Orange and Barclaycard say the bada-powered Samsung Wave 578 will be the next mobile phone compatible with Quick Tap contactless payments in the UK.
The first phone, the Samsung Tocco Quick Tap, was revealed in May when the service launched.
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Hot on the heels of its bada 2.0 SDK announcement - and its forthcoming ChatON messaging service - Samsung has announced three new smartphones.
Not only will the Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y all run bada 2.0, they’ll also incorporate the ChatON service.
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Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of its bada 2.0 Software Development Kit, enabling developers to create apps for the latest version of application Samsung's mobile platform.
bada 2.0 was first revealed at Mobile World Congress in February, with features that include multi-tasking, HTML5 support, Near Field Communication and voice recognition. In-app Ads are also possible with bada 2.0.
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Samsung Electronics has announced the bada 2.0 smartphone platform, which includes support for Near Field Communication, web applications, multitasking and voice recognition. There’s also an improved Software Development Kit for developers.
The news comes a year after bada was launched at Mobile World Congress 2010.
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Orange's move into mobile contactless services has continued with the launch of the Samsung Wave 578. It's an NFC-equipped handset running Samsung’s bada 1.1 operating system.
The Samsung Wave 578 will appear first on Orange networks in Spain, Poland and France before being rolled out to other European countries. However, Orange UK won't be offering this particular device.
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