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 Posts $546 Million Profit
Apple released preliminary fourth quarter 2006 financial results today. These results may be subject to significant adjustments.
Apple posted revenue of $4.84 billion with a net quarterly profit of $546 million, or $.62 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $3.68 billion and net profit of $430 million, or $.50 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 29.2...
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Windows Virus on (a few) Video iPods
Apple posted a support document today indicating that a small number (less than 1%) of Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006 shipped with the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. So far we have seen less than 25 reports...
The Story of the iPod
Wired pieces together the history of how the iPod came to be.
After licensing SoundJam, which was developed into iTunes, Wired reports that Apple started looking into gadget opportunities, but found that digital cameras and camcorders were pretty well designed and sold well in the marketplace. Music players at the time were a different story.
After Jon Rubinstein was shown prototype of a...
Survey Shows Increasing Mac Interest
A new survey by ChangeWave Research reveals that Apple is poised to grab more PC switchers this holiday season.
ChangeWave Research surveyed its members which are described as a "group of 9000 businesses, technology and medical professionals who are working on the front line of technological change." Apple's share of laptops bought July-September was up 3 percentage points to an all-time high...
RED MacBooks and iMacs?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple is considering bringing more products to the (RED) campaign depending on how well the iPod nano sells.
According to the site, Steve Jobs and Bono have considered bringing a RED iMac or RED MacBook to...
Apple iPhone Trademark, Analyst Speculation
Appleinsider reports that Apple has filed for another trademark for the "iPhone" term on September 15th with "a Far Eastern trademark office". The filing describes the iPhone as under "handheld and mobile digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, electronic mail, and other digital data; MP3 and other digital format audio players".
Apple's rumored...
Apple Acquires Silicon Color
As reported by MacNN, Silicon Color announced that Apple has acquired the company: Announcement: We are pleased to announce that all Silicon Color technology and intellectual property, including FinalTouch color correction software, was recently sold to Apple. Maintenance agreements held by current Silicon Color customers will be honored by Apple until they expire.
Silicon Color FinalTouch 2K, Fi...
Apple Q4-2006 Financial Results: October 18th
Apple will be webcasting their 4th Quarter 2006 financial results on Wednesday, October 18th at 2pm PT/5pm ET.
As usual, Apple provides the following disclaimer: 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...
Jobs on iPod, iTunes and Zune
With the 5th anniversary of the iPod, Newsweek spoke with Steve Jobs about the iPod, iTunes Store and Zune as a potential threat.
According to Jobs, one major reason for the iPod's success was its relative simplicity: Look at the design of a lot of consumer productsthey're really complicated surfaces. We tried make something much more holistic and simple.
Meanwhile, courting the music studios ...
Princeton University Students Switching?
A Daily Princetonian article reports that the number of Princeton University students buying Macs has increased substantially over the past 3 years.
According to their Office of Information Technology, 45% of computers purchased this year were Macs. While this statistic only represents on-campus sales, it does represent a significant trend of the past 3 years. In 2003, only 15% of computers...
Google Safari and Spotlight Tie-Ins?
Appleinsider suggests that Apple and Google may pursue some additional tie-ins in Google, such as providing Safari access to Google's AntiTrust database that would allow Safari to easier detect phishing and other malicious urls.
Another suggestion was the incorporation of Google search results within Mac OS X's Spotlight search...
New Mac OS X 10.5 (9A283) Leopard Seed
Apple has seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) to developers. Apple first previewed and seeded Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) at the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) in August. This same build was later seeded to Apple Developer Connection developers, with one minor online update in September bringing it to build...
Apple's Spreadsheet Application: Lasso [Update]
PCMag publishes a ThinkSecret report about an upcoming spreadsheet application from Apple.
According to their sources, Apple is working on a spreadsheet component to iWork '07 to accompany Keynote 4 and Pages 3 updates. Codenamed "Lasso", the new spreadsheet is not expected to be as feature-packed as Excel, however, it is said to be a step up from the Appleworks spreadsheet module that was...
'Home on iPod' Patent Surfaces
Several sites are reporting on a recently published patent application from Apple which details the ability to store user accounts on external devices (such as the iPod) and moved/used on another computer. From the patent description: Hence, by coupling the external, portable data store to another multi-user computer, a user is able to login to any supporting multi-user computer and be presented ...
Two More Movie Studios on iTunes?
Two additional movie studios are planning on joining the online iTunes Store in the next 6 months, according to Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst Gene Munster. The two unnamed film companies will join Walt Disney Co., the only studio now selling through iTunes, after the holiday season, Munster wrote in a note today after meeting with ``four of the six major film studios.''
Munster does not believe any ...
Google Pushing Its Mac Software?
A Google-sponsored blog concerning the company's Mac development efforts appeared yesterday. In it, the writers (including Google's Mac project manager) express their mission objectives for creating Google's Mac software: We're pretty serious about [our] mission, including the "universally accessible" part. It means making products that everyone can use including Mac users. We want to provide...
New MacBooks from Foxconn?
Commercial Times claims that Foxconn Electronics has received notebook orders from Apple and volume shipments of one new MacBook model by the of the year.
While the news is being reported by Digitimes, the source of the information is Commercial Times, a Chinese-language paper, which, in turn, cites Vincent Chen, an analyst at Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia.
While this report only...
Google Acquires YouTube
Google acquired YouTube.com for $1.65 Billion in stock.
YouTube is a popular video sharing site which allows users to easily upload and share video clips. Following the acquisition, YouTube will continue to operate independently with its own branding. When the acquisition is complete, YouTube will retain its distinct brand identity, strengthening and complementing Googles own fast-growing...
Target Joins Walmart with iTunes Concerns
Target has joined Wal-Mart in cautioning major movie studies that digital movies could hurt retail DVD sales. Target's letter from President Gregg Steinhafel noted that movie studio downloads were less expensive than DVDs, according to the newspaper. The letter also said that if the pricing did not become more equitable, Target would reconsider its investment in the DVD business, the paper said....
T-Mobile Talks Up Apple
ABC News reports on a T-Mobile press conference on Friday which discussed their future plans.
T-Mobile has spent $4.2 billion for new wireless spectrum licenses covering the U.S. The new spectrum will require new phones that T-Mobile has been working on with Motorola, Nokia, and Siemens for a mid-2007 launch.
For some reason, T-Mobile's Chief Executive Robert Dotson reportedly discussed...
