QR Code Press

QR codes rolled out for all Sina Weibo users

09/25/201209/25/2012 Julie Campbell

More than 300 million mobile barcodes issued to registered members of the blogging site. The micro blogging website from China, called Sina Weibo, has announced that it has rolled out a new feature which will provide all of its members with their own QR codes. This means that over 300 million registered users will have their own quick response codes. The service went into effect immediately and gave the members of the site the ability to generate their own customized QR codes from their computers through their Sina Weibo accounts.…

Apple to approach mobile commerce slowly

07/12/2012 Jennifer Goula

iPhone 5 may be unable to facilitate mobile payments upon release Apple may be prepared to include NFC technology in the latest incarnation of its popular iPhone smart phones, but that does not mean that the mobile device will be capable of facilitating mobile payments. Apple’s mobile commerce system – called Passbook – has been revealed, but the company has shown little interest in making mobile commerce one of its main focuses. The service has, nonetheless, garnered attention for its potential uses in mobile commerce, despite the fact that it…

iPhone 5 equipped with NFC technology

06/26/201206/26/2012 Stephen Vagus

Apple’s latest prototypes show NFC capabilities Apple has begun testing prototypes for the next generation of its popular iPhone. The iPhone 5 is expected to include a number of alluring features meant to provide consumers with a memorable experience. None of these features have managed to attract more attention that the mobile device’s alleged NFC capabilities. A number of Apple patents have hinted toward the inclusion of NFC technology in upcoming iPhone 5, Apple has been secretive on its intentions with the technology. Code taken from the prototype models of…

Apple iOS loses more market share to Android

02/02/201202/02/2012 John Montgallo

According to Strategy Analytics, while Apple continues to hold 58 percent of the market, Android, the operating system by Google, has moved in significantly on territory formerly held by iOS, and now has a global share of 39 percent. An important part of this movement has been credited to tablets, as Google tablets took an additional 10 percent of the market between the last quarters of 2010 and 2011, while Apple’s hold on that market fell by a smaller amount. Some of Google’s ability to take a larger chunk out…

The look of m-commerce in 2012

12/22/201112/22/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Mobile has already shown that it is about to dramatically change the way that we buy and sell, and as of the holiday season, it has become quite clear that smartphones and tablets are becoming increasingly important to the lives and shopping behaviors of consumers. With mobile devices available to them, consumers have come to expect to have large amounts of information, products, services, and communication available to them at every moment, no matter when or where they are. With this new perspective, it is obvious that the smartphone will…