You know how QR Codes still aren't really a thing? Just imagine how popular Microsoft's proprietary alternative to the format has been. In a letter to its users, Redmond has conceded that Microsoft ...

Microsoft today announced that, for the handful of Microsoft Tag users left in the world, the service will terminate in two years, on Aug. 19, 2015. Microsoft announced today that it will shut down ...

This August 19, 2013 notice is to inform you that the Microsoft Tag service will terminate in two years, on August 19, 2015. We are providing this two year ...

Yesterday Microsoft made the not-so-surprising announcement that it would no longer be supporting its Microsoft Tag system. Rest easy, all you Microsoft Tag fanatics out there— the technology will ...

Tag, you’re no longer it. Microsoft has announced that it will terminate its Tag service two years from today. Launched in 2009, Tag tried to outdo 2D barcodes (QR codes) to provide a connector ...

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 is updating the mobile reader apps for its Microsoft Tag barcodes to also scan Quick Response (QR) codes and read Near Field Communications (NFC) signals, saying it’s aiming to simplify the ...

Microsoft Tag, whose slogan is "Linking real life with the digital world," is another stab at digital scanners that aim to connect printed materials with online content. The advantage of Microsoft Tag ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is adding support for both NFC and QR codes to its Microsoft Tag barcode system. Microsoft is adding ...

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Microsoft Tag has announced that over two billion Tags have been printed since the 2-D bar-code system launched back in January 2009. More than 100,000 Tag accounts have been set up and since August, ...