News tagged with card reader

Long-Awaited 'Alex' Android eReader Ready For Pre-Orders

(PhysOrg.com) -- You can preorder the first Alex Reader today... finally! Alex, the first Google Android-powered eReader will ship to preorders in mid-April, five months after its announcement made a huge ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Windows XP ATM's Under Hacker Attacks in Europe - US Could Be Next!

(PhysOrg.com) -- There have been approximately 20 ATM's in Eastern Europe that have been compromised. These attacks are in the early stages of development and would probably gain momentum and even spread to ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (15) | comments 14 weblog

DIY 'tinkerers' create more than mere toys from spare parts

To Ken Delahoussaye, an old computer, cell phone, camera or even a child's toy is much more than a disposable device. Each is something he can take apart and fuse with other parts to create something totally new.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones (Update)

Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Hack turns Square into criminal tool

Hackers have shown how to turn mobile payment service Square into a convenient tool for criminals to pump cash from stolen credit card numbers.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Lenovo unveils Android Netflix tablets, plus Win 7 model

It's a tough time to announce new tablet computers, after Apple's phenomenal quarterly report, but Lenovo is unveiling three new models taking aim at the iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

ATM hack promises teller machine jackpot

Computer security researchers are heading to Las Vegas with a software hack that gets bank teller machines to spew out cash jackpots.

Technology / Other

created Jun 26, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (20) | comments 5

Swipe Your Credit Card on a Cell Phone

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 weblog

Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2 weblog

How much netbook can you get for $400?

The hottest segment of the computer market right now is not fancy new Apple laptops or PC gaming machines. It's tiny laptops with older operating systems, cramped keyboards and designs that look like they ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Small businesses see mobile payments as chance to lower costs

Urban Bean manager Liz Abene started hunting for a new way to process card payments after the coffee shop's transaction fees skyrocketed. It was costing $60 a month, she said, just to have the credit card equipment on the ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BlackBerry to use key technology by Assa Abloy

Assa Abloy AB, the world's leading lock group, said Tuesday it is collaborating with Research in Motion to include key-card technology in upcoming BlackBerry models.

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Square streamlines payment via mobile 'tabs'

Square, Jack Dorsey's mobile payments startup, was founded on the idea that it could simplify the way the world pays for goods and services.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphones take charge: Small merchants expand their sales with mobile credit card services

Coming soon to a garage sale near you: "All major credit cards accepted."

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Payment startup Square rolls out iPad sales app

(AP) -- First, mobile payment service Square made it easier for merchants to accept credit cards anytime, anywhere, with just a smart phone and a tiny, plastic credit-card reader. Now the startup led by Twitter co-founder ...

Technology / Software

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0