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Samsung Wave Hits 1 Million Sales

Samsung Wave Hits 1 Million Sales

Samsung has confirmed that it has hit the one million mark with sales of the Wave. Launched on 1st June 2010, the Samsung Wave is the first device to use Samsung’s new Bada platform. The device also boasts a fantastic Super AMOLED touchscreen, which has proved a big selling point for customers who are looking [...]

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Samsung Wave Shares Brain With iPad & iPhone 4!

Samsung Wave Shares Brain With iPad & iPhone 4!

A new study claims that the just-released Samsung Wave S8500 features the same 1Ghz ARM Cortex A8 core as that found in both of Apple’s latest products, the iPad and the iPhone 4. “By investigating the Samsung S5PC110A01 application processor and comparing it to the A4 application processor found in the Apple iPad using our [...]

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Samsung Targets High End Market With Samsung Wave & Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung is about to launch a massive £12m marketing campaign in the UK to promote its flagship handsets, the Samsung Galaxy S and the Samsung Wave. At a conference earlier this week, Samsung Channel manager Anna Tennent said that the campaign was their “biggest ever” and starting next month the Korean manufacturer will be devoting [...]

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Samsung Wave finally shipping across Europe

Samsung Wave finally shipping across Europe

  The Samsung Wave is finally on sale in Europe. Those of you waiting to get your hands on it from Vodafone will have to wait a few more days, but according to Samsung’s press release, the new Bada powered handset is available across Europe.   Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East will have to [...]

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Samsung Wave Now Available For Pre-Order From Vodafone

Samsung Wave Now Available For Pre-Order From Vodafone

With an expected launch date of June 1st, Vodafone is now offering the Samsung Wave S8500 as a pre-order from their website.  For as little as £25 a month, the phone is available for FREE with a new two year plan.  This basic plan includes 300 talk minutes and unlimited texts.  If you need more minutes than that, Vodafone’s also [...]

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Recycled Samsung Restore Excites Stateside Green Brigade

Recycled Samsung Restore Excites Stateside Green Brigade

Even the most passionate of eco-warriors would find it hard to get by without a mobile. Thankfully, with more eco-friendly models appearing on the market there are options for those who want to do all they can to minimize their impact on the planet. Last year, Sprint released the Samsung Reclaim – a phone made [...]

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Samsung Wave & Monte Coming Soon to Orange UK

Samsung Wave & Monte Coming Soon to Orange UK

Both the Samsung S5620 Monte and Samsung S8500 Wave are set to land in the UK on the Orange network in the near future. Both devices are geared toward offering users great options when connecting to friends over social networking sites. The Wave is the first handset to run under Samsung’s own Bada OS. With [...]

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Samsung presentation reveals four new Bada powered phones

Samsung presentation reveals four new Bada powered phones

The Samsung Wave should be hitting the retail shops within a few months.  It is the first Bada powered smartphone from Samsung, but like me, I’m sure there are a lot of people simply not interested in the phone simply because it does not feature a QWERTY keyboard. Fortunately, it appears that Samsung will be [...]

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Is The Samsung Wave Going To Be Released in May?

Is The Samsung Wave Going To Be Released in May?

Although Samsung has not released an official date for the Samsung Wave, there are rumors in the internet that we should be expecting it to be available around mid-May.  In fact, at Play.com, they have the Samung Wave listed to be released on May, 14, 2010 at the cost of £339.99 (approx. $512 USD).  On a different [...]

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Samsung Wave Is First HD Mobile To Be DivX Certified

Samsung Wave Is First HD Mobile To Be DivX Certified

  DivX and Samsung Electronics announced today that the Samsung Wave is the world’s first mobile phone to be DivX Certified for HD video playback at 720p resolution.  According to Kevin Hell, the CEO of DivX, ”Samsung Electronics has shown consistent innovation in the mobile space, turning out high-quality phones that offer a cutting-edge user experience.”  [...]

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