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 ...

Jim Pond, owner of the Leominster marketing firm Compassed, recently had a client who was looking to make a splash with his marketing strategy. Pond knew exactly the right technology to use: a Quick ...

QR code, short for Quick Response Code, is a kind of matrix barcode that includes information about a product or service. You can find it being used for advertising purposes, where brands put up ...

QR codes are not harmless.

Windows/Linux/iOS: Ever wish you could scan QR codes and other barcodes from your computer, without pulling out your phone? (Maybe you miss your old CueCat?) ZBar is a simple cross-platform tool that ...

A QR Code, or Quick Response Code, is a type of matrix barcode that is readable by QR scanners or mobile phones equipped with a camera. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern ...

Here’s one more app you can delete from your iPhone: that QR code and barcode scanner you only occasionally use. With an update rolling out today, Google’s Chrome mobile browser can do the job instead ...

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 ...