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 ...

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 ...

Before Android 13’s debut, it was reported that the system would gain a native QR code reader. Now, in Android 13 Developer Preview 2, we’ve been able to try out the new QR code reader on our device.

With a little casual hexadecimal memorization and pattern recognition skill, you can become a QR code-reading machine — no pesky computer required! The black and white boxes represent binary 1s and 0s ...

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 ...

Staff member Ewen Smart (left) gets his QR code scanned during a demonstration on how to do the self-test kit at a new walk-through Covid test centre at The Engine Shed, Stirling, which opens to the ...