http://www.appstorehq.com/square-iphone-192029/app Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:18:25 GMT Latest blog posts mentioning mobile application Square. Provided by AppStoreHQ.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/XH6e72KYw6g/ Erick Schonfeld is the Editor of TechCrunch. He oversees the editorial content of the site, helps to program the Disrupt conferences and CrunchUps, produces TCTV shows, and writes daily for the blog. He is also the father of three adorable children. He joined TechCrunch as Co-Editor in 2007, and helped take it from a popular blog to... → Learn More As a general-purpose tablet, the iPad can be many things to many people: an ebook reader, a wireless TV, a touchscreen videogame console. But to store owners and business people it can also be a cash register, with the right app, of course. Jack Dorsey’s Square, which was initially developed for the iPhone, now has an iPad app as well (iTunes link). Square comes with a peripheral credit card swiper that lets any store or business person take credit card (or cash) payments on iPhones, and now, iPads. It takes finger Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:18:25 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/XH6e72KYw6g/ TechCrunch (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/03/square-launches-on-ipad/ The wait is over. The app that blew us away at Macworld Expo, Square, has finally launched...on the iPad. Originally developed and advertised as an iPhone app, Square hit shelves this morning as a fully-optimized iPad app. Now customers can install Square on their iPads, effectively turning them into flat black cash registers. While we loved the preview of Square on the iPhone, it's another ball of wax on the iPad. The extra room and gorgeous UI make it look more professional, plus there's plenty of room for signatures, images and more. The "receipt" itself is much more legible. I can easily see this sitting on a dock or being carried around by a merchant. The free app includes a dongle that plugs into the iPad's headphone jack, which means you can still use the app while the iPad is docked. This speaks directly to what I said about the iPad Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:55:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/03/square-launches-on-ipad/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.iphoneblog.de/2010/04/04/klimbim-neuerdings-apps-aufpumpen-retro-emulatoren-und-exploit-idg-video-vga-adapter-evernote-700-000-gerate-und-square-kreditkartenservice/ Die sympathischen Schweizer von Neuerdings.com zeigen einen gelungenen ersten iPad-Überblick. Entgegen der anstrengenden Hektik am vergangenen Tag wird hier mit abgeklärter Entspanntheit gearbeitet. Neben fünf kurzen Videos steht eine zweite Fragerunde am heutigen Sonntagabend ab 20 Uhr auf dem bekannten UStream-Kanal an. Große Diskussionen werfen die hochskalierten iPhone-Programme auf dem iPad auf. Fazit nach den ersten Aussagen: “Läuft schon, man will jedoch auf Dauer angepasste Umsetzungen!”. Nein, dass iPad ist noch ohne Jailbreak. ZodTTD kompiliert sich trotzdem schon einmal seinen ganz persönlichen ‘snes4iphone’-Emulator. Ich frage mich dabei: Läuft der NES-Emulator ‘Nescaline‘ von Jonathan Zdziarski, der für kurze Zeit im offiziellen App Store verfügbar war, auf dem neuen Gerät? In diesem Zusammenhang bleibt es nicht nebensächlich, dass Charlie Miller seinen MobileSafari-Exploit vom Pwn2Own-Wettbewerb auf dem iPad wiederfindet. Vier Kleinigkeiten: Große Begeisterung über die iPad-Version von Evernote (kostenlos; universal; App Store-Link). Im Blog der Entwickler ist dessen Entstehungsgeschichte dokumentiert. Erste Meldungen (“An estimated Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:43:00 GMT http://www.iphoneblog.de/2010/04/04/klimbim-neuerdings-apps-aufpumpen-retro-emulatoren-und-exploit-idg-video-vga-adapter-evernote-700-000-gerate-und-square-kreditkartenservice/ iPhoneBlog.de (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/7rXgYS_UB-4/ Earlier today, testers of the new mobile payment service, Square, got a scare. Emails were sent out suggesting that users had changed their bank account information, and Square was emailing to let them know that the new account was verified. The only problem? These users didn’t actually change a thing. Obviously, this caused some concern, as did the note at the bottom of the email, “If you have not requested this change, please contact support@squareup.com.” After Square started receiving emails wondering what was going on, they sent out a second email letting users know that nothing was wrong, they were just tweaking the backend of the system, and forgot to turn off email notifications for current testers. “Your bank account has not been affected. Square, and your data, have not be compromised in any way,” the email read. I spoke to co-founder Jack Dorsey tonight about the mix-up, and he assures Mon, 03 May 2010 05:44:05 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/7rXgYS_UB-4/ TechCrunch (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/cophotog/statuses/13766028135 ...