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Users can create DuckDuckGo QR codes let users share links

04/21/202104/20/2021 Jennifer Goula

DuckDuckGo QR Codes - woman holding phone and using laptop

The barcodes make it easier for users to share the URLs they like with their friends. DuckDuckGo QR codes have now launched to make it easier for mobile web surfers to share a link they like with friends they think will benefit from it. Quick response codes have become immensely popular as the pandemic forced contact-free interactions. While the type of idea behind the DuckDuckGo QR codes is far from unique – other search engines and even browsers offer this type of feature – it is only more recently that…

Topping up with QR codes piloted by Vodafone UK

08/04/201508/01/2015 Jesse Woods

The mobile and wireless operator will be deploying quick response codes in retail outlets. Vodafone UK has announced that it will be taking on QR codes as a fast and easy form of technology to be used by customers who prepay for their service and who want to be able to top up their accounts. The idea is to allow customers to simply scan one of the quick response codes and refill their account credit. This project with QR codes is a part of a broader top-up application test was…

QR codes are engaging retail consumers

08/19/201308/17/2013 Julie Campbell

Companies are discovering that their customers are enjoying an enriched experience through barcode scans. The black and white squares that make up QR codes have been called everything from ugly to funky and from vital to useless, but if there is one thing for certain, data is consistently revealing that consumers are scanning on an increasing basis. Retailers are finding that when they apply the barcodes properly, it can enhance the experience they provide. This is because the retailers can take advantage of the fact that consumers are now recognizing…

QR codes featured on police cruisers in Monroe, Ohio

08/13/201308/13/2013 Julie Campbell

The vehicles will now have barcodes that can be scanned by residents who wish to connect with police. The Monroe Police Department in Ohio has now become the first one in the southwestern part of the state to add QR codes to their cruisers, says an announcement that was made by Lieutenant Brian Curlis. The barcodes are being used to help to provide smartphone carrying residents with an easy way to obtain information. Furthermore, according to Lt. Curlis, by scanning the QR codes, residents can also report crimes, making the…

QR codes will be used for Angry Birds Star Wars 2 figures

07/22/201307/20/2013 Stephanie Beck

Angry Birds Star Wars 2 QR codes telepods

These black and white barcode squares will be used for the mobile game instead of NFC technology. In a growing trend throughout the mobile games marketplace, as was seen in the case of Skylanders among others, Angry Birds Star Wars 2 will be linking the real world with the digital world, only in this instance, it will be using QR codes to do so. Many had expected that NFC technology would be chosen for this game, but this was not the case. The QR codes will be used for the…