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Think of the Square Reader as an argument for ruthless simplicity. "It's iconic, it's simple, it does exactly what it's supposed to do and nothing more." Or so says Jesse Dorogusker, head of hardware ...

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You can now start using Apple Pay at independent shops across the country, if they are set up with Square’s newest device. On Monday, Square began rolling out its new contactless reader to 100 local ...

Square has updated their free magstripe card reader with a Lightning connector to finally work on the latest iPhone's without using an adapter. Now both a Lightning and 3.5mm audio jack version are ...

Square credit card readers are in thousands of stores and restaurants, but the company realizes there are industries where its software isn’t appropriate. That’s why today it introduced the Square ...

Is Apple preparing to take on the mobile payment company, Square, Inc.? A recent purchase suggests as much. Apple has reportedly acquired Mobeewave, a Montreal-based tech startup that empowers ...

Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at ...