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Expedia.com has just announced that it will accept bitcoins as payment for online hotel bookings, joining the likes of Virgin Galactic, Overstock.com, and Atomic Mail in embracing the digital currency.

the new ROAMpay device that plugs in to the audio jack of your smartphone couples with the company's app to turn a smartphone into a portable credit card swiper.

The proliferation of credit cards as a payment method preferred by millions of consumers has led to the creation of Square – a credit card reader device that makes any mobile phone a cash register.