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  Samsung bada’s first year-anniversary that coincided with South Korea’s developer day was more than just announcing winners of the Samsung Apps contest. Samsung also highlighted bada OS’ future, confirming that the Korean giant plans to support it strongly. The bada OS which is currently at v1.2 will get a major leap next year in [...]

  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 [...]

  Samsung has just released the final version of bada 1.2 SDK. The bada 1.2 SDK will allow developers to create apps for all Wave devices – Wave, Wave 525, Wave 533, Wave 575, and Wave 723 and Wave II. Some of the new features remain the same from the last beta like apps created [...]

  Samsung just announced three new Wave devices and one Windows Mobile-based device for the Indian market. The bada OS running Wave series got three new additions in the form of Wave 525, Wave 533 and Wave 723 whereas Omnia 652 in the Omnia range running Windows Mobile OS. One interesting thing to note here [...]

  We managed to get our hands on Samsung’s latest bada device, Wave 525. Wave 525, unlike its elder sibling – S8500 targets the lower segment of the market by giving users the benefits of bada OS at an affordable price tag. Don’t be surprised if at the first glance you take the handset as [...]

  Samsung posted their Q3 2010 results where they confirmed to sell 71.4 million handsets in a single quarter. They also shared sales figures of their two bestselling phones – Galaxy S and Wave. Samsung says they’ve sold 7 million Android-powered Galaxy S handsets until now and are very well on track to achieve the [...]

  Wave 525, 533, 575 and 723 owners are in for a little treat from Samsung as they’ve announced some free apps and games for the phones. Disappointingly, original Wave users have been left out but if you own any of the new Wave devices, you’re eligible to get FIFA 10, Tetris Refresh, Spore Creatures, [...]

  Samsung has announced its latest Wave device for the Russian market. The Wave II (GT-S8530) is similar to the original Wave but it runs on the latest bada 1.2 and adds a larger 3.7-inch screen. While we’re not aware of the full changes of bada 1.2, Samsung has confirmed that the updated OS will [...]

  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 has unveiled a new Wave handset today – the Wave II. They already have the Wave 2 (Wave 525) but this is Wave II (S8530), the successor of original Wave. The new Wave II has got a subtle revamp and adopts a larger screen – a 3.7-inch one (800×480) but now comes with [...]