@couch: Square is now a universal binary iPhone OS app. Request your free reader and accept payments on your iPhone + iPad: http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Tue, 11 May 2010 05:02:12 GMT http://twitter.com/cophotog/statuses/13766028135 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/couch/statuses/13765901892 ...is now a universal binary iPhone OS app. Request your free reader and accept payments on your iPhone + iPad: http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Tue, 11 May 2010 05:02:25 GMT http://twitter.com/couch/statuses/13765901892 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/JW_34Cshv-s/ Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More A month after the iPad app launched, Square’s iPhone app is now generally available to users in the App Store. You can download the free app here. Founded by Jack Dorsey, Square was unveiled last December as an innovative way to let people quickly and easily accept physical credit card payments from their mobile phone. This works by way of a tiny card reader that plugs into the headphone jack on the device. It takes finger signatures on the touchscreen, generates email or SMS receipts, calculates sales tax, and Tue, 11 May 2010 04:18:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/JW_34Cshv-s/ TechCrunch (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/thijssie/statuses/13773542257 ...@biz: Square is now available for iPad and iPhone! http://bit.ly/9kqkSN... Tue, 11 May 2010 06:51:51 GMT http://twitter.com/thijssie/statuses/13773542257 itunes app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/applespotlight/statuses/13772452852 ...Square's iPhone/iPad app to take credit card payments now avail on app store http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Tue, 11 May 2010 07:09:07 GMT http://twitter.com/applespotlight/statuses/13772452852 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/danparsons/statuses/13771964125 ...@couch Square is now a universal binary iPhone OS app.Request free reader and accept payments on your iPhone + iPad: http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Tue, 11 May 2010 07:11:28 GMT http://twitter.com/danparsons/statuses/13771964125 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/danielbrufavs/statuses/13771863879 ...@CoryOBrien: Square (@Jack's iPhone/iPad payment app) is now live in the App Store: http://bit.ly/deUjAb... Tue, 11 May 2010 07:11:39 GMT http://twitter.com/danielbrufavs/statuses/13771863879 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/thefarmproject/statuses/13772351393 ...iPhone Apps: Square - Square, Inc. http://dlvr.it/vbKn... Tue, 11 May 2010 07:14:38 GMT http://twitter.com/thefarmproject/statuses/13772351393 iphone apps - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphone-freak/~3/O32-Jh8GsEY/square-iphoneipad-app-payment-system-now-available-in-the-app-store.html This is not the first time we have mentioned the Square payment app for the iPhone, however this is the time where we can pass on the good news — the app is now available for all to download and use. No more beta, just download and get set up. The app is available as a free download and will allow you to accept payments from just about anyone anywhere. The process to get set up seems pretty simple, download and install the app. And then create an account with Square. After you have an account set up they will be sending out the dongle that plugs into your iPhone and/or iPad that allows you to swipe the credit card. A few details about the app include that it will automatically add in things like sales tax, remember a list of frequently sold items and even generate an email or SMS Tue, 11 May 2010 10:14:21 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphone-freak/~3/O32-Jh8GsEY/square-iphoneipad-app-payment-system-now-available-in-the-app-store.html iPhoneFreak (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/uVNKv3N-sCQ/ by Square is a mobile credit card transaction application founded by Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame. The app became available for the iPad about one month ago, and now it’s also available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices. The app is free, but in order to work, you need a small credit card reader that connects to the iPhone via the 2.5mm headphone jack. The app looks beautiful and has lots of nifty features, such as SMS receipts, the ability to track of your sales online, as well as tip and tax calculation. However, in its current iteration it also has certain drawbacks; for example, you cannot delete or refund transactions. Without the card reader, the app has been useless thus far. This, however, is about to change. As Jack Dorsey writes on the Square blog: “Today, in addition to releasing clients for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Tue, 11 May 2010 14:03:15 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/uVNKv3N-sCQ/ Mashable (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appleiphoneapps/~3/X5DnkYj29CY/ Square, the very publicized and funded iPhone app that lets anybody take credit cards payments is finally available on the App Store. It was already there since about a month for the iPad, it has however just turned universal. The Square app is completely free, including the “square” card reader which they’ll send you once your account is activated. The app is also very simple and streamlined, as you would expect it to be, and you should be ready to take payments in a matter of minutes. The processing fees are the following: 2.75% + 15¢ for swiped transactions 3.5% + 15¢ for keyed-in transactions Whether you’re a merchant, or your friends owe you a lot of money, this is just what you need. Here is a demo (you can ignore the end about the private beta): Tue, 11 May 2010 11:38:16 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appleiphoneapps/~3/X5DnkYj29CY/ Apple iPhone Apps (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/cibit/statuses/13791373075 ...for the iPhone has finally hit the App Store — download it now! http://bit.ly/c96PzG /cc: @square #square... Tue, 11 May 2010 17:02:39 GMT http://twitter.com/cibit/statuses/13791373075 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/goosegeek/statuses/13790719127 ...