Tizen

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Android, Tizen And The End Of Java

Dean Howell | The Powerbase | February 2, 2012

I wanted to call this piece Life, the Universe and Everything.  If you’re an avid sci-fi reader, or you’ve at least read Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, then those words might mean something to you, but this argument is not about the book, or Douglas Adams.  Allow me to explain. Read More »

Can Any Tablet OS Challenge Android And iOS?

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | July 19, 2013

Windows RT flopped but, seriously, is there any tablet OS that take on Android and iOS? Read More »

China Unicom Hedges OS Bets With Ubuntu Support

Caroline Gabriel | Rethink Wireless | July 9, 2013

Chinese operators' support vital for new platforms as huge country looks for alternative to Android Read More »

Here Comes Tizen! Samsung To Host Its First Developer Conference In October

Matt Hamblen | Computerworld | July 23, 2013

Focus of Samsung Developers Conference could be on Tizen OS, not Android, and on building apps for unique Samsung utilities Read More »

HP Reportedly Ditches Windows RT as Microsoft Readies Surface

Mikey Campbell | AppleInsider | July 2, 2012

According to unconfirmed reports, HP has scrapped plans to build Windows RT-based tablets which would have been direct competitors to Microsoft's own upcoming Surface tablet that was announced in June. Read More »

HP Said to Dump Microsoft over Surface: WART is No Longer Welcome at Most OEMs

Charlie Demerjian | SemiAccurate | June 29, 2012

Remember when we said that Microsoft management was essentially incompetent and destroyed their partner relationships with a single WARTy Surface? We were being too kind, their largest OEM, HP, just bailed. Read More »

Intel, Samsung Back Tizen Developer Contest For Open Source Apps

DH Kass | The VAR Guy | July 22, 2013

Intel and Samsung are behind a recently launched a $4.04 million application development contest called the Tizen App Challenge to gain apps for the alternative open source platform. Read More »

Is India A Low-Cost High-Quality Smartphone Market?

Rashi Varshney | Light Reading India | October 6, 2014

While smartphone penetration across the globe is booming, India seems to be emerging as a hot spot of low-cost-high-quality smartphones, with smartphone vendors rushing to the country in a big way to join the race. Most recently, Internet giant Google rolled out Android One phones in India- Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1, and Spice Dream UNO, priced at Rs 6,399...

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Mobile Giants Forced To Reckon With Emerging Markets

Jon Fortt | CNBC | February 25, 2013

This, in a nutshell, is the challenge that faces the entire mobile industry: Growth opportunities lie in emerging markets, where a new price-sensitive middle class is booming. To win the next phase of the computing race, the heavyweights will have to rethink their approach. Read More »

Official Intel Statement Denies Tizen's Death Rumors

Staffwriter | GSMArena | June 7, 2013

Intel has posted a statement regarding the rumor that the Tizen OS, which is co-developed with Samsung, is dying. Read More »

Open Source Thrives in Asia

Kirsten Newcomer | Open Source Delivers | June 13, 2012

The [LinuxCon Japan] conference was truly an excellent experience. It’s great to see the tremendous energy around FOSS here in Japan. There’s no question that Asian companies are taking full advantage of the innovation and game-changing opportunities that FOSS creates. Read More »

Samsung Flexing Its Open Source Muscles

Paul Krill | InfoWorld | April 16, 2013

...Sang-bum Suh, Samsung's vice president of the software platform team at the company's software research and development center, gave a synopsis of how successful the company has been both using open source software and contributing back to the community. Read More »

Samsung plans move to high-end Tizen 'open source' phone

Matt Hamblen | ComputerWorld | March 15, 2013

Samsung is planning to release a high-end smartphone running on the open-source Tizen operating system in August or September, the company confirmed Friday. Read More »

Samsung Pushes Further Into Smart Home, Digital Healthcare And Virtual Reality At Developer Conference

Phil Goldstein | Fierce Wireless | November 13, 2014

Samsung Electronics kicked off its second annual developer conference with a bevy of announcements intended to ignite enthusiasm around its software for its wearable, digital health, virtual reality and smart home solutions...

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Samsung Tizen-Based TVs Could Hit Market In 2014, CEO Says

Shara Tibken | CNET | September 12, 2013

Boo-Keun Yoon, co-CEO of Samsung and head of the consumer electronics business, tells a German publication that the company is working on televisions running the open source operating system. Read More »