Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tizen Operating System




Another Operating System is coming to stand along with Apple’s IOS and Google’s Android OS targeting different smart devices, from a group of Linux Foundation, Samsung, Intel, Tizen Community.
                t's an open source system that aims to offer a consistent user experience across devices. Its main components are the Linux kernel and the WