The code pictured on the left is one TF downloaded from GoogleStarted life as a mere search engine; now hell bent on world domination. More PhDs work for Google than any other single organisation and they're determined to know everything about everyone. For some reason Google thinks this inside info will help them and their chums sell us more stuff. images. We have no idea what it’s a code for, so don’t scan it.
Quick Response (QR) codes are posh versions of the barcodes that seem to be printed on pretty much everything. They can contain more information than a linear barcode and scan faster, hence the name. Whereas standard barcodes are used primarily in retailing for stock control and the like, QR codes are now most commonly accessed by smartphoneOpposite of dumbphone. Device with which which to do pretty much anything except make telephone calls. The best smartphone handsets, such as the AppleFruit, record label, world dominator in the slick boy's toys department iPhoneCostly but beautiful smartphone made by Apple. The standard by which all other smartphones are judged. and Samsung Galaxy, are expensive (the iPhone 5 starts at £529) and to get a 'free' phone you have to commit to a 2 year contract. As we know, new phones come crashing onto the market all the time, so today's state-of-the-art handset will be seriously old hat long before that contract expires. owners who scan the code to find out more about a particular subject, product, service etc. Google’s AndroidAn operating system for mobile devices developed by Google. It is now the principal competition to Apple's iOS (i operating system). It has gone through several versions, all of which have been given wacky nicknames. The latest is known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Those Google geeks are sooo hilarious! phones have the ability to scan QR codes with Google Goggles, whereas Apple’s iOS requires users to download one of over 50 apps (some free, some not) to achieve the same result. BlackberryOld fruit. Smartphone, most often with qwerty keypad that can only be operated by those with the fingers of an anorexic pixie. Mostly a business device that's good for emails but not much else. A misser of many boats. devices use their AppFrom Wikipedia:
A mobile application (or mobile app) is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. They are usually available through application distribution platforms, which are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store and BlackBerry App World. Some apps are free, while others must be bought. Usually, they are downloaded from the platform to a target device, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry, Android phone or Windows Phone, but sometimes they can be downloaded to laptops or desktops. For apps with a price, generally a percentage, 20-30%, goes to the distribution provider (such as iTunes), and the rest goes to the producer of the app.
The term "app" has become popular, and in 2010 was listed as "Word of the Year" by the American Dialect Society. In 2009, technology columnist David Pogue said that newer smartphones could be nicknamed "app phones" to distinguish them from earlier less-sophisticated smartphones World facility and Windows phones scan codes via Microsoft’s Bing search engine. All use the phone’s camera to scan the code
What’s coded is usually the URL (Uniform Resource Locator – basically the web address) of a product or service. Of course, there’s every chance that, even though you might actively want information about a product, by scanning the QR code you establish a two-way connection with a third party which could then result in you being deluged with garbage you don’t want. There are also the annoying anti-social types who will use the act of the you scanning a QR code to unleash all manner of cyber-nasties onto your smartphone, often without you knowing. So be careful what you scan.
