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
Why a 7.85" Screen for the Rumored 'iPad Mini' Makes Sense
Rumors of an "iPad mini" have been persistent over the past couple of years, despite an early dismissal of the 7" tablet form-factor by Apple's Steve Jobs: There are clear limits to how close elements can be on the screen before users can't touch accurately. We believe 10-inch screen is minimum necessary.Jobs' dismissal centers around an interface issue that a 10-inch screen is believed to be the ...
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Apple Offers iPad Refunds to Australian Customers Misled about 4G
Australian regulators had targeted Apple earlier today over the use of the term "4G" in advertising its new iPad. The issue stems from Apple's use of "4G" in its marketing terms for the cellular-capable models of the new iPad, while 4G LTE compatibility is actually only offered in the United States and Canada due to differences in the frequency bands used for LTE in different countries.ABC News ...
Reselling Apple Products on Launch Day: "This whole game is over"
Last week, we reported on long return lines at Apple's 5th Avenue retail store filled with Chinese iPad resellers. Resellers try to buy up as many iPads as possible on launch day to quickly turn around and sell them for a profit. According to our report many of these resellers were returning their iPads with some individuals returning up to 30 devices at one time. We speculated the reason for...
Apple Begins Rejecting Apps for Using the Unique Device Identifier (UDID)
TechCrunch reports that Apple has begun rejecting iOS apps for the use of a unique device identifier known as the UDID. The site notes that several developers have reported rejections for the use of the UDID in the past week, and Apple is said to be ramping up the enforcement of this policy over the next few weeks.
As the name suggests, the UDID is a unique identifier for every iOS device....
Former Apple TV Engineer Claims New Apple TV Interface Discarded 5 Years Ago [Updatedx2]
Macgasm notes an interesting tweet by former Apple TV engineer Michael Margolis who claims that the new Apple TV interface designs were "tossed out 5 years ago because [Steve Jobs] didn't like them."
Alongside the 3rd Generation iPad, Apple also introduced a new version of the Apple TV that supports 1080P video. With it came an updated interface for the set-top box, (shown above) with...
Developer Sees Quick Adoption of iOS 5.1 Amongst Users
iOS developer David Smith has been posting iOS version stats for his Universal app Audiobooks [Direct Link]. Smith gets about 100,000 weekly downloads to both his paid and free versions and believes it is a statistically meaningful data set.
With the launch of iOS 5.1 on March 7th, 2012, Smith has been tracking the adoption rate which he...
Next iPhone Coming Fall 2012 with LTE, 3.5-Inch Screen
iMore weighs in with information it has heard about the new iPhone that is due later this year.
According to their sources, the new iPhone will be 4G LTE compatible, as expected. It will also be arriving in the fall, though the exact date will be determined close to the time. Finally, their source also claims that...
HiDPI Retina Images in Mountain Lion, Already Functional in OS X Lion
ArsTechnica reports on the discovery of Retina-sized artwork in OS X Mountain Lion's.A source with access to the latest Mountain Lion preview alerted Ars that double-sized graphics have popped up in some unexpected places, once again suggesting that Apple may be close to releasing MacBooks with high pixel-density screens.We'd previously spotted these same Retina-sized graphics in the Lion beta of ...
Apple Stock Trading Halted Briefly on Sudden 9% Drop
BusinessInsider reports some strange activity on Apple's stock today. Trading was halted due to an abrupt drop of over 9%.The stock crashed 9% to $542.80 before trading was stopped. When the stock started trading again, it opened at $598.39Trading has since resumed, but there has been no clarification on what happened. StreetInsider speculates that it was "an apparent errant trade".
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Samsung's VP for Design Offended by Apple's Allegations of Copying
Reuters profiles Samsung Electronics and their design process in the setting of Apple's ongoing legal battle accusing Samsung of "slavishly copying" Apple's products.
Samsung Mobile's vice president for design Lee Minhyouk takes Apple's charges personally and denies the allegations:"I've made thousands of sketches and hundreds of prototype products (for the Galaxy). Does that mean I was...
