Mobile Phones News :MWC 2010: Samsung To Ship 10 Million Waves, Offer 1000 Apps In 2010

Korean device manufacturer Samsung aims to ship as many as 10 million of their flagship Wave S8500 device in 2010, marking a concerted push for the first handset to run on their open source ‘Bada’ operating system.
The Samsung Wave offers a revamped user experience based

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Korean device manufacturer Samsung aims to ship as many as 10 million of their flagship Wave S8500 device in 2010, marking a concerted push for the first handset to run on their open source ‘Bada’ operating system.

The Samsung Wave offers a revamped user experience based on their proprietary TouchWiz interface, and is also the first to sport their new super-AMOLED display technology, enhancing screen brightness and fidelity whilst reducing glare from natural light.

Dr. Justin Hong, the platform’s lead and VP of Samsung Mobile, announced their intentions to introduce Bada-powered devices to even more consumers:

“Wave is the first bada phone, and subsequent mass market phones will follow. Bada has the potential to deliver huge volumes straight away because Samsung is now the world’s number two handset maker.”

“We want to push feature phones into the mass market, and get feature phone users into smartphones“.

The Wave is marked for an April launch, and will be available for purchase in more than 50 countries by May 2010.

The Bada platform will also tie with the manufacturer’s download portal dubbed ‘Samsung Apps,’ – currently in trial on three of their Windows Mobile devices – where they predict to offer at least 1,000 applications by year’s end.

With Bada software development kits to roll out publicly in March, the allure of an application platform for the lucrative mid-range sector should see many developers making the leap, whilst others are fearful that another open source operating system could fracture the mobile market yet further.

Source: Total Telecom

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