Samsung's bada mobile platform is still having some success nowadays when Android and iOS rule the global market.It appears that the secret stays in the number and quality of the bada smartphones that the Korean manufacturer launched in the past to support its proprietary operating system.Unfortunately, Samsu... (read more)

Samsung India has just announced the availability of bada 1.2 software update for the S8500 Wave smartphone. The announcement was tweeted by the company's officials a few hours ago. Indian owners of the original S8500 Wave handset have been waiting for almost six months for the update that will ...

Samsung has just confirmed on its official Twitter account that the bada 1.2 firmware for Samsung Wave smartphones will be rolled-out in Q1 2011. However, the update will be available only for European Wave devices, while the rest of the world will receive the update soon afterwards.Furthermore, the bada 1.2 ...

nova media recently announced that Samsung S8500 Wave owners will be able to use its new synchronization solution FoneSync, to sync their devices with Mac OS X. The software will allow users of the Wave to synchronize contacts, calendar entries or both by a one-button-click.The application is known to support ...

Samsung and Skyhook Wireless announced their partnership, that will enable the Korean company to integrate Skyhook's technology into its mobile phone devices. It seems that the first handset that will benefit from the partnership will be the S8500, which will provide users more accurate and faster location information.Thanks to ...

Slashgear got a Samsung Wave S8500 Bada OS phone recently and reviewed it, for us all to see and analyse. This is the very first Samsung Bada OS phone, so it’s very important to see what impression it makes specially because it debuts a fresh software platform.The device measures 10.9mm, ...

Samsung Wave S8500, the first handset to run under Samsung's new bada operating system, is now available for purchase in Germany. The company has made the new mobile phone available for pre-order in the country, and is expected to push it to more European markets in the near future. ...

Samsung’s first Bada OS phone, Wave S8500 has just gone official in Germany, where it’ll be sold for EUR 429 ($545) unlocked. The handset is also available on pre-order in Italy, for EUR 399 ($506). The device features a Super AMOLED touchscreen display, with a 3.3 inch diagonal and a ...

Samsung’s first Bada OS device, the Wave S8500 is coming to Canada, it seems, courtesy of Bell. The carrier recently announced this debut and the handset is supposed to go live in the next few months for a yet unannounced price.This smartphone runs Samsung’s own OS and it packs pretty ...

Samsung’s first Bada OS phone, Wave aka S8500 is now available on T-Mobile UK, for £369.99 unlocked. Also, you can get it for free, up to £59.99, depending on the contract you choose.This handset features a 3.3 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, a 1GHz processor, a 5 ...

As expected, on February 14, the South Korean company Samsung unveiled the world's first smartphone on its own OS Bada - S8500 Wave. The device is equipped with a 3.3" Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels, Bluetooth 3.0 module and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, reports PhoneArena.The screen built on ...

Samsung has introduced its very first Bada OS phone, the S8500 Wave model in Barcelona, just as Mobile World Congress opens its doors. The device premiers Samsung’s OS and it’s got pretty impressive specifications, available after the break.Samsung Wave S8500 uses a 1GHz CPU, a 3.3 inch Super AMOLED display, ...