Say goodbye to clunky cash management. Hello Square Up.
Tired of clunky cash registers like everyone else? The customer transacation process has long suffered from a lack of innovation. Enter the Square Stand - an elegant square stand with a credit card swiper that has the ability to integrate with other printers and scanners. Now there’s something we can all respect.
Interested customers can pre-order the stand online for $299; it will be available for purchase in Best Buy stores and other select retailers starting the week of July 8. Square Stand currently works only with an iPad 2 or 3, but a version for tablets with Lightning connectors will be available later this year. Beginning May 15, a handful of local merchants around the country will run their business using the Square Stand.
Glass Steve Jobs Made Famous Now Bigger than Apple’s iPhone
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Apple and Google Create Massive App Economy
How big of a money maker are apps? What country’s GDP is the size of the global app economy? How does app use compare to TV in terms of time spent per day? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has answers.
Hackers hit Apple in wake of Facebook attack
Apple said it suffered a cyber attack similar to the one recently carried out against Facebook, but that it repelled the invaders before its data was plundered. The maker of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers said it is working with law enforcement officials to hunt down the hackers, who appeared tied to a series of recent cyber attacks on US technology firms.
iPhone App Makes Map Navigation Easier to Visualize
Crossfader has developed Version 1.4 of AR-MAPS, an iPhone app that supports augmented reality (AR) on maps. AR is one of visualization solutions. This map application represents the ground on the bottom half of the screen, showing a map there. On the top half, it shows a video, with AR tags attached to destinations on it. This makes navigation easier to visualize.
Compared with the first version, the new version has features to reduce battery consumption, such as powering the camera down when not in AR mode. Also, if the iPhone is fixed in place, such as in a car, the mode can be set not to change if the phone’s orientation is changed.
Why Did Samsung Pass on Licensing Apple Patents?
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Steve Jobs Was Open to 7-inch iPad
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Apple’s latest venture - Biometrics?
Buying mobile security firm AuthenTec, a fingerprint sensor chip-maker used for security and ID, Apple has forayed into the field of biometrics. But what was the reason behind this acquisition? Newsytech has more.
Touchfire Keyboard | The Next Web Review
Let’s face it: the iPad keyboard is great but typing for long durations of time can be cumbersome. Bluetooth and Apple plugin keyboards have been introduced and are currently a very popular alternative. However, another contender should be considered who has been introduced in the mix: Touchfire. It’s a thin membrane that sits over your on-screen keyboard, allowing you to type by touch. Priced at $50, it is not clear as to how the utility and longevity will be received. But it is something to consider the next time you decide to make a virtual keyboard decision.
Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ A No-Show at WWDC Keynote
Steve Jobs’ showman’s skill kept WWDC attendees in anticipation year after year. This time around, Apple CEO Tim Cook tried on Jobs’ shoes and let the iPhone 5 rumor blogs steal his thunder.
