What if your lost stuff could find you? Two local companies, GoCodes and FinderCodes, make this possible via scannable tags their customers can affix to their pets, luggage and other belongings. If ...

Years ago, QR Codes were poised to take the world by storm. These fancy little squares could be photographed and scanned by any smartphone, and then it would lead users to websites, deals, or any ...

After scanning, the QR code displays information such as the dog’s name, medical history and contact details of their caretakers. To keep track of stray dogs, Akshay Ridlan, a Mumbai-based engineer ...

Yesterday Microsoft made the not-so-surprising announcement that it would no longer be supporting its Microsoft Tag system. Rest easy, all you Microsoft Tag fanatics out there— the technology will ...

Microsoft is updating the mobile reader apps for its Microsoft Tag barcodes to also scan Quick Response (QR) codes and read Near Field Communications (NFC) signals, saying it’s aiming to simplify the ...

[Thadd Brooks] is a geeky dad of the highest degree. His kids are constantly trying to figure out what mom and dad bought them for Christmas, while he continues to think up ways to stymie their ...

Monday, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Tag — the company's customizable QR code alternative — is shutting down in August 2015. To which the tech world replied, "Wait ... QR codes are still a thing ...

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 ...