That's a handy option, but Apple also needs to show more progress in the overarching area of mobile payments. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional.

For iPhone-toting business users who still want to collect mobile payments even when they’re nowhere near a cash register, a credit card reader that’s compatible with their smartphone has an ...

SANFORD, Fla. – It’s called “Skim Scan” – an electronic reader that detects a “skimmer” at the gas pump. The thin flat end is inserted into the credit card reader and the computer on the other end of ...