Since I started using a document scanner about seven years ago, I’ve scanned many thousands of pages and used OCR (optical character recognition) software to convert those scans into searchable PDFs.

So I have a law firm client with an HP 5590 scanner with document feeder. They routinely scan 30-40 page documents as PDFs. The hardware works fine and the document feeder is robust, but I have four ...

ABBYY announced today that its optical character recognition (OCR) software for the Mac, FineReader 5 Pro, is now shipping. The software enables a Mac equipped with an optical scanner to convert paper ...

Scanning apps have become a big category on iOS. There are a lot of great options and the quality and diversity of the category creates a healthy competitive atmosphere that means frequent updates and ...

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology allows editing text in a graphic image or scanned document. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, computerize an office ...

We kind of hate scanners, having thrown ours in the trash in favor of a pocket digicam. But with CES coming up the Gadget Lab crew is about to engage in its traditional field-work contest: who can ...

Tech help site Of Zen and Computing describes how to use Microsoft Office to do Optical Character Recognition (OCR)—that is, recognize text inside digital images (like scanned documents). The ...

The world today runs on packages, but they need to be read first. Since everything today is shipped, scanned, tracked, and traced, logistics has become so much more than just moving things. It’s also ...

The cloud storage service can extract text from photos taken with Windows Phone devices, useful for shots of business cards, train schedules, and memos. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...