Bitly acquires its first company with QR code firm Egoditor

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The link management business announced that it was acquiring the German barcode generator. Bitly, the popular link management brand has announced that it has made its first acquisition in the form of Egoditor GmbH, a QR Code Generator company based in Germany. The transaction terms were not disclosed by the time of the writing of this article. Bitly CEO Toby Gabriner had pointed out that the acquisition of the QR Code Generator company was cash and stock. He also shared that when the deal officially closed, it would combine the…

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Google Chrome QR code generator is headed to a future browser version

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The tech giant has chosen to work quick response codes into an upcoming version of its browser. Google is working on adding a Chrome QR code generator to an upcoming version of the popular browser. The idea is to provide a new and simple way to send websites directly from a desktop or laptop screen onto a mobile device. Using quick response codes makes it possible for a quick scan to send a desktop site to a phone. Typing a URL into a mobile device is an inconvenient task. After…

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QR Code Rangoli: Diwali festival goes digital in 2016

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Diwali or the festival of lights is a popular Indian festival celebrated by the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities across the world. Spiritually, it symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Homes, offices and streets are decorated with colorful flowers, lights, and lamps. An important aspect of the celebration is Rangoli – a traditional floor art created using colored rice flour, sand, or flower petals. QR Code Rangoli by Scanova Scanova, an India-based company that provides QR Code Generation tools, celebrated Diwali by taking Rangoli one…

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Branded QR codes added to GOQR generator tool

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The quick response codes are in black and white as well as in color and allow for logo and image incorporation. Branded QR codes are becoming more readily available. They may become the key to overcoming one of the main criticisms of quick response codes: ugliness. Traditionally, they are exclusively black and white pixilated squares. GOQR generator has become the latest QR code creator to incorporate images and logos. The GOQR generator has joined a number of other services that are now allowing for branded QR codes. These can help…

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QR code generator made by hacker functions as airport lounge pass

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Everyone who has doubted the security of quick response codes is currently pointing at a sizeable hack. Airports are usually considered to be areas where security levels are quite high, but a hacker recently used a QR code generator to gain access to a fancy airport lounge. The lounges typically require passengers to carry first class tickets. This hacker created spoofed QR codes to dodge the expensive booking. The hack was conducted from within the airport and used a custom Android app created on the spot. Fortunately, the incident was…

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