Inviting you to the challenge : Global Developer Challenge

Taking submissions now until August 31st!

We invite you to explore your creativity in developing one-of-a-kind bada applications, and take a chance at winning various cash prizes. The Global Developer Challenge is going on right now, and you have many opportunities to win when you enter your application. With $2,700,000 in cash and prizes waiting to be won, the total prize pool is bigger than ever!

The registration and submission has already started and will continue until August 31st, enough time for you to start developing your application if you haven’t already. There are many prize categories in which you can win, including the Samsung bada Champion, category winners, and special winners. Our 24 category winners are in 8 categories with 3 winners per category. If a category has few entries, you might want to take advantage of that for a better chance at winning.

Please visit our Global Developer Challenge site for more details.
Click on register to start your bada journey!

	■ Schedules Registration and Submission: until August 31, 2010 Simulator Phase Winner Announcement: September 16, 2010 Device Phase Submission: until October 23, 2010 Final Winner Announcement: November 16, 2010 * For more details visit the site GDC > Schedules
	■ Prizes Samsung bada Champion: 300,000 USD Category winners: 100,000 USD (first place) * For more details visit the site GDC > Prizes

This is a Challenge that you just can’t lose! Challenge yourself in the bright blue ocean of bada.

Download free “Introduction to bada – A Developer’s Guide” e-book

"Introduction to bada – A Developer´s Guide" FREE Download!

Free bada developer e-book now ready to download!

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, today proudly announced that "Introduction to bada – A Developer´s Guide" is now available to download free of charge at the following site

www.wiley.com/go/bada

This e-book is essential reading for anyone developing with bada, with even experienced developers able to learn a trick or two from the many recipes providing useful code snippets.

We will release the e-book in four parts over the course of a month. It is a preview of the print publication, which will be available in September 2010. The print book will be an extended version covering even more recipes.

You can register to buy the full paperback version as soon as it is released via Amazon by clicking here

So come along and join us as we dive into bada!

Samsung announces San Francisco bada Developer Day

Samsung announces San Francisco bada Developer Day

Free Developer Day introducing bada application development and bada SDK platform

June, 2010, San Francisco – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading global mobile phone provider, today announced that the latest in a series of bada Developer Days is coming to San Francisco.
The event, being held in San Francisco on Tuesday June 22nd, is Samsung’s first US bada developers’ event following the launch of bada Software Development Kit (SDK). The event has been designed to encourage bada application development and assist relevant developers and their communities.
The bada Developer Day is structured around bada platform introduction, programming samples configured for specific technologies and applications based on bada platform SDK, and a variety of demonstrations using real mobile phones.
Registrations for participants will be available on the site (http://developer.bada.com). The event is open to any developer and there is no registration fee. As well as an insight into the bada platform, developers will also have the opportunity to network with fellow developers, Samsung developer team and Samsung executives.
The Samsung bada Developer Day will be held on June 22nd at the W Hotel, 181 3rd Street, San Francisco.