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 iPhone Battery Replacement $85.95
Apple has posted an iPhone Battery Replacement FAQ and policy.
The replacement program costs $79 plus $6.95 in shipping and takes three business days for service. All daya will be cleared from your phone so it is important to sync your iPhone with iTunes prior to...
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iPhone Sales Estimates 250,000-525,000
After opening weekend for iPhone sales, the analysts are taking their guesses at how many iPhones sold over the weekend. Without official numbers, these are simply estimates by analysts.
Shaw Wu claims that 250,000 units sold over two days, while Gene Munster estimates 500,000 and Trip Chowdhry says 525,000 for the weekend.
iPhone sales kicked off with massive lines (Apple.com Photo...
AT&T Activation Delays for iPhone Buyers
Reuters reports on the activation errors that have been causing major problems for some iPhone users. According to Reuters sources, approximately 2% of individuals who purchased the iPhone over the weekend have been affected by the activation problems.
AT&T spokesperson blamed the delays on both technical and "process related" issues, and also pointed to the high volume of customers trying...
Universal Music Group's iTunes Contract
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Universal Music Group is set to notify Apple that it will not be renewing their long term contract to sell digital music through Apple's iTunes Store. Instead they will continue with a "short-term" sales agreement, which would mean Universal's catalog would remain on iTunes for the time being. Though it is unlikely to have sweeping effects immediately,...
Alternative iPhone Activations: No Contract, Widescreen iPod / Wifi
It's been well publicized that the iPhone requires a 2 year contract for activation, and that the other iPhone functions (iPod, Internet) are unusable without proper activation.
That hasn't stopped people from trying to activate the iPhone otherwise, or to get an off-contract plan.
No Contract
Earlier reports from AT&T documentation revealed that iPhone would be offered with "Pick Your ...
Apple Opens Movie Trailers for iPhone
As noted by TUAW, Apple has launched (iPhone Link) movie trailers for the iPhone that was previously spotted.
The iPhone specific page offers links to iPhone-formatted movies, which launch their own video player in Safari. The videos stream over the internet and can be watched in both landscape...
Photos Taken with iPhone
iPodHacks posted a Gallery of images taken with the iPhone.
Meanwhile our own forum members are posting photos taken with their iPhones. Click on thumbnails for full size...
Instant Messaging (iPhoneChat) on iPhone
As it turns out David Cann's iChat for iPhone (iPhone Link) is the only instant messaging application that can be used on the iPhone, though its not without its bugs. I'm not sure if David made changes to his iPhoneChat site since Friday, but it was not working on the iPhone when I first tried it.
Keeping focus on the IM text field and scrolling back to see what has been said is a bit...
Exchange Support for the iPhone: Q3 2007
Amidst the pre-iPhone launch hype, Visto announced that they would be providing Exchange support for the iPhone. Through Visto, iPhone users will be able to experience secure mobile access to current and legacy versions of both Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino corporate messaging platforms. Visto will enable access that is easy to implement and administer and will alleviate IT concerns...
Apple Posts iPhone Launch Day Gallery
Apple has posted a Day One Gallery with images from New York, San Diego, Miami Beach, and Chicago.
A lot of people who seem very happy to be spending...
iPhone OS Restore Image (93MB)
Inventive users can download the iPhone 1A543a restore image (93MB) from Apple.
The link was discovered through iTunes 7.3, which offers users the capability to restore their iPhone to factory default settings. The resultant .zip file provides a Firmware Folder and two DMG (one password protected).
There have been some ongoing efforts to unlock the Apple iPhone, but no documented success. ...
iPhone Size Comparison Photos
I took some iPhone size comparison pictures today for y'all.
Let's start in the kitchen....
The iPhone as compared to a slice of delicious cake.
Comparing it to a standard-sized can of soda.
This Microwave is .6 cubic feet.
The size of a sandwich and some pringles. Looks like if you trim the bread a little bit you could have your own starchy, non-functioning iPhone made of...
AT&T Sold Out of iPhones
It appears that most of AT&T's 1800 retail stores sold out of iPhones within hours of going on sale. Virtually all of our stores sold out of the iPhone last night, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said, declining to specify how many units had been sold.
According to anecdotal reports on the forums, some AT&T stores received as few as 20 units for sale, while others claimed in excess of 100....
Apple Now Owns iPhone.com
It appears that Apple has taken ownership of iPhone.com. Apple has owned iPhone.org for years, but the .com name has been owned by a 3rd party company.
The whois information reveals that the domain points to Apple's nameservers, and correctly redirects to http://www.apple.com/iphone. The Whois owner information remains hidden under ownership by " Domains by Proxy, Inc." Domain Name:...
iPhone User Interface Gallery and Transitions
Engadget has posted their "definitive" iPhone user interface gallery.
So if you wanted to see the interface pages in detail, here they are.
They've also posted high definition video of the iPhone and its various user interface transitions and...
iPhone vs. Other Devices (Size Photos)
Gizmodo has posted photos of the iPhone compared to various other electronic devices, including the iPod, Zune and more.
More photos at at Gizmodo....
Porting 'Ineligible' Mobile Numbers to iPhone
Appleinsider's Kasper Jade posts an interesting walkthrough with his experience trying to port an 8 year old Verizon mobile number over to the iPhone.
After multiple attempts and several calls through Verizon and AT&T customer support, he was able to find a solution that did...
Unable to Access Password WiFi Networks?
One common area of confusion appears to be the ability to access Password Protected WiFi networks. Part of the problem is that the iPhone will gladly accept any password for the Wifi network without any particular error message if its wrong. Instead, you simply are unable to access Wifi, and the iPhone will keep defaulting back to EGDE.
Note the "lock" icon next to 021J8
Many routers...
iPhone Experiences and Reviews
One day after the iPhone release, and the reviews and impressions are rolling in. Reader reviews are being posted to this thread with other areas for iPhone Accessory, iPhone Application, and iPhone Help/Troubleshoothing discussion. We've also had regional discussion about buying an iPhone at the Apple Store, with our own Katie's buying experience.
Despite with what appears to be a high...
iPhone Experiences and Reviews
One day after the iPhone release, and the reviews and impressions are rolling in. Reader reviews are being posted to this thread with other areas for iPhone Accessory, iPhone Application, iPhone Help/Troubleshooting discussion. We've also had regional discussion about buying an iPhone at the Apple Store, with our own Katie's buying experience at
