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 Takes Control of iCloud.com
Apple has taken ownership of the domain iCloud.com. The domain was believed to have been sold to Apple for a price tag of $4.5 million. Prior to today, the whois domain registration listed Xcerion as the owner.
This change in domain registration information means Apple has control of the domain and will be able to redirect it to their own site. At present, iCloud.com still points to...
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Microsoft Previews Windows 8 with Cues from iPad and App Store
At AllThingsD, Microsoft previewed Windows 8 for the first time. The early look at the upcoming operating system shows some drastic changes.At the heart of the new interface is a new start screen that draws heavily on the tile-based interface that Microsoft has used with Windows Phone 7. All of a user’s programs can be viewed as tiles and clicked on with a touch of a finger.The shown Windows...
WWDC 2011 Photos - Partial Apple Logo on Moscone
This evening, Apple had started putting up Apple logos on Moscone West in preparation for WWDC 2011. WWDC kicks of next week on June 6th. We've been told they've given up for the night, leaving the logo half complete.
This first photo by MacRumors reader Tyler shows the half finished logos:
Some earlier photos have already been posted by other sites and twitter users:
From MacPl ...
Apple Begins Certifying Components for 2012 iPad 3, OLED Unlikely
Digitimes reports that Apple has begun certifying components for the iPad 3 with many Taiwan-based manufacturers actively participating.Taiwan-based component makers for backlight modules and light bars have received certification from Apple, however, the certification of panels is still in progress, added industry sources.While there has been talk about Apple considering the use of OLED panels ...
Apple "Just" Renewed Maps and Search Partnership with Google
During Eric Schmidt's interview at AllThingsD 9, he revealed that Google had just renewed their Map and Search agreements with Apple. Quote per Engadget:"We just renewed our Map and Search agreements with Apple, and we hope those continue for a long time."This confirms rumors that Apple would be continuing to use Google Map data in iOS 5. There had been a number of Apple acquisitions and...
Mac OS X Now Updates Malware Definitions Daily
Apple has detailed what changes have been made in the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard Security update that was released earlier today. Besides adding specific detection for the "Mac Defender" malware, Apple has added a daily update to this database.Apple maintains a list of known malicious software that is used during the safe download check to determine if a file contains malicious software. The...
iOS 5 to Include Twitter Integration? [Updated]
TechCrunch reports that Apple will be integrating Twitter photo sharing directly into iOS 5:We've heard from multiple sources that Twitter is likely to have a big-time partner for such a service: Apple. Specifically, we're hearing that Apple's new iOS 5 will come with an option to share images to Twitter baked into the OS. This would be similar to the way you can currently share videos on...
More 'Find My Mac' Confirmation in Mac OS X Lion
Find My Mac is likely one of the new Mac OS X Lion features that Steve Jobs will reveal at next week's WWDC keynote. One reader has noted that Find My Mac is mentioned when reinstalling the latest version of Mac OS X Lion.DP3 through software update failed for me so I decided to format the lion partition and install it again. This is the warning I got when I tried to install lion on a HFS+...
MacBook Air Supplies Constrained and On Sale Ahead of Refresh
Both CNet and Digitimes have pinpointed the 2011 Macbook Air refreshes for the June-July timeframe. So, it should be no surprise that according to retail sources of 9to5mac, Apple's MacBook Air supplies are becoming constrained around the world.
The 2011 MacBook Air is believed to adopt the...
Is ASUS Trying to be Apple?
If it was just their MacBook Air-alike, we might have let it pass. But after we saw the ASUS Chairman's Computex presentation and "Behind the Scenes" video, it seems that ASUS is trying hard to be like Apple. Here is ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih revealing their one more thing at the Computex press conference:At the end of the Asus press conference at Computex 2011, Chairman Jonney Shih waited...
Intel Outlines 'Ivy Bridge' Roadmap as 1st Half 2012, and Previews MacBook Air-Like 'Ultrabook'
At Computex, Intel updated the press about its roadmap for power efficient processors in the coming years. Engadget reprints the press release in which Intel predicts that a new class of laptops called "Ultrabooks" could make up 40% of the consumer latop market by the end of 2012. These computers will marry the performance and capabilities of today's laptops with tablet-like features and...
iPhone 4S with A5, Sim-less? "Major New" iPhone 5 Due in 2012
Mac Otakara adds some notes about the upcoming iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 models, according to an anonymous source. According to an anonymous source, this reported product by DigiTimes is improved model of iPhone 4 on same form factor, and uses ARM Cortex-A9 chip as CPU, but it is not confirmed whether this model has single CPU or with dual CPU's.Essentially, they confirm what has been hinted at in ...
Mac OS X 10.6.8 to Remove MacDefender, Get Mac App Store Ready for Lion
Apple seeded developers with Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K531) on Friday. As first >noted by fscklog.com, the 10.6.8 update will offer a number of interesting enhancements.
First, Apple will use the 10.6.8 to identify and remove known variants of the Mac Defender malware. Apple released a support document last week detailing the Mac Defender malware and promising a software update to remove it....
Samsung's Lawyers Demand to See iPhone 5 and iPad 3
Thisismynext points out that Samsung has filed a motion Friday night asking Apple to turn over the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 as part of the discovery process in the ongoing Samsung/Apple legal feud.Samsung claims that it needs to see Apple's future products because devices like the Droid Charge and Galaxy Tab 10.1 will presumably be in the market at the same time as the iPhone 5 and iPad 3, and...
Apple Testing an ARM (A5) Powered MacBook Air?
Mac Otakara claims that Apple is presently testing an A5 powered MacBook Air. And additionally, an anonymous source told more information, Apple already made test equipment of Thunderbolt MacBook Air driven by A5 processor.
According to this source who saw live A5 MacBook Air actually, this test machine performed better than expected.The A5 processor is an ARM-based processor that Apple uses ...
Lodsys Also Targeting Android Developers with Patent Infringement Claims
Patent holding firm Lodsys made news two weeks ago when they sent patent infringement notices to several small iOS developers over the use of In-App purchases and upgrade links in their apps. Lodsys is demanding that developers pay a licensing fee or face a potential lawsuit. While Apple has
Apple Also Inviting Australian Journalists to June 6th WWDC Keynote
Apple seems to be quietly inviting overseas journalists to the 2011 Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) Keynote. With only one and a half weeks until the event, Apple isn't giving that much notice to international journalists. Earlier this week, we heard that Apple's iPhone PR team was approaching British journalists to attend WWDC in San Francisco.
Now, iTechReport.com.au has spotted ...
Mac OS X Lion Almost Ready?
TUAW reports that Mac OS X Lion has been released for "internal testing" last week at Apple. It's not clear what that really means, but TUAW believes that means that Lion is nearly ready for release.This suggests the new OS might possibly ship as early as WWDC with an "available today" mention at the keynote -- or it might not. But Lion is looking to be one step closer to availability for...
Some iCloud Music Service Details, Others Companies Likely to Follow
Businessweek provides an overview of how Apple's music service might compare to the recent services launched by Google and Amazon. Notably, Apple is taking the time and spending the money to reach agreements with the major music labels to support the service.
Amazon reportedly didn't even try prior to their cloud music launch, while Google's talks broke down after a year of negotiation....
Apple Shooting an iPhone 5 Commercial Already?
Earlier today, a casting call posting briefly appeared on Craigslist seeking actors for an iPhone 5 Commercial. The ad seemed to have been only up for a couple of hours, but long enough to get indexed by Google and screenshot'd by one of our readers.
The ad was looking for both Male and Female commercial actors. The role was described as "Happy, Smiling" and they were looking to cast 5...