@storyspring: Using the iPhone to accept and process credit card payments. Brilliant app. Read: http://tcrn.ch/9WRi8J Get :http://bit.ly/bMfo9p #eco... Tue, 11 May 2010 17:06:31 GMT http://twitter.com/goosegeek/statuses/13790719127 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/storyspring/statuses/13790334932 ...the iPhone to accept and process credit card payments. Brilliant app. Read: http://tcrn.ch/9WRi8J Get :http://bit.ly/bMfo9p #ecommerce... Tue, 11 May 2010 17:09:38 GMT http://twitter.com/storyspring/statuses/13790334932 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/ksornberger/statuses/13789636962 ...@mhp: RT @dom: @Square has shipped for iPhone! Go go go: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/square/id335393788?mt=8... Tue, 11 May 2010 17:16:29 GMT http://twitter.com/ksornberger/statuses/13789636962 iphone app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/appstorehq/statuses/13796388151 ...most talked about #iPhone app in the last 24hrs was: Square http://bit.ly/cil5zD... Tue, 11 May 2010 21:39:44 GMT http://twitter.com/appstorehq/statuses/13796388151 appstorehq - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2010/05/11/square-app-now-accepting-payments-on-the-iphone/ Square is the app that won over our hearts at MacWorld Expo in February. It allows vendors, business owners, individuals, etc. to accept credit card and debit card payments where they stand via a handy little app. Originally developed and advertised as an iPhone app, Square hit shelves in April as a fully-optimized iPad app.Today it's gone universal and is ready for your iPhone. It's not the only mobile payment system in town, but Square does not require a merchant account and is targeted at individuals as much as business owners. To accept a payment, users can either type in a customer's card number of swipe it with the free reader that connects to the headphone jack. For our hands-on with Square, check out the video above. Tue, 11 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2010/05/11/square-app-now-accepting-payments-on-the-iphone/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2010/05/025989.htm The Square application is now available for the iPhone and Android, looking to redefine how businesses can accept payment for goods. Square is all about the receipt. Most small businesses make a combination of cash and card sales. With traditional paper receipts cash sales are anonymous. Square's electronic receipts let you capture and track more vital information about each sale, including location and an itemized purchase list, and also include a photo and link to your website on the customer's receipt. Wed, 12 May 2010 06:13:56 GMT http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2010/05/025989.htm textually.org (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Shrc1qeFhV4/ It’s amazing what taking one of the best iPhone apps, making it free, and giving it a better name will do. Actually, it’s not. Twitter for iPhone has rocketed to the number 1 app (free app, but undoubtedly overall as well) in the App Store following its release yesterday. And Apple has wasted no time heaping praise on the app in its own way, by making it the coveted iPhone App of the Week in the App Store. Twitter for iPhone, of course, is the new name for Tweetie, the app made by the company Atebits (really, Loren Brichter) until they were acquired by Twitter in April. While Tweetie itself was already extremely popular (that tends to happen when you make the best-of-class app), its popularity is bound to hit a whole different level now. First of all, the app used to cost $2.99, but Twitter decided to make it free. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:57:34 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Shrc1qeFhV4/ TechCrunch (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jkOnTheRun/~3/_kusIsWPCHY/ If you happened to venture over to our sister site TheAppleBlog recently, you might have seen my list of iPad applications that changed my mind about the future of the device. Well, I’ve also had a similar epiphany about using the iPad as a mobile workstation — and it wasn’t the same app loadout that convinced me of its value in that regard. These are the apps that make the iPad work for web workers, and the ones that set the bar for developers to strive for when creating new apps for the future of the platform. If you feel like I’ve missed any, feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments. Which iPad apps keep you productive? Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:41:52 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jkOnTheRun/~3/_kusIsWPCHY/ jkOnTheRun (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_kusIsWPCHY/ If you happened to venture over to our sister site TheAppleBlog recently, you might have seen my list of iPad applications that changed my mind about the future of the device. Well, I’ve also had a similar epiphany about using the iPad as a mobile workstation — and it wasn’t the same app loadout that convinced me of its value in that regard. These are the apps that make the iPad work for web workers, and the ones that set the bar for developers to strive for when creating new apps for the future of the platform. If you feel like I’ve missed any, feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments. Which iPad apps keep you productive? Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:59:13 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_kusIsWPCHY/ GigaOm (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/kmages/statuses/20250842890 ...@square: New update of our iOS app. No more caps if you're in the card processing pilot. Cash feature remains unchanged. http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:58:05 GMT http://twitter.com/kmages/statuses/20250842890 itunes app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/joshuaspatrick/statuses/20250297292 ...@square: New update of our iOS app. No more caps if you're in the card processing pilot. Cash feature remains unchanged. http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:02:41 GMT http://twitter.com/joshuaspatrick/statuses/20250297292 itunes app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/GreenEarthPC/statuses/20276332163 ...@square: New update of our iOS app. No more caps if you're in the card processing pilot. Cash feature remains unchanged. http://bit.ly/c96PzG... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:06:28 GMT http://twitter.com/GreenEarthPC/statuses/20276332163 itunes app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/technology/personaltech/30pogue.html It’s always thrilling when somebody looks at the Way Things Have Always Been Done, and then asks: Why? And then goes on to change the world forever. 1967: Why is it necessary to wait in line for a human teller if all you want to do is withdraw cash? 1974: Why shouldn’t your document on the computer screen look the same way it will when it’s printed? 1991: If shampoo always settles to the bottom of the bottle, why is the cap on top? Recently, a San Francisco company has been asking an equally groundshaking question: Why can’t everyone accept credit cards? Look, credit cards are great. There’s a paper trail, there’s fraud protection, there’s incredible convenience — just swipe and go. But why is it that only companies accept them? Why can’t we use them to pay the piano teacher, the baby sitter, the lawn-mowing teenager, even first graders at Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/technology/personaltech/30pogue.html The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://mashable.com/2010/10/08/square-smooth-swipe/ by Besides processing your payments using only an iPhone and a special card reader, Square can make you look cool and increase your appeal to the opposite sex. Don’t believe us? Well, just check the new promotional video by Square, embedded below. If you aren’t familiar with Square, it’s a mobile payment processing service founded by Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey. Well-funded and ambitious, Square aims to become the standard for mobile payment processing, especially for small businesses. Check out a video of Jack Dorsey’s presentation of Square at this year’s DEMO conference, in which he explains what Square is about and why he prefers Square’s growth to be slow, but without glitches. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://mashable.com/2010/10/08/square-smooth-swipe/ Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/maclife_editors_2010_picks Posted 12/31/2010 at 1:47pm | by Roberto Baldwin We thought about throwing a bunch of hardware on the floor and letting our pets pick the winner. Sure that sounds awesome in theory, but the bosses said we were being lazy, that we needed to put our animals away and get back to work. By the way, they picked the MacBook Air. Pets love the Macbook Air. A piece of paper that fell into the pile came in a close second. So here is the top wares for 2010 as picked by the Mac|Life editors. Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Online Editor Robbie: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Online Editor Robbie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:47:21 GMT http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/maclife_editors_2010_picks Mac|Life (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/14/square-has-billboard-in-times-square-still-slowly-delivering-ca/ If you've been reading TUAW for any length of time, you've probably seen our posts about Square. This startup had the idea to develop a free credit card reader that could be used with an iPhone (later expanded to many phone models) or iPad, and provide a card authorization service with low enough rates that basically anyone in the U.S. could accept credit cards. The service works very well; I've moved from a traditional credit card authorization service to Square, and I'm saving money in the process. However, an informal Twitter poll showed that there are still a number of people (including our very own Dave Caolo) who are still patiently waiting for their readers over a year after signing up. Not good. That's apparently not keeping the company from shouting from the rooftops about how great their product is. The company received funding from a supporter to install a huge Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/14/square-has-billboard-in-times-square-still-slowly-delivering-ca/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/16/squares-mobile-payment-card-reader-now-available-on-apples-onl/ Square is one of the coolest accessories made for the iPhone. It's a hardware/app combination that, when the hardware bit is plugged into the headphone jack on the iPhone, lets the user accept credit card payments. Simply swipe the card through the Square device while running the Square iOS app, and your customer's credit card is charged in moments. Beginning yesterday, the Square Credit Card Reader became available on Apple's online store, and according to TechCrunch, it will be appearing in Apple retail stores this week; although TechCrunch says it will be the "only payments solution featured in the store," VeriFone's PAYware Mobile is already on sale there. (Interestingly, Apple uses a different mobile payments solution with the iPod touch in its retail stores.) The Square Credit Card Reader comes in black or white and can be used with any fourth generation iPod touch, iPhone 4 or iPad. The device itself Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/16/squares-mobile-payment-card-reader-now-available-on-apples-onl/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appiphone/~3/GBJqEQIQgk0/ ...Apps AppSafari Top 25 Categories Store Giveaway Submit Help Square Zoom User Reviews FEATURED APP TweetShare Wanna accept credit card orders us... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:08:28 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/appiphone/~3/GBJqEQIQgk0/ App Safari (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://twitter.com/Ravalez/statuses/60332061080293377 ...aparato lo mostro @jack en Entel Summit y es para pagar con tarjeta por el iPhone, ahora en Apple Store http://bit.ly/cBD5ie #fb... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:29:51 GMT http://twitter.com/Ravalez/statuses/60332061080293377 itunes app - Twitter Search (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/LtLBjCY2Ai0/ By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, May 21, 2011 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! Taking credit card payments can be a big expense for businesses – especially for small businesses that are just starting up. Who wants to pay all those merchant fees? The first thing I did when we looked at credit card options for our business was to look at ways to take them through our iPhones and iPads. When I heard about Square several months back, I knew we had to try it. We really couldn’t Sat, 21 May 2011 19:23:33 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/LtLBjCY2Ai0/ The iPhone Blog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/23/square-kills-the-need-for-nfc-with-virtual-tabs-and-card-case/ Square CEO Jack Dorsey certainly had the right idea in having his presentation broadcast as part of the TechCrunch Disrupt conference this week. In an announcement made this afternoon, Dorsey essentially announced a sea change in the way that people can make purchases at local businesses. To start with, the company has announced a way to eliminate the need for Near Field Communications (NFC) capability in smartphones. By using an iPad or iPhone and the Square app as a cash register, and then providing a way for customers to set up a tab at a local business, those customers can pay for products or services in the future simply by giving the store or restaurant their name. At that point, the person operating the Square register can verify the sale by seeing a picture of the person and noting that they've done business with the company before, and then make the Mon, 23 May 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/23/square-kills-the-need-for-nfc-with-virtual-tabs-and-card-case/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/23/square-seeks-to-revolutionize-retail-sales-with-square-register-for-ipad-and-card-case/ Square, the company that has brought the ability to accept credit cards for transactions to individuals and small businesses with a card reader dongle for iOS devices, today announced its next venture: "Square Register" for iPad. Seeking to replace traditional cash registers with iPads equipped with the new Square Register application, Square notes that the app will allow businesses to easily customize the register interface with their full list of products. Analytics tools will allow businesses to see up-the-minute details on sales performance, broken down by any number of metrics to help businesses study sales trends. The Square Register functionality comes as an update to the iPad version of the company's universal App Store app. From the customer perspective, Square is rolling out "Card Case", virtual business cards that allow customers to view details on their favorite businesses, directly accessing live-updated menus and product listings from the card as well as Mon, 23 May 2011 17:41:33 GMT http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/23/square-seeks-to-revolutionize-retail-sales-with-square-register-for-ipad-and-card-case/ MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/rsMG5F84J9c/ Square, the mobile payment system that was started by one of the co-founders of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, just received a rather significant update that allows business owners to showcase their products through a feature called “virtual shelves”. While the update makes its way to both iPhone and iPad, you’ll notice more differences in the iPad version. The iPhone version has a re-designed UI but virtual shelves is currently only available to iPad Square users. You can now add product variations and sort items into shelves. Hit the jump for a complete list of changes and more screens! Square has built a lot of momentum recently and a ton of small businesses have adopted it because of its flexibility, ease of use, and straight forward fee policy. I use it for my own business and actually just chose it as my pick of the week. Screenshots after the break. Do you use Mon, 23 May 2011 18:27:51 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/rsMG5F84J9c/ The iPhone Blog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20065682-93.