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
Test Your iPhone's Download Speed
For those waiting to upgrade to the iPhone 3G on Friday, here's a good time for you to test the EDGE download speed of your original iPhone to so you can compare it to your new 3G iPhone.
TestMyiPhone.com provides a download speed test specially formatted for...
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Video Unboxing of iPhone 3G
BoyGeniusReport has posted a video of the iPhone 3G being unboxed with comparisons to the original iPhone.
Submitted by Eddieowns...
AT&T Eligibility at Apple Stores, International iPhone 3G Shortages Expected
AppleInsider provides some additional notes about the iPhone 3G launch on Friday at U.S. Apple Retail stores and offers some clarity to one purchasing scenario.
According to their sources, current non-iPhone AT&T customers can go to Apple Retail stores and purchase the iPhone 3G and will be billed appropriately. The confusion arose from the subsidy surrounding the iPhone 3G and whether or...
First iPhone 3G Reviews: Mossberg, Baig, and Pogue
The first iPhone 3G reviews are in from the reporters who have had early access to the iPhone 3G for the past two weeks. While we encourage you to read their reviews in full, we've highlighted some interesting tidbits:
Walt Mossberg / AllThingsD
- "it mostly keeps its promises."
- "more capable version of an already excellent device"
- Battery drained much more quickly using 3G
-...
More iPhone 3G Photos, and Side by Side with Original iPhone
BoyGeniusReport managed to get their hands on a iPhone 3G and posted a gallery (mirror) with some good quality photos of the new iPhone. Unfortunately their iPhone has not been activated so little else could be revealed.
While we've covered iPhone 2.0 firmware screenshots in the past, WinSuperSite has compiled (one,...
Apple Expects 15 Minute Setup Times for iPhone 3G
Bloomberg quotes Ron Johnson, Apple's retail chief, about his expectations for the iPhone 3G launch on July 11th.
Johnson believes that it will take 10-15 minutes to set up a customer with iPhone 3G service, and plans to handle about 100 customers an hour. Apple stores will handle about 30 customers at a time, Johnson said. While the company will make sure the activation process is quick, he ...
Only a Few Dozen iPhones in UK's O2 and Carphone Warehouse Locations
Macenstein republishes an email written from Stephen Shurrock, O2's Sales Director, apologizing to a customer about the poor experience with O2's iPhone launch. He explains the massive traffic that the site received: We run one of the busiest and most robust web stores in the UK. I appreciate that it is little comfort to you given your...
Microsoft to Respond to Apple's 'Get a Mac' Ads
Informationweek reports on comments made by Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing at their annual Worldwide Partner Conference. Brooks admits that they have made mistakes with the Vista launch but that they are ready to counter attacks from Apple and let customers know that Vista is "finally stable and ready." "We've got a pretty noisy competitor out there," Brooks said...
Apple Posts Details for iPhone 3G Launch
Apple has posted guidelines about what to bring and expect at the iPhone 3G launch at Apple Retail stores. The Apple Retail Store is the perfect place to get your iPhone 3G. When you arrive, a Concierge in an orange shirt will direct you to the iPhone bay where you can take advantage of our free Personal Setup. A Specialist will help you choose an iPhone 3G, review coverage maps, select a rate...
iPhone 3G Unboxing Photos [Updated]
An iPhonePortugal forum user (via Engadget) has posted the first photos of the iPhone 3G being unboxed. It appears that the unit is one of the demo units supplied to stores. According to the poster, the internet speed is quite good and the App Store is not yet online.
The first of the demo units are also said to have been arriving at AT&T stores as early as today.
Updated: Gadgetomac...
MobileMe Launching on July 9th Between 6pm-12am PT
Apple has announced the launch date and time for their MobileMe service. The revamped .Mac service will offer web-based email, calendar, addressbook, photo gallery and storage capabilities as well as "Push" sync services. Apple announced MobileMe at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in early June.
According to their service status update when you log into .Mac, they detail that...
Apple Confirms 8am Retail Launch of iPhone 3G
Despite some mixed signals at their retail meeting last night, Apple has now updated their retail website at http://www.apple.com/retail, indicating that the iPhone 3G will be launched at 8 a.m. at Apple retail stores on July 11th.
AT&T had previously announced an 8 a.m. launch time for the iPhone 3G launch, but we had not had official word from Apple. 8 a.m. is earlier than either of the...
iPhone 3G Store Displays, Demo Units, Apple Retail Launch [Update]
Image from Gizmodo
Preparations are underway for the iPhone 3G launch this Friday at AT&T and Apple stores nationwide. Gizmodo posts photos of oversized iPhone 3G store displays (pictured above) that demonstrate the functionality of the iPhone. Apple had similar units on display for the original iPhone launch, but these have been updated to reflect the black back case of the iPhone 3G....
New Zealand Midnight iPhone Launch and U.K. Pre Orders [Sold Out]
Vodafone sent out an email (screenshot) announcing that the iPhone 3G will be launching in New Zealand at a 12:01 am on the morning of Friday, July 11th at three Vodafone stores (Queen St, Lambton Quay, Columbo St) nationwide. Meanwhile, New Zealand's other Vodafone stores will begin sales at 9am. Their online store will also start accepting orders at 12:01am.
A 12:01am launch means that...
Leaked Aluminum MacBook Pro Case Photo?
A blog entry (in Chinese) claims to have a photograph of prototype case housings of the upcoming redesigned MacBook Pro. The photo depicts what appear to be top and bottom housings of a Mac laptop sitting on a box. The housing resembles the current design of the MacBook Air but with a few notable differences. The logo in the prototype casing, for example, is no longer backlit. The screw...
Me.com Mail Servers Online
FridgeDay reports that the Me.com mail servers are now online. This means that you can actually send mail from your @me.com email address.
The outgoing mail server is "smtp.me.com" and the incoming server is "mail.me.com". Otherwise, you enter your usual credentials (username@me.com) and password.
Incoming...
Become Upgrade Eligible for iPhone 3G?
iPhone Alley posts a suggestion on how to convert an upgrade ineligible AT&T account into an upgrade eligible one to take advantage of the discounted iPhone 3G pricing.
At the heart of the matter is that existing AT&T customers who recently bought a subsidized phone from AT&T may not be eligible to purchase the subsidized ($199/$299) iPhone 3G. Instead, these upgrade ineligible AT&T...
Intel Recommends Developers Plan for Massive Multi-Core Processing
Intel's research blog recently discussed the direction that developers should plan for in the coming years.
Intel's Anwar Ghuloum describes how developers have been listening to Intel's announcements that they are increasingly heading towards multi-core processors in the future. At this point, they suggest that developers program for as many cores as possible, even if it is more cores than...
Customer Backlash on iPhone Rate Plans, Launch Approaches
As international pricing for the iPhone has been trickling out, customers in some countries are particularly unhappy about their rate plans for the upcoming iPhone launch.
Sweden's TeliaSonera rate plans, which started at 299 kr/month (~$50) for 100MB of data and a 199 kr/month (~$34) unlimited data add-on, were met with numerous complaints from their customers. In response, TeliaSonera is ...
Japanese iPhone 3G Guided Tour
Apple Japan has posted a Japanese version of the iPhone 3G Guided Tour. No new information, but is surprisingly interesting to watch even if you don't understand the language. At one point the Chinese character recognition is demonstrated when they are showing off the international...
