You can scan a barcode with your iPhone by using a third-party app. Currently, there are no built-in apps that can read barcodes. Your iPhone can automatically scan QR codes using the built-in camera ...

Barcode scanner applications are usually quite simple, and have one purpose. Still, some of these apps offer more than others, and then there’s the design aspect to consider, as not many of them pay ...

Nothing ruins a recent purchase quite like finding lower prices online as soon as you bring it home. With one of these barcode-scanning, price-crunching smartphone apps, that never has to happen again ...

A popular app has been removed from Google Play after it was discovered to have delivered trojanized malware onto millions of users’ phones via an update. Until recently, Barcode Scanner was a ...

Google’s Circle to Search is reportedly getting another new capability that will enable it to scan QR codes and barcodes. The artificial intelligence (AI) visual lookup feature, which made its debut ...

The app’s popular feature is moving to its premium subscription October 1st The app’s popular feature is moving to its premium subscription October 1st is a reviewer covering laptops and the ...

RedLaser, the barcode scanning mobile app that eBay acquired from Occipital in June 2010, is nearing a significant milestone—nine million total downloads of its iPhone and Android apps. That’s up from ...

Why your phone’s camera is secretly a barcode scanner Modern phones treat barcodes and QR codes as just another kind of visual information, so the same camera you use for photos can also read the ...

The co-creator says he regrets ever making it open source The co-creator says he regrets ever making it open source is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and ...