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Another OS Bites the Dust: Samsung to Fold Bada Into Smartphone Linux Project

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 17 at 5:30 am PT

In an interview with Forbes, the Korean electronics firm says it plans to merge bada with Tizen, the latest multicompany effort to bring Linux to smartphones.

Samsung Gets Its ChatON

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 18, 2011 at 4:40 pm PT

The Korean electronics giant announces its answer to Apple’s iMessage and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Messenger.

Would Microsoft's New Search Name Smell as Sweet if It Were Named After a Cherry or a Soprano?

Kara Swisher in News on April 21, 2009 at 11:03 am PT

What’s in a name? Well, a lot, actually, and BoomTown supposes it would be just like those Pacific Northwest types at Microsoft to name the new version of its search service “Bing,” presumably after the cherry that is a big product in the company’s home state. That moniker is one of many being bandied about in a group the software giant could be considering for the big relaunch of its search service, which it has been prepping. But Microsoft should forget the fruity metaphor, also rename its MSN online service “Bada” and use this motto: “Bada Bing, Bada Boom, Notta Bada Algorithm!”