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Samsung unveiled a new member of its Bada family of devices – Wave 578. At first glance, it looks like the Wave 2 (Wave 528), but there’s more about it under the hood. We’re talking about the first NFC-enabled Bada product that should allow contactless payments and related services like door lock/unlock.
Specs wise, the Wave 578 comes with a 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera on the back, front-facing VGA camera for video calls, 3.6Mbps HSDPA and WiFi (802.11 b/g/n) connectivity, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 3.0, proximity and accelerometer sensors, FM radio, 1200mAh battery and a microSD memory card slot. As for the size, it measures 107.9×54.9×12.5 mm and has a weight of 99.8 grams.
When it comes to availability information, we don’t have all the details at the moment. We know Orange will offer the Samsung Wave 578 in few markets where it [Orange] plans to roll-out contactless payments. More on that in some other article…
[Via: SamsungHub]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
