When a gadget company sells its products for big bucks, it has every reason to refine its designs on an ongoing basis, making them ever more tempting to paying customers. But if the gizmo in question ...

When cashiers at the Groundswell cafe and restaurant use a little Square credit-card reader to process payments, they sometimes have to wrap the card in a bit of wax paper before swiping it. The tiny ...

Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET ...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey just flicked on the public spotlight over his new venture: Square. It’s a tiny plastic blob that gives smartphones the ability to act as secure credit card readers. It’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Financial services startup Square is trying to turn the swipe of a credit card into an act of generosity. To pull it off, Square is unveiling a red credit card reader that will serve ...

Square knows that while its mobile payments system is increasingly popular, if its credit card readers fail, potential customers are less likely to continue using it. One of the most common failure ...

Starting today, Verizon Wireless retail stores will start selling Square hardware — the nifty credit card-reading dongle for smartphones and tablets. The craziest part: The iOS and Android dongles are ...

Last year we reported how Apple’s former accessory hardware division leader Jesse Dorogusker redesigned the Square reader to make it 45% thinner than the original version. The updated card reader will ...

My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior writer, using the skills I acquired at Northwestern University to write about dating apps, meal kits, programming software, website ...

Security researchers at the Black Hat Briefings demonstrated a method for turning purloined credit card information into cash, this time using Square, a free credit card reader that promises to turn ...

Mobile payments company Square is known for its signature glossy white credit card readers that plug into iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Credit cards in the U.S. will have embedded computer chips ...

The last 12 months for San Francisco-based startup Square have been about reinvention. Rattled by reports last year that suggested it was hemorrhaging money, the company had gone from focusing on ...