▁personal ▁messages ▁( 4 5 0 ▁character ▁limit ) ▁ ▁A ▁mobile ▁sc anning ▁application ▁to ▁read ▁Q R ▁codes ▁into ▁a ▁Windows ▁Mobile ▁hand set ▁ ▁Bar codes ▁generated ▁are ▁saved ▁as ▁P NG ▁images . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁En code ▁text ▁information ▁such ▁as ▁news , ▁notes ▁and ▁URLs ▁into ▁a ▁Q R ▁Code ▁and ▁transfer ▁onto ▁a ▁mobile ▁hand set ▁ ▁Transfer ▁information ▁from ▁traditional ▁business ▁card ▁to ▁a ▁mobile ▁hand set ▁by ▁taking ▁a ▁snapshot ▁via ▁the ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Bar code ▁application ▁ ▁Save ▁the ▁digital ▁business ▁card ▁on ▁the ▁mobile ▁hand set ' s ▁address ▁book ▁and ▁allow ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁manage ▁contacts ▁digit ally ▁ ▁Search ▁and ▁edit ▁specific ▁contact ▁business ▁cards ▁sc anned ▁via ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Bar code ▁application ▁ ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Conf u cius ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Bar code ▁was ▁shortly ▁taken ▁off line ▁following ▁its ▁beta ▁launch ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Bar code ▁named ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Conf u cius ▁was ▁launched . ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Conf u cius , ▁similar ▁to ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Bar code , ▁allowed ▁users ▁to ▁create ▁Q R ▁C odes ▁online ▁from ▁a ▁web ▁browser . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Windows ▁Live ▁Conf u cius ▁also ▁allowed ▁users ▁to ▁create ▁Q R ▁C odes ▁using ▁an ▁off line ▁Windows ▁application ▁from ▁their ▁desktop , ▁named ▁Des ktop ▁Q R ▁Code ▁generator . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Des ktop ▁Q R ▁Code