All the stories tagged with barcode
Samsung Announces Apple Passbook-like Wallet Application
02/27/2013, For years now, Samsung and Apple have been going back and forth trying to prove which company copied the other for their smartphones, but we think this time Samsung has taken things a bit too far with its newly announced [...]
Smartphones can read boarding pass barcodes
10/25/2012, Ever since 9/11, traveling by air has gotten a whole lot more restrictive. We have to remove our laptops and turn them on, take off our shoes and belts even, have our jackets turned over at airport security checks, or [...]
Bikinis with barcodes makes for an interesting ad platform
08/10/2011, Let’s face the facts – sex sells, and so it is no surprise that Zara Dampney, 24, and Shauna Mullin, 26, have managed to market their bottoms into their bottom line (pardon the pun) through the inclusion of a Quick [...]
Barcodas converts barcodes into music on the iPhone
04/27/2011, One of the most amazing things about music is that you can pretty much get inspiration from anywhere or anything. If it’s not nature that inspires you or the feeling you get when your crush walks past you – anything [...]
More Than 2 Billion Microsoft Tags Printed
10/28/2010, When Microsoft introduced its Tag 2D barcodes it already had a rather tough challenge with the popularity of various QR codes. That being said, the software giant has done a pretty good job and has announced that a juicy 2 [...]
Amazon’s iPhone App Now Supports Barcode Scanning To Make Purchases Easier
10/12/2010, Amazon has just made it easier for iPhone users to purchase stuff from it with an update of the Amazon for iPhone app, bumping the version to 1.2.8. The latest version includes a barcode scanner in its search screen, allowing [...]
Bing Now Offers Barcode And Cover Art Search On The iPhone
06/24/2010, Google’s Goggles is a useful feature that allows you to search for information by taking a picture of the item you want more information on, but it’s geared towards the Android OS. Now Microsoft seems to be looking to take [...]
Microsoft Tag now out of beta
05/28/2010, Microsoft Tag is actually a mobile application which relies on Microsoft’s own barcode technology (known as High Capacity Color Barcode, or HCCB), where it is now coming out of beta and the reader is available (for free) for the following [...]
Verizon Offers Quick Information With Its ScanLife Mobile Barcode Application
05/12/2010, Verizon has just announced that it is offering a free barcode scanner application to its subscribers, giving them easy access to information. Currently over 30 devices are supported, and you’ll be able to point your mobile phone’s browser to the [...]
