Sure, Samsung also announced Bada at the end of 2009, but it wasn't until early 2011 when South Korea received its first Bada device, the Wave II.

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Five months ago, many found it hard to imagine the village of Peuken Bada, in Aceh Province, recovering.

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The company is also making phones based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile software and its own Bada operating system.

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