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
Mac OS X Leopard Upgrade Options
With today's announcement that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard would be available on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m., Apple also released details of the Mac OS X Leopard Up to Date program and educational pricing.
- First, you can simply pre-order Leopard for $129 at the Apple Store for "free delivery on October 26th".
- If you purchased a
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Apple Officially Announces Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Today Apple announced that Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) will go on sale on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m. at Apple retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple's online store will start accepting pre-orders as of today. "Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we've
ever released," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "And everyone gets the
'Ultimate' version, packed...
Apple Dropping iTunes Plus (DRM Free) Song Prices to $.99?
In May, Apple launched the Digital Rights Management (DRM) free portion of their Music Store called iTunes Plus. The copy-protection free songs sold for $1.29 and were encoded at a higher 256kbps quality AAC.
Earlier today, some users had noticed that certain iTunes Plus songs were now selling for $.99 instead of $1.29. At first it wasn't clear if the pricing discrepancy was simply a...
Apple Store on State Street in Chicago
Chicago Business reports that Apple is looking to open a store as part of Chicago's Block 37 project on State Street. The status of the talks with Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple and the other retailers couldn't be determined. Sources say Apple has engaged a broker to negotiate a lease for a store as large as 6,000 square feet of ground-level space fronting State Street.
The stores in the Block 37...
A 16GB iPhone with 1.1.2 Firmware?
Over the weekend forum user jimpo posted what he claimed to be a 16GB iPhone with firmware 1.1.2 that supposedly made its way into the store he works at.
The forum thread has been widely linked and debated, and we post it for completeness...
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on October 26th at 6pm?
Both ThinkSecret and LoopRumors are reporting that the October 26th date for Leopard has been "confirmed" and most likely at a 6 p.m. launch event on that day.
There's been no confirmation that Leopard has yet gone Gold Master, but a Gold Master candidate was released internally last week. We have heard unconfirmed tidbits that the official announcement could come as early as tomorrow...
Intel Demos Next Generation Mobile Processor
Electronista details Intel's demo of a mobile quad-core processor at their Developer Forum in Taiwan. The mobile quad-core processor was a version of the upcoming Penryn architecture and is expected to ship in the second half of 2008. The CPU required larger-than-normal cooling equipment given the rough state of the processor, but was stable despite its 847 million transistors and a typical peak...
Mac OS X Leopard: Mail 3.0
AppleInsider continues with their Leopard series with a look at Mac OS X Leopard's Mail 3.0. In Leopard, Mail 3.0 (below) gets its biggest leap forward yet. Its window follows the unified Leopard window appearance, with squared off window corners that look like more like iTunes. As with earlier releases, many of its new enhancements come from integration with other new or improved services in Mac...
iNdependence: iPhone 1.1.1 Activation, Jailbreak
Version 1.2.2 of iNdependence was released today, providing iPhone 1.1.1 support ok, the long awaited version 1.2.2 is out. This version works with phone firmware 1.1.1, although the activation/jailbreak process is a bit more complicated now. The documentation has been moved from the README file into the Help menu within the application itself, so please read through that before asking questions....
'3G Phone on a Chip' From Broadcom
Tidbits optimistically points to a new 3G chipset from Broadcom as the chip that Apple has been waiting for.
The new Broadcom chip is described as "a new single-chip HSPA (high-speed packet access) processor that integrates all of the key 3G (third generation) cellular and mobile technologies on an extremely low power, single 65 nanometer CMOS die. "
The press release claims that it will...
iPhone Canada Delayed Due to Trademark Issue?
CNCNews reports a trademark dispute over the iPhone name may further delay Apple's iPhone in Canada. Comwave, which markets a collection of voice-over-internet services and products under the name iPhone, has filed its opposition with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, or CIPO, to Apple's trademark application for the proposed use of a handheld and mobile device called the iPhone in Canada....
Apple Still Working on 10.4.11
Amidst the growing excitement over the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) release, we've overlooked news of Apple's ongoing progress with a final update to Mac OS X 10.4.
Apple has continued with frequent seeds of Mac OS X 10.4.11 to developers. The most recent seed was released to developers last week on October 9th, bringing the development seeds up to builds 8S2161/8S161 for Intel/PowerPC.
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Call for a Greener iPhone [Update]
Techcrunch points to a Youtube Video from Greenpeace which claims that Apple's iPhone has a high level of "toxic brominated compounds" and "hazardous PVCs".
In the video, Greenpeace calls for Apple to produce a more environmentally friendly iPhone. An online document details their findings. It should be noted that the iPhone does appear to be "compliant with the requirements of the EU's...
Automated JailBreak for iPod Touch 1.1.1 [Updated]
Forum member AriX posted the first automated Jailbreak solution for the iPod touch. This allows a simple interface to Jailbreak your iPod Touch. The solution presently only works on Intel/Mac OS X Tiger and there have been reports of success by forum members.
Once Jailbroken, this allows the iPod Touch to run many of the 3rd party iPhone applications.
The process for Jailbreaking the...
Water Sensor in iPhone and iPod Touch?
HardMac claims that there is a water sensor in both the iPod Touch and iPhone which allows Apple to determine if your iPhone was damaged due to being submerged in water.
At the bottom of the jack plug you can see a white disc that will irreversibly change color when entering in contact with water. So one would not need to open an iPhone or an iPod Touch to ensure it stopped working due to an...
Dashboard Widgets Coming to iPhone?
CultofMac's Leander Kahney claims that Apple is going to allow developers to install Mac OS X Widgets onto the iPhone. You will soon be able to drag any Dashboard Widget into iTunes, and theyll sync with the iPhone, the source said.
As Dashboard Widgets are already Javascript/HTML elements, support on the iPhone already exists. But providing an easy installation and the ability to run outside...
iPhone 1.1.1 Working 3rd Party Apps
A ModMyiPhone thread compiles a list of currently working and not-working 3rd party apps under the iPhone 1.1.1 firmware update.
The iPhone 1.1.1 Firmware update initially broke installation of 3rd party applications, but recent methods have reopened the iPhone (and iPod touch).
As listed, many existing 3rd party apps work without...
Apple.com Pays Tribute to Al Gore's Peace Prize Win
Former Vice President and Apple Board member, Al Gore, won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Apple.com's homepage updated with a tribute to Al Gore: Al has put his heart and soul, and much of his life during the past several years, into alerting and educating us all on the climate crisis. We are bursting with pride for Al and this historic...
More Evidence for October 26th Leopard Target Release?
Apple has been rumored to be targeting Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's release on October 26th. More evidence of that comes from Apple's own online store.
While Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is not yet available for pre-order from Apple, Apple still sells Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). If you try to order Tiger now, the estimated ship date is coincidentally also October 26th, 2007.
Update: Apple has updated...
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 GM Candidate Build (9A581)
Apple had expected to declare their upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Gold Master this week. "Gold Master" status is given the final shipping version of the software which is sent to duplicators for distribution.
Based on our sources, Apple had not quite reached that goal, but today released an internal "GM candidate build" which could represent the final version of Mac OS X Leopard, if no...
