The iPad has started a tablet revolution and bridged the gap between the smartphone and the laptop or at least the iPhone and the MacBook. Not only has Apple created a new category of computing device, but it’s also posed as a serious replacement for the majority of computing needs users have. Twitter creator Jack […]
Intuit Beats Square to the Punch
[Image via Engadget] I really like the crew at Square. I’ve written about one of their founders in a magazine, and about them here multiple times. But it’s just not as out there as it could be yet, and I know I haven’t received my reader yet. And although excuses about manufacturing problems and underwriting […]
Would You Use Your iPhone as a Credit Card?
It was all over the news yesterday: Apple hired a new guy, and as it turns out, his specialty is mobile payment systems. Huh. From the New York Times: As first reported by Near Field Communications World, a trade publication, Apple recently hired Benjamin Vigier, an expert in the mobile payments industry who works with a […]
Square for the iPhone Out Now
I’ve talked many times about Square before, mostly because I think it’s an excellent product with a lot of potential. Now, after much anticipation and baited breath, the Square App is finally available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. For the uninitiated, here’s how it works. You download the Square App [iTunes Link] for your […]
Square and the iPad
Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid I’ve been a believer in Square products since the first time I heard about them. I interviewed Jack Dorsey – creator of Twitter and co-founder of Square – once for a magazine I used to write for, and not only was he a personable guy, but he sold […]