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Barcode turns 50 but its days might be numbered

Barcode turns 50 but its days might be numbered

  • The trademark beep as a product is scanned is heard about six billion times per day across the world as around 70,000 items are sold each second.
  • Today, it faces competition from the younger QR code, the information-filled squares used in smartphones
By AFP ·
Visitors to Kaaba Kiswa complex, Grand Mosque library can rate satisfaction using QR codes

Visitors to Kaaba Kiswa complex, Grand Mosque library can rate satisfaction using QR codes

By Arab News ·
Jeddah municipal officials ask businesses to abide by QR code. (SPA)

Jeddah officials ask businesses to abide by QR code

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