Mobile bar code scanning has increased by 4,549 percent in the first quarter of 2011 on a year-over-year basis, according to a Mobio Identity Systems study.
With the increase in smartphone purchases for both iPhone and Android devices, which have a pre-installed QR reader, there is growing awareness among consumers of QR codes compared to a year ago.
{"ct":"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","iv":"7aadaf6084bd6f3b8f6d71f46370042a","s":"69321e93aea16f7a"}