S8500
Original Wave (S8500) gets an Android 4.0 port
Samsung’s maiden Wave device can now run Google’s Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich OS. The feat was achieved by an XDA Forum developer who was working on it for the past couple of months and successfully managed to run on Android 4.0.4 on the defunct device. Admittedly, not yet ready for mass consumption, [...]
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 [...]
Original Wave (S8500) gets bada 1.2 update in India
Samsung Mobile India’s twitter account just confirmed that bada 1.2 update has been rolled out for original Wave (S8500) users in India. Users can download the update via Kies which in addition to performance improvements and bug fixes, will also add the T9 Trace keyboard. Download Kies Thanks, Aakash!
Samsung Italy will soon release Android 2.2.1 for Galaxy S, bada 1.2 for Wave (S8500)
UPDATE: Samsung Italy has postponed to release the updates in between March 15 to March 20. Not really a surprise but Samsung Italy has published an estimated timeframe about when Galaxy S and original Wave users can expect the firmware update. According to a post made on their Facebook page, Italian Galaxy S and [...]
Bada 1.2 update confirmed for Wave, will reach Europe first
Here’s some good news for original Wave (S8500) users. Samsung bada’s official twitter account has confirmed that they’ll release the bada 1.2 update for Wave and Europeans using unlocked units will be the first ones to receive it in early next year. As for rest of the world, Samsung plans to release the update [...]
Samsung rolls out Limited Edition Wave (S8500) for FC Bayern Munich fans
Samsung selling phones to football fans is not new. This time they’re targeting German fans with their limited edition FC Bayern Munich Wave phone (S8500). The limited edition comes with the same Wave device but differentiates itself with different packaging, pre-installed FC Bayern Munich app, a 65 euros voucher to shop from the club’s [...]
Leaked bada 1.2 OS brings T9 Trace to Wave (S8500)
Want some keyboard tracing goodness on your good ol’ Wave (S8500)? Well, a forum poster at Samsungfirmwareworld has posted a leaked build of bada OS 1.2 (S8500XXJID) meant for S8500 that brings continuous typing input. Users at the forum claim that the build features Swype but we reckon it could be Nuance’s T9 Trace, [...]
Samsung sells more than a million Wave devices in Europe
Samsung’s first bada-powered handset has crossed a new milestone in the European market. Wave S8500 has surpassed sales of more than a million, just four months after its European release. Wave is a value for money phone that sports high-end hardware in a mid-range price. The phone has a 3.3-inch Super AMOLED display, 1GHz [...]
South African Wave users get free life-time navigation
Samsung South Africa is treating its Wave users with a free life-time license of Route 66 navigation. Samsung has provided a list of IMEI numbers (of Wave devices sold in South Africa) to Route 66, which on synchronization will unlock the life-time navigation license. However, this navigation is only applicable for South African maps. [...]
Samsung Wave tops 1m sales globally, Galaxy S 300,000 in SK
Samsung’s first bada phone has reached an iconic milestone. Over 1m units of Wave have been sold globally and all this was achieved in just under 4 weeks. Meanwhile, we’ve been monitoring Galaxy S sales in South Korea and today SK Telecom announced that they’ve surpassed the 300,000 unit figure mark. This makes Galaxy [...]