Viber now also available for PC and Mac

Viber is a cross platform messaging client which uses the voice over IP protocol. Users can exchange text messages, images, video and audio using the messaging application between various smartphone platforms and as of now even between desktop platforms.

You can download the app directly on your device through their respective stores or by using the links which follow:

BADA to be absorbed by Tizen

Back in January last year we reported that Tae-jin Kang, Samsung’s VP of Content Planning stated that his company was planning to merge bada OS with Intel’s Tizen. This merger came after Intel’s failed plans to merge their platform with Meego, which Nokia later dropped in favor of Windows Phone.

Samsung confirms that they will release Tizen devices this year

Samsung has confirmed that they will release smartphones based on the new Tizen operating system in 2013. Google’s purchase of Motorola, has been seen as a potential threat for manufacturers like Samsung, which depends heavily on Android for the success of its brand. Samsung has since looks at its alternatives and merged its homebrewn BADA OS with Intel’s offering to make Tizen a reality.

As Tizen is an open source platform like Android it now has backing from Intel, Samsung, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and the Vodafone Group which will give the devices running this platform an opportunity for success.

[Bada app] Viber

Viber for Bada is a voice-over-Internet Protocol messaging client application and an alternative to Skype. On Viber, your phone number is your ID. The app syncs with your mobile contact list, automatically detecting which of your contacts have Viber.

You can download Viber for the Samsung Wave M or for the Samsung Wave 3 through the Samsung App Store or by using the link which follows:

Ten affordable smartphones

Smartphones are generally expensive, unless you get the carrier subsidized prices when you purchase your smartphone. But we came across a list of devices which show that not all smartphones need to be expensive, and we are not talking about cheap Chinese knock offs either.

Check out the following list of smartphones from reputed manufactures which will surely fit most tight budgets.

Samsung Wave Y - Video Review

The Samsung Wave Y features a 3.2 inch touch display, Wi-Fi, FM Radio and a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash. This mid range smartphone runs Samsung's BADA mobile operating system and is aimed at a younger audience.

If you want to learn more about the Samsung Wave Y check out the following video review.

Samsung Wave receives Bada 2.0 software update

The Bada 2.0 software update is finally being rolled out to the Samsung Wave S8500. Samsung has still to make an official announcement or to publish a rollout schedule, but it should be announced very soon.

[BADA app] Doodle God

Doodle God by JoyBits is award-winning brainteaser with unique sandbox world, generated just by matching and mixing base elements. Combinations can be both physical (such as combining Water and Lava to obtain Steam and Stone) and metaphorical (such as combining Water and Fire to obtain Alcohol).

You can download the game directly on your device through the BADA App Store or by using the link which follows:

Samsung's BADA and Intel's TIZEN merge

Its not easy grabbing a place in a race dominated by Android and iOS. Now with Windows Phone trying to creep in between then, other mobile operating systems are being pushed back. Samsung has decided to merge it's bada OS with Intel's Tizan OS in hopes and improving it's position in the mobile market.

Tae-jin Kang - Samsung's Senior VP of Contents Planning who revealed this information, also said that the apps developed for bada will work on Tizen and will be backward compatible with previously published apps. He also said that the two will eventually share the same developer interfaces and roots. By sharing the same SDKs and APIs the hope is that developers who create applications for BADA can also create the applications for Tizen. Samsung hopes to have more than one device running the combined platform available by the end of this year.

Samsung Wave M - Video Review

The Samsung Wave M features a 3.6-inch touchscreen display,Wi-Fi, FM Radio and has a 5MP camera with LED flash.

The device introduces a lower mid-range category in the BADA lineup with a better camera and a screen slightly larger than the Samsung Wave Y while retaining the same screen resolution and processor.

Check out the hands on review of the Samsung Wave M which follows:

Samsung to favor BADA over Windows Phone

According to rumors it looks like Samsung is going to choose to work with their own BADA mobile OS in favor of Windows Phone. The company which has tremendous success with their Android handsets have themselves well set to promote their own BADA OS.

Samsung Wave - Unboxing and Demo Video

The Samsung Wave features a 3.3 inch touch display, 2GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 5 megapixel camera which is capable of capturing video at 720p and is powered by a 1GHz processor.

 The unboxing and hands on video of the Samsung Wave follows :