Posts Tagged ‘bada 1.2’

Information on bada 1.2 upgrade and bada 2.0 SDK

With all the talk of bada 2.0, a lot of people have forgotten about the official bada 1.2 upgrade that has taken forever to launch. Well according to the official Samsung bada twitter page (@samsungbada), bada 1.2 is available for upgrade in RUSSIA starting TODAY via Kies and will be everywhere by the end of 2Q of this year. I know a lot of you have probably already upgraded to 1.2 in Europe or via leaked firmware but for those waiting for an official release, here are the dates according to Samsung.

bada 1.2 Upgrade Dates via Kies:

  • Russia: upgrade via Keis today
  • Brazil: Mid May
  • H.K.: Early May
  • India: Late April
  • Slovenia: Late April
  • Argentina: Early June
  • Canada: Currently under discussion via mobile carriers.

Also, there was some information regarding the bada 2.0 SDK official release that popped up on the official twitter page today. It seems that Samsung will be releasing the 2.0 SDK globally in the 2nd quarter of 2011.

Check out the official twitter page of Samsung bada by clicking here!

bada 1.2 will be available for Wave 525 & 533

Samsung has posted that bada 1.2 will be available for the Wave 525 and 533. The news came from a Facebook discussion on Russia’s Samsung Mobile site. According to the Samsung representative, the update will probably come around February if nothing unforeseen goes wrong.

Discuss the latest on the updates in our official thread!

Source: badablog and badablog.ru

bada 1.2 still coming to Wave S8500!

After the news that bada 2.0 would be soon arriving to our handsets in 2011, many people were asking me what happened to bada 1.2? According to Samsung bada’s official Twitter page, 1.2 will be coming early next year starting with European SIM free handsets! I know a lot of users have downloaded the leaked version of 1.2 already but for those that were waiting for an official announcement…this is as good as any! We will keep you up to date on all the happenings with firmware updates regarding bada 1.2 and bada 2.0.

Also, since the timing for bada 1.2 have been nailed down a bit…we will start gathering the finalists for the “Guess the Date” game. Once we have an official date of the bada 1.2 release, we will announce the winner! Good luck everyone!

Source: badablog & Twitter

“Guess The Date” Contest for Bada 1.2 on Wave S8500

With all the information, leaks of Bada 1.2 for the Wave S8500, and the news that an official release is coming soon…you can imagine the anticipation for an official release date. So I thought lets have a little fun and see if we can make this a contest. Sure enough, we have! The rules are simple and all the information is posted below:

RULES OF THE GAME:
It is very simple, all you have to do is go to the contest thread in the forums by clicking here and then reply to the thread with a guess (month/day/year) for the official release date of Bada OS 1.2 on the Wave S8500 (original).

**Only 1 guess is allowed per user, no editing (we can tell if you edit :mrgreen: )**

WINNERS RECEIVE:
- The person who guesses the EXACT date (month/day/year) will get featured on the homepage, a personalized title, and will have access to the VIP forum forever.

- If no one guesses the EXACT date, then the person who has the closest guess will get a personalized title and will have access to the VIP board forever.

When does it end?
The contest will end when an official release date is announced so it could end tomorrow, next week, or next year…no one knows.