You can scan a barcode with your iPhone by using a third-party app. Currently, there are no built-in apps that can read barcodes. Your iPhone can automatically scan QR codes using the built-in camera ...

EBay said Thursday that it will acquire RedLaser, a barcode scanning application for the iPhone and related assets from Occipital. Red Laser has 2 million downloads and is one of the more popular ...

Now that the new iPhone 3G S has a video camera, TechStars startup Occipital has released an update to its RedLaser app (iTunes link, $1.99) which speeds up barcode scanning by not requiring you to ...

Amazon has released an updated version of its iPhone app which lets you search for items by scanning their barcodes with your phone’s camera. That means you can walk through a store, pick up an item, ...

Your iPhone can play so many roles in your life: tour guide, military commander, camerman, restaurant reviewer, bank teller, DJ, and now... nutritionist. The newly renamed DailyBurn (formerly Gyminee) ...

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 ...

Barcode scanning fails to do what it says on the tin... Some of the most popular iPhone scanning apps consistently misread product information, according to the Cranfield School of Management. Its ...