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
"Get ready. iPhone is coming June 29." [Updated]
Apple sent out an email today to subscribers about the iPhone with tips on how to get ready for the iPhone. The email reads: Get Ready for iPhone
iPhone arrives on June 29. iPhone features an amazing mobile phone, is the best iPod we've ever created, and puts the Internet in your pocket with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching, and maps. And iPhone makes it all easy to use with its...
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Mossberg's Early iPhone Impressions
Walt Mossberg picked up his review iPhone yesterday according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
During a speech, Mossberg pulled the phone from his pocket: "I dont know whether Ill give it a good review or not," he said, noting that he will use the phone for the next couple of weeks before writing his review. "I can already see some things I dont like about it. I see some other things that...
No ZFS Support in Leopard?
InformationWeek claims that Brian Croll, senior director of product marketing for the Mac OS, has said that "ZFS is not happening" when questioned about ZFS's inclusion in Leopard.
This contradicts a statement made by Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz during a speech last week: In fact, this week you'll see that ...
No Adobe Flash Support on the iPhone
Coming out of WWDC are reports that Apple has officially admitted that the Apple iPhone will not support Adobe's Flash plug-in in Safari.
Flash support has been a long unanswered question about the Apple iPhone. Steve Jobs had made comments early on that we might see Flash in iPhone according to David Pogue: Markoff: Flash [in the iPhone]?
Jobs: Well, you might see that.
Of note, Jobs did...
WWDC 2007 Keynote Quicktime Stream
Apple has posted the Quicktime stream of the 2007 WWDC Keynote.
Apple's announcements are detailed in our earlier stories:
WWDC: Game On
WWDC: Leopard Details
WWDC: Safari for Windows
WWDC: iPhone Release Time, Developer Access...
WWDC 2007 Keynote Coverage
Apple's 2007 WWDC Keynote is about to kick off.
Live coverage to start at 10am Pacific at MacRumorsLive. We'll have continuous text updates (no refresh required, no refresh interval), and live photos.
MacRumors.com will redirect to MacRumorsLive as the time...
iTunes Movie Rentals at $2.99 for 30 days?
FinancialTimes reports that Apple is in talks with Hollywood studios about launching an online movie rental service.
The iTunes movie rentals would reportedly be $2.99 for a 30 day rental, but would allow films to be moved to at least one other device -- such as the iPod or iPhone.
The target for this service is believed to be autumn of this year.
Steve Jobs has always been vocal that...
Worldwide Developers Conference 2007 Rumor Roundup
With Apple's Worldwide Developers Conferece (WWDC) quickly approaching, MacRumors provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of major rumors circulating around the Mac Web before the big event.
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Without a doubt, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) will take center stage at Steve Jobs' keynote address. Apple has sent out teaser invitations which read "See the future. Then take...
Covered Banner at WWDC in Moscone West
On the second floor of Moscone West, there appears to be at least one banner that's shrouded in black cloth:
No one is allowed above the first floor of Moscone West until the keynote, so no closer shots could be taken.
Meanwhile, a photo of the "loot" they are giving away at WWDC primarily shows a T-shirt that reads "Power to the programmers."
WWDC kicks off on Monday, June 11th at...
iPhone Download Benchmark, and Browser Updated
In May, we reported that iPhone browser signature has been seen in the wild, including here at MacRumors.com.
It appears the mobile browser has seen ongoing updates since that time, and has since graduated from mobile version "1A538a" to "1A543a". Small steady improvements are, of course, expected... but after we discovered this new mobile version, a Google search brought up this
iPhone Details from AT&T's Sales Training Workbook
We've gotten copies of the full iPhone Training manual provided to AT&T employees that gives us a few more details about Apple's iPhone. Thanks to cindynjgirl79 for providing the scans.
This sales guide presents iPhone features and benefits, tips, comparisons, qualifying questions, and objections -- all designed to help you sell iPhone.
....
Keep in mind that there might be additional...
Apple's iPhone Specs and Requirements
Apple's iPhone is coming on June 29th, and surprisingly few details have been leaked about the phone itself, beyond the original specs described in January.
We've obtained the official list of specs that Apple lists for the upcoming device. System requirements
- Mac or PC
- iTunes 7
- Internet access is required, and a broadband connection is recommended
- Mac: Mac with a USB 2.0 port,...
Spy Shot: WWDC Presentation Slide?
And what would an Apple event be without the required Spy Shot... this time not in an elevator, however. The backstory to this dubious shot is that it was obtained by camera phone in the WWDC main event hall when this slide was shown on the screen. (click for larger)
The photo is posted for speculation and entertainment purposes only. Few purported "spy shots" have ever been legitimate.
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MacRumors Coverage of WWDC 2007 Keynote: Web, SMS, Email
As WWDC 2007 approaches, we are organizing our coverage of the event. In January, we managed to integrate near real-time photos into our live feed with great success.
This year, our MacRumorsLive feed will be further improved with "continuous" text updates, larger photos, and more detailed transcriptions. The keynote begins on June 11th, 2007 at 10am PDT. The fastest way to hear about all...
iPhone Sales Training Manual Photos
ModMyiPhone.com posted photos from iPhone Sales Training manuals which arrived today at AT&T stores.
The site quotes some portions of the manual which describe the Email features and Safari features which help sell the iPhone. No new information about the iPhone is revealed in the available...
iPhone Banners at AT&T Stores
AT&T / Cingular stores have started displaying banners of the iPhone which read "Coming June 29". Forum user SLAPSHOTW was able to get some photos:
The Apple iPhone has been announced to be available starting June 29th, 2007 but few details about how sales will be organized have been...
Parallels Launches Version 3.0 with 3d Graphics Support
Parallels released Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Intel Macs today.
The $79.99 virtualization software allows owners of Intel Macs to run Windows applications alongside Mac OS X without requiring a reboot. Amongst many other features, version 3.0 brings improved integration between Mac OS X and Windows as well as long awaited 3D graphics support.
It was revealed in August that 3d acceleration...
Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.3
Apple released Boot Camp 1.3 today.
Boot Camp 1.3 beta includes:
- Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only)
- Apple Remote pairing
- Updated graphics drivers
- Improved Boot Camp driver installer
- Improved international keyboard support
- Localization fixes
- Updated Windows Help for Boot...
Brushed Aluminum iMac at WWDC?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple will introduce a new iMac "at or around" next week's developer's conference.
The rumor site believes that the new iMacs will incorporate the Santa Rosa chipset, much like the MacBook Pro updates from earlier this week. The 17" model is expected to be discontinued, leaving the 20" and 24" iMacs at slightly lower price points.
Finally, the new iMac's enclosure ...
3 Million iPhones on June 29th?
Businessweek discusses the hype surrounding the iPhone and asks "How Big Will the iPhone Be?" If Apple's goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008 seemed ambitious to some back in January when Jobs first unwrapped his new baby, few doubt it now. Wall Street speculation has gone from how much market share it can steal, to how much it can expand the overall smartphone market
According...
