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
Netflix Launches Movie Streaming Set Top Box
Today, Netflix unveiled a Roku designed $100 set top box that delivers streaming movies to your television. The Roku box is about the size of a paperback book, has no hard drive, and simply streams video through an ethernet or Wi-Fi connection. For the best possible viewing experience, Netflix recommends an Internet speed of at least 1.5 Mbps. There is no additional monthly fee for use beyond...
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Confirmation of June 9th 3G iPhone Launch?
Gizmodo claims to have received confirmation from "sources close to the 3G iPhone launch" that the 3G-capable iPhone will indeed be introduced at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference.
The news comes as no surprise with the avalanche of evidence that has been suggesting the same. Gizmodo, however, pinpoints June 18th at the specific launch day for Spain, and expects world wide...
Mac Marketshare Growth in High End Retail Market
eWeek first reported on an interesting breakdown of Apple's retail marketshare. According to numbers from the NPD Group, Apple's Q1 2008 retail (brick and mortar) reached 14%. Note that by limiting it to retail, they've excluded online sales and institutional/enterprise sales.
Chart from eWeek
More surprising, however, is if you limit the data to computers priced above $1,000, Apple...
3G iPhone Case Revealed?
A company called XSKN has revealed a case design described as an "iPhone 3G" case. The 3G version of the case is shown here, followed by the Original iPhone case:
3G iPhone Case
Original iPhone Case
The differences are slight, but correspond to the leaked specs given to case manufacturers. It also appears to be slightly thicker which was also previously claimed. The image of the...
Apple to Continue to Supply PA Semi's Chips
TheRegister.co.uk reports that Apple will continue to provide PA Semi's low-power PowerPC chip to existing customers, despite the acquisition: PA Semi's staff has started notifying a limited set of customers that the company's existing dual-core processor will enjoy long-term support. Apple will employ a number of old PA Semi...
Apple in Mobile Music Negotiations... for WWDC?
NYTimes' Technology blog reports that Apple is currently in active negotiations with music labels about providing more mobile music content on their iTunes store.
One executive quoted specifically states that "[Apple wants] a big launch in June", presumably referring to the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) scheduled to start on June 9th 2008. However, since negotiations only started a...
iPhone Notes: More Google Apps, International Expansion, Games
A few more iPhone notes that we missed last week:
- Google is preparing more native iPhone applications that will be ready for the launch of the iTunes App Store in June. While not divulging the specifics of what Google is planning, Gundotra says the company is eager to take advantage of access to the native device. It also plans to continue offering Web-based apps, which offer the advantage ...
Apple's Next MacBook Due in Q3 2008?
Marketwatch relays a Commercial Times report that suggests we will see the next MacBook revisions in Q3 2008 (July-September).
According to the newspaper, AU Optronics Corp.and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. received orders for flat-panel displays to be used in the next MacBook. Taiwan's top two flat-panel makers by revenue, have obtained flat-panel orders for Apple Inc.'s new MacBook, the...
AT&T Free iPhone Wifi On Hold for Now
CrunchGear posts an internal AT&T memo that was sent out today revealing that the free iPhone Wifi was supposed to be launched today. Unfortunately, the launch has been canceled for unclear reasons: The iPhone Wi-Fi offer that was scheduled to launch today has been canceled. Nothing has been announced by the company to our customers and will not impact existing customers. Additional communication ...
Apple Explores Delivering Location-based Content to Mobile Users
Mockups by Phil Lu
A much publicized patent application published in December 2007 revealed that Apple had explored allowing handheld owners (such as the iPhone) to place orders from local stores. The system would, for example, allow customers to order a drink with the press of a button on their iPhone which would then notify them when their order was ready.
A new patent application today...
Intel Denies Atom-Powered iPhone Comments [Update]
Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog notes that Intel has now denied the statements published by ZDnet.de yesterday. Specifically, they claim that the Intel Germany's CEO was making general remarks about the kind of mobile devices that the Atom might power in the future. They go on to claim they know "nothing" about future products...
New Jawbone Bluetooth Headset
Image from Gizmodo
Aliph introduced a new version of its Jawbone bluetooth headset today. The new version replaces the original Jawbone and promises a smaller, lighter design with upgraded noise-canceling technology. A PCMag review notes the impressive noise canceling technology, which was notably better than the first generation Jawbone: In a series of calls plus 15 voicemail tests, the...
Intelliscreen Provides Custom 'Slide to Unlock' Screen
Intelliborn has released a beta version of their Intelliscreen application for the iPhone. At present, you must have a Jailbroken iPhone to install this software.
Intelliscreen replaces your "Slide to Unlock" screen with a customizable screen that shows you information from Calendar, Email, Text Messages, News, Sports, and Weather.
View Calendar, Email, Text Messages, News, Sports,...
WWDC Sells Out for the First Time in History
Apple confirmed to Macworld that the 2008 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) has sold out for the first time. "Response to this year's WWDC has been off the charts and we are delighted with the show of enthusiasm and support from the developer community for the new iPhone SDK," Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Macworld. "The conference is now sold out. For those unable to attend WWDC, session ...
Intel Confirms Atom-based Larger iPhone (Mini-Tablet)?
According to ZDNet.de, Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that Apple would be using the Intel Atom processor in a future version of the iPhone. The new model will reportedly be a larger model with a larger display, correlating with circulating rumors about a mini-tablet (720x480) device rumored to be coming from...
Swiss iPhone, 3G iPhone on June 9th?
As rumored, Swisscom announced today that they would be delivering the iPhone to Switzerland later this year: The iPhone will be available later this year. We will inform you personally as soon as we have more news.As typical for these announcements, no details are provided.
Meanwhile, GeekSugar cites their "reliable inside source" and says that the 3G iPhone will indeed be launched on June ...
Largest U.S. Apple Store Opens on Thursday (Boylston St, Boston)
Image from Gizmodo
Apple is set to open their new Boston Apple Store on Boylston Street on Thursday, May 15th at 6:00 pm. Apple will be giving away limited edition T-shirts and "other surprises" at the store opening. Every Apple product is available for you to get to know and test-drive at the Apple Store. And the top floor is dedicated entirely to programs, support, and services. It's...
iPhoneVideoRecorder with iTunes App Store Plans
iPhoneVideoRecorder is a trialware application presently available for Jailbroken iPhones that adds Video recording capability to your iPhone. iPhone Video Recorder records audio and video to the compressed mpeg4 format, so the recording is space saving, an-hour-high-quality recording will be a file as small as 60MB. iPhone Video Recorder boasts a frame rate up to 15fps which guarantees better...
Microsoft Office Update, and Visual Basic for Applications to Return [Update]
Microsoft announced today record sales of Mac Office 2008 which was launched at Macworld San Francisco: "The response has been amazing; since we launched in January, the velocity of sales for Office 2008 is nearly three times what we saw after the launch of Office 2004," said Craig Eisler, general manager of the Mac BU at Microsoft. "As we set our course for future versions, we are working closely ...
3G iPhone with GPS, Video Conferencing, TV?
LeMatin.ch (French) reports that based on a source in Swisscom, Switzerland will be getting the iPhone this summer.
By itself, this news is not that surprising, as there have been a growing number of reports of the iPhone being delivered internationally in the coming months. Unique to this source, however, is the report that the iPhone would come with GPS, Video Conferencing and Mobile TV...
