Nothing ruins a recent purchase quite like finding lower prices online as soon as you bring it home. With one of these barcode-scanning, price-crunching smartphone apps, that never has to happen again ...

Barcode scanner applications are usually quite simple, and have one purpose. Still, some of these apps offer more than others, and then there’s the design aspect to consider, as not many of them pay ...

eBay just announced that it has acquired RedLaser, a nifty barcode-scanning application for iPhone, and related technology from Occipital. Terms for the deal were not disclosed. The app has seen over ...

Cedemo, the leading European marketing platform for video games, announced the launch of its free Video Game Barcode Scanner app for iPhone and Android in the North American and United Kingdom markets ...

Want to know if that CD you're about to buy is cheaper online? Point your iPhone at the bar code and in seconds this app will look up competing prices. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Verizon Wireless today announced that it has made a free barcode scanner application available to over 30 of its handsets. ScanLife for Verizon phones performs similar to other barcode apps in that it ...

NOTE: This story was originally published May 13.PITTSBURGH -- Turning barcodes into bargains, just by swiping your smartphone? You can instantly compare prices at other stores and online vendors.

A popular Android barcode scanner app has been outed as malicious. Barcode Scanner was discovered to harbor a trojan that opens bogus sites and prompts app downloads. The app has since been removed ...