QR Code Press

QR codes enhance Broomfield Veterans Memorial exhibits

11/05/201411/01/2014 John Montgallo

The displays now feature quick response codes that will allow visitors to use smartphones to learn more. The Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum has now added QR codes to its various displays and exhibits that include everything from the Civil War to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These quick response codes are designed to give visitors the chance to learn even more while they’re there. By scanning the QR codes with a smartphone or tablet, visitors to the museum are directed to YouTube videos that are relevant to each display…

QR Code Detective: Are you using the best scanner?

10/10/201410/09/2014 Julie Campbell

There are dozens, if not hundreds of quick response code scanning mobile apps available for smartphones. The mighty QR code can be found on everything from a can of peas at your local supermarket to an ad found in an in flight magazine on your way to the exotic vacation of a lifetime, and while they are designed to be quick and easy to use, your experience partly depends on your having selected the right scanner app. Regardless of whether you have an iPhone, and Android based smartphone, a BlackBerry,…

QR codes can now be read through the Opera Mini for iOS

07/01/201406/28/2014 Jesse Collins

The mobile app has experienced a number of updates including new themes, a redesign and a great deal more. The popular Opera Mini app, which is the iPhone version of the desktop web browser, has now undergone its version 8 update, which includes a broad range of changes, including a feature that allows QR codes to be scanned. The app features an entirely redesigned UI that allows it to fit much more smoothly into iOS 7. Beyond the new UI, it also provides an enhanced option that will give usrs…

QR codes now supported by new Scanbot universal scanner

06/17/201406/16/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

The app can now scan quick response codes and it is promising OCR “very soon”, as well. One of the leading iPhone App Store scanners, Scanbot, has just released a sizeable update that has greatly expanded its features, making it much more universal, including the fact that it now supports QR codes. The quick response code scanning app has now also been optimized for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. At the moment, the app is getting rave reviews for its functionality and the fact that it can now be…

QR codes are being placed under mobile security’s microscope

02/24/201402/22/2014 John Montgallo

Murdoch University’s internet security experts have pointed out some worrying facts about the use of quick response codes. As the popularity of QR codes has started to rapidly rise, and as 2014 is being declared the year of the quick response barcode, Murdoch University’s leading online security experts are now placing these black and white squares under the microscope and are asking whether they are as safe to use as they appear. The very nature of the quick response code makes it quite difficult for a user to identify potential…