Just as promised, today Samsung showed the world their new smartphone operating system called Bada. At an event, held in London, the Korean company revealed the first details about the upcoming platform and gave the start to the developers challenge that should create a good application database for the future Bada users.
The Bada OS is based on the Samsung proprietary TouchWiz User Interface. It provides flash and web control, motion sensing, fine-tuned vibration control, and face detection. Also, it supports sensor-based, context-aware applications. There will also be support for various sensors such as accelerometers, tilt, weather, proximity, and activity sensors, so interactive applications should be no problem to develop.
Samsung have highlighted the various service-centric features as the Bada OS differentiator. Those would social networking, device synchronization, content management, location-based services, and e-commerce services - all supported by back-end Bada servers.
Today also marks the start of "The Challenge", which is what Samsung will call their developers' contest. It gives developers a chance to win a part of a 2,700,000 US dollars prize fund by submitting an app for the new OS.
In an attempt to create a large applications database for the new Bada platform, Samsung will also announce the schedule for a series of Developer Days that will take place across the world during 2010. Open to all developers, the initial events will be held in Seoul, London and San Francisco, with more events following as the year progresses.
Further on, Samsung have secured the partnership of key players in the mobile software industry. EA Mobile, Capcom, Gameloft, Konami were some of the bigger names mentioned at the event. Some of them even sent high-standing representatives in London to attest their support to the Bada cause.
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