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 to Make an Offer to Acquire ARM?
The London Evening Standard reports that there have been rumors in London's financial district that Apple may be interested in acquiring ARM Holdings. ARM's shares shot up today based on the strong financial results from Apple yesterday. ARM provides the CPU designs for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. ARM, however, also provides the chips for a broad range of mobile phones including...
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The Prototype iPhone Dissected, No User Removable Battery
It seems Gizmodo did spend time taking apart the leaked next generation iPhone while they had it in their possession. They've posted a tear-down but unfortunately little new information was discovered. One question answered, however, is the fact that there is not a user replaceable battery as some had speculated.
Other notes:
- Battery takes up 50% of iPhone
- Circuit board encased in...
iPad 3G to be Available on April 30th in U.S., Camera Connection Kit Shipping
Apple announced that the 3G version of the iPad will be delivered to pre-order customers in the U.S. on Friday, April 30th and in retail stores starting at 5 p.m. the same day. The Wi-Fi version of the iPad became available on April 3rd, while the 3G version has lagged behind.
Meanwhile, Apple has begun shipping the iPad Camera ...
There's Still Another Prototype iPhone in the Wild
After all the drama behind the leaked next generation iPhone, it's interesting to note that there still appears to be at least one more next-generation iPhone still in the wild. When the story first broke over the weekend, there was another set of images that depicted a very similarly designed phone:
These images were posted by a Chinese user's twitter account back in February. The design ...
Apple Demands Prototype iPhone Back
If there were any remaining doubters about the authenticity of the prototype iPhone that was leaked earlier today, Gizmodo has posted a letter from Apple demanding the device back. The letter may seem like an odd admission by Apple, but apparently was required by Gizmodo to return the device.
Apple reportedly called Gizmodo earlier today after the images of the unreleased device were...
Circumstances Surrounding Lost Next Gen iPhone Detailed, Purchased for $5,000
Gizmodo describes the circumstances surrounding how the next generation iPhone was lost and even names the Apple employee that lost the device. Gray Powell an Apple Software Engineer is said to have left the pre-release iPhone at Gourmet Haus Staudt, a bar in Redwood City on March 18th.
Gizmodo's source was said to be sitting next to Powell and picked up the prototype iPhone after it was...
MacRumors Poll: Design of the Leaked Next-Generation iPhone
The big news this past weekend was the leak of several photos of what appeared to be the next-generation iPhone. The early photos were a bit blurry and elicited a range of responses -- many negative. Opinions seemed to turn somewhat when high-quality images of the next-generation iPhone were revealed by Gizmodo this morning.
If you haven't seen the device in detail yet, check out...
iPad 3G to Ship By May 7th [Updated]
Apple has updated their online store to reveal that the 3G version of the iPad will begin shipping by May 7th. Apple launched the Wi-Fi version of the iPad on April 3th in the U.S. The company has reported that they have sold over 500,000 iPads since that time and have...
iPhone 4G to Have Glass/Ceramic Back, User Removable Battery?
Seems more people are becoming convinced that the iPhone 4G images leaked by Engadget over the weekend are indeed legitimate. In fact, the report that the pictured product is actually a Japanese counterfeit has been retracted and was itself a false claim.
Daring Fireball's John Gruber now believes the images are real and that the next generation iPhone looks like the images depicted....
New Evidence iPhone 4G Images are Authentic
Engadget keeps the dream alive with evidence that the iPhone 4G photos they posted are indeed authentic. They point to this legitimately leaked iPad image which apparently included a shot of the new device in the top right corner (see arrows above). Besides this photo evidence, they claim that they have a source which does claim that this is the next generation iPhone with higher resolution...
Images of iPhone 4G Actually a Japanese Counterfeit? [Fake]
The iPhone 4G images posted yesterday by Engadget seem likely to be fake. Applesfera reports that the device is a Japanese iPhone counterfeit. They have posted another image of the device (above) which is claimed to have been purchased in Japan by a reader.
Update: These claims are...
Possible iPhone 4G Images Surface
Engadget posts a couple of images purportedly of a prototype iPhone 4G. The backstory is quite sketchy, though the site does believe it may actually get some hands on time with the device. Apparently the phone was found on the floor of a San Jose bar inside of an iPhone 3G case. Right now we don't have a ton of info on the device in question, but we can tell you that it apparently has a front...
Princeton University Details iPad Wireless Networking Issues
Princeton University has detailed wireless issues with Apple's iPad that have resulted in the university blocking several of the devices from its wireless network. While frequently invisible to end users and apparently unrelated to most early complaints from iPad owners about Wi-Fi connectivity issues, the iPad issue documented by Princeton can result in interference of network usage by other...
Over 500,000 iPads Sold, Apple Delays International Delivery until May
Apple announced this morning that due to strong sales of the Apple iPad, they have delayed international delivery for about a month. Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad. We have also taken a large number of...
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 5 including Photoshop CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5
Today, Adobe unveiled their latest Creative Suite 5 which includes products such as Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, Premier Pro CS5, Dreamweaver CS5,
Steve Jobs Offers Explanation About iPhone SDK Changes Restricting Adobe and Other Cross Compilers
In a series of emails reportedly between Steve Jobs and Greg Slepak, Jobs responds to questions about Apple's recent move to ban tools that allow cross-compilation from other languages into iPhone OS native code. The change in terms effectively blocks Adobe's Flash-to-iPhone compiler and could affect other similar developer tools.
Jobs reportedly points to
MacBook Pro Updates Imminent (Really), Part Numbers Appear
After months of speculation, it appears Apple is finally going to deliver new MacBook Pro systems to customers. The above screenshot shows part numbers that Microcenter has received for new Mac systems. We've since received independent confirmation from another source besides Microcenter that those part numbers are real, and that we should expect new 15" and 17" MacBook Pros very soon. The...
Apple Removes 'Rate on Delete' for Apps in iPhone 4
Rate on delete feature introduced in iPhone OS 2.2
Developers will be pleased to learn that Apple has removed a controversial "Rate on Delete" feature from iPhone 4. Starting in iPhone 2.2, when a user deleted an App from their iPhone, the operating system would ask the user to rate a App using the 1-5 star rating system in the App Store. The move was presumably meant to increase rating...
Apple Removes 'Google' Branding from iPhone 4 Safari Keyboard
iPhone 4 on left, iPhone 3.x on right
iLounge has posted an excellent summary of changes in iPhone 4 on an app-by-app basis. They do a good job covering much of what has been discussed including multitasking, wallpapers, folders, mail and more.
iLounge, however, also noted that in iPhone 4's Safari application, Apple has removed the "Google" branding from the search button and simply...
More Evidence Next iPhone to Have Front Facing Camera, iChat, and More
Another SDK release from Apple means more hints to uncover about their future plans. Today's iPhone OS 4 release was no exception, though the hints it reveals seem to be familiar. The iPad SDK first revealed tons of evidence that Apple had, in fact, been working on support for video conferencing iChat as well as support for a front-facing camera.
While the iPad didn't implement these...
