Bada
Samsung releases bada SDK 2.0.5
Samsung has released another update to its bada SDK. The SDK version now stands to 2.0.5 which also includes the official WQVGA SDK and brings the following changes for developers. - The ratio of the header and footer in the WQVGA resolution UI has been changed. The same header and footer ratio is now [...]
Samsung to “significantly” invest in bada OS
Samsung’s senior vice president of product strategy, Juha Park has confirmed that they’ll continue to invest “significantly” in its homegrown bada OS. According to Park, Samsung believes bada “is a good platform to build on” with products ranging from high-end to entry-level segment. Samsung’s current top-end bada device is Wave 3 that runs on [...]
Samsung gives free apps to bada and Android users to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day maybe a week away but Samsung has decided to celebrate the day a week before and after by giving away a bunch of paid apps for free to its users. Samsung is gifting its bada or Android users with free paid apps till February 21 and also a chance to win a [...]
Samsung releases bada SDK 2.0.4
Samsung has updated the bada SDK to v 2.0.4. Samsung has now fixed the packaging error that use the Ads library and allows badaIDE packaged apps to run through TestKit properly. Developers can download the updated bada SDK from the developers site below. Download Page
Samsung to integrate bada OS with Tizen, hints at non-phone bada devices
Samsung will merge its home-grown bada OS with Tizen OS, an executive has confirmed. In an interview with Forbes, Tae-Jin Kang, Senior Vice President of Samsung’s Contents Planning Team confirmed that they’ll merge both the operating systems. Kang refrained from giving an exact timeline but said the work is “already underway” and will support [...]
TomTom signs strategic deal with Samsung
TomTom has entered in to a strategic deal with Samsung. Samsung will use TomTom maps and location content on their Wave 3 smartphone. TomTom will provide information to support daily location needs of Wave3 users, from navigation to search and find. With this agreement, Samsung has now access to TomTom global maps and premium location [...]
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 [...]
Samsung releases bada 2.0.3 SDK
Samsung has released a new SDK version for its bada OS. Available for download via bada Developers page, the bada v2.0.3 SDK improves existing and adds few new features. The WQVGA resolution support has now gone from beta to final in the new SDK, additional language support for voice functions, test kit support that [...]
Samsung is now shipping Wave 3
Samsung has finally launched their flagship bada 2.0 phone and will be available first in France, which is bada’s biggest market. First shown at the IFA early this year, Wave 3 runs bada 2.0 OS and ups the hardware specs a little compared to the previous Wave flagship devices. The 9.9mm thick Wave 3 [...]
Samsung releases bada SDK 2.0.2, adds support for WQVGA devices
Samsung today pushed a new bada SDK update for developers. Version 2.0.2 brings in some handy additions like the support for devices with WQVGA and ad library that will allow devs to use in-app ads. Samsung has also opened its System privileged API groups that was closed to a few select developers previously. bada [...]