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 10.5 (Leopard), iLife '07, and iWork '07 in March?
ThinkSecret reports that Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) development is "wrapping up faster than many at Apple even anticipated" and that the newest version of Mac OS X could be expected as soon as the end of March.
The rumor site also expects that Apple will launch the new versions of iLife '07 and iWork '07 alongside Leopard. They claim that both iLife and iWork were delayed due to the addition of...
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iPhone Games in the Works... from 3rd Party Developers
Businessweek discusses Apple's entry into the "casual game" market with the iPod games, first introduced in September 2006.
Casual games are described as "play-it-for-15-minutes-and-forget-about-it games" that are frequently found on mobile phones or other handheld devices.
Businessweek has heard that Apple is in talks with Electronic Arts regarding games for the iPhone: Mitch Lasky, senior...
Still Working on "Piles" Interface?
MacNN reports on a new patent application published on February 8th, 2007 entitled "Method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer system" which appears to revive an idea known as "Piles" that was patented by Apple in 1994.
The new application linked is not actually assigned to Apple, but does share some of the inventors of the original patent.
The "Piles" feature...
Apple Moving to All Flash-based iPods?
As reported by Appleinsider, Prudential analyst Jesse Tortora claims that Apple may be moving to an all Flash based iPod line. "We believe that the video iPod transition from 1.8-inch hard disk drives to NAND flash memory may occur as soon as late 2007," Tortora wrote. "Our checks indicate that Apple is considering canceling its next...
Anti-Vista Marketing at Apple Stores
Appleinsider reports that Apple will be increasing their direct marketing against Microsoft's Vista operating system with Apple Store materials: The campaign, set to get underway this Saturday, will include new store displays and employee t-shirts gently mocking Vista as little more than a washed-up attempt at a modern operating system, those familiar with the matter say.
The training materials...
WWDC 2007 'Save the Date' Invites with Leopard Theme
Following the news that Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference will take place June 11-15th this year, Apple has sent out WWDC "Save the Date" invitations to developers with a Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard theme:
This June, the center of the Mac universe will be in downtown San Francisco, as developers and IT pros from around the globe come together for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference....
Apple iPhone on June 15th? [Updated]
Looprumors posts a letter from Apple to the FCC asking for confidentiality regarding the FCC documents for the iPhone until June 15, 2007.
The documents in question include External Photos, Internal Setup, Test Setup Photos and User Manual.
The rumor site speculates that the June 15th date could be the target launch of the iPhone, but, certainly, may simply be an educated guess.
When...
Steve Jobs 'Thoughts on Music' - Asks for No Digital Rights Management
This afternoon, Steve Jobs posted an article entitled "Thoughts on Music" on Apple.com.
In the article, he addresses recent calls for Apple and iTunes to "open" the digital rights management system on iTunes to allow other digital devices to play iTunes music and to allow other music store media to play on the iPod.
He reminds readers that the iPod can play unprotected content, and gives...
Apple Announces Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2007
Apple has announced some preliminary details about this years Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
WWDC 2007 will take place from June 11-15th, 2007 in San Francisco, CA: This June, the center of the Mac universe will be in downtown San Francisco, as developers and IT professionals from around the globe come together for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Don't miss this opportunity...
Wal-Mart Launches Movie Download Service
Wal-Mart launched a beta version of their movie download store today.
The new service is available at http://www.walmart.com/videodownloads and is offering around 3,000 movies and television episodes from all the major movie studios and some TV networks. The nation's largest retailer is using its buying power to beat the prices charged by other download services in many cases, offering films...
New 'Security' Get-a-Mac Ad Targets Vista
Apple has posted a new Get a Mac TV advertisement called "Security" which pokes fun at Vista's security prompts. The new ad premiered last night on U.S. television.
The ad is a followup to recently released ads called "Tech Support" and "Surgery" in which the PC undergoes an upgrade to Windows Vista.
In a recent interview, Bill Gates has commented on the Get a Mac ad campaign, specifically ...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt as Temporary Steve Jobs Replacement?
Doug Kass of The Street has posted some tidbits he's heard from the trading desks and industry. According to this writeup, "these items have not been confirmed." I am also hearing that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has already begun low-level discussions with several Apple board members regarding his role as a possible temporary replacement to Steve Jobs should the options-backdating issues intensify at ...
Super Bowl XLI Apple Ad? [Update - No]
Many sites picked up on the buzz that Apple might have a special ad lined up for this year's Super Bowl -- the championship football game of the National Football League in the United States.
However, the only source of this news is a single TorontoSun report which claimed that Apple would have a "special" announcement during a Super Bowl commercial. The report was tied to claims that the...
Mac OS X 10.4.9 8P125/8P2125 Seeded
According to published reports on the internet, Apple is very close to releasing the Mac OS X 10.4.9 (Tiger) update based on the latest seeds to both their developer and their customer seeding programs.
This broad seeding generally indicates that Apple believes that their update is ready for the masses. The final seed lists no known issues remaining to be fixed and details fixes to OpenGL,...
LED Displays for Upcoming Apple Laptops?
ThinkSecret reiterates recent rumors that Apple will be incorporating LED-powered displays in upcoming laptops.
The rumor site believes that Apple already has systems in development and the new laptops are expected sometime in the 2nd quarter of this year, possibly alongside an expected Core 2 Duo processor bump (2.4GHz T7700) from Intel.
Meanwhile, Samsung has conveniently just introduced...
Disney Sold 1.3 Million Movies on iTunes, Other Studios to Follow?
Financial Times reports that Disney has reached 1.3 million movie sales on iTunes after three months. Disney's chief executive, Bob Iger, claims that digital distribution is "creating more consumption of media" rather than cannibalizing DVD sales, which some traditional retailers have feared.
Target and Wal-Mart reportedly expressed concerns about Apple's entry into the online movie sales on...
Microsoft Zune Phone - Holiday 2007?
Crunchgear reports that Microsoft may be working on their own mobile phone under the Zune brand. Weve just received a sound tip that Microsoft is working on its very own phone to be branded under the Zune moniker. Our tipsters inform us that Microsoft execs are in meetings today hammering out details of the device and developing strategies and timescales for its release.
The Zune phone is...
Apple and Cisco iPhone Trademark Negotiations Ongoing
Per Setteb.it, Apple and Cisco have released a joint statement indicating that the lawsuit is on hold as negotiations are ongoing: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. January 31, 2007 - Apple and Cisco have agreed to extend the time for Apple to respond to the lawsuit to allow for discussions between the companies with the aim of reaching agreement on trademark rights and interoperability.
When Apple announced ...
Free Vortex iPod Game Demo
Apple has posted a demo (iTunes link) of Vortex, their iPod game, on the iTunes Store.
The game was developed by Apple in-house and first released in September. The full game costs...
Airport Extreme (802.11n) and Apple TV Ship Dates
Several readers who ordered the new Airport Extreme Base Station (802.11n) received emails today that the 802.11n-enabled AirPort is now shipping -- two weeks earlier than expected.
The new version of the AirPort Extreme was released during Macworld San Francisco 2007 and integrates 802.11n...
