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Scanning a QR code with your phone is a common request, and should be simple, right? But it's not always as obvious how to do it as it should be. Read on for straightforward, illustrated instructions ...

QR codes are popular elsewhere in the world, and catching on in the U.S., but one barrier to common use is the need for a special app on a smartphone to read them. Not a problem now, as even ...

QR codes are those funky two-dimensional bar code or matrix codes (pictured) that are starting to crop up on products, posters and places all over the physical world. These little bar codes are easily ...

QR codes are popping up everywhere – from product packaging and restaurants’ menus to gas stations. QR stands for "quick response." Scanning the code with your phone's camera will typically open the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s been a solid year since COVID-19 changed the way everyone around the world lives. Contactless transaction through Quick Response, or QR codes, is just one of the major ...

Everywhere you look at the South by Southwest conference this week, you see QR codes. The square “quick response” codes turn URLs, vCards, or any kind of text into a jumble of pixels that you can scan ...

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