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 ...

Does the barcode on a license sticker from Microsoft represents the same information as the text product code? Also anyone know the format of the barcode they use?<BR><BR>Looking to do some inventory ...

In 2009, Microsoft launched its own version of QR codes called Microsoft Tag. Back then, QR codes were the hot new thing, but the reality, of course, is that they never caught on with consumers. Today ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some people feel like they have to re-invent the wheel all the time. Microsoft it would seem is one of those companies. No, I'm not talking about creating the Zune to compete in the MP3 player world, ...