While they may not be the all-in-one solution some had envisioned, QR codes are still very popular. It’s easy to understand why, too — just point your camera or scanner at a QR code, and you’re ...

Now that Google is using the two-dimensional bar codes as part of its local businesses listings program, it's all the more reason for an app to help read them. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

What is a QR code? A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by your smartphone camera. QR codes provide quick access to product information, promotions ...

QR or Quick Response codes are one of the most popular ways to access information on the go. Invented in 1994 and once considered the wave of the future, part of the QR code revival that started in ...

As smartphones have become more and more ubiquitous, so have QR codes. These maze-looking squares are a type of matrix bar code that contains data — usually, QR codes point to a website or open a ...

QR codes have been around for a few years now, though they have fallen in popularity as smartphone users haven’t had a way to scan QR codes from their phones. Most phones don’t come with a QR code ...

Barcode scanner applications are usually quite simple, and have one purpose. Still, some of these apps offer more than others, and then there’s the design aspect to consider, as not many of them pay ...

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