Iconic supermarket barcodes to be AXED after 50 years as Tesco trials new tech that stops you buying out-of-date food

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

Featured: Top 10 Barcode and QR Code Android Apps

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 ...
secureidnews.com

The QR Code is not your father’s barcode

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 ...

Scanning That QR Code Can Leave You Vulnerable. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

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

Barcode changes are coming. SmartLabel wants grocers to be ready.

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

Chrome for iOS Gains QR Code and Barcode Scanning

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 ...
Daily Mail

As barcodes are set to be phased out for QR codes, here's how the black and white strips changed commerce forever

Hailed as 'space-age' technology upon their launch in Britain in 1979, 'bar-coding' was praised as a wonderful invention that would speed up the weekly shop. But 50 years after being first used on ...