QR codes make it possible to scan an image with your phone’s camera to open a link. In the early days of Android, the easiest way to post links to Android apps was with QR codes, which is why older ...

Installing new apps for your Android device is easy: launch the Android Market application, search for an app and install it. However, with a barcode or "quick response" scanner app, you can also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Android: Install and open QRbot, then open the Create menu to select a QR code to customize. Barcodes Inc. is one example of a ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There’s an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Correction: A previous version of this story did not make it clear that 1App, and not Starbucks, ran the QR code test. The InstantScan service from 1App attempts to provide a solution for marketers ...

Apple on Tuesday announced new App Store marketing tools and resources that developers can use to promote their apps online and elsewhere. Those tools, which Apple announced in a developer update, ...