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Is anyone developing for Bada? Hello, anyone? Seems like all of the hotshot code monkeys out there are (or at least should be) working on bigger, hotter platforms — some of which Samsung is fully supporting — but be that as it may, Sammy has just gotten around to releasing the final 1.0 version of its Bada SDK for devs interested in trying their hand at busting out a Wave app or three. The full SDK package (which includes a number of languages, some of which you may not care to work on) measures over 1.3GB, so it’s plan to take some commitment, a fast connection, and a hard drive not filled to the brim with Android app projects to get it installed.

Samsung Bada SDK hits version 1.0; in other news, a tree falls and no one’s around to hear it originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Right on time, US Cellular’s CDMA-flavored version of the HTC Desire is at this time available for a nickel under $200, making it the undisputed big dog in the regional carrier’s lineup (its first Android device, the Samsung Acclaim, launched a few weeks back). What you get for your hard-earned money in this place is a surprisingly accurate recreation of the GSM Desire the rest of the world has been enjoying for much of this year, with the same optical pad, 3.7-inch display, 5 megapixel cam, Sense, 1GHz Snapdragon core, and identical industrial design (which, considering how good the original looks, is just fine with us). With the Droid Incredible on tap, Verizon doesn’t really need this thing — but it’d be kinda nice if Sprint picked it up to slot under the EVO, wouldn’t it? Follow the break for the full press release.

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You know the drill: if you’re rolling custom firmwares for your Android-powered devices, you’ve got to release the GPL portions of those binaries for all of our prying eyes to see. It’s a drill HTC is well-acquainted with at this point, and once again, they’ve come swooping in with a couple that should pique the particular interest of the North American hacking community: kernel source for the Android 2.2 releases for Verizon’s Droid Incredible and Sprint’s EVO 4G. Of course, finding a frickin’ Droid Incredible is another matter altogether… but hey, at least when you do, you’ll have the source for it. Half the battle, right?

Froyo code for HTC EVO 4G, Droid Incredible goes open source originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.