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Square Credit Card Readers Get Custom Components In Next Gen Models

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Square has released the next generation of its credit card reader. The new reader is built with custom-designed components, and comes with a custom magnetic readhead and spring. It is powered by the phone into which it is plugged, and Square says its the thinnest mobile card reader on the market.

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