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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

Amazon’s iPhone App Now Scans Barcodes via Camera

Amazon.com have updated their iPhone app to add the ability to scan a barcode to instantly search the Amazon catalog. The feature is currently only available on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS running iOS 4, the retailer confirmed via an iTunes update.Users of the Amazon Mobile app can use their iPhone, iPad, and iPod to...

13 October 2010
05:55 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

Verizon Intros Free ScanLife Application

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless recently announced that its users could enjoy one-click access to product information such as application downloads, consumer reviews and more, through a new software solution available for a free download on more than 30 devices, namely ScanLife. The new app comes from Scanbuy,...

17 May 2010
11:04 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

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

Barcode Art: a Funny Side for Such a Boring Thing

You know there are some people who claim that barcodes are indeed the mark of the Devil and represent some infernal symbols bringing humankind to its ultimate fall and destruction. Well, there are also some people who think that such a boring symbol of our modern days can be improved and made to look better, happier ...

10 October 2008
10:19 GMT

Samsung Will Preload Barcode-Reading Software into Mobiles

On September 24, in New York, the global leader in telecommunications, Samsung, and Scanbuy, the leading global provider of mobile marketing solutions that use the camera phone as the link between the physical and the digital world, announced a new partnership. Samsung will preload the ScanLife mobile 2D barcode appl...

26 September 2008
06:27 GMT

Delicious Library 2 Now Available

The beta for Delicious Library 2 is over. As a result of that, Delicious Monster proudly announced the availability of Delicious Library 2.0 for $40. The visual card-catalog is also available in the form of a free demo. Version 2.0 packs a huge amount of improvements and new features.Delicious Library provides Mac OS...

27 May 2008
03:18 GMT

New Mobile Advertising Solution Turns Coffee Tables Into Links

China Mobile, the world's largest operator, has recorded over 300 million subscribers which means that advertising on mobile phones is starting to become more and more appealing for both mobile operators and advertisers, as the number of cell phone users keeps growing. But it looks like even though China has the...

12 April 2007
06:34 GMT


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