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's Upcoming 'Reading List' for Safari to Compete with Instapaper and ReadItLater
Apple is working on a new feature for Safari in Apple's Mac OS X Lion that will bring a different kind of bookmarking functionality to the browser. Apple calls it "Reading List" and is meant to offer users a way to save pages for later reading. The new feature is described by Apple here: Reading List lets you collect webpages and links for you to read later. To add the current page to your...
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Apple Seeds New Version of Mac OS X Lion (11A444d) to Developers
Apple has seeded a new update to Mac OS X Lion to developers. The new version is build 11A444d. No word yet on any new features that are found in the latest release. The update can be found in Mac OS X Lion's Software Update control pane.
Apple will be launching Mac OS X Lion to customers this summer. We will likely hear more details about it during this year's WWDC held in June....
Samsung Brings Patent Lawsuit Against Apple to U.S.
Foss Patents and Bloomberg report that Samsung has broadened its patent lawsuit against Apple to include the U.S. In the U.S. complaint, Samsung accuses Apple of violating patents that "relate to fundamental innovations that increase mobile device reliability, efficiency, and...
White iPhone 4 Slightly Thicker Than Black iPhone 4 [Updated]
Earlier today, a MacRumors reader notified us that the white iPhone 4 is ever so slightly thicker than the black iPhone 4. It's a small difference, but enough that the white iPhone 4 wouldn't fit in his Incase slider case: Just picked up the white iPhone 4 and realized it doesn't fit into my Incase slider case. It appears that Apple has increased the size of the plastic that borders the glass on...
CDMA iPhone 4 Sales Below Apple's Expectations?
In an article about Pegatron's net losses for the first quarter of 2011, DigiTimes reveals that the iPhone 4 manufacturer is said to be lowering their production of CDMA (Verizon-compatible) iPhone 4s in 2011 from the originally expected 10 million units down to only 5 million units. Meanwhile, Pegatron originally expected to ship 10 million CDMA iPhone 4s in 2011, but sources from upstream...
Apple Store, AT&T, and Verizon Online Stores Updated with White iPhone
After several hours of downtime, Apple's online store has returned with the white iPhone 4 available for order. In the U.S., Verizon and AT&T have also updated their sites overnight now offering the white iPhone 4 for sale. Local carriers in international regions should also have availability.
Internationally, the white iPhone 4 is available in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China,...
Apple Officially Addresses Location Data Controversy
Apple today officially acknowledged the growing controversy over the logging of location data on the iPhone and iPad. The document comes in a Q&A format. In it, Apple addresses some common concerns and explicitly states that it is not tracking the location of your iPhone/iPad, has never done so, and has no plans to do so.
Apple goes on to explain the reason for the logging of data: Why is my...
Apple Announces White iPhone 4 Coming Tomorrow, iPad 2 to 12 New Countries This Week
Apple officially announced that the white iPhone 4 will arrive on April 28th. Apple today announced that the white iPhone 4 will be available beginning tomorrow. White iPhone 4 models will be available from Apple's online store (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail stores, AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.Internationally, the white iPhone 4 will also be...
German Carriers Report White iPhone 4 Actually Due April 28th
Macerkopf.de reports that they have received confirmation from Germany's 3 carriers that the white iPhone will launch there on April 28th, just like Japan. That leaves us wondering if the rest of the world will also need to wait until Thursday. Signs had pointed to today (April 27th) as the launch date for the white iPhone.
It's still a bit early in the day, but there's been no peep...
iPad 2 and White iPhone 4 Launching in Japan on Thursday
Nikkei reports that the iPad 2 will finally debut in Japan on Thursday, April 28th. The launch comes a month later than originally planned due to the earthquake and tsunami that devastated significant parts of the country. The news comes by way of CNNGo: That veritable font of all knowledge, the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper, says the shiny lust-bauble will hit Japanese stores in stealth mode,...
Mac OS X Lion to Come on DVD?
Apple Bitch notes that a new placeholder has appeared on Amazon's German site suggesting that Apple will be distributing Mac OS X Lion on DVD when it is released later this year. A listing for the latest version of the Mac operating system, OS X 10.7 Lion, which is due for release this summer, has appeared on the German Amazon website. The significance of the listing is that the OS is apparently...
Photo of 'iPhone 4S' with Larger Screen?
MIC Gadget posts a photo of what they claim could represent the "iPhone 4S". The image shows what looks like a while iPhone 4 but with a slightly larger display. Man, we dont know if this is real, but at least we can see that it has a larger display and edge-to-edge glass. Maybe its a mockup, but we are sure that its not an iPhone 4.They offer no explanation as to how they obtained the images...
Next MacBook Pro to Get New Case Design
MacRumors has heard reliable confirmation that the next revision of Apple's MacBook Pro line will utilize a new case design for the first time in several years.
The possibility of a new case design was first revealed by iLounge in February just before the early 2011 MacBook Pros were released. iLounge described the most recent updates as the last "incremental" update before an all-new...
White iPhone 4 Finally Launching This Week
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In case you've missed all the recent signs, the white iPhone 4 is finally being launched this week. All signs point to April 27th as the launch day. European carriers point to the 27th, Best Buy does too, and Apple has started shipping units to Apple Stores this week. In fact, Vodafone UK even sold one prematurely to a customer. Meanwhile, we've heard rumblings from...
Ridiculously Fake Steve Jobs iPhone 5 Rehearsal Video
This video was brought to our attention originally by GadgetsDNA. The video has apparently been circulating around asian sites and described as Steve Jobs rehearsing for the iPhone 5 introduction. It's a ridiculously fake video, but is starting to be reposted to some english sites. We've posted it just as a...
Apple Testing iPhone for T-Mobile USA
BGR provides photos of an iPhone prototype that supports T-Mobile USA's 3G service. Thats right, youre looking at photos of an iPhone prototype with T-Mobile USA 3G bands. The actual internal model is N94, and if you remember, the Verizon model is N92 while the standard GSM variant is N90. We have verified that the phone itself is running a test version of Apples iOS, much like the one we saw ...
Apple Including Ultra High Resolution Artwork in Lion for Possible Retina Displays?
A finding earlier this month by OSXDaily has generated some speculation about Apple's plans for "Retina" display Macs. The Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2 released in late March included an ultra-high resolution version of the background desktop image at a resolution of 3200x2000. A few observers noted that this is higher than any Apple display has ever supported, generating speculation...
iPhone 5 Details: 3.7-Inch Screen, Home Button with Gesture Area [Updated]
Former Engadget editor Joshua Topolsky has revealed possible new information on the upcoming iPhone 5, but that information seems to contradict other recent claims. Topolsky reiterates from his previous Engadget report that the next iPhone is to be completely redesigned, and that it looks more like the iPod touch than the iPhone 4. The new phone will be thinner and have a "teardrop" shape...
More Details on Apple's Cloud-based Music Locker
Apple seems to be getting ready to launch their cloud-based digital music "locker" service that has been rumored for many months. But contrary to an earlier Reuters report, All Things D has heard that Apple has already come to terms with two of the four major record labels...
OpenFeint Acquired by Japanese Gaming Company GREE for $104 Million
OpenFeint announced tonight that they have been acquired by Japanese gaming company GREE for $104 million. GREE, Japans leading mobile social gaming platform, today announced its entrance into the global market with the acquisition of OpenFeint's outstanding securities for US $104 million, plus additional capital for accelerated growth of the OpenFeint platform.GREE is a popular Japanese...
