Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Sometimes, you may need to turn a physical document into a digital file, either to keep a copy on your computer or send it to someone via email. If you have an all-in-one or multi-function printer, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Kramer covers golf and luxury technology. Kudos to those of you who scan documents on your phone. I’m a big fan of the ...

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

The most popular printers tend to be all-in-one models that include the ability to scan documents and make copies. Some multifunction printers can even connect to a phone line to send and receive ...

Scanning documents on Android phones typically requires specific apps. However, if you use the Files by Google app on your device, you can now scan documents right within the app. In addition, you can ...

TL;DR: Hate having to go into the office just to scan something? Bring a scanner anywhere by adding SwiftScan to your phone, now $41.99 (reg. $199) with code TAKE30. You're probably on the go more ...

While the world is increasingly going digital, paper documents are still in use and need to be incorporated into your workflow. The SwiftScan VIP scanning app bridges the gap between paper and digital ...

I tested the top mobile scanning apps to help you turn documents into PDFs, digitize images, and translate text on the go.