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
New iPad Launches to 'Record Weekend' in Sales
During today's financial conference call, one analyst asked if Apple would be issuing a press release about last weekend's launch sales numbers for the iPad. Apple refocused the conversation back on their dividend announcement but did reveal that they had a "record weekend" and were "thrilled with it."
Apple launched the new iPad in 10 countries on Friday, March 16th. The iPad saw long...
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Apple Announces Plans to Initiate Dividend and Share Repurchase Program
Apple has issued a press release indicating that it plans to initiate a dividend and share repurchase program commencing later this year. Subject to declaration by the Board of Directors, the Company plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2012, which begins on July 1, 2012.
Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors has...
Apple to Host Conference Call Monday Concerning its Near $100 Billion Cash Balance
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Apple issued a media alert indicating that it would be holding a conference call on Monday, March 19th at 6 a.m. PDT/9 a.m. EDT. The conference call will "announce the outcome of the Company’s discussions concerning its cash balance."Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, and Peter Oppenheimer,...
OS X Mountain Lion Apps Now Ask Permission to Access Contacts
Dustin Curtis points out that in the latest developer seed of OS X Mountain Lion, Apple now requires OS X Apps to get explicit permission to access your address book information.
The move mirrors recent changes made to iOS which will also ask the user for permission for an App to access their contact data. The change in policy came after it was revealed that some iOS apps were quietly...
Apple Adds iCloud Safari Tab Syncing to OS X Mountain Lion Preview 2
One feature promised in OS X Mountain Lion was the ability to sync Safari tabs between different devices. Macworld reported it in their Mountain Lion Preview, but was unable to actually find the feature in their early build.And although I couldn’t find this feature in the version I tested, Apple says that Mountain Lion will bring the ability to sync Safari tabs to iCloud, so your open browser...
3rd Generation iPad Launches Around the World
The 3rd Generation iPad continues to launch around the world to long lines in many locations. The iPad is launching in ten countries including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK.
Paris was the most impressive line photo we received. This photo at approximately 10pm local time showed hundreds lined up at Apple's Store in Paris. ...
Apple Lists Retina-Enabled Apps for New iPad
Apple has posted a new section on iTunes highlighting "Great Apps for the New iPad". The section lists many new Retina-enabled iPad apps that take advantage of the new iPad's high resolution screen.
The apps include games such as Flight Control Rocket, Sky Gamblers, Infinity Blade II. Also listed are Apps such as Tweetbot and Evernote.
The 3rd Generation iPad has already launched in...
3rd Generation iPad Reviews: Retina Display "Stunning", LTE Speeds Impressive
The embargo has lifted on the reviews for the 3rd Generation iPad, and they are starting to trickle out. Here are links and summaries of some of the more prominent reviews:
Macworld Review and Video
- Text in most apps will automatically take advantage of Retina display, though with some exceptions (Kindle App)
- "The third-generation iPad had a frame rate 1.6 times that of the iPad 2"
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MacUpdate Bundle: 11 Mac Apps for $49.99, Including VMWare Fusion 4
A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacUpdate to promote their Mac application bundle deal.
Their latest bundle delivers at 11 Mac applications for $49.99 (a $377.79 value if all purchased separately). Notably, it includes VMWare Fusion 4 for the first time. Fusion is a popular virtualization tool that allows users to run Windows on their Mac.
The full bundle includes (retail...
Sample Photos and Screenshots from 3rd Generation iPad
Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn has been spending some more time with the 3rd Generation iPad in their possession.
They took some screenshots of the native apps that come bundled with the new iPad that support its new Retina screen. This is a screenshot from iPhoto (click for full size):
The sizes of these Retina-enabled apps appear to be about ...
First Unboxing Video of 3rd Generation Retina iPad
While the official launch of the 3rd Generation iPad isn't until March 16th, Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn has managed to get their hands on one of the new iPads and shot an unboxing video.
The video, of course, is in Vietnamese, but you can follow along pretty easily.
There are no new revelations, but you can see the unboxing and also the LTE toggle in the settings:
Additional...
New iPad Demand is 'Off the Charts' with Initial Pre-Order Batch Sold Out
Apple told USA Today that demand for the newest iPad has been "off the charts" and that the initial batch had been sold out:"Customer response to the new iPad has been off the charts and the quantity available for pre-order has been purchased," Apple said in a statement. "Customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date."We previously reported that U.S. pre-orders...
Apple Releases Configurator App for Mac to Mass Configure and Deploy iOS Devices
Apple has released a new tool called Apple Configurator which allows anyone to mass configure and deploy iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in a school, business, or institution.Apple Configurator can be used by larger organizations and businesses to set up new devices, install enterprise apps, and enroll each device with a Mobile Device Management solution for remote management by an IT...
iPad 4G LTE Data Plan Prices for AT&T and Verizon [Updated]
Apple's online store has slowed to a crawl with the traffic after the announcement of the 3rd generation iPad. Here are the data plan prices for AT&T and Verizon iPads on the 4G LTE network:
Both AT&T and Verizon's data plans overlap in the 2GB an 5GB allotments and cost $30/mo and $50/mo respectively. Meanwhile, AT&T offers a lower end 250MB tier at $14.99/mo, while Verizon offers 10GB...
Apple Creates a New App Store Category Called 'Catalogs' on Eve of Media Event
On the eve of the Apple media event for the iPad 3, Apple has added a new category in the App Store. The new category is called "Catalogs" and seems to be not yet fully deployed.
Several existing apps have already been placed into the Catalogs category, including Catalog Spree (pictured above), SkyMall, MTG Merchant and...
iPad 3 to Have 1GB of RAM?
Based on debug screenshots originally posted by BGR, ChronicWire believes the iPad 3 (or iPad HD) being announced tomorrow will have 1GB of RAM total.
This belief is based on some calculations based on the vm_page_bootstrap number, which yields a number close to 1GB of RAM.
The Verge had previously suggested that the new iPad would have more RAM, but didn't specify the amount. The...
New iPad to be Called 'iPad HD' and Not 'iPad 3'?
CNet claims that the next iPad that is due to be announced on Wednesday will be named "iPad HD".A developer who's previously provided reliable information with respect to things Apple and otherwise tells us the next iPad uses the HD moniker instead of going with "iPad 3."The next generation iPad has been referenced as the "iPad 3" in most reports as a natural successor to the iPad 2 which was...
iPad 3 Parts Put Together on Video, iPad 2 Smart Cover Still Works
Although we've already seen many stories about possible iPad 3 part leaks over the past few weeks, MIC Gadget has been able to get its hands on the rumored parts for the iPad 3 Front Glass, Rear Shell, and 3rd party cases.
The site put them together in this nice overview video:
The video shows the iPad 3 exterior assembled, but no internal parts. They reiterate previous findings,...
iPad 3 to be Same Price and Same 16GB/32GB/64GB Sizes as iPad 2
Despite some questionable rumors of price hikes earlier this week, 9to5Mac reports that reliable tipster Mr. X has revealed that the new iPad 3 will carry the same prices as the iPad 2 and also come in the same storage configurations at 16GB/32GB/64GB. We’ve gotten word that iPad pricing is going to be the same across the board as the current iPad 2 models which should be no big surprise...
Hack Allows Developers to Start Testing iPad Retina Display in iOS Simulator
With a Retina iPad 3 expected just next week, one developer has created a small utility that allows the iPad simulator to run in 2X mode. The utility is available from Ryan Petrich.
In order to run it on the latest version of Xcode, you will need to symlink /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer to /Developer and /Developer4.
Meanwhile, stroughtonsmith shows how his app SameGame...
