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  UPDATE: The deal just got better. It’s $399 now. Samsung has not launched Wave in US yet but if you’re looking to pick it up, Amazon is selling an unlocked version for $440. Wave is Samsung’s first bada device and boasts powerful specs like 3.3-inch Super AMOLED screen, 1GHz CPU, 5MP camera with LED [...]

  UPDATE: Check out our Wave and Galaxy S hands-on. Click here. Samsung India has bolstered its smartphone portfolio with two new entrants – Wave and Galaxy S. Both the devices were launched today in New Delhi carrying competitive prices. Samsung’s first bada-powered Wave phone is priced at Rs. 19,000 and features a 3.3-inch Super [...]

  It looks like Samsung Wave and Galaxy S something in common with Apple’s iPad. UBM TechInsights recently analyzed the application processors used in iPad and Wave and concluded that both the devices use the same 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 core. The reason behind this is probably that both chips were designed by Intrinsity. Intrinsity struck [...]

  UPDATE: Samsung has launched Wave in Hong Kong and Sweden too. The Swedish price of Wave is 4,500 SEK (USD 580). Samsung first’s bada device is now available the world’s biggest telecom market. The Wave will be sold in China in two different variants – the difference being its 3G bands. The S8500 Wave [...]

  UPDATE 2: Vodafone UK has confirmed their lot of Wave phones are free from virus because they don’t bundle any microSD at all. UPDATE: Samsung has confirmed the trojan affected initial production of Wave for the German market. Samsung Wave recently started shipping and it seems they’re inadvertently shipping malware along with it. The [...]

  Vodafone UK has begun shipping Samsung’s first bada device to consumers. TechRadar got a confirmation from the operator saying that “those that pre-ordered the new handset have begun receiving their orders today”. Also, Vodafone is now allowing consumers to order the device on telephone or buy from their store. Samsung Wave is the first [...]

  Samsung is gearing up to launch two high-end handsets in June, if Cellpassion’s source is to be believed. The two phones that are expected are Samsung’s bada-powered Wave and Android OS running Galaxy S. They also claim that one of the phone could be out as early as June 10. The rumored price for [...]

  UPDATE: It’s BCH-F859 and not SCH-F859. Samsung Wave’s GSM version just went on sale in some countries and thankfully, for CDMA consumers waiting to ride the first bada Wave won’t have to wait longer. Samsung has prepared a CDMA version of their Wave handset and China will apparently be the first country to get [...]

  Samsung has officially announced the commercial availability of their first bada-powered handset. The Wave (S8500) is available in countries like Germany, France and UK and has confirmed to expand the availability to other European countries, Asia, Latin America and MEA in the coming weeks. Wave is a powerful device that features a 1GHz CPU, [...]

  Samsung Wave is already retailing in Germany and now Vodafone UK has started taking pre-orders of the first bada device. The phone will hit the store on June 1 and is priced for free on two-year contract with GBP25 monthly plan. As an additional incentive, Vodafone will give Wave buyers an online redeemable voucher [...]