Point of sale device with cradle for mobile computing device

A point of sale (POS) device, the POS device comprising:

• a housing;
• a surface of the housing;
• a payment instrument reader within the housing, wherein the payment instrument reader reads payment instrument information from a payment instrument in response to receipt of the payment instrument within a reading area associated with the payment instrument reader;
• a frame, wherein the frame is separate from the surface while the frame is in an unsecured state, wherein the frame is secured to the surface while the frame is in a secured state, wherein the frame receives a mobile computing device into an aperture within the frame while the frame is in the secured state;
• and
• a connector, wherein the connector is exposed while the connector is in a disconnected state, wherein the connector is electrically coupled to a mobile computing device connector of the mobile computing device while the connector is in a connected state, wherein the connector conveys the payment instrument information from the payment instrument reader to the mobile computing device while the connector is in the connected state.