Posts Tagged ‘developers’

bada 2.0 Power App Race

The Samsung bada 2.0 Power App Race competition will formally launch bada 2.0 to mobile applications developers, while offering them an opportunity to win up to $100,000 (USD) for each creative app. Entries are now open and will close at midnight on 31 December 2011.

Ten applications – five game and five non-game applications – will be selected and rewarded with prize money totalling $1,000,000 (USD). Furthermore, winning applications will receive the ‘Power App’ mark with exclusive marketing and promotion benefits.

For more information, click here!

Is there a market in the United States for bada to grow?

With Samsung being the top vendor of smartphones in the world and having a strong presense in the United States with the Galaxy S Android lineup being so popular, it is easy to understand why Samsung hasn’t introduced bada in the United States. From a business perspective, it comes down to dollars and cents and with Android carrying the load, Samsung is riding with it. However, I do think it is a mistake for Samsung not to to give bada a chance in the States. See my reasons why after the break….

1. Whether you think so or not, there IS a market for bada in the United States. With iOS and Android reigning king in the United States, one might think bada would be a tough sell. I do not think that would be the case. Samsung’s platform has a lot going for it that the others do not. Bada is a secure platform aimed mainly at those who are coming from a feature phone to a smartphone for the first time therefore, the prices are very low. You get a ton of features for less money which is always a good thing. Bada 2.0 is very smooth, fluid, and secure as well…something that cannot be said with Android. Bada also offers a unique user experience that I think would many Americans would enjoy who have become bored with the normal Android and iOS love-fest going on. Someone who just wants to get work done, communicate, and not worry about OS updates coming every week would enjoy bada.

Sfonge bada developer challenge information

Samsung and Sfonge have teamed up to launch a hugh bada developers event over the next few months. This competition is for developers living in the Middle East and North Africa. The grand prize winner will have an opportunity to attend Mobile World Congress in 2012 which will allow them to promote their application and will also have the app distributed all around the region via marketing and revenue sharing. This is a huge opportunity for an independent developer to make it big and to also bring attention to the bada platform all across a region where bada is fairly new.

The theme of the developer competition is “will your application make the biggest splash” and it must be either business or consumer oriented and it must also be mobile software. Registration ends next month August 31 (Wed), 2011.

For more information, please contact:

Arabic website: http://bada.sfonge.com/ar
English website: http://bada.sfonge.com
E-mail: jani.naukkarinen@sfonge.com

bada 2.0.0b1 SDK Information

Samsung has announced the release of bada SDK 2.0.0b1 which is currently in a closed beta program. According to Samsung,

“Samsung bada 2.0 is a new and improved version and a major milestone in realizing the vision of a ‘Smartphone for Everyone’.

This is good news because it means a final SDK is right around the corner…however the bad news is – right now, Samsung has closed all invitations for the SDK. If you want to keep on the lookout for future updates regarding more invitations to the closed beta testing, just signup for the Samsung Developer newsletter via email.