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Photo apps that also scan
Everyone knows how handy our smartphone cameras are for taking pictures, but they can be used in other cool ways, too. PC Mike Wendland has three great apps to help you get even more out of that camera. Looking to save money? Use the Quick Scan Pro with your camera to scan barcodes. The app finds you the best deal. You can get reviews about whatever you scanned and even learn about exclusive deals and coupons from stores ranging from Apple and Best Buy to Walmart and more. The app is 99 cents for iOS. CamScanner turns your smartphone or tablet into a mobile document scanner. Simply aim your camera…
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Turn your smartphone into a scanner
Some of the most popular apps these days have nothing to do with having food delivered, connecting with others via social media, or even playing games. They’re apps that allow you to turn your smartphone or tablet into a document scanner, and PC Mike Wendland talks about the three most popular this week. Scanner Pro is the second most popular business app in the App Store. It scans any papers, ranging from a receipt to multi-page documents. Scanned documents can then be emailed, exported to Photos, uploaded to the cloud, saved on your device, printed or even faxed. Advanced color processing makes your scans as readable as possible. The app…
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Quick Guide: Scanner Apps for Your Smartphone or Tablet
In many ways smartphones like the Apple iPhone 6 or Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge have come to replace cameras, TVs, and handheld video recorders and you can add one more to that list – the scanner. That’s because a growing number of robust apps can replace your bulky scanner and increase productivity and this week, I want to tell you about about three of the best. For iOS there’s Readdle’s Scanner Pro, capable of easily handling anything you throw its way. Take a picture of whatever you want to scan. The program then makes whatever is in the pic “look” scanned. Especially useful is the function that allows you to…
