similar to last year's event. The only two Mac models on sale are the iMac and MacBook with discounts of up to $101 for the mid-to-high-end models. Meanwhile, iPods are seeing $11-$21 discounts and a...
Best Buy's Mac Sale Over
With early hints at only modest sales at Apple stores, it comes as a surprise that Best Buy's Mac sale appears to be over. The retailer's site no longer shows the $100-$150 discounts on new Macs.
At this time MacMall sales (chart) remain in effect. Official U.S. Apple Black Friday sales should be published later tonight but it appears that modest ($100) discounts will only extend to the...
Apple's Black Friday Sales Begin Around the World
Apple's Black Friday sales have begun around the world in their New Zealand store and Australia stores. The sales show modest discounts similar to previous years.
The only Macs that are on sale include the iMac and the MacBook. When translated to U.S. dollars, the discounts appear to be about $100 for...
First 24" LED Cinema Displays Arrive
Image from Arstechnica
Arstechnica provides some first impressions on their newly delivered 24" LED Apple Cinema display. While Apple introduced the new display back in October, actual delivery of the new monitors have only just begun. Ars reminds readers that the displays are...
Google Uses Undocumented API in Google Voice Search App
CNet reports that Google has confirmed that they are using an undocumented API in their Google voice-search application. Google's mobile application takes advantage of the iPhone's proximity sensor to start "listening" for a new voice search. While a useful and unique feature, it technically runs afoul of the iPhone SDK's rules that prevent the use of undocumented APIs. Under the original terms ...
Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun
MacMall has announced their Black Friday sale which will runs from now until midnight P.T. on Friday, November 28th. Last year's MacMall sale delivered some of the largest discounts available online. This year, however, MacMall faces stiff competition from BestBuy who is offering a number of $100-$150 instant discounts on Macs. This compares favorably to MacMall which tends to combine both...
QuickTime 7.5.7 for DisplayPort Allows Standard Definition Playback
Apple has issued a new QuickTime update for the new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air which come equipped with the mini DisplayPort. The update addresses the issue of standard definition playback through the DisplayPort: This update is recommended for owners of MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro with Mini DisplayPort. The update addresses an issue where some standard definition purchases...
Price Matching at Apple Retail Stores?
ifoAppleStore claims that Apple retail employees have the authority to match prices of other authorized retailers. Apple has apparently fired the first shot in the holiday shopping battle, by announcing internally that retail store employees have the authority to match the prices of other authorized retailers.Based on the site's comments, there is some debate about whether this is a new ability. ...
More DRM-Free Music and iTunes Beatles Update
Several readers have noticed that music from different studios have started appearing in iTunes with a DRM free option. This would seem to confirm rumors that Apple is in late stage negotiations with studios about launching more DRM free music.
Forum user Doodledoo has been following it closely and found evidence of tracks from both Warner and Sony studios participating in iTunes Plus. Apple ...
Apple Promotes Environmentally Friendly Notebooks in New Ad
Apple has set up a new page promoting their MacBooks as the "world's greenest family of notebooks." When we redesigned the new Macbook, our designers and engineers set a goal of making not only the greenest notebook Apple ever produced, but the greenest family of notebooks. So every new Macbook has been built using materials that are highly recyclable and free of many harmful substances present ...
Apple Announces Black Friday Event on November 28th
Apple NZ has started emailing customers about their Black Friday event for one day only on November 28th. Come back to the Apple Online Store this Friday for a special one-day-only Christmas shopping event. Youll find dozens of great iPod, iPhone and Mac gift ideas all with free delivery.It's been widely expected that Apple would be offering a day-after-Thanksgiving sale. Previous year sales...
