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SuperBeam: Transfer files using Wifi Direct, NFC or QR codes

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 8 Apr 2013 2:30 pm
SuperBeam
A great file transfer tool for power users As advanced as modern mobile devices are, getting files from one phone or tablet to another can still be problematic. Cloud storage apps like Dropbox can clog up your Internet connection. The BlueTooth-based Android Beam is slow, and can only be used for certain items. And S Beam, though faster, is restricted to Samsung devices. Enter SuperBeam, an...

Android A to Z: What is a QR code?

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 Jan 2012 3:13 pm
What is a QR Code?
What is a QR code? These things are everywhere nowadays. Little square barcode-looking things. They're on website, they're on pictures, they're on advertisements -- they're everywhere. So what's a QR code and what do you do with it? In a nutshell, a Quick Response Code is used to tell your phone to do something. Invented by Toyota in the mid-1990s, they "store" more information than traditional...

Vscreens from Sony Ericsson brings your mobile photos to bigger screens

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Posted by Richard Devine on 18 Nov 2011 5:59 pm
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An interesting new application hit the Android Market today from Sony Ericsson which allows you to easily share content from your Android smartphone to a bigger screen via a web browser.  Called vscreens, the app is currently in beta but despite being a Sony Ericsson product, they claim it should work with all Android smartphones running 2.1 and above.  The idea is relatively simple. Download...

NYC to put QR codes on building permits

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Posted by Bla1ze on 23 Feb 2011 12:23 pm
Although QR codes have been used for a few years in other countries, in the U.S. we're still learning how to put them to work for us. In New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking them to the streets and buildings of his city. Soon, QR codes will be on all Department of Buildings permits. New Yorkers expect to be able to gather information instantly, and the use of QR codes will allow them to...

AT&T now has own barcode scanner

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Posted by Andrew Melnizek on 3 Aug 2010 8:21 am
Since you probably already lost faith and jumped the ship with Microsoft's Tag application, and maybe you're still not quite happy with the Barcode Scanner from the ZXing Team -- don't worry, AT&T has thrown its hat in the ring, announcing its own Code Scanner. The scanner will allow AT&T customers to scan 2D (QR and datamatrix codes) and 1D (UPC and EAN) In addition to basic scanning,...

Microsoft releases its Tag application for Android, still doesn't do QR codes

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Mar 2010 9:51 am
Yes, yes, Microsoft has released its Microsoft Tag app -- which has been around for a while on Windows Mobile -- for Android. A little background: Microsoft Tag codes are a lot like those black-and-white QR codes you often see on this site. But the MS Tags can hold more information and, let's face it, they just look cooler. But here's the continuing problem we have: It's yet another standard...

The Weather Channel pimping Android app during broadcasts

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Feb 2010 11:35 am
Looks like this Android thing is catching on. The Weather Channel has long had an app in the Android Market, but now they're pimping it on-air. The QR code (more on those here) you see above (which works even in this low-res screenshot, by the way) points to TWC's app in the Market, and they're showing it at 20 minutes after the hour throughout the day. Video of it in action after the break. [...