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=iPhoneAtlas Start-up Square is looking to offer consumers and retailers its own unique mobile payments system through revamped versions of its iPhone/iPad app and its Android app. Square's app and system would let buyers make mobile payments as an alternative to NFC. Set up as a potential alternative to the much-touted but still emerging near-field communication (NFC) technology, Square's system would still let you pay for goods and services using your mobile phone without the need for cash or a credit card. But instead of having you tap your phone against an NFC-enabled register or terminal, Square's system would let "check into" a store through your phone, pick up your items, and pay for them through your Square account. The Square system is clearly just getting off the ground. Scattered throughout such large cities as New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, only 50 merchants have so far signed up for the Tue, 24 May 2011 15:49:21 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20065682-93.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=iPhoneAtlas CNET iPhone Atlas (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/jp7WpM0yXKQ/square_updates_app_for_speedier_purchases.php Mobile payment provider Square, also known as Jack Dorsey's other company, has just updated its universal iOS app to version 2.1, adding some small but key improvements. The app, which allows anyone with an iOS or Android device to process credit card payments, has accelerated transactions, both by enhancing performance and reducing the number of screens in the process. It no longer requires a signature on purchases under $25.00, in the interest of time and effort. The tipping interface has improved, and $0.00 transactions are now supported, which will make the experience more merchant-friendly while allowing for more accurate receipts. In May, a major Square update launched the Square Register and Square Card Case, making Square into a powerful real-world point of sale that's both technologically advanced and convenient. The Card Case creates a virtual loyalty card for a participating business on the consumer's phone, which includes a mapped location, the Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:25:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/jp7WpM0yXKQ/square_updates_app_for_speedier_purchases.php ReadWriteWeb (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2011/08/22/square-card-case-now-available/ Square has released their Square Card Case app today, which allows anyone to open up a tab at a local merchant and pay without having to swipe their credit card. The Square Card Case works by allowing users to enter their credit card details into their Square account. Once at a local merchant who uses the Square Register app, users can start a tab. When the tab is created, the user's name will appear on the merchant's Square device. When the user is ready to check out, the merchant simply touches the user's name on the Square Register app where the transactions are tallied and paid for using the Card Case user's credit card on file. Upon completion of a transaction, a digital receipt is sent to the email address on file. A big plus of using Square Card Case is the ability to pay at local merchants right from your Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2011/08/22/square-card-case-now-available/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/j5jfmhiRvWo/ Square, the mobile payment acceptance tool, is getting a lot more useful for merchants with version 2.2, which brings loyalty rewards for Square Card Case users, hardware integration with cash drawers and receipt printers and more back-end tools. The new app, which is debuting Tuesday on iOS  and Android , continues the momentum for Square, which is now up to 800,000 customers using the app since launching last year. With Square 2.2, merchants who integrate with Square’s mobile wallet app Card Case, will be able to now identify and reward loyal users. They can set rewards based on a number of visits or a total amount spent at the business, and when the customer reaches that mark, the merchant can apply a discount to their purchase. It could be something like a 50 percent off discount or a free item. Merchants can tell a customer of the deal when they order and the Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:00:35 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/j5jfmhiRvWo/ GigaOm (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jkOnTheRun/~3/j5jfmhiRvWo/ Square, the mobile payment acceptance tool, is getting a lot more useful for merchants with version 2.2, which brings loyalty rewards for Square Card Case users, hardware integration with cash drawers and receipt printers and more back-end tools. The new app, which is debuting Tuesday on iOS  and Android , continues the momentum for Square, which is now up to 800,000 customers