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Squares Are Forever

Tom Wyrick — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:00:05 +0000

Like many people I know with small businesses, I signed up for an account with SquareUp (though back when I first used the service, the card reader was free). The payment system works well for me, but a recent Consumerist article warns of some surprising details hidden in the membership agreement. Not only does Square, […]

Unlock Achievement Of Stolen Credit Card Info On Used Xbox 360s

Tom Wyrick — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:00:13 +0000

Researcher Ashley Podhradsky from Dakota State University, along with colleagues Rob D’Ovidio and Cindy Casey at Drexel University, claim Microsoft isn’t doing enough to protect personal user information. In a recent experiment, they purchased a refurbished Xbox 360 from an authorized reseller and used a readily available modding tool to access folders and files on […]

PayPal Here Takes Shape As Square Competitor

Tom Wyrick — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:32:29 +0000

Not to be outdone by startup company Square, Inc.’s popular credit card processing service for the masses, PayPal introduces PayPal Here. The new service, announced just last week, reports over 1,000 new signups per hour. Unlike Square’s service, which requires a plastic cube-shaped dongle to swipe credit cards through (with an option of manually keying […]