Microsoft is updating the mobile reader apps for its Microsoft Tag barcodes to also scan Quick Response (QR) codes and read Near Field Communications (NFC) signals, saying it’s aiming to simplify the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is adding support for both NFC and QR codes to its Microsoft Tag barcode system. Microsoft is adding ...

Microsoft is the latest name tipped to be supporting NFC payments, with an NFC-enabled Windows Phone 7 (WP7) device reportedly scheduled to arrive before year-end. According to sources at Bloomberg, ...

Microsoft has been fighting an uphill battle with the QR codes in recent years. While the company has been pressing its own Microsoft Tag as a superior, richer 2D code platform, the QR standard has ...

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The arrival of NFC in handsets has been talked about since the world was young, but big steps are finally being taken towards making its availability more widespread. Samsung’s new Galaxy Nexus device ...

Microsoft has consistently been a pioneer and architect of digital innovations that raises the bar for what technology can accomplish – especially within cybersecurity. Their mission to empower every ...

Microsoft is jumping on the one-swipe mobile payment bandwagon by introducing Near Field Communications (NFC) technology to Windows Phone 7, according to online rumors. NFC would allow Phone 7 users ...

NXP Semiconductors announced that Microsoft’s® Windows Phone 8 operating system will integrate the software stack of NXP’s NFC controller, the PN544, enabling rich user experiences and convenient ...