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Native bada development is done in C++.\u00a0 The bada IDE for native app development is Eclipse based and is currently Windows only with Apple OS X coming soon.\u00a0 It includes an emulator\u00a0 and supports on device debuggging.\u00a0 The SDK ships with extensive tutorials and several sample programs. Visit developer.bada.com<\/a> to register for the bada development program and download the IDE.<\/p>\n
Bada also supports Bondi\u00a0 web widgets. The bada widget SDK is available at innovator.samsungmobile.com<\/a>. I was hoping to\u00a0 learn more about building and deploying widgets on bada. The Developer Day presentations\u00a0 covered bada C++ development in considerable detail but there was nothing at all on widget development.<\/p>\n
Apps and other content are distributed through an on device “Samsung Apps” store.\u00a0 There’s also a\u00a0 web version of the store at samsungapps.com<\/a>. It doesn’t seem to be possible for users to install applications except through the Samsung store.\u00a0 Samsung Apps supports operator billing and will be available is in 100 countries but is not currently available in the US. Publishers keep 70% of an app’s selling price even when using operator billing.<\/p>\n
I attended a Samsung Bada Developer Day in San Francisco yesterday. The event, part of a 35 city world tour, was a sold out full house with over 200 attendees. bada (Korean for “ocean”) is Samsung’s new smartphone platform. Native bada development is done in C++.\u00a0 The bada IDE for native app development is Eclipse based and is currently Windows only with Apple OS X coming soon.\u00a0 It includes an emulator\u00a0 and supports on device debuggging.\u00a0 The SDK ships with … Continue reading