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Samsung released a new bada SDK update to developers. Version 2.0.2 brings support for devices with WQVGA screens, along with the ad library that allows for in-app ads. In addition, all developers can now access System privileged API groups, which were previously available to select parties, only. In the other news, the Korean company has…
We can’t really call Samsung’s bada efforts a total failure. Sure they are making most of their “mobile money” by selling simple feature phones and Android-powered smartphones, but Sammy’s bada-based Wave smartphones are contributing a bit as well. That said, we’ve learned that by the end of this year, the Korean company will surpass 10…
South Korean handset vendor Samsung released a new operating system in 2009 called Bada. The best way we can describe the OS is to imagine what Android looks like, but slapped upside the head with an ugly stick. That’s not the say that Bada hasn’t sold well. According to the bean counters at Gartner, 1.9%…
Orange UK is preparing to launch two smartphones – Samsung Wave 578 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. The first of the two is a bada-based device that comes with NFC capabilities, allowing users to conduct “amazing Quick Tap contactless payments.” Additionally, the Wave 579 also rocks a 3.2-inch WQVGA capacitive touchscreen, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity,…
Samsung announced (via Twitter) that all of its Wave smartphones will get the bada 2.0 update, including those phones that don’t have WVGA displays. The timeline isn’t precisely defined and all we have is Q4, which means anything from now to the end of the year. Of course, the number of features will vary depending…
Well what do we have here – a bada-powered smartphone that doesn’t come in an all-touchscreen form factor! Rather the Samsung SCH-W689 is a clamshell with two touchscreens, one measuring 3.2 inches and the other one – 3 inches; both of which support WQVGA resolution. But that’s not all – this little fella’ also rocks…
When we heard that HP was killing off webOS, it was a sad day for fans of beautiful interfaces and design. And for straight up fans of webOS. However, there was a glimmer of hope when rumors that Samsung would buy the platform started kicking around. Sorry to burst your bubble, folks, but it looks…
Coming fresh off the company’s recent news of its bada SDK 2.0, Samsung today unveiled three new Wave smartphones based on its bada operating system, which highlights the new flagship model Wave 3, and includes a software client for the company’s new messaging service ChatOn. The Wave 3 will abandon the plastic casing found on Samsung’s Android-operated…
Samsung has finally released bada SDK 2.0 for all developers — not just select ones. At the moment, not a single phone runs bada 2.0 but that will be changed soon with the upcoming Wave 3 which we caught in the Samsung Unpacked app, when we think the Wave II would also get the same…
The government of South Korea is quite happy that Samsung, their prized possession, will now be getting some legal assistance when it comes to dealing with their Android related court battles, but at the same time they view Google’s recent $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola as grounds to start work on their own mobile operating…