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
Wal-Mart Cuts iPhone 3GS Price in Half Ahead of WWDC
AP News reports that Wal-Mart will be cutting the price of the iPhone 3GS down to $97 with contract starting on Tuesday. The company presently sells the 3GS for $197.
Apple is widely expected to introduce a next iPhone on June 7th. Analysts have already predicted that the current iPhone 3GS will be discounted across the board to $99 while the new iPhone will slide into the $199/$299 price ...
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Apple's Back to School Promo to Start Tuesday
Apple's yearly Back to School promotion is due to kick off tomorrow (Tuesday, May 25th). Apple will be offering a free iPod (up to $199 value) to students and faculty purchasing a qualifying Mac. Discounts do not extend to iPads or iPhones.
The promotion is expected to run from May 25th to September 7th, 2010. More details should be available...
Sprint to Also Get iPhone This Year?
While all eyes have been on the possibility of a Verizon release of an iPhone this year, we've also been hearing whispers that Apple's phone may be spreading to Sprint as well.
The problem is we hear whispers of a lot of things all the time, so it can be hard to substantiate these unconfirmed rumors. For what it's worth, James Kendrick of jkontherun first posted about the possibility in...
Steve Jobs on WWDC Announcements: 'You Won't Be Disappointed'
After the big news from Google last week, MacRumors reader Bryan Webster emailed Steve Jobs: "I hope you have some good WWDC announcements to blow [Google] out of the water".
To this, Steve Jobs reportedly replied "You won't be disappointed". While it's always hard to authenticate emails sent to and from 3rd parties, Bryan did post headers as an offering of proof.
Apple is expected to...
Photo of Partially Assembled White 4th Generation iPhone
Apple Pro has posted photos of a partially assembled 4th generation white iPhone. As best we can tell, the images are of a white front plate, LCD screen and metal casing put together. All these parts have been circulating in the past, so it appears they simply put them together to show what a completed unit might look like. (via Engadget)
The case contains the screwholes seen in the...
Video Conferencing Debugging Screenshots from iPhone
Boy Genius Report posts a couple of screenshots that are supposedly from the "field test firmware" from the next-generation iPhone.
There's not much to say about the shots. There has already been overwhelming evidence that the next iPhone will have a front-facing video camera with video conference. The evidence has ranged from firmware hints all the way to actual photos and hands on...
AutoCAD Coming Back to Mac, First Beta Screenshots with Gestures, 64-bit Support [Video]
In April, there had been some rumors that AutoCAD may finally be returning to the Macintosh platform. The Apple Lounge has posted some screenshots from the private beta that were found on Italiamac's forums.
AutoCAD is a 2D and 3D design and drafting application that was first released in the 1980s. AutoCAD for the Mac was discontinued in the early 90s. According to the tester that...
Google Sets Its Sights on Apple
It's been a busy week for Google with the announcement of a number of new initiatives. We've covered them here on MacRumors because it's clear that Google has its sights set squarely on Apple. If there was any doubt about the growing animosity between the two companies, there is none now. Google spent a lot of its on-stage time during the conference making direct swipes at Apple, even going so ...
Accessory Manufacturers Ramp Up 4th Generation iPhone Cases
Third party case manufacturers have already started creating case designs for the unreleased 4th generation iPhone. The so-called iPhone HD was originally leaked by Gizmodo in April with another major leak this month.
HardMac published this image from one of their...
Internet Tethering for AT&T Customers to Finally Arrive with iPhone OS 4.0?
One item spotted in the latest iPhone 4.0 Beta is a new configuration page for Internet Tethering. The page alerts AT&T customers that in order to set up internet tethering, you need to contact AT&T at 611 or visit AT&T's website. The new message seems to indicate that AT&T may finally be ready to deliver tethering to U.S. customers.
Internet tethering was a feature introduced in iPhone...
Apple Refocusing Final Cut Pro? Jobs says "Next Release Will Be Awesome"
Apple is said to be revamping their Final Cut Pro product to appeal to a more mainstream audience rather than high end professionals. After layoffs in 2007, Apple has reportedly reorganized the Final Cut Pro team under the lead of Randy Ubillos, the developer who completely redesigned iMovie in 2008. The new iMovie was drastic departure from the original iMovie codebase.
According to a...
Apple Updates White MacBook to 2.4GHz and NVIDIA GeForce 320M
As predicted, Apple has quietly upgraded their low-end MacBook with a faster processor and much improved video card. The full specs include:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 memory
250GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics
Built-in 10-hour battery
Polycarbonate unibody enclosure
The MacBook is priced at $999 and is available immediately. The...
Steve Jobs and Blogger in Heated Email Exchange
Steve Jobs and Gawker writer Ryan Tate ended up in a heated email exchange Friday night. Tate published the email thread in which he attacks the Apple CEO over various topics including the iPad, Flash, App Approvals, and the lost iPhone. Tate opens the exchange with: If Dylan was 20 today, how would he feel about your company? Would he think the iPad had the faintest thing to do with...
Next 13-inch MacBook to be Bumped to 2.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Vietnamese site Tinhte has managed to get their hands on an unreleased MacBook. This is the same site that published a video of the unreleased 4th generation iPhone.
The upcoming MacBook carries a 2.4GHz processor, NVIDIA 320M graphics card and an LED backlit display. They even have hands on video of the new machine:
Based on reseller reports, we expect the new MacBook could ship ...
Wi-Fi Sync App Rejected by Apple
Not entirely surprisingly, Wi-Fi Sync has been rejected from the App Store. We profiled the app in April. Wi-Fi Sync enabled users to wirelessly sync their iPhones with their computers via a local Wi-Fi network. The developer had submitted it to Apple with hopes that they would approve it for sale through the iTunes App Store. As many suspected, Apple rejected the app. Engadget cites the...
Historic Apple Prototypes: Apple Mouse, Cube, Mac Tablet
The reason everyone is so interested in the leaked Apple iPhone goes beyond natural interest in the product. It's just that Apple usually does such a good job at keeping the their hardware under wraps. The lost iPhone(s) are easily the largest leak in the company's history.
Of course, Apple's labs are always brimming with activity, and many of these prototype designs eventually fall into...
French iPhone Photos Actually from Vietnamese Leak
It was almost getting absurd. We posted a link to BeGeek who posted some new images of the leaked 4th Generation iPhone. As it turns out, they simply obtained those images from the Vietnamese leak on Taoviet.vn.
That means there were still "just" three leaked 4th generation iPhones that we are aware of: Gizmodo's,...
Prototype iPhone Running OS 4?
A new image (cached) posted by Vietnamese site Taoviet.vn shows what appears to be the prototype iPhone running iPhone OS 4. Few details are provided about how this might have been accomplished.
It seems likely that the poster to Taoviet.vn is the mobile phone dealer identified in the Associated Press article as the owner of the leaked...
Few Details Emerge About Leaked iPhone in Vietnam
The Associated Press managed to track down Tran Manh Hiep, the mobile phone accessory salesman in Vietnam who posted a hands on video of the next generation iPhone earlier this week.
The trail seems to end there, however, as Hiep isn't the owner of the device. Hiep reportedly rushed down to a cafe in Ho Chi Minh City after he heard someone was showing off the unauthorized device. He...
Apple Introduces Beta of Next MobileMe Mail
Apple has announced that they are introducing the beta of an all new MobileMe Mail web application. Customers may apply by logging into MobileMe mail and clicking on the "Request Invitation" link found on the bottom left of the screen.
The new MobileMe beta introduces a number of new features including:
- Widescreen and compact views. When reading your mail at me.com, the new...
