Last month, the FBI reiterated the dangers of “juice jacking,” an alleged practice wherein bad actors steal data or install malware on your smartphone through public chargers. The problem is, there ...

The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...

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QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account information, phone numbers, or even coupons. QR codes are found everywhere from ...

QR or Quick Response codes are one of the most popular ways to access information on the go. Invented in 1994 and once considered the wave of the future, part of the QR code revival that started in ...

Ever since iOS 11, your iPhone and iPad have been able to detect a QR code in the camera frame, and pop up a banner at the top of the screen to open the link embedded within it. This is a great way to ...

It would be easy to say that QR codes kind of suck and leave it at that. People have been talking about these square symbols with embedded information like URLs for years, claiming that they’re the ...

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 ...