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Square card reader: Now anyone in the US can accept credit cards

by Steven Sande (Nov 6th, 2010)

Headline updated to acknowledge that Square is a US-only service for now. Remember the Square card reader and payment service from our first hands-on video in January at Macworld Expo 2010? Square makes it possible for anyone, whether an individual or small business, to take payments via credit ...

Square used for fundraiser payments at SxSW

by TJ Luoma (Mar 19th, 2010)

Square is a very cool piece of hardware for the iPhone and other smartphones; when combined with the Square service, you can accept credit card payments right on your iPhone. TechCrunch reports that charity:water used Square at SxSW to collect donations, and other uses are already cropping up; ...