using the app since launching last year. With Square 2.2, merchants who integrate with Square’s mobile wallet app Card Case, will be able to now identify and reward loyal users. They can set rewards based on a number of visits or a total amount spent at the business, and when the customer reaches that mark, the merchant can apply a discount to their purchase. It could be something like a 50 percent off discount or a free item. Merchants can tell a customer of the deal when they order and the Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:26:12 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jkOnTheRun/~3/j5jfmhiRvWo/ jkOnTheRun (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/17/square-adds-customer-loyalty-printable-receipts/ Mobile credit card transaction company Square updated its iOS app this week to include several new features for merchants and customers. Perhaps the biggest update to Square 2.2 is the ability for merchants to reward their regular customers with customized loyalty programs. The app now allows a merchant to define what a "regular" customer is (ie: five visits a week, twelve visits a month, etc) and assign an automatic discount to their tab when they check out. Another big feature of the latest update is the ability to print physical receipts. Now the app can communicate with receipt printers so the customer can walk away with printed proof of their purchase instead of having to rely on an email or text message. Plus, the app has added the ability to wirelessly open the merchants cash register when the merchant taps "tender" on the app -- a small but nice feature at, Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:30:00 GMT http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/17/square-adds-customer-loyalty-printable-receipts/ TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntoMobile/~3/Zqs_IVhtZH4/ Square has updated its iOS app with few new features for both merchants and customers. Version 2.2 introduces the ability for merchants to reward their regular customers with discounts. Simply define what makes for a “regular customer” (i.e. how many visits per month) and assign an automatic discount to their tab when they check out. The other new thing is support for physical receipts. Square can connect to receipt printers, allowing merchants to give their customers a physical evidence of their purchase, if they fancy so. In addition, there’s the option to wirelessly open the cash register, which can be handy for cafés where a person might pay by card but want quarters in exchange for a dollar bill to get a paper. Finally, the application now features the new “tips” field on the checkout screen. Square has recently surpassed $2 billion in payments per year and we’re pretty confident that’s Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:37:27 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntoMobile/~3/Zqs_IVhtZH4/ IntoMobile (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/aklVQc0uJ7I/why_the_ipad_works_for_productivity.php When the iPad first launched two years ago, it was derided by some for its limitations. The first iteration didn't even have a camera on it, and it may never get a physical keyboard, so the notion of the device being used for content creation was laughable. Instead, the iPad was seen as a tool best used to lean back and consume content. For the most part, that's how things have played out. People use their iPads for reading, watching video, listening to music and gaming. Despite that, the iPad is finding a place in business all over the world. About 67% of iPad-owning professionals use their tablets at work, even if the vast majority of the devices are not supplied by employers, according to a recent survey by IDG. Of those people, 93% use the device for work-related communication. The iPad's role in business and worker productivity is fueled in Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:15:20 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/aklVQc0uJ7I/why_the_ipad_works_for_productivity.php ReadWriteWeb (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/P-HrHa_A-Ik/ Editor’s note: Guest author Keith Teare is General Partner at his incubator Archimedes Labs and CEO of newly funded just.me. He was a co-founder of TechCrunch. Much ink has been spilled these past few days on the Facebook IPO filing. Much of it analyses the details revealed in the S1 initial document. Some of it has focused on revenue and growth; some of it on control and corporate governance, some on valuation and how reasonable or not it is likely to be, and a little on whether or not the IPO represents the end of Facebook’s growth cycle. So, should you be a bull, and buy? Or should you run as fast as you can away from the bulls? For guidance turn to the risk factors part of the filing. For me, the most interesting part of the document is that part focused on Facebook’s mobile strategy and associated risks, and what that tells us to Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:28:58 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/P-HrHa_A-Ik/ TechCrunch (Provided by AppStoreHQ) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/vdTOcc8Qbh4/ ...Square app was rebranded a short while back. If you remember, the name changed from Square to Square Card Reader. And well, it looks like a bit mor... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:28:58 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/vdTOcc8Qbh4/ Appletell (Provided by AppStoreHQ)