August 15th, 2011
Dane
I recently saw a tweet about dual core phones today and it got me thinking about them some and what it would be like if the Wave III were to be a dual core phone. Dual core phones seem to be all the rage across the globe these days whether you are on Android, Windows Phone, or heck…even webOS. However, are dual core phones really necessary? And is the next generation Wave III going to be a dual core? While no one really knows if the next Wave will pack a dual core…it would make sense for Samsung to do it. If they are serious about keeping bada up to speed with todays competition then they should have it running on dual cores. The problem with that is would it really make a difference? bada 2.0 was designed to run on a single core processor and to my knowledge, has not been optimized for dual core processors so if Samsung were to stick it on a dual core phone…it would actually make it operate a little slower. Speeds would not be noticeable to the average user but benchmark speeds would be lower. This begs the question though…are dual core phones really all that necessary or is it overkill?
To me it seems like overkill. I mean think about it…when you are on the phone, how many open applications do you have showing on the screen? Only one right? Phones that have multitasking (if done right) kill the app when it is in the background and the app that is showing on the screen is the only thing using processor power and resources. There is no need for a phone to have dual cores. In fact, I see no lag when I am doing multiple things at once on my single core phone as it is now. What would be nice though is if Samsung gave the Wave 3 a nice processor boost in terms of speed and more memory. Having the phone run an OS optimized for a single-core at 1.5GHz with 1GB of memory would not only run extremely fast but it would also give greater battery life than a phone with a dual core. Like I said above, to achieve the greatest speeds and efficiency, the OS has to be optimized with the hardware and if Samsung sticks bada 2.0 as it is right now on a dual core chip…then I see it as a waste. Give the Wave III a speed boost and memory boost, optimize the OS a little more and make it more refined and you will have a real winner! Oh…and put a SAMOLED+ display on it please 
August 14th, 2011
waveboy
As the title says this is a tutorial which guides you in installing Bada 2.0 from 1.2 and vice versa.
Upgrading To Bada 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-Efn2r970
Downgrading From Bada Os 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWeGRjvdaAA
Thanks to Tapan Shah for making the tutorial.
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August 14th, 2011
waveboy
Samsung is trying to increase line of smarphones running Bada OS in India with the introduction of Wave 3 in September. However, the company has not yet shared more details about the smartphone, it is expected to sport the latest version of the Bada operating system.
Asim Warsi, Director Marketing, mobile business, Samsung, stated, “Our Wave series has been a huge success for us here in India. We sell as many Wave handsets as any of the Galaxy handsets in the country. We are strengthening the portfolio by launching the Wave III in a month. You will see a lot of action on the Bada operating system front,” according to a Mobile Indian report.
The upcoming Samsung smartphone Wave 3 is likely to offer graphics and multimedia. Moreover, if we believe the rumours, then it will have a a dual core processor as well as a bigger and better display.
The predecessor of this phone earlier released Wave 2, was launched in December 2010 and and performing excellent in India. The first upgrade came for the device recently, which indicates that how fast the handset market is moving.
Wave 2 sports an excellent 1 GHz processor, big 3.7-inch screen, 3G network support, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a 5-megapixel camera for clear images and videos. As Wave 2 offers such excellent features so, expect even better from the upcoming mobile phone, Samsung Wave 3.
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August 13th, 2011
waveboy
According to the latest report from Canalys, Android still rules the market with a shipment of 35.7 million units and a marketshare of 35%.
But the more surprising fact in the report was that Samsung Bada had outperformed Windows Phone 7 in terms of shipment by over a million units and had shipped 3.5 million units this quarter. They however didn’t mention as to how many WP7 units were shipped.
The overall worldwide smart phone shipments grew 83% to 101.0 million units and Asia Pacific (APAC) region became the largest smart phone market region with a growth of 98% surpassing Europe, Middle East and Africa. Majority of the countries in this region viz China, South Korea and India showed a triple-digit growth and shipped strong volumes
Nokia which is currently struggling with its smartphone portfolio and recently experienced a huge dip in its market share this quarter, hung on to its numero on position with 24.2 million units and accounted for 53% of the total shipments. Although we assume this could change by next year if their new platform strategy works.
For a full detailed report, head over to Canalys website.
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