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Features - Technology Steps to scanning a code QR Reader Download App from Store Open your App reader Scan the code You’ve arrived Suggested Apps Android Phones iPhone and iPod Touch Windows Phone Visit the Google Play Store and search QR Code Reader. There are a number of free QR Code reading apps available to you such as QR Code Reader & QR Droid Code Scanner which allows you to digitally share just about anything. There are also QR & Barcode Scanner apps which will read not only QR codes but regular bar codes as well. There are hundreds of QR code scanners for iPhone so it almost seems silly to highlight one above the rest, but if we suggest one Scan is great because as soon as you launch it, it’s immediately in scanning mode, and it can pick up a code within seconds. Windows phone owners will find a great solution in upCode. This application, available in the Ovi Store, will quickly scan your QR code and send you to the destination with ease. It’s available for all Nokia smartphones with a camera. For a free alternative, again check out the Google Play Store or the iTunes App Store. There are viruses for smartphones just like there are for computers, so it is always important to scan smart, just like going to trusted web sites from your computer. The QR code itself cannot contain a virus, but the web site it takes you to certainly can. Make sure the codes you scan are from a trusted source. www.phuketindex.com 47