Printing receipts using Blackberry

Create new applications and print from multiple BlackBerry® smartphone models or Windows Mobile® devices and terminals to Zebra® mobile or stationary thermal printers by creating new apps using the ZebraLink™ Multiplatform Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK includes source code samples, documentation and on-phone demonstration modules that make creating custom applications—with embedded support for Zebra printers—clear-cut and straightforward. The possibilities are endless – create apps to print field service records, tracking tags, point-of-sale receipts, healthcare specimen labels, etc.

Market share Iphone vs Blackberry

However, RIM’s Blackberry market share lead over Apple Iphone has been shrinking and we estimate that Apple will be able to overtake RIM market share by early 2011.

New Blackberry Bold

Great News for Blackberry users in Malaysia! Maxis and Celcom is going to launch the latest Blackberry Bold PDA by September 2008. With a 624MHz processor and using HSDPA network for fast email anytime. So hurry up and log onto www.blackberry.com for more information.

Cell phone Boarding Pass

Pretty soon you'll be able to board Continental Airlines flights with a boarding pass stored on your phone. As part of a new pilot program, Continental will be testing the using of electronic passes that could signal the end of the paper passes we know and love. The three month trial will be available for passengers flying out of Houston for now. A unique barcode is sent to a user's phone by the system. It is encrypted and tied directly to the user's handset, so the chances for fraud are low. When you get to the gate all you have to do is open up the message on your screen, the gate attendant will scan it using the Psion Teklogix Workabout Pro Gen2 handheld with barcode reader, and you can proceed to your uncomfortable seat. Though this makes perfect sense, and I could see it being rolled out quickly across a number of airlines. Make sure you don't forget to bring your cell phone...

Smartphone marketshare

The statistics were interesting, but I had also asked people to share the reasons they bought a smartphone in the first place, and whether they liked their current model. Most people did in fact like their current phone. The Windows Mobile users probably grumbled the most about their devices, but still, more than half of them were happy with their experience.
Most people bought their smartphones because they wanted to access e-mail, Web browsing, and telephone calls on a single device, as might be expected. I had thought going in to this survey that most respondents would mostly be using their phones for business, but an overwhelming number of people said they used their devices both for business and pleasure.
The BlackBerry users might have obtained their phone to check their corporate e-mail, but that doesn't mean they don't check sports scores in between meetings, or plot directions to the campground on the weekend. This will be the next big source of growth for smartphones, devices that can balance multimedia consumer desires with business needs. People aren't going to want to carry multiple devices for fun and work: that's why they got a smartphone in the first place. Iphone -here i come, baby!