QR codes–square, dot-matrix variants of the venerable UPC–are becoming an increasingly popular way to share information such as URLs, contact details, GPS coordinates, and calendar events. The idea is ...

QR codes are popular elsewhere in the world, and catching on in the U.S., but one barrier to common use is the need for a special app on a smartphone to read them. Not a problem now, as even ...

Many of you reading this have undoubtedly seen a QR (Quick Response) code by now (the thing pictured to the right), but there's just as much -- if not more -- confusion surrounding them today as there ...