bada 2.0
Samsung Spain confirms bada 2.0 for Q1 2012
Samsung Spain has confirmed the obvious – bada 2.0 update for existing Wave devices will be released next year. Samsung hasn’t committed any dates for different devices but has confirmed to release updates throughout the first quarter (which is a tad early than Italy). Users using carrier-locked Wave devices will have to wait a [...]
Samsung Italy to release bada 2.0 update in March next year
Looks like every region is taking to Facebook to confirm its bada rollout plans. After Turkey, it is Samsung Italy who has confirmed on Facebook that the bada 2.0 release for existing Wave devices will happen in March or April. This timeframe is for Wave and Wave II, which means other low-end device users [...]
Bada 2.0 update for existing Wave devices coming in 2012
Looks like the bada 2.0 update will be available in next year, at least to bada users in Turkey. According to a post by Samsung Turkey on its Facebook page, the new bada OS will be available to Turkey Wave I, Wave II, Wave 723, Wave 578 and Wave 575 users in 2012, which [...]
Wave 525 and 533 won’t be updated to bada 2.0
We hate to be the bearer of bad news but it seems Samsung won’t update Wave 525 and Wave 533 to bada 2.0 OS. Samsung had previously confirmed to release the update for all Wave devices but in an email sent to bada devs, Samsung announced that Wave devices with WQVGA resolution will be [...]
Wave M (GT-S7250) Hands-on
Samsung kicked off its global bada developer day tour last week in India and as an incentive to develop apps on bada 2.0, Samsung gave away a Wave M to all devs. We’ve been playing with the device since then and decided to post this brief hands-on before posting a detailed preview. Wave M [...]
bada 2.0 upgrade for existing Wave devices will be released from Q4
Samsung’s bada team has confirmed the rollout of the bada 2.0 OS. The next major update will be released for Wave devices starting from Q4 (which starts from next month) in Europe. Interestingly, the update will be available for all Wave devices however, the number of features could vary depending on the phone’s hardware [...]
Samsung unveils Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y bada phones
Samsung has officially announced three bada phones that will be showcased at the IFA in coming days. Joining the Wave lineup this year will be Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y phones, all running bada 2.0 OS. Wave 3 is the flagship or the hero device in the range and has got a [...]
bada Developer Day scheduled for 2011, starts with India
In addition to announcing the release of bada 2.0 SDK, Samsung has also scheduled its developer days in many countries. The first Developer Day will be held in India, which also happens to be one of the biggest software development centers for Samsung. The event is scheduled to take place on September 16 in [...]
bada 2.0 firmware leaked for original Wave (S8500)
Original Wave users can also dive into the bada 2.0 goodness, courtesy a firmware leak from Samfirmware. The build is S8500XPKG5 and is the most recent build for bada 2.0. Most of the things are reported to work but do remember it’s a beta so you’ll encounter some bugs and crashes. You can download [...]
bada 2.0 ROM leaked for Wave II (S8530)
A new bada OS 2.0 ROM for Wave II (S8530) has trickled out in the wild. The S8530XPKD6 build is lower than the one that was shown in the video a few days back and is most likely a beta (or possibly an alpha version). Nonetheless bada 2.0 is a major improvement over current [...]