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
Intel and NVIDIA Team Up for Future Processors
As part of the $1.5 billion dollar settlement between Intel and NVIDIA, Ars Technica reports that Intel is likely to integrate NVIDIA GPUs into their future chips. "The cross-licensing agreement allows Intel to integrate NVIDIA technologies and those that are covered by our patents into their CPUs, such as Sandy Bridge, for example," said Jen-Hsuan. "And a cross-license allows us to build...
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Apple Eliminating Restocking Fees at Apple Retail Stores, Adding Personal Setup for Macs
Apple retail stores held staff meetings this weekend to unveil a major new policy. 9to5Mac reports that Apple will be eliminating restocking fees at their Apple Retail stores. Typically, when you return an opened product to an Apple Store you will be charged a 10% restocking fee. Well, come Tuesday, this will all be in the past as Apple is cutting restocking fees from their retail chain.Meanwhi...
Verizon iPhone to Ship in A Few Weeks with Unlimited Data Plans?
As we approach the Tuesday Verizon press conference, a few more details about the Verizon iPhone have been leaking. Reuters reported that the expected ship date for the Verizon iPhone. Verizon Wireless, the top U.S. mobile provider, plans on Tuesday to unveil a version of the Apple Inc iPhone for its service and will kick off sales of the device a few weeks later, a source told Reuters.Reuters ...
More Confirmation Verizon iPhone to Launch on January 11th [Updated]
In case there was any doubt, The Wall Street Journal confirms that the Verizon Media Event on January 11th will feature the long rumored Verizon iPhone. The largest U.S. wireless carrier will say Tuesday that Apple Inc.'s iPhone will be available to its subscribers, according to a...
Design Drawings for Next iPhone?
Tw.Apple.Pro has published some design drawings which they believe to be for the next generation iPhone. The drawings aren't particularly revealing but they draw comparisons to the leaked iPhone parts video that was posted earlier this week.
That video was removed from YouTube at the demand of Apple, suggesting the contents were legitimate....
Another iPad 2 Model at CES 2011
iLounge spotted another physical iPad 2 model being used to demonstrate a docking system at CES 2011. The shell, which has been marked by developer Gopod Mobile with iPad 2 and 128GB logos that would not appear on the actual device, is being shown paired with an iPad 2-specific foldable rechargeable battery pack developed by the company, and depicts the revised devices redesigned curves,...
CES 2011: Sphero Robotic Ball Controlled from iPhone
Orbotix was at CES showing prototypes of their robotic ball that is controllable through your iPhone or iPod Touch. The product is called Sphero and is still about 6 months away from market. The baseball-sized device connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth with a free downloadable app. On the CES show floor they had an area set up to test out the early models.
Orbotix sees Sphero as a...
CES 2011: Zeppelin Air Speaker, SnapStick Web on TV
Bowers Wilkins announced an AirPlay revision to their Zeppelin speaker system. The new Zeppelin Air offers the traditional dock connector to attach your iPhone, iPad or iPhone touch directly, but also allows you to stream via AirPlay wirelessly. The Zeppelin Air will debut in March 2011 and cost $599.99.
Those looking for more inexpensive AirPlay speakers, iLounge reports that iHome is...
Twitter for Mac (formerly Tweetie) to Launch with Mac App Store
RazorianFly has outed a screenshot of the Mac App Store which shows an official Mac twitter client. Were pleased to announce we have an exclusive look at the next version of Tweetie (Twitter) for Mac, version 2.0. While we cant go into too much detail, just know that Twitter for Mac version 2.0 will launch with the Mac App Store, tomorrow.The release should look familiar to fans of Atebits's...
CES 2011: iHome Airplay Speaker, Eye-Fi Direct, Fling Game Controller
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off this week, and the press releases and events have started. Here are a few interesting Apple-related products that have already appeared. We'll provide limited CES coverage over the week.
iHome Airplay
iHome Audio has unleashed more information about their iW1 AirPlay wireless speaker system. The wireless speaker supports Apple's A...
Intel Announces 'Sandy Bridge' Core Processors
Today, Intel announced their next generation processor architecture known as "Sandy Bridge" (or 2nd Generation Core processor). The new processors are built on the 32nm process and integrate the processor, memory controller and graphics on the same die. In particular the new integrated graphics performance is significantly improved over previous Intel's previous chips.
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Verizon Buying Up iPhone Domains? Well, Not Recently.
An enticing headline over the weekend at PocketNow claims that Verizon is buying up iPhone-related domains, presumably as a prelude to the launch of an actual Verizon iPhone.
The report notes that both iPhoneOnVerizon.com and iPhoneForVerizon.com are under the control of Verizon Trademark Services LLC. The same company controls Verizon's main domain at Verizon.com.
Screenshot of ...
iPhone Clock Bug Prevents Alarm Triggers after New Year's [Update]
Macworld summarizes findings first reported by Engadget. Apparently a bug in the iPhone clock app prevents non-recurring alarms from properly triggering on New Years day. I was able to confirm this after a couple of false starts. For the bug to show itself, your iOS device must actually tick over from 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2010 to 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2011. The work around for now is ...
Leaked iPad 2 Case Images Pulled
The Wall Street Journal reports that several of the purported iPad 2 photos found on Alibaba.com , a small business e-commerce site, have been removed upon legal demand: But someone -- its unclear who -- doesnt seem to appreciate all the attention: Alibaba.com was asked to remove the listings. We do not know whether these products are what they say they are, but we have received a legitimate...
2010: Biggest Apple Product Leaks
As 2010 draws to a close, several sites are posting their 2010 year in review articles. In honor of the end of the year, we've compiled this collection of the biggest Apple leaks in 2010.
iPhone 4
The biggest leak of 2010 was, of course, the iPhone 4 leak. The story goes that an Apple engineer had left the prototype device in a bar where it was picked up by an individual who...
Skype Video Calling for iOS over Wi-Fi and 3G Now Available
Skype unleashed version 3.0 of the Skype App for iOS this evening. The new version brings the long awaited video conferencing for iPhone and iPod Touch. - Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
- Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
- Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and...
Verizon iPhone to Come After CES?
Businessweek reports that Apple is planning on introducing the Verizon iPhone sometime after CES 2011, according to a person familiar with Apple's plans. Businessweek speculates the anticipated event could come before Valentines day which falls on February 14th, but there's no clear indication how they came to that date.
The article debates how much of an impact a Verizon iPhone will have...
iPad 2: Tapered Edges, Extra Port?
Case details continue to leak out of Asia for the next generation iPad. If these latest images from 9to5mac are to be believed, the next generation iPad will adopt tapered edges and a flat back. The source of the design images is said to be an Asian case supplier.
Early case designs have been circulating already with detailed analyses consistent with the above image. Reports have said ...
Verizon to Preview New Android Devices, Not iPhone at CES?
An announcement by Verizon detailing their CES 2011 news conference as a "sneak peek of Android-based 4G LTE" devices has generated speculation that Verizon won't be talking about a Verizon iPhone during this year's CES show.
To be clear, however, Verizon's afternoon news conference has been known as an Android event. It was the Verizon CEO keynote speech scheduled on the morning of...
Camera+ Reaches Over 78,000 Sales on Christmas Day Alone
Sales of Camera+
Yesteday, we reported on a boost in App Store downloads that some third-party developers had seen coinciding with the Christmas holiday. This annual boost in downloads and sales has been documented in previous years and has been attributed to the gifting of new iOS devices and iTunes gift cards for Christmas.
With the iTunes developer portal now back open, developers are...
