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
MacBook with Blu-Ray and Networked HDTV from Apple?
More rumors are trickling out in the days before Apple's notebook media event scheduled on October 14th, 2008.
EdibleApple reports that Kevin Rose revealed a new rumor at a live recording of the Diggnation podcast (not yet available). According to the report Rose said that the new MacBooks will support Blu-Ray drives.
Meanwhile, Jason Calacanis founder of Weblogs, Inc, claims that Apple...
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Two-Tone MacBooks and a Questionable MacBook Video
With only four days until Apple's "notebook" media event, the rumor mill continues to ramp up.
9to5mac claims that the laptop pictured on Apple's event invitation does not represent the new MacBook. Instead, they believe that the new MacBook will retain an outer plastic design while incorporating an aluminum inner frame. They describe the final...
Some MacBook Pros Affected by NVIDIA GPU Failures
Apple has posted a tech note which reveals that some MacBook Pros may be affected by the manufacturing defect reported in July. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be...
13" Aluminum MacBook Pictured on Invitation?
Apple has invited media to a special "notebook" event on Tuesday, October 14th. BoingBoing analyzed the laptop pictured on the invitation and concluded that it was likely a picture of the rumored 13" Aluminum MacBook. It's hard to tell from the gloomy marketing shot, but the Apple logo is about 1.5 inches wide on my MacBook Pro. From that, this machine would appear to be under 13 inches wide,...
Apple Invites Media to 'Notebook' Event October 14th
Engadget and Gizmodo have posted the invite for the Apple media event which will take place on October 14th at Apple's campus in Cupertino at 10AM PST. The invite simply reads: The spotlight turns to notebooks.Apple has been rumored to be delivering new MacBooks and new MacBook Pros this month. A number of leaked photos have been circulating -- some of which are believed to be real....
Apple Launches iPhone Developer Tech Talks
Apple appears to be trying to make it easy for developers to learn about iPhone programming. Apple has launched a set of free iPhone developer tech talks across the world. Don't miss this unique opportunity. The event is free, but space is limited.
Apple technology evangelists and engineers will soon be traveling the globe bringing iPhone development expertise to a city near you. Learn about...
Apple to Launch an $800 Laptop?
The Inquisitr claims that some Apple retailers have already been given price lists for Apple's upcoming laptops and that there are 12 price points ranging from $800 to $3100. Current laptops are said to have only have 8 retail price points: 3 Macbooks (starting at $1099), 3 Macbook Pros and 2 Macbook Airs.
There has been speculation that Apple could be dropping prices of their MacBooks ahead ...
More 'Brick' MacBook Case Images?
An Apple.Pro blog has posted three small images of what appear to be a new MacBook case. The casing resembles the MacBook Pro case image leaked earlier today, but clearly represents a smaller screened laptop. Absent are the speaker grills of the earlier image.
From above, the keyboard view is nearly identical to the current MacBook Air case design, but the side shots reveal that it is...
MacBook Pro 'Brick' Casing Photo? [Updated]
Engadget publishes what appears to be a MacBook Pro casing possibly consistent with rumors that the new Apple laptops would use a new manufacturing process.
Update: The image was first posted to our forums and originated at a Chinese forum....
Are Apple Laptop Updates Still on Track for October?
With the October 14th date quickly approaching, some are speculating that it may be too late to expect an Apple event to be held on that date. That's not to say that Apple can't release new laptops without a media event.
Most of Apple's laptop refreshes have been simple...
Landscape Email Apps - Is Apple Easing Up on Rejection Policy?
This morning saw the release of four applications that offer you the ability to compose emails in landscape mode.
- Wide Email - $0.99
- Sideways - $1.99
- Touchtype (Landscape Email) - $0.99
- Compose - $0.99
Not speaking to the value of these apps, but on the surface it seems surprising that Apple would approve these apps after rejecting some others due to duplicating functionality ...
Hudson Offering 'Aqua Forest' and Other Titles for Free
iPhone developer Hudson is giving away three of its iPhone games this week as a promotion for the Tokyo Game Show 2008.
The free games include:
Aqua Forest ($7.99 -> Free) - particle-based physics game
Catch The Egg ($3.99 -> Free) - accelerometer-based game to catch a falling egg
NeoSameGame ($3.99 -> Free) - puzzle game
The promotion ends October 12th, so get them while you can.
Aq...
Feasibility of New Solid Aluminum Manufacturing Process?
Businessweek spoke to some experts about the feasibility of the rumors that Apple will be introducing a new manufacturing process and bringing notebook manufacturing in-house.
iSuppli analyst Kevin Keller believes that while short term costs would rise, there could be a savings over time: "If you're working with one single unit of metal, you're reducing a lot of the materials costs and also a ...
i. TV Offers TV Schedules and Trailers
TUAW highlights an interesting new (and free) app called i. TV [App Store] that should appeal to any couch potato out there: The heart of i. TV is a TV listings browser, which connects to the free data feed from the i.tv site (registration is required), including synopses and cast info. You can select your zip code and programming provider and the current schedules are there at your fingertips;...
Apple iPhone 3G USB Charger Replacements Arriving
Apple has started shipping the replacement USB chargers under their exchange program they announced in September.
Apple had recalled the adapters after receiving reports of the metal prongs breaking off of the adapter and remaining lodged in power outlets, creating the risk of electric shock.
Customers can order replacements online or exchange your adapter at an Apple Retail store...
Apple Shifting Tactics on Suppressing Product Leaks?
Nick Ciarelli describes a recent shift in Apple's strategy to not suppress product leaks in an article at The Daily Beast. But lately, there are signs that Applelong the most secretive company in the tech worldhas thrown in the towel on fighting leaks. This year, advance details about a number of Apple products spilled onto the web, including photos of the iPhone 3G and the latest lineup of...
Apple Has Already Reached 10 Million iPhone Sales in 2008?
Seeking Alpha summarizes findings by MacObserver forum members who have been compiling iPhone IMEI numbers into a public spreadsheet.
According to those numbers, it appears that Apple may have already reached 10 million iPhone sales for 2008. According to the sequential Type Allocation Codes (TAC), Apple has reached 9.2 million iPhone 3Gs manufactured. When combined with the sales figures...
iPhone 2.2 Hidden Features: Google Street View, Emoji, Auto-Correction Off
It seems that Apple is taking further care in hiding new iPhone features in their beta releases. The most recent firmware beta seeded to developers listed "compatibility testing" in its release notes as the only change.
We've since heard of a couple of new features buried within the iPhone 2.2 beta. Apple has apparently made underlying changes to the iPhone's frameworks that are not yet...
iPhone 2.2 Includes Hidden Japanese Emoji Icons
The latest iPhone 2.2 firmware has one hidden feature that should please Japanese iPhone customers: the inclusion of 461 emoji characters.
Emoji are picture characters that are very popular in the Japanese mobile market. One analyst even specifically cited the lack Emoji support as one of the factors contributing to slow...
NVIDIA Powered MacBooks on October 14th?
TUAW believes that the upcoming MacBooks will indeed be powered by NVIDIA chipsets and will be delivered on October 14th. A source tells us that Nvidia is showing off new MacBooks to their employees, and word is going around that the new versions will be released as soon as October 14th.Apple was
