QR code creation has surged by over 200% in the past year. The retail industry in particular has largely embraced these 2D barcodes to elevate shopping experiences, using the technology to access ...

Here’s one more app you can delete from your iPhone: that QR code and barcode scanner you only occasionally use. With an update rolling out today, Google’s Chrome mobile browser can do the job instead ...

The online payments company wants you to use its mobile payment app at any retail store, so it plans to use a generated code that is acceptable just about everywhere. Donna Tam covers Amazon and other ...

PayPal’s decision to support QR codes for mobile payments reflects the technology’s ubiquity while cementing the company’s aspirations to transfer its online success to bricks-and-mortar transactions.

The next era for retail is already underway, and it all starts with the simple but powerful scan of a code. Nearly 50 years ago, UPC barcodes changed the game for retailers everywhere, and now we’re ...

The InstantScan service from 1App attempts to provide a solution for marketers hoping to drive app downloads by accessing a cloud-based mobile operating system called OneOS, which turns apps into ...