Samsung Apps rides new wave growth with free Apps

New Wave handset users can now download selected game apps, dictionary apps, and theme apps for free, including popular programs such as FIFA 10, Tetris Refresh, SporeTM Creatures, Assassin’s Creed II, DioDict French/English dictionary, Princess Magic Therapy e-book and SSkin theme series. FIFA10, Tetris Refresh and SporeTM Creatures will be free for the first 250,000 downloads; Assassin’s Creed for the first 300,000; and the remaining apps for a limited time. Samsung Apps’ offer is timed with the release of Samsung’s new Wave family of handsets, all of which are based on bada, Samsung’s own smartphone platform. The new Wave family combines advanced functionality and intuitive usability with features that give users a smarter way to stay connected on the go.

Samsung Apps for the new Wave family is currently available in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Singapore, with more countries to follow as the new phones are rolled out. The introduction of the new phones is expected to boost the number of offerings on Samsung Apps; the application store expanded its coverage and size at rapid pace riding the success of the first Wave handset.