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
Sony Pictures Acquiring Rights to a Movie About Steve Jobs
Deadline reports that Sony Pictures is presently working to acquire the rights for a feature film based on Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs.I’ve just learned that Sony Pictures is making a hefty deal to acquire feature rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. Deadline considers the studio...
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Apple Now Accepting Pre-Orders for iPhone 4S, Unlocked Coming in November
Well after its advertised launch time, Apple has now begun accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 4S at their online Apple Store. Preorders are also available directly from Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. The servers, however, seem overloaded at the time of publishing so may take a while to get your orders in.
The iPhone 4S was introduced earlier this week and...
Sprint and Verizon iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Begin
Pre-orders for the new iPhone 4S were supposed to kick off at 12:01 a.m. pacific. Both Verizon.com and Sprint.com websites became available just at that time for preorders, while Apple's and AT&Ts have not yet updated.
Apple's website is having some intermittent errors presumably due to the traffic. Sprint's pre-orders also seems to having some troubles while ...
Steve Jobs's Legacy to Live On in 'Apple University'
Photo courtesy of Robert Scoble The LA Times provides some new details about an internal project at Apple designed to take the company succesfully into the future despite the premature passing of Steve Jobs.
We first heard details about this "Apple University" project back in May when it was revealed that Steve Jobs had hired dean of Yale School of Management Joel Podolny to run an...
More Steve Jobs Tribute Photos From Our Readers
Here's a collection of photos we've received from readers who have taken photos at Apple Stores around the world with small tributes to Apple's Steve Jobs who passed away yesterday.
Shanghai. Thanks Min
London. Thanks Vijay
Lincoln Park. Thanks Russell
5th Avenue
SF Apple Store, Thanks Dan Dunn
Cupertino, Thanks H.P.
Sydney, Australia. Thanks Dane. ...
Steve Jobs Has Passed Away
Apple's website announces the sad news that Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away. Jobs was 56 years old, and had been struggling with complications related to pancreatic cancer over the past several years. Apple leaves the following message on their website in tribute to Jobs:
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being....
'Real Racing 2' to Support iPhone 4S's A5 and Split Screen AirPlay
Firemint has always been one to quickly jump on any new Apple technology announcements. With the iPhone 4S announcement, the company has announced support for the A5 chip found in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 to provide enhanced visuals to their games.Real Racing 2 [$4.99] and Real Racing 2 HD [$6.99] are set to receive a free and new update that’ll add an extra layer of graphical goodness on top...
About That Tapered iPhone 5 Design…
Yesterday, Apple released their next generation iPhone called the iPhone 4S. Some were understandably disappointed that the rumored tapered "iPhone 5" design (shown below) was not released.
The design was first revealed back in April, but gained more traction after cases started appearing from various Chinese accessory manufacturers in June. In fact, we heard that many of these...
The Sushi Photo Was Taken with an iPhone 4S
In early September, we saw a photo of sushi that was believed to have been taken with a next-generation iPhone. The photo appeared in the Flickr stream of a known Apple employee and was found to have some unusual characteristics:This (very attractive) photo claims to have been taken by an iPhone 4, but the rest of its EXIF data tells a different story: although the image has been cropped to...
Full Resolution Photos from the New iPhone 4S Camera
As part of their new iPhone 4S promotional web pages, Apple has included several full-resolution sample shots for download.
We've included three of the shots here. Clicking on the image will download the full-size 2-3MB 3264x2448 pixel photos to your computer.
Several other examples are available to download at the...
Apple Clearing Out the iPhone 4 for $149 (16GB) and $199 (32GB)
If for some reason, you don't want to get the new iPhone 4S, Apple retail stores are selling the remainder of their iPhone 4 16GB and 32GB models while supplies last. The clearance prices for the units are $149 and $199, with the usual 2 year contract. Apple will offer a $99 iPhone 4 model going forward, but that model only has 8GB of storage.
The prices are $50 and $100 cheaper than their ...
iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Start at 12:01 AM Pacific on Friday
Apple today introduced the iPhone 4S, the company's next generation iPhone. The iPhone includes a number of improvements including an improved camera, A5 processor, faster graphics and support for the Siri intelligent assistant software.
The iPhone 4S will be available in the US,...
Apple Asking Developers to Submit iOS 5 Apps Ahead of October 12th Release
Today, Apple announced that iOS 5 would be released to the public on October 12th. In the meanwhile, they have seeded the final Golden Master copy to developers and are now asking developers to submit iOS 5 applications for inclusion in the App Store.
Apple has already been quietly approving many iOS 5 applications, but this gives developers a chance to test against the final shipping...
iPhone 3GS Now Free with Contract
As predicted, Apple also kept the iPhone 3GS around to be a low end "free with contract" device on AT&T.
That means Apple is presently selling 3 generations of devices: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S. Having a free option will help Apple compete with many of the cheaper Android phones. The 3GS is the oldest iPhone to support iOS...
Apple Posts "Let's Talk iPhone" Media Event Video
Apple already posted the video stream for their iPhone 4S introduction today. Amongst the product introductions:
- Two New Apps: Find My Friends and Cards
- iPod Nano Updated, Price Reduced
- iPod touch Now Comes In White, 8GB Model Now $199
- Apple Introduces iPhone 4S with A5 Chip, Faster Graphics, Siri Voice Assistant
- Siri Voice Recognition Arrives On the iPhone 4S...
Apple Introduces iPhone 4S with A5 Chip, Faster Graphics, Siri Voice Assistant
Apple today officially introduced the iPhone 4S, the company's next-generation iPhone offering a completely redesigned interior with a number of new features.Apple today announced iPhone 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p...
Apple to Release iPhone 4S with New GPS Features?
TheNextWeb offers some last minute information based on "sources familiar" with the situation. Sources familiar with Apple’s plans have revealed to us that Apple will indeed debut the new iPhone 4S today, featuring an 8-megapixel camera with “enhanced optics” and “more definitive GPS features” thanks to Apple’s new A5 processor.Their report mirrors much of what has been expected. Apple will...
One Case Manufacturer Still Confident in Tapered iPhone 5 Design
CultofMac profiles one case manufacturer who remains confident in the tapered iPhone 5 design that has been circulating for months.
Hard Candy is in the process of manufacturing 50,000 of these cases and sending them to stores. The company based their cases on dimensions received by three different sources.
What stood out to us, however, was that their dimensions seem very different...
Why Assistant Needs an A5 and How it Was 'Many Iterations' Ahead of its Competitors
Mockup of Apple's expected Assistant interface
Siri co-founder Norman Winarsky provides some details and impressions of their original Siri Assistant technology in an interview with 9to5Mac. Siri was a virtual assistant application that was released for the iPhone back in February, 2010. While the app still remains in the App Store, the company was acquired by Apple back in April, 2010.
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'iPhone 4S' 16GB, 32GB, 64GB Listings at Vodafone Germany
Over the past few days, there have been a number of reports of next generation iPhone models appear in various inventories. Both Radio Shack and Cincinnati Bell websites have listed "iPhone 5" entries, fueling speculation that Apple might actually release a phone called "iPhone 5" at Tuesday's event.
We said in our breakdown of possible outcomes that we generally don't put too much faith...
