Samsung takes the lead with open source Tizen OS, born from MeeGo
Samsung might have already announced that it had absolutely zero interest in webOS, but the exact reason why has now been made abundantly clear. It turns out that Samsung had been batting its…
View ArticleSamsung merging Bada OS with Tizen
Samsung’s in-house mobile operating system Bada is more popular than you might think. Despite being a fairly new arrival, Bada struck a chord with users when it arrived — and in late 2010…
View ArticleFirst Tizen developer phone makes a public appearance
As Android and iOS duke it out for smartphone OS supremacy, RIM and Microsoft continue refining their own mobile offerings in the hopes of making up some ground before the year is out.…
View ArticleTizen phones and tablets will run Android apps
Part of the beauty of Android is that its open nature allows non-Google developers to make its engine run on other operating systems. RIM introduced it to BlackBerry PlayBook owners in PlayBook OS…
View ArticleSamsung reportedly puts Tizen and Bada on hold until 2013
IFA 2012 is fast approaching, and there’s going to plenty of new hardware on display from manufacturers, especially Samsung. One thing you won’t see at the Korean electronics giant’s booth are any new…
View ArticleThanks to Samsung, Tizen might actually happen this year
We’ve heard rumblings of a new Linux-based open source, mobile operating system that has been almost ready to go for nearly a year now. Tizen, which was seemingly designed simply so it could…
View ArticleTizen 2.0 release shows Samsung is serious about an Android alternative
The Tizen 2.0 source code and SDK has officially been released, according to a post on the project’s developer website. The alpha release came just five months ago, so clearly someone has been…
View ArticleSamsung’s backup plan: Tizen 2.0 demo proves it can compete with Android
Samsung has been proudly showing off progress on Tizen, the open-source Android alternative project it’s been shepherding since 2011. Its latest time in the spotlight shows that Tizen can indeed do all...
View ArticleCan we expect Samsung Galaxy Glass in the future?
As one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, how long will it be before Samsung gets involved in Project Glass?
View ArticleIt’s no iOS 7: Intel Obsidian UI for Tizen shown off in leaked video
Wondering what Intel is contributing to the Tizen project? A user interface codenamed Obsidian, for one thing, and it’s been captured on video. It may also be headed to Intel-powered Android devices in…
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S5 to scale back Android customization after pressure from Google
As the result of Google’s increasingly heavy hand, Samsung may have been “encouraged” to make their vision for Android look and feel a little more like Google’s vision for Android. When they aren’t […]
View ArticleSamsung’s Gear Trio – why Tizen won over Android
Samsung announced three wearable devices at Mobile World Congress this week, and all of them are different from their original namesake in one critical way – none of them are running Android. Instead, […]
View ArticleSundar Pichai says there’s no relationship strain between Google and Samsung
For at least a year now, there’s been talk of issues between Samsung and Google. In one of many statements that Android and Chrome boss Sundar Pichai gave during Mobile World Congress recently, […]
View ArticleSamsung Gear 2 and Gear Fit pricing confirmed
The next wave of wearable tech from Samsung is almost here, and Samsung has finally confirmed pricing for its new set of wearable devices. Only four months after the launch of the Samsung […]
View ArticleSamsung Gear 2 smartwatch torn down, found to be repairable but expensive to fix
Samsung moved on from the original Galaxy Gear smart watch rather quickly, announcing the Gear 2 at Mobile World Congress in February. The Gear 2 doesn’t run Android, but it’s based on similar […]
View ArticleSamsung exec: Tizen phone finally hitting shelves this summer
After being shut down last year by DoCoMo and Orange, Samsung is finally ready to launch a Tizen phone. Samsung’s own mobile OS has been struggling to enter the market in any serious […]
View ArticleReport: Samsung will move the Galaxy Gear from Android to Tizen
In a move that is considerably more drastic than a simple upgrade, Samsung’s first smartwatch is about to ditch Android for another operating system entirely. The original Galaxy Gear smartwatch did...
View ArticleSamsung’s first Tizen phone is the Z
Tizen has had a tough time finding a carrier willing to support it on a smartphone, but it looks like Samsung finally has the foothold they need to launch what they hope will […]
View ArticleOpera Mini goes tiny on the Galaxy Gear S
Maybe you’re waiting for that one killer app to appear before you rush out and buy a smartwatch. If that app is a web browser, you’re in luck: Opera Mini is coming to […]
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