SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first patent for a digital barcode was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver in 1949. Decades later, in 1974, the first scanner for ...

A benign barcode scanner with more than 10 million downloads from Google Play has been caught receiving an upgrade that turned it to the dark side, prompting the search-and-advertising giant to remove ...

Choosing the right IT equipment is an essential part of any business owner's job, but with so much hardware to pick from, it isn't always easy. If you require a digital scanner for your company, ...

QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account ...

“When good apps go bad” seems to be the name of the digital game nowadays. The Great Suspender browser extension recently showed its true colors, and now joining it in malware purgatory is the ...

Announcing its inductees for 2011, the National Inventors Hall of Fame is honoring people responsible for such inventions as the digital camera, the industrial robot, and the barcode. Lance Whitney is ...

Generating digital content for the media you already own is a frustrating experience. Whether it's buying up a single online you couldn't get out of an old vinyl, or getting a digital version of a ...

One of the main reasons why global recycling rates are so low—just 20 per cent of the world’s plastic is recycled—is because people simply do not know how to recycle. Too often, people throw ...