Here’s How Square Will Process Your Bucks at Starbucks
Earlier today, buzzy mobile payments start-up Square, Inc. announced a partnership with Starbucks to process credit card transactions at 7,000 Starbucks shops across the U.S., and to make Square’s mobile phone app an option for payment, as well. In a sit-down with a small group of journalists this morning in New York City, Starbucks chief [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 9-2-2011
Square Blowing Up Worldwide No matter what line of business you’re in, being able to accept payments via credit card is a major convenience. What’s inconvenient is the costs and hassles associated with accepting credit cards. There’s bulky equipment to buy and pipers to pay for each transaction. This is where Square comes in. We [...]
Read MoreSmartphone Merchant Services: Are They Safe?
There has been a fast growing trend among small business owners–the use of smartphone-powered merchant services. An inability to accept credit card payments either online or in person can be the death of an otherwise promising startup. The use of smartphone-powered merchant services allows businesses to attach small (and I mean SMALL) credit card readers [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 1-21-2011
Motorola Bootloader Policy Motorola has recently come under fire regarding their bootloader policy. Motorola’s devices are developed so that the bootloader is locked. This means you can’t root them. So, even though they make some of the best and most popular Android handsets on the market, many Android fans steer clear. When one of these [...]
Read MoreiPhone 5 to Undergo Complete Redesign
According to inside sources, the next iteration of the iPhone will be a complete rethink of the popular multi-touch smartphone. At its core, the device will feature a new processor and chips which will support most wireless carriers worldwide. To start, the iPhone 5′s internals will be different – the device will run on a [...]
Read MoreLTE May Leave WiMAX in the Dust by 2015, Verizon Could Block Handsets
With the impending launch of LTE, many early backers of WiMAX are worried. By the end of 2010, WiMAX will have 11 million subscribers worldwide. Still, LTE will be launched by carriers in 55 countries over the next 2 years, which should accelerate growth of the new 4G technology. WiMAX might have gotten a head [...]
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