Best Buy Sells Almost as Many iPhones as Apple Retail
AllThingsD reports on findings of a survey by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners which investigated where iPhone owners purchased their device.
The found that the breakdown of retail vs online sales was 76 percent retail vs 24 percent online. Of that 76% from retail stores, the breakdown showed that Best Buy was almost as big as Apple's own retail stores as a point of sale:
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'Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition' Coming to iPad
The popular 1998 role-playing game Baldur's Gate is seeing a PC remake called Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition by Overhaul Games.
The company has since announced that the new version will also be available for iPad and be available in the summer of 2012.
IGN has already had some hands on time with an early build.The iPad port...
iTunes Movie Trailers App Updated for iPad Retina Display
Apple has updated their iTunes Movie Trailers App with support for the new iPad's Retina Display. The trailers app mirrors the content on Apple's own Movie Trailers site and offers a good showcase of the iPad's new screen.
Here's a screen capture from Pixar's upcoming movie Brave does show a lot of detail, though it's hard to say exactly which resolution Apple is streaming.
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Steve Jobs Tried to Hire Linux Creator Linus Torvalds to Work on OS X
Wired profiles Linus Torvalds the creator of the popular open source operating system Linux. The article reveals that Apple's Steve Jobs tried to recruit Torvalds to Apple with a job offer.Torvalds has never met Bill Gates, but around 2000, when he was still working at Transmeta, he met Steve Jobs. Jobs invited him to Apple’s Cupertino campus and tried to hire him. “Unix for the biggest...
Sony's 'Music Unlimited' On Demand Music Service Coming to iOS
TechRadar reports that Sony is bringing their Music Unlimited service to iOS devices "in the coming weeks"."We will be launching our music service on iOS in the next few weeks," said Layden, who was speaking at the IP&TV World Forum with TechRadar in attendance.
"We want to be on as many devices for users who want to be part of Music Unlimited."Music Unlimited is Sony's on-demand all you can...
More '4G' Strings Found in iOS 5.1
iDownloadblog reveals some new iOS 5.1 strings that include references to "4G".“4G_ON_CALL_CANCEL” = “Cancel”;
“4G_ON_CALL_OK_DISABLE” = “Disable”;
“4G_ON_CALL_OK_ENABLE” = “Enable”;
“4G_ON_CALL_WARNING_DISABLE” = “Disabling 4G will end your phone call. Are you sure you want to disable 4G?”;
“4G_ON_CALL_WARNING_ENABLE” = “Enabling 4G will end your phone...
iPhone 4S Mod Adds Real Flashlight to Headphone Jack
The folks at iPatch iPods have created another hardware mod to follow up on their Backlit Apple logo from September.
The original mod was revealed late last year, and they've since added a new feature which they describe as a "headphone jack torch". This video walks through the original glowing Apple mod and also the new headphone jack one:
The...
New iPad Notes: Battery Charging at 100%, Safari Scaling Images
A couple of new findings as people spend more time with their new iPads. First, iLounge reports on findings by DisplayMate on the new iPads charging behavior. It turns out the iPad continues to charge for as long as an hour after it says its at 100%, suggesting the on-screen indicator isn't quite accurate and may still need more charging.In an email exchange with iLounge, DisplayMate President...
RIM's BlackBerry Loses Top Spot to iPhone in its Home Canadian Market
Bloomberg reports that Apple's iPhone surpassed RIM's BlackBerry as the number one in Canadian smartphone shipments in 2011. RIM is based in Canada and has had strong loyalty amongst its customers.RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, shipped 2.08 million BlackBerrys last year in Canada, compared with 2.85 million units for Apple, data compiled by IDC and Bloomberg show. In 2010, the BlackBerry...
Apple Patent Shows Self Configuring iPhone as a Universal TV Remote
Apple patent applications tend to cover a broad set of topics, including many research items that never make their way out of the labs. A new one found this morning, however, is more interesting than usual given the recent rumors of an Apple television.
The application is titled "Configurable Remote Control" and is detailed by PatentlyApple.
In the application, Apple describes the use ...
