Microsoft is to shut down Tag, a type of barcode technology not too dissimilar to QR codes, in 2015. The technology is a form of High Capacity Color Barcode (HCCB), and allows for a higher density of ...

Microsoft’s Tag barcode service will shut down in two years, according to a notice issued by the company this morning. The company hasn’t explained the reason for the move, but the decision raises ...

Microsoft might be late to the cameraphone-able barcode game, but it appears to be making up for lost time. Its multi-colored (and, frankly, rather attractive) Tag barcodes added a few important ...

Microsoft has created a new type of barcode that is based on colours rather than the current black-and-white technology. By using various colour combinations it will be possible to store more data in ...

Microsoft has unveiled a second-generation interactive colour barcode that can store double the data of standard black and white barcodes. The High Capacity Colour Barcode (HCCB) is expected to start ...

High Capacity Color Barcode: Microsoft's solution to the storage-deficient UPC. Up to two-pages of data can be stored in the four- and eight-color geometric patterns. That's double the amount a ...

So how cool is this....the Japanese have long been in love with gadgets and now finally we have a mainstream company that seems to be putting some effort into playing catchup. So you've seen those new ...