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Introducing the “Apple Friend Bar”
Wells Fargo & SAP Stocking up on iPads & iPhones
Before we get into the meat of corporate America, let me just wag my finger at Bloomberg for a second. Guys, you don’t spell iPad with a capital I – I knew this would be brought up in the comments at some point.
Back from nit-picking, Wells Fargo loves them some iPads and iPhones. After spending two years in researching the iPhone, they’ve finally let it enter their workforce. For the iPad, it only took a couple of weeks before being released for duty. In fact, the demand is so high from the banking company that they still haven’t received all the orders they requested yet. For Apple entrepreneurs and savvy suits, sleep well tonight knowing that Apple is starting to make a huge impact in the corporate world. We’ve seen this coming all along, and we’re placing our bets that Apple is set to unseat RIM and Microsoft from their corporate thrones.
Does Anyone Here want to be an iTunes Fraud Prevention Specialist?
As a quick followup to Apple’s report posted earlier this morning, Apple is now looking to hire an ‘iTunes Fraud Prevention Specialist’ in Austin, Texas. Maybe those Internet security classes you took in college will finally pay off.
9 to 5 Mac reports,
This full time specialist would work to ‘cancel fraudulent orders’ and ‘research and resolve fraud escalations from various sources.’
Check out the job listing here.
[via 9 to 5 Mac]
Only 400 Accounts Were Affected in Developer Exploit
When we broke news about various iTunes accounts being compromised, the Internet went a little crazy. Some of you commenters took time to tell us about your troubles, but luckly it was just a few of you and not all of you. If you were one of the 400 affected, Apple has basically come out and said you’ve been struck by lightning (0.0003% of iTunes users were affected). While they recognize the issue, they also say the App Store wasn’t hacked. Of the victims of this terrible scam, we hope you’ve worked everything out with your financial institution, and for those still on lockdown, you can safely add a credit card or other form of payment back into your account info.
[Clayton Morris via Mac Rumors]
The Shanghai Apple Store is Unveiled
A glass tower to rival the glass cube on Fifth Street, New York, Apple has unveiled their latest retail store in Shanghai, China.
PadEdit: iPad-optimized IDE On Your Server
The iPad comes with a great default browser, built on top of another great technology called Webkit. Safari for iPad makes browsing from a tablet feel good, and I haven’t find a single alternative in the App Store worth replacing Apple’s default app.
If there’s a webapp that showcases the great capabilities of Safari for iPad, that’s PadEdit.
New MobileMe Calendar Goes Beta
In the process of completely overhauling the current MobileMe look & feel, last night Apple launched a new beta version of Calendar, which now looks very similar to the iPad counterpart.
Gelaskins’ iPhone 4 Mod is White, Retro, and Beautiful
I’m a hardcore sucker for the ol’ rainbow Apple logo, and a TUAW reader combined the best of both worlds when he had Gelaskins create the perfect iPhone 4 skin. Featuring both the retro Apple retro and a classy white design, it’s much easier to get that ‘custom’ white iPhone 4 look without having to tear your device apart in the meantime.
You Can Get a Free iPhone 4 Case After All
Apple won’t give you a free thirty dollar bumper to fix the iPhone 4’s reception issue, but cases.com has you covered. Just pay first class shipping ($3.73), and you can get a black, white, blue, purple, or pink case for free. We don’t particularly know the motive behind all of this – perhaps they’re just being good sports – but if you’re interested in the opportunity of an iPhone 4 time, check it out the deal here. A picture of the cases after the break. Let us know if you took advantage of the freebie in the comments!