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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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Google steps up its warnings about the end of this Messages feature (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: google messages, qr code login, android authority

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I built a browser-based P2P file transfer tool using WebRTC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: webrtc, airdows, peer-to-peer

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Is that QR code a trap? How to spot quishing scams before it's too late (zdnet.com)

2026-07-13 | by Charlie Osborne | tags: code, email, phishing

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Show HN: QR code renderer in a TrueType font (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | get QR Code Font Generator → | tags: qr code font, truetype, jim

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Robot Seen on Street Begging for Change (futurism.com)

2026-06-26 | by Joe Wilkins | get Robotic Street Performer Kit → | tags: unitree g1, humanoid robot, china robotics

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The Doorman's Fallacy in action (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: doorman's fallacy, qr code, iphone

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The Doorman's Fallacy in Action (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: doorman's fallacy, qr code, iphone

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World Cup Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot (wired.com)

2026-06-22 | by Jumana Naim | get Cybersecurity VPN Service → | tags: fifa, deepfake, trendai

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I’ve used Android for years — these are 7 buried features I wish everyone would use (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-21 | get Android Hidden Features Guide → | tags: android, privacy dashboard, android authority

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Partiful Is Putting Ticket Payments on Its Platform (wired.com)

2026-06-02 | by Boone Ashworth | get Eventbrite Ticketing Platform → | tags: partiful, ticket payments, shreya murthy

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Show HN: ShadowCat – file transfer through QR Codes in a Browser (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-22 | get QR Code File Transfer Kit → | tags: shadowcat, qr codes, html file transfer

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Google Messages’ easiest pairing method is about to disappear (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get Bluetooth 5.0 Adapter → | tags: google messages, qr code, android authority

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Google starts rolling out QR code-based Quick Share transfers between Android and iPhone (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-15 | get QR Code Sharing Adapter → | tags: google, quick share, android

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Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get QR Code Scanner App → | tags: gmail, qr code, google account

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Indie App Spotlight: The ‘Before You’ bundle offers four effective screen time apps (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-09 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Digital Wellbeing Screen Time → | tags: screen time apps, before you bundle, florian schimanke

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iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get Apple Wallet Pass Creator → | tags: apple wallet, ios 27, pass creation

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Hand Drawn QR Codes (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Seth Michael Larson | get QR Code Art Kit → | tags: qr codes, seth larson, python package index

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Hand Drawn QR Codes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Seth Michael Larson | get QR Code Sticker Pack → | tags: qr code, seth larson, python package index

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iOS 27: Apple Wallet adding new ‘Create a Pass’ feature, per report (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-04 | by Chance Miller | get Apple Wallet Pass Creator → | tags: apple wallet, ios 27, create a pass

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Tovala Family Meals Review: Good Food, Lots of Salt (wired.com)

2026-05-02 | by Matthew Korfhage | get Tovala Smart Oven → | tags: tovala, wallace and gromit, vacuum-packed proteins

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A Powerful New 'QR Code' Untangles Math's Knottiest Knots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Erica Klarreich | get QR Code Knot Puzzle → | tags: qr code, knot theory, topology

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You may soon be able to grab your next T-Mobile phone with just a QR code (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-07 | get T-Mobile QR Code Scanner → | tags: t-mobile, qr code, t-life app

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Traffic violation scams switch to QR codes in new phishing texts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-05 | get QR Code Scanner App → | tags: traffic scams, qr codes, phishing

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A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-30 | get QR Code Magnifier Tool → | tags: qr code, data storage, printed menus

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World's Smallest QR Code - Smaller Than Bacteria - Could Store Data for Centuries (slashdot.org)

2026-03-29 | by Posted | get Miniature QR Code Sticker → | tags: qr code, cerabyte, tu wien

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Google’s killing QR code sign-ins for Messages on the web (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-23 | tags: google messages, qr codes, android authority

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WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-11 | get Kids' Smartphone Parental Control → | tags: whatsapp, meta ai, parent-managed accounts

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WhatsApp is launching parent-linked accounts for pre-teens (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-11 | by Ivan Mehta | get Parental Control Account → | tags: whatsapp, meta, app store

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Tiny QR code achieved using electron microscope technology (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-21 | by Tu Wien | get Microscope Technology → | tags: electron microscope, tu wien, qr code