By Editor on February 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Samsung has unveiled the latest upgrade to its own in-house smartphone operating system, the bada 2.0 platform.
The upgrade version of its smartphone OS includes support for Near Field Communication (NFC), Web applications including HTML 5 and WAC, multitasking, scalable UI – as well as voice recognition.
Samsung has improved the user experience on the bada with a personalized lock-screen, layout management and 3D sound.
According to JK Shin, President and Head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business, they are delighted with the success of the original bada platform, which was launched at MWC last year. They have looked to build on this with bada 2.0 by creating a versatile and robust platform capable of continuing the success of its predecessor. The company has also created and strengthened an eco-system around bada, ensuring that the developers are able to create the apps their customers need.
‘bada 2.0′ is also equipped with an improved Software Development Kit (SDK), opening up the platform to more developers working across different PC operating systems. The SDK also includes additional features such as an advanced code analyzer as well as a faster simulator, allowing developers more insight into the performance of their apps.
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By Editor on February 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
NXP Software is demonstrating an upgrade of QuickPlayer that will allow Android-based devices to play content encoded for Apple’s adaptive HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) protocol. The software is fully compatible with major video service providers and lets Android users access content available within Apple services.
According to Peter Van de Berg, Marketing Director, NXP Software, they are delighted to be launching the latest version of LifeVibes QuickPlayer with a live demo in partnership with Envivio at MWC. The software enables video service providers to open up a huge choice of extra content on Android devices. Combined with the fastest start-up time around and viewing that’s virtually as smooth as watching on a living room TV, it offers video service providers the best way to address the booming market of Android users.
The software is available to service providers as an SDK for a downloadable application. The SDK includes a reference application ready to deploy and can also be integrated with a third-party application UI layer.
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