Promoting your local area to attract tourists from across the country is clearly a tricky proposition for some Chinese cities, with one turning to the humble QR code in a bid to boost its profile. No, ...

People in China are really, really into QR codes. A village in northern China has created a giant QR code made of intricately trimmed trees, in an effort to boost local tourism. SEE ALSO: PayPal ties ...

DALLAS, Texas - Dallas residents experienced one of the most elaborate rick-rolls of all time on April Fool's Day. Sky Elements Drone Shows created a QR code drone display that flew over the Downtown ...

"I got scared and ran inside": Texas locals were variously freaked out, annoyed and impressed by a 600-foot-wide drone swarm marketing stunt. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large This is what an alien ...

AUSTIN, Texas - A swarm of drones amassed in the skies over downtown Austin. The 400 drones were suspended over the city during SXSW to form a giant QR code. The drones appeared over the weekend and ...

In late August, Detroit's 20-story whale mural on Broderick Tower was once again obscured; this time by a giant QR code that, when scanned, offers an augmented reality (AR) experience for audiences at ...

Internet fads come and go faster than a hiccup, but one that’s somehow lasted almost as long as the internet itself is the “Rick roll.” The term refers to an online prank in which the “Rick rollee” ...

April 4 (UPI) --A Texas drone business teamed up with an online content creator to create a giant QR code over Dallas to "Rickroll" the entire city. Digital content creator Jared Guynes, best known as ...

When the last of its employees made the move to Facebook's new Menlo Park, Calif. headquarters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg encouraged the newcomers to decorate and modify the new digs as they saw fit. During ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...