Microsoft Tag is a new service that lets you create 2D color bar codes. There are readers for most mobile phones and there is an API and it's free - so what could possibly be wrong with it? Microsoft ...

Shoppers at CVS and Walgreens, among many other stores, are now able to use their smart phones to scan Microsoft Tag 2D barcodes on Herbal Essences products. The Tags are designed as shelf talkers ...

Late last year Microsoft surprised us with the release of their first iPhone app, Seadragon. The company has now released its second iPhone app, TagReader (iTunes link). Launch the app and point your ...

At The Next Web, we keep our antennae tuned, and Microsoft has currently only announced Microsoft Tags Beta in the USA. But as the software and web site are available globally, we thought you’d need ...

You may not know what a QR code is exactly, but you’ve probably seen one on a poster, magazine ad, or some other printed material. Cellphone users can simply take a picture of the black and white code ...

Barcode and <!external href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code">QR code reader applications are now standard fare for smartphones and can be commonly found for ...

A two-dimensional barcode used for mobile tagging. Microsoft Tag is a four-color variation of Microsoft's "High-Capacity Color Barcode" (HCCB), which uses eight colored triangles to provide a capacity ...

Steve Ballmer didn't mention Microsoft Tags in his keynote yesterday. But the new phone tool -- designed for Windows Mobile as well as Android and other environments -- is slated for announcement at ...

Microsoft released their second iPhone app, TagReader [iTunes link], today. Simply point your iPhone’s camera at a Microsoft Tag and instantly you find out new information, such as a URL or some ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...