Mobile messaging company Kik recently landed investment from Tencent at a billion dollar valuation, and now it is borrowing a hallmark of the Chinese company's blockbuster WeChat app: QR codes.

4. Connect to the Wi-Fi Network: Once the QR code is scanned, you can click on the URL link at the bottom to open the URL in your default web browser, which will allow you to connect to the Wi-Fi ...

Rather than have a guest select your Wi-Fi network and then enter a fiddly password, just make them a QR code their iPhone can read. Here's how to do it.

QR codes can act as a convenient shortcut but, in the right hands, it can also be a tool for scammers. Here's why you should ...

This spring, students at San Jose State University may have noticed two small pixelated squares on posters around campus. If they scanned the square with their cell phones, they would have been ...

Multiple users can connect to the network simply by scanning the WiFi QR code on iPhone running iOS 18. It also minimizes the need to share the password, which can get exposed to prying eyes.

These steps will generate a QR code like the one pictured below, which, when scanned, will automatically connect a guest to your Wi-Fi router. You could post this QR code as a wall hanging, print the ...

Also, with iOS 12, Apple added a Control Center shortcut that will quickly get you into the Camera app, ready to scan a QR code. Nonetheless, users can scan LinkedIn QR codes directly from their ...

He realized that Ziyah could create touchless menus using QR codes. “So we've been able to really just open it up with this technology because we utilize it for nearly every business,” he said.