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Microsoft Tag Now Supports Tag and QR Codes, Packs NFC Capability

Microsoft has just announced the addition of new features to its Microsoft Tag platform, making it now capable of reading both Tag and QR Codes, and complementing these with support for NFC capabilities. Microsoft Tag was released back in 2009, but it was available only in a beta flavor since 18 months ago, when M...

14 December 2011
10:59 GMT

Microsoft Tag Website Redesigned

Microsoft has introduced a major overhaul to the design of the online hub dedicated to its barcode technology. Visitors heading over to the Microsoft Tag site will be welcomed by a new look and feel, as well as some additional features. Microsoft Tag’s newly revamped online home certainly looks better than th...

22 July 2011
07:58 GMT

Microsoft Tag, the Best Is Yet to Come

I have been watching Microsoft Tag’s evolution since the technology was still in Beta, and please allow me to make a small prediction: the best is yet to come. Approximately a year ago the Redmond company completed the Beta stage of its barcode technology involving (High Capacity Color Barcodes (HCCBs)) and, w...

5 April 2011
12:01 GMT

Microsoft Tag $10,000 Scan Challenge Is Live

Users with a camera-equipped mobile phone that download and install the Microsoft Tag client can have a shot at winning no less than $10,000 by simply scanning a barcode.Microsoft has partnered with Summit Entertainment in order to promote both its barcode technology as well as the upcoming Source Code movie sci-fi ...

16 March 2011
06:27 GMT

Microsoft Tag Makes Debut to Hollywood Stardom with “Bridesmaids”

Microsoft Tag has a claim at Hollywood stardom with the technology helping an otherwise traditional promotion connect movie goers with online experiences. The Redmond company’s innovative barcode scanning technology will be used for the campaign designed to introduce upcoming comedy “Bridesmaids” f...

8 February 2011
13:31 GMT

Exclusive Content Diddy and Ciara via Microsoft Tags

Fans of Diddy and Ciara can access exclusive content from the two artist’s latest albums with a little help from Microsoft. Specifically, both performers are leveraging Microsoft Tag in order to give users a taste of “Last Train to Paris” and “Basic Instinct” via @iamdiddy and @ciar...

16 December 2010
07:15 GMT

Top Windows Phone 7 Applications Get Tagged on Bing

After using Microsoft Tag to enhance the iPhone app search experience via Bing, the Redmond company is also allowing Windows Phone 7 users to leverage its unique barcode technology in order to simplify the process of discovering the top applications for WP7 devices.Last week the software giant announced the availabi...

22 November 2010
04:43 GMT

Microsoft Tag Reader for Windows Phone 7, Soon

Microsoft is in the final baking stages of a tag reader tailored for its own barcode technology and designed for devices running the Windows Phone 7 platform. For the time being, a Microsoft Tag Reader for Windows Phone 7 handsets is not available for download. Still, according to an announcement from a Microsoft T...

28 October 2010
07:48 GMT

Microsoft Tag Is a Success with Over 2 Billion Tags Printed

 Microsoft Tag is clearly a success with data shared by the company indicating that the usage of the technology is growing exponentially. The software giant’s barcode technology managed to pass the 2 billion printed tags milestone, and its adoption is accelerating. Softpedia readers might recall that in e...

26 October 2010
10:48 GMT

Microsoft Tag Enhances iPhone App Download Experience via Bing Visual Search

Microsoft is enhancing the iPhone App download experience by leveraging the visual search associated with its decision engine and its barcode technology. iPhone owners can visit Bing Visual Search Beta and access the Top iPhone apps, which features a collection of over 2,700 applications, and extremely useful filter...

26 October 2010
04:38 GMT

Access Free Microsoft Tag Documentation

Microsoft is providing the necessary resources to make it as simple as possible for businesses in a variety of industries to start taking advantage of its barcode technology. Via the Download Center the software giant is offering a number of Microsoft Tag releases focused on different target groups. According to Micr...

16 July 2010
06:47 GMT

Microsoft Tag Implementation Guidelines Released

Last week Microsoft Tag shook off its Beta tag, and a new offering is now available from Microsoft based on the company’s high-capacity color bar codes (HCCBs). Following the launch of Microsoft Tag, the Redmond company is now providing customers interested in leveraging the bar-code technology with the guideli...

31 May 2010
09:38 GMT

Microsoft Tag Brings Barcode Scanning to Major Mobile OSes

Microsoft’s mobile barcode technology, dubbed Microsoft Tag, is now out of beta, 18 months after the initial release, and comes with support for four of the most popular mobile operating systems on the market today. While moving out of beta, Microsoft Tag brought along a series of improvements to the existing ...

27 May 2010
10:56 GMT

1 Billion Tags Later Microsoft Tag Is Out of Beta

18 months after the introduction of the public Beta milestone of Microsoft Tag, the Redmond company has wrapped up the development process and produced a version 1 offering. Microsoft Tag is the software giant’s unique mobile barcode technology, capable of producing High Capacity Color Barcodes (HCCBs) that are...

27 May 2010
10:17 GMT

Microsoft Tag Gains Traction with Magazines

A Microsoft technology designed to bridge the online and analog via mobile phones is gaining traction with print magazines. One of the latest examples of Microsoft Tag adoption comes from Lucky Magazine. Readers of Lucky Magazine are now able to take advantage of the extra online flavor delivered by Microsoft Tag di...

11 February 2010
03:43 GMT

Windows Mobile 7 UX Concepts Spotted

With Windows Mobile 7 already settled to make an appearance on the floor at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona next month, it still remains to be seen what novelties the operating system will bring to the mobile landscape. Microsoft said a few times before that the upcoming iteration of their mobile client ...

30 January 2010
06:30 GMT

Microsoft Tag, the Future of Mobile Tagging

Microsoft Tag was introduced at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. One year later, coinciding with the first anniversary of Microsoft Tag, Softpedia is glad to offer you an insight into the future of mobile tagging. 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your role with Microsoft.My name is Aaron Get...

9 January 2010
08:00 GMT

Google Lags Microsoft in the Mobile Tagging Game

Google is late to the mobile tagging game, lagging Microsoft, and as such, the Mountain View-based search giant has taken matters into its own hands, and is sending QR code stickers to many small businesses, whether they want them or not. The idea is that users with smartphones can take pictures of the QR barcodes wi...

9 December 2009
13:01 GMT

Get Married Magazine Says “I Do” to Microsoft Tag

Mobile phones and Microsoft Tags are just extra accessories for future brides who will turn to the upcoming Get Married magazine to plan their wedding. Get Married Media revealed that it gave the green light to the marriage between the Get Married magazine, scheduled to hit the shelves this October, and Microsoft Tag...

10 August 2009
07:19 GMT

Microsoft Launches Tag API

Microsoft Tag has evolved to the next level with the availability of an application programming interface. On July 23rd, 2009, the Redmond company announced the release to web of the Microsoft Tag API. The move is designed to expand the potential audience segments that can build Tags. According to the software giant,...

24 July 2009
10:00 GMT


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