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
250,000 iPhones Sold to Unlockers?
During today's financial conference call, Apple revealed that they estimate that about 250,000 iPhones were purchased by individuals intending to unlock them.
No details on how Apple came to this conclusion. Apple, of course, would know exactly how many iPhones had been activated through...
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Apple's 4Q 2007 Results, Conference Call: $6.22 Billion Revenue, $902 Million Pr
Apple has announced their financial results for their 4th quarter 2007 (July - September 2007). Apple posted revenue of $6.22 billion and net quarterly profit of $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.84 billion and net quarterly profit of $542 million, or $.62 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
Apple shipped 2,164,000 Macintosh(R) computers, ...
AppTapp (Installer.app) 3.0 Beta
Version 3.0b3 of AppTapp Installer has been released by Nullriver and appears under the AppTapp updates on your iPhone. The welcome screen reads: Welcome to AppTapp Installer 3!
This version of Installer has been greatly improved on a number of fronts, including the user interface and packaging back-end.
This release uses a different core repository and firmware 1.1.1 is recommended.
The...
Apple iPhone is 4th Top Selling Mobile Phone in U.S.
MobileTechNews reports on recent data from Strategy Analytics on 3rd quarter 2007 marketshare data for mobile phones.
Strategy Analytics states that the iPhone has been the top selling phone for AT&T accounting for 13% of all AT&T phone sales, which makes it the 4th top selling handset in the U.S.
Strategy Analytics David Kerr notes that the iPhone does appeal to a broad demographic: While ...
How Will iPhone Apps Be Implemented?
John Gruber explores what Steve Jobs could have meant with regard to his announcement earlier this week that Apple would be releasing a development kit for the iPhone: We now know two new things: (1) that there will be native third party applications on the iPhone; and (2) that the SDK is scheduled for February. That leaves a long list of questions.
Specific comparisons are made to the Danger...
Leopard GM Build, Apple Retail Sales Launch, Free T-Shirts
This week, Apple announced that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard had been completed and will be launched on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m. nationwide.
According to our sources, Apple did indeed settle on the last Gold Master candidate (Build 9A581) as the final retail version of Leopard. Despite some early claims that the "Gold Master" of Leopard had been leaked to the internet, all of these claimed ...
Apple's 4th Quarter 2007 Financial Results on Monday, October 22nd
Apple will be webcasting their 4th Quarter 2007 financial results on Monday, October 22nd at 2pm PT/5pm ET. Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. For more information on the factors that could influence results, please...
Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 Update
Apple has posted updates to Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 today:
Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 Client
The 3.2 client update is recommended for all users and addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility.
Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 Admin
The 3.2 update is recommended for all users and addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability, usability and...
iPhone Rate Plans for Germany?
MacNotes.de publishes what it believes to be the rate plans for the iPhone in Germany based on multiple T-mobile sources.
iPhone M
49 EUR/month
Free data over EDGE
Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots
Free Voicemail
100 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euro per minute)
40 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euro)
iPhone L
69 EUR/month
Free EDGE
Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots
Free Voicemail
...
Mac Pro ATI Radeon X1900 XT Firmware Update
Apple released an ATI Radio X1900 XT Radeon Firmware Update on Tuesday.
About ATI Radeon X1900 XT Firmware Update
The ATI Radeon X1900 XT with 512MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory provides an ideal solution for motion graphics, animation, digital photography, or 3D design and visualization. It offers two dual-link DVI ports that can simultaneously support two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays for ...
Apple Applies for Trademark of iPhone Design
MacNN reports that Apple has filed two patent trademark applications for "iPhone design trademark protection". In both applications, Apple has filed for iPhone design trademark protection under International Class 009 which is detailed below. Apples design trademark applications were accompanied by an unprecedented number of evidence specimens, numbering more than 170.
The trademark...
Penryn Based Mac Pros Soon?
AppleInsider reports that Apple is ready to unleash Penryn-based Mac Pros as soon as Intel can provide the new chips to Apple. They'll also be amongst the first machines from any PC manufacturer to employ chips from Intel's upcoming Penryn family of 45-nanometer (nm) microprocessors -- specifically the upcoming Hi-k Xeons, which will be available in dual- and quad-core variants for workstations...
Some of Leopard's 300+ New Features
With Leopard's official announcement, Apple now details a list of 300+ new features that can be found in Mac OS X 10.5.
Sitening compiled a list (with descriptions) of 16 of what they felt were the coolest least known features coming in Leopard.
TextEdit: OpenDocument and Word 2007 Formats
Terminal: Workspaces
.Mac Sync for System Preferences
Guest Log-In Accounts
Grammar Check...
New Apple iPhone Ads: Bryce, Kristin, Ken
Apple has posted three new iPhone ads that aired on U.S. television tonight. The ads continue the theme of iPhone users talking about how they've used their iPhone:
Kristin
Bryce "Delay"
Kristin "The Winger"
Ken "My Show"...
Apple's 3rd Quarter 2007 U.S. Marketshare Up to 8.1%
According to the latest numbers from Gartner, worldwide computer shipments increased 14.4% over the same period last year. In the U.S., computer shipments increased 4.7% over the same period last year.
In comparison, Apple has seen a 37.2% increase in growth over the same period. As a result, Apple's individual marketshare has grown from 6.2% to 8.1% year-over-year. This places Apple in...
iToner 1.0.3 with iPhone 1.1.1 Support
Ambrosia has released iToner 1.0.3 today, which supports the iPhone 1.1.1 revision.
iToner allows you to transfer MP3 or AAC files to your iPhone for use as custom ringtones. Unlike Apple's solution, this lets you use your songs without an additional per-song charge.
Apple's last iPhone 1.1.1 update broke compatibility with previous...
Steve Jobs Announces 3rd Party SDK for iPhone for February 2008
Steve Jobs has posted an open letter revealing that Apple will be releasing a 3rd party Software Development Kit (SDK) for iPhone and iPod Touch applications. The SDK will be released in February 2008.
At this time, the letter only appears on Apple's Hot News page:
We've reproduced it here in its entirety: Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we...
Apple to Launch Official Development Kit for iPhone in January?
Businessweek reports that Apple may indeed be launching an official software development kit at this January's Macworld Expo.
According to "sources familiar with the company's plans": Apple will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in early 2008, enabling programmers to create games, business-productivity tools, and countless other applications for the device.
This is the latest ...
Apple Announces that Orange is Exclusive iPhone Carrier in France
Besides Leopard, Apple announced today that Orange will be the exclusive French carrier for the Apple iPhone. The iPhone will make its debut in France on Thursday November 29th. "We are excited to partner with Orange and bring iPhone to France in time for the holidays," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "iPhone is an amazing product and...
Mac OS X Leopard: iChat 4.0
AppleInsider provides a look at Leopard's updated iChat 4.0 application.
A couple of useful new features are detailed, including Document Sharing: Any file that can be viewed with Quick Look can be "beamed" with document sharing. While the document is being shared, the sender sees it in a Quick Look panel view, while the viewer on the other end sees the document as a video chat.
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