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 ...

Something there is that doesn’t love a QR code, but that hasn’t stopped leading QR code scanner makers Scan from serving up 25 million copies of their software. The company, which currently processes ...

Correction: A previous version of this story did not make it clear that 1App, and not Starbucks, ran the QR code test. The InstantScan service from 1App attempts to provide a solution for marketers ...

Do the barcodes or QR codes on my bank statements and utility bills carry any sensitive personal information? Diane Hunt, Burlington, Washington The alphanumeric characters stored in a barcode or QR ...

Verizon ID service makes it possible to ink contracts or access government watch lists by pointing phones at QR codes. While Apple foresees consumers soon charging their groceries with the tap of an ...