The holidays are often a time for dreams to come true and miracles to happen. Well today, when I woke up…I got the news that Samsung will be looking to release bada 2.0 in the first half of 2011! I could not believe my eyes but at the same time I was thinking, “what happened to bada 1.2?”. It seems like bada 1.2 will be released on the wave II as expected but the original Wave will likely jump straight to bada 2.0 along with all the other devices in the Wave series once it is released however Samsung has NOT confirmed that yet. It looks like bada 2.0 will bring some pretty cool and much needed features.

Some of the features that will be implemented in 2.0 is multitasking, an improved UI with a lot of new animations and new customizable “smart” layouts, Near-Field Communication (NFC) support which provides safe transactions including mobile phone payments and support, SDK changes including support for Linux and Mac, FLASH Lite and HTML 5 support, and so much more!

Another thing we learned is 2011 will be the year of several new bada devices including what looks to be a bada “superphone” if you will. According to SamFirmware, the new Wave “superphone” will have an 8-megapixel camera, 4″ SAMOLED, Bluetooth 3.0, bada 2.0 (likely), and more. Remember, these specs are not official but it goes to show you that bada is alive and well.

With the news that bada 2.0 is coming soon and will be implementing a lot of new features along with features many users have been begging for, where do you see bada heading in the future? Discuss the latest 2.0 news in the official thread here!

Source: SamsungHub