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
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) 9A559
After seeding Leopard 9A528d just yesterday, Apple has released 9A559 to ADC members tonight. Yesterday's update appears to have been primarily testing Leopard's Software Update mechanism.
The 6.55GB download lists only two known issues for Leopard. The two issues described involve upgrading from Tiger to Leopard on PowerPC systems in certain scenarios, and HP printer drivers.
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Rising Mac Sales and Subnotebook Plans
TheStreet claims that they have heard that Apple is expected to sell 2.35 million iMacs and MacBooks this quarter, beating out analyst estimates by 400,000 units.
Meanwhile, they also claim to have heard more about Apple's "subnotebook Mac" which is described as "ultra-thin" with a 10-12inch screen, sleek rounded edges and less than 2 pounds.
They expect the new subnotebook next quarter in...
Slim Aluminum MacBooks Soon?
9to5mac reports that Apple is readying MacBook updates in the near future which will see new enclosures.
The new enclosures have been seen in both Black and Silver aluminum variants and are "considerably slimmer" than the current MacBook and a bit slimmer than the current MacBook Pros. The enclosures are said to have a thinner border around the LCDs, and the keyboards resemble the new Bluetoot...
Macworld Expo San Francisco 2008 Open for Registration
Macworld Expo has opened registration for January 2008.
The 2008 Macworld Conference & Expo takes place between January 14 - 18, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. The keynote address will likely take place on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 with the expo floor opening immediately afterward.
Apple announced the iPhone at...
Apple Updates Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) to 9A528d
After nearly a month without an update, Apple has delivered a Leopard update to developers. First, a new version of the Leopard Software Update Client has been seeded through Leopard's Mac OS X Software Update. Once this new Software Update tool is installed, Apple also provides Mac OS X Leopard Client Seed Update.
The new Seed Update is "recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard...
Apple Refusing Service on Hacked iPhones?
ZDNet's Apple Core blog notes that if you've hacked your iPhone, you may want to restore to defaults before bringing it into an Apple Store for service.
A colleague of O'Grady's was initially refused service for his iPhone due to a combination of 3rd party applications and an unlocked iPhone (on T-Mobile). So while he eventually got Apple to return the iPhone (after paying the restocking fee,...
Apple Addressing iPod Touch Screen Issue
Walt Mossberg reviewed the iPod touch and notes that its battery life falls short of the other iPods.
He also describes the screen issue that has affected "a small number of" iPod touch screens, and notes that Apple is addressing it: Also, some early iPod Touch units have had defective screens, where images appeared too dark. Apple says this problem affected a small number of units and is being ...
Orange Announces iPhone for France
As has been rumored, Orange announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement with Apple to distribute the iPhone in France.
No details (price or plans) have yet been provided, and Apple has not yet announced the partnership. Apple Expo, however, takes place next week...
Video of Steve Jobs at UK iPhone Launch
Crave TV posts a 13 minute hilights video of Steve Jobs at the London Apple Store launching the UK iPhone on September 18th.
While there was live text coverage, watching the video itself provides a better feel for the event.
Includes portions of the Q&A session where he talks about 3G, iTunes activation, iTunes Wifi store, Fair Usage limitations, Unlocked iPhones, iPhone pricing, and...
Photos of Steve Jobs Launching iPhone in Germany
This flickr set provides photos of Steve Jobs in Germany launching the iPhone today.
The photo were posted by iFun.de...
January 2008 MacBook Pros with Penryn Processors?
Appleinsider compiles information from Digitimes about upcoming Penryn processors which are expected to be used in upcoming MacBook Pros. Intel detailed their Penryn and Nehalem processor plans earlier this week at the Intel Developer Forum.
Intel is expected to launch five 45nm dual-core notebook CPUs in January of 2008 with CPU speeds ranging from 2.1GHz up to 2.8GHz.
The new Intel...
NBC Direct to Offer TV Shows
NBC announced today that they will be launching a new service called "NBC Direct" which will allow users to download and view NBC's popular primetime shows to their desktops for free and watch them for up to one week after broadcast.
The first version of this software will launch in October for Windows PCs only, but "future versions" are said to add Mac compatibility.
At launch the shows...
GPS (sorta) on iPhone
Gizmodo points out a new 3rd party application that has appeared on Installer.app.
Navizon uses cell phone towers to pinpoint your location (within a few hundred yards) and is able to push those coordinates to the Google Maps application.
The result? Free GPS(ish) functionality on the...
Apple Announces iPhone in Germany
Apple has announced that they have partnered with T-Mobile to be the exclusive German carrier of the Apple iPhone. "We're thrilled to be partnering with T-Mobile to bring the iPhone to Germany," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Customer response to iPhone in the US has been incredible, and we can't wait to introduce T-Mobile customers to the most revolutionary mobile device on the planet."
The...
3G iPhone In the Works
Though obvious, several sites are reporting on comments by Steve Jobs that a 3G iPhone is coming from Apple. PocketLint specifically claims that Jobs said "You can expect a 3G iPhone later next year", however, Engadget's reporting was a bit less definitive: Our phone has a talk time of 8 hours and that's really important when you want to use your phone for internet and music. 3G needs to get...
Apple to Actively Stop SIM Unlocking
One piece of news from the London keynote event was Apple's first public stance on SIM unlocking tools that have become available for the iPhone. The freely available software unlocks the iPhone from AT&T's service and allows users to use any SIM card from any network.
When questioned, Steve Jobs indicated that they will actively try to stop SIM unlocking: "It's a cat-and-mouse game," said...
iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 Features Revealed?
Engadget posted a gallery of photos showing the UK iPhone which carried version 1.1.1 of the iPhone firmware. The new firmware show a number of new features for the latest iPhone update which is not yet publicly available.
- Home Button Preferences - Home, Phone Favorites, iPod, Show iPod Controls
- Version 1.1.1
- International Prefs - keyboards, region format
- TV Out - Widescreen, NTSC...
Mac Office 2008 Preview
Microsoft's Office for Mac team blog wrote about their thought process in developing the user interface for the upcoming Mac Office 2008. Mac users have strong expectations about their user interface. We're often told by our users that they definitely want us to look Mac-like. .... We could have just left the Apple and app menu in place, and ignored the rest of it. Not only is this a waste of...
Next iPhone Update with International Keyboards, iTunes WiFi
Apple has posted updated demo videos of the iPhone on their UK site. The new videos use an updated version of the iPhone's software. A few differences are notable on the videos
- International Keyboard support has been included which was first seen on the iPod touch.
- Calculator Widget icon is updated (same is iPod touch).
- iTunes Wifi store
Apple is expected to deploy an iPhone...
iPhone Launched in the UK on O2 Network
At Apple's media event in London, Apple launched the iPhone UK which will go on sale on November 9th for 269 (including VAT) and will use the O2 network as rumored.
- Unlimited data for all plans
- 35, 200 minutes, 200 SMS
- 45, 600 minutes, 500 SMS
- 55, 1200 minutes, 500 SMS
- 18 month contract.
- Uses EDGE (no 3g).
- iTunes WiFi Store
- 8GB Storage
Apple has also created an ...
