Networks may be getting faster and devices more intuitive but entering data into your wireless handset is still a laborious process. Whether it's typing in a lengthy Web site URL or entering someone's ...

Amazon Mobile for iPhone now has a bar code scanner that lets you see, scan, and buy products on the spot. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and Commerce, CNET Group and CNET Labs Jessica is a ...

Bar code scanning is an easy way to track your business inventory or even keep tabs on office supplies. Many bar codes contain a lot number. A lot number is an ID that shows which batch or lot a ...

Weight Watchers has introduced a bar code scanner mobile application to help grocery shoppers make more informed shopping choices and reach their weight loss goals. The new app scans the bar codes on ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...

We all get stuck at the supermarket checkout from time to time when the assistant can’t get an item’s bar code to scan. We’re left watching in awkward silence as the flustered employee waves the item ...

With new phones, including the Apple iPhone and the T-Mobile G1, you can do more than call friends. You can find your way home or go bowling without picking up a ball. You can even scan bar codes at ...

Once associated mostly with product labels, bar codes have made their way onto magazines, storefronts and posters as mobile technology has made it increasingly simple to scan the codes using ...

Just about every product you buy has a UPC bar code on it. And you can use that code and your phone to save money, thanks to an app called "ScanLife." Michael Wehrs, the CEO and President of Scanbuy, ...