You can scan a barcode with your iPhone by using a third-party app. Currently, there are no built-in apps that can read barcodes. Your iPhone can automatically scan QR codes using the built-in camera ...

The concept of the barcode — an alphabet made up of thick and thin bars — came into being in the 1950s. It took another quarter of a century for one to be printed on product packaging and scanned.

North Carolina implemented electronic ballot verification after it had to hold a new election in Johnston County in 2007 because too many incorrect ballots were issued. “We’re averting risk, basically ...

While barcodes have been in use for a long time in shipping and manifesting systems, many warehouses still don’t fully use this technology, although adoption has been increasing over the past few ...