Scanning a QR code without your phone requires a little help from Google or a webcam.

QR codes are designed to be scanned using a camera, such as those found on your smartphone. QR code scanning is built into many camera apps for Android and iOS.

QR codes are a close cousin of the bar codes on product packaging that cashiers scan with infrared scanners to let the checkout computer know what products are being purchased.

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the ...

TECH How to scan a QR code with your iPhone or Android phone (no apps needed) QR codes are those pixelated squares you see in restaurants, advertisements, stores, food packaging, business cards ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data ...

Bar codes store information along one axis, horizontally. QR codes store information in both vertical and horizontal axes, which allows them to hold significantly more data. That extra amount of ...