BARCODES in supermarkets could soon become a thing of the past as stores begin trialling a new generation of QR codes on ...

The initiative that gives consumers detailed product information via QR codes is gearing up for a major shift in retail technology.

But QR codes can also leave you vulnerable. That’s because scammers, organized criminal gangs, and shady nation-states are ...

Whether you’re looking to simply be able to scan QR codes you keep on seeing around or to compare prices on barcodes during your shopping, our Top 10 list of QR code and Barcode apps for Android ...

Who would have thought that the lowly barcode, the stodgy grandfather of the identification technology world, would reemerge as a marketer’s dream? Well, it is happening. A new generation of barcodes ...

The zebra-striped labels are in the process of being phased out in favour of new, square-shaped QR codes in a move that could put an end to squinting at tiny product labels and accidentally buying ...

I was playing around on my iPhone the other day and happened to use 3D Touch on the icon for the Google Chrome Web browser. Imagine my surprise when one of the “quick actions” that Chrome presented ...

QR codes make it possible to scan an image with your phone’s camera to open a link. In the early days of Android, the easiest way to post links to Android apps was with QR codes, which is why older ...

Walk past a shiny sticker on a wall, scan it quickly, and boom — a problem starts growing quietly inside a phone. QR codes ...