Invented in a Japanese factory in the 1990s, the familiar black-and-white grid had a very different purpose before ...

The QR code is back! Introduced in 1994 as a mobile tagging feature for manufacturers, the QR code has been used by marketers since the 2010s, but was hampered by the clunkiness of its use. In 2017, ...

According to the PYMNTS Intelligence and Paytronix study last year, “Digital Divide: Technology, Customer Service and Innovation in the Restaurant Industry,” which drew from a survey of nearly 2,400 U ...

Christmas came early for epicurean-minded cybercriminals. This is yet another reason to pay before you post: A Chinese restaurant customer was left flabbergasted after an innocent social media mishap ...

Not that long ago, QR code menus were the go-to fix for restaurants looking to speed up service without hiring more servers. Then the diners staged a revolt. Complaints over QR codes include customers ...

Quick response codes, those boxy information-packed cousins to bar codes, are being used by Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant in Montclair, N.J., to engage mobile-technology-savvy guests and spur buzz.

SALT LAKE CITY — Walk into Sugar House Station in Salt Lake City, and you'll find it's very similar to any other restaurant in many respects: Cooks prepare the food, runners run the food to the tables ...

It’s Wednesday, which means that it’s time to take inventory of everything we hate in another edition of The Gripe Report. Last week, in an edition some are calling "historic," "monumental," and "meh, ...

Aren't there just too many QR codes these days?I buy a drink at a convenience store in the morning. There's a QR code for a campaign next to the register. At the restaurant I go to for my lunch break, ...

QR codes have become an everyday part of modern digital life. From making online payments and opening websites to accessing ...