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
Photo Stream iPhone Icon Hints at the iPhone 5 Design
Screenshot courtesy of Appdated.de, also posted by 9to5Mac
Earlier today we posted an image to our iOS blog from Apple's upcoming Photo Stream instructions that seemed to show an unusual looking iPhone icon. We had initially dismissed it as possibly being a generic artist rendition, but upon further consideration, it does seem too coincidental that an icon closely resembling circulating...
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iPhone 5 to Launch in New Zealand on October 9th?
New Zealand's TechDay.co.nz claims to have exclusive date on the New Zealand launch date for the iPhone 5. Now, with fans clamouring for news of the iPhone 5, Techday has learned from a source within Apple that the device will be launched here in New Zealand on October 9.Early October has been the recent rumor consensus on when the iPhone 5 might actually become available to customers. There has ...
Apple Genius Bar Didn't Recognize MacBook Pro 3G Prototype, Apple Now Wants it Back
CNet reports that Apple has finally contacted Carl Frega about a prototype laptop that he had put on sale earlier this month. The laptop appeared for sale on eBay where it received bids upwards of $70,000 before it was pulled at the request of Apple.
The 2007-era MacBook Pro featured a Magsafe Antenna and SIM slot that suggested it was an early prototype of a 3G-capable Apple laptop....
'iTunes Match' Allows Both Streaming and Downloading of Music
Apple released a developer beta of the iTunes Match system this evening. The system is described by Apple as follows:iTunes Match stores your complete music library in iCloud, allowing you to enjoy your collection anywhere, anytime, on any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or computer.Insanely Great Mac...
Apple CEO Tim Cook as Steve Jobs' Replacement
PCMag asks the question "How Will Tim Cook Lead Apple?" after the surprise resignation of Steve Jobs last week. They offer some quotes from an ex-Apple employee and a look back at a detailed Fortune profile of Cook from back in 2008.
Fortune's Tim Cook profile came at a time when there were some ongoing health concerns about Steve Jobs which raised the question of who would take over upon...
iPhone 5 with Metal Chassis and Less Than 4" Screen?
Digitimes offers a bit of a strange report this morning that just seems to reinforce some details that have been previously reported about the iPhone 5.
The strangest bit, however, is that their report attempts to refute a fake "leak" video that circulated on YouTube earlier this month. Despite rumors about iPhone 5 featuring a 4.2-inch panel circulating within the IT market for a while,...
Multiple Sources Suggest Apple Working on Television for as Early as 2012
Rumors of an Apple-branded television set were revived earlier this year by a former Apple executive, and we've long seen similar claims in the past. The frequency of these rumors, however, seems to be increasing, now with Venturebeat pointing to multiple sources suggesting the same.
Venture capitalist Stewart Alsop who sits on the board of Sonos and was an early investor in TiVo told the...
iPhone N94 Prototype Back Cover - Is This Actually the iPhone 5?
Right on the heels of our "iPhone 4S" antenna photos, comes even more pieces to the puzzle. This image from MacPost.net offers the first look at the back cover of an upcoming iPhone. This prototype part is labeled "EVT" (Engineering Verification Test) and dated June 7, 2011.
What's...
'iPhone 4S' Casing Resembles iPhone 4 with Some Antenna Changes
Apple has been rumored to be building a new, cheaper iPhone 4 ("iPhone 4S") alongside the iPhone 5, for an October launch. This iPhone 4S is believed to use different components and less storage to lower manufacturing costs. It appears Apple may have also taken this opportunity to make changes to the antenna design as well.
New "iPhone 4S" part images we've received from iPatchiPods suggest...
Steve Jobs Called Google's Vic Gundotra on a Sunday About this Icon
With the news of Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO, several reaction pieces and stories have been circulating. One popular one is from Google's Vic Gundotra who posts an anecdote about Steve Jobs urgently calling him on a Sunday in January, 2008.I laughed nervously. After all, while it was customary for Steve to call during the week upset about something, it was unusual for him to call me on...
Steve Jobs' Outlook on Apple After Returning in 1997
This WWDC conference video from 1997 show Steve Jobs taking a question and answer session from developers after returning to Apple. Apple acquired Steve Jobs' company NeXT in late 1996 and the NeXTStep operating system became the basis for Mac OS X. We highlighted this video once before amidst the iCloud rumors, but it is a very interesting video to watch, especially in light of Jobs'...
"Jobs's greatest creation isn't any Apple product. It is Apple itself."
Daring Fireball's John Gruber has a nice reaction piece to the news that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. Jobs' resignation wasn't completely unexpected given his medical leave of absence, though it still comes as a surprise. Gruber suggests this is just the latest in a long planned transition:The company itself is Apple-like. The same thought, care, and painstaking attention to...
Jobs to Remain Closely Involved in Apple's Product Strategy
In the wake of the news that Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO, the Wall Street Journal spoke with their sources who said that Jobs has remained actively involved, and that is not expected to change. People familiar with the situation have said that Mr. Jobs continues to be active at Apple and is closely involved in the company's product strategy. Apple watchers don't expect that to change...
Apple Building Cheaper 8GB iPhone 4, End of September Launch Alongside iPhone 5
Reuters revives rumors that Apple is building a lower priced 8GB version of the iPhone 4 to launch this fall. Reuters cites "two people with knowledge of the matter".The flash drive for the 8GB iPhone 4 is being manufactured by a Korean company, one of the people said on Tuesday, declining to name the company. Apple currently sources its flash drives from Japan's Toshiba and South Korea's...
iPhone 5 Hard Shell Cases Begin to Appear for Sale
New "iPhone 5" cases based on the leaked design document have started appearing online. True Supplier has posted a new "hard shell" case design for the iPhone 5, in addition to the soft case designs we'd seen previously.
These new cases show the same tapered back design of the leaked design document, as well as the mute switch being moved to the other side.
We'd previously had rende...
Dual-Mode iPhone 5 Shows Up in App Developer Logs
Techcrunch reports that at least one developer has found evidence that Apple is testing the iPhone 5 against current App Store apps. The logs seem to confirm that the iPhone 5 (running iOS 5) will be a dual-mode device supporting both GSM and CDMA in one phone. The logs show that the app has been briefly tested by a handful of people using what is almost certainly an iPhone 5, evidently...
Photos of a Prototype (DVT) iPhone 5 Battery
Early iPhone 5 parts seem to be making their way into the supply chain. Earlier this evening, we reported that some more iPhone 5 parts had shown up at one particular retailer, including the iPhone 5 battery. While we felt the parts were likely legit, we had no specific confirmation.
In the meanwhile, however, UK repair shop iPatchiPods has passed along a few photos of an iPhone 5...
iPhone 5's Battery, Back Camera, and Audio Flex Cable Parts Leaked [Updated]
As we approach the anticipated launch of the iPhone 5, we are seeing an increasing number of small leaks related to the production of the device in China. As the design is finalized, and production begins to ramp up, it's common to see early parts leak into the supply chain.
We were tipped that iPhone parts supplier TVC Mall has posted a few new claimed iPhone 5 parts this evening,...
Early Earthquake Warning System in iOS 5 for Japanese Users
Back in iOS 5 Beta 2, we had seen references to a "Quake Alert" notification embedded in iOS 5, as shown here:
We weren't able to entirely explain or even activate the system, but despite the presence of english localization, it's reportedly intended for Japanese users according to 9to5Mac.
Japan's earthquake warning system was profiled by Time magazine earlier this year. Japan has the ...
Apple Testing LTE in iOS 5 and Hiring More LTE Engineers
Early last week, Boy Genius Report claimed that Apple has been testing a 4G LTE-enabled iPhone with carriers, and pointed to an "internal iOS test build" of one of Apple's major mobile partners. In that build was a property list file (.plist) for LTE. BGR believed that this meant that Apple was already testing LTE hardware in the field.
LTE is the term the next generation wireless...
