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Android Q introduces Wi-Fi sharing with QR codes

Jorge Gonzalez
Android Q - Password Mobile Phone

Now friends can share their Wi-Fi network password even easier with quick response codes. Android Q is the next version of Google’s mobile operating system and Pixel users recently got to try its beta version, which has a number of new features. One of these features is the option to send friends a QR code instead of a password to engage in Wi-Fi sharing. The new system has been equipped with features to enhance privacy and security. Android Q has been designed with several new features to improve user experience.…

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Amazon mobile payments system to roll out in Mexico

L. Green
Amazon mobile payments- Mexican Flag

The new mobile payments system will allow Amazon customers to pay via QR code. The e-Commerce giant is working with Mexico’s government-backed central bank on an Amazon mobile payments system. The system will reportedly enable customers to pay for goods using their smartphone to scan a quick response (QR) code. The new payments program is called CoDi. The Amazon mobile payments system is known as CoDi and it will be the first time that Amazon has offered this type of scanning tech in Mexico. The hope is that by introducing…

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DBS Bank launches world’s first QR Ang Bao

Amanda Giasson
pilot DBS QR Ang Bao - DBS YouTube

QR codes makes it easy to give money gifts this Chinese New Year. Those who wish to give electronic money gifts this Chinese New Year in traditional red packets can easily do so with DBS Bank’s new QR Ang Bao. Instead of having to procure new cash for the envelopes, Singaporeans can simply scan, load and gift with DBS PayLah! The unique QR code money gift system combines the best of both the physical and digital worlds. In 2018, eAng Baos (electronic Ang Baos) reached a record number of transactions,…

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Can Kimbal Musk’s QR code food tracing restore trust in American food?

Stephanie Beck
Lettuce - qr code food tracing

All Square Roots packaging now features quick response codes to provide the whole story. Square Roots announced the addition of a QR code food tracing barcode to all its packaging. The goal is to help Americans to see the whole story of their food so they can come to trust it again after several health scares. The Romaine lettuce recall has placed the spotlight on some serious problems in the US food supply. Among the biggest challenges to the Romaine lettuce recall was in trying to figure out exactly where…

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New WhatsApp QR code feature will allow users to easily share contact info

Amanda Giasson
WhatsApp QR Codes - WhatsApp on mobile phone

WhatsApp to introduce a new tool that will make adding and sharing contact info easier. A WhatsApp QR code feature is reportedly in the works. This new tool will supposedly give WatsApp users the ability to easily share contact information and add contacts via a quick response code. Users simply need to scan a QR code to automatically add the contact to the app. WhatsApp has reportedly been working on these new features for weeks and adding the improvements it has been making in recent app updates, according to WABetaInfo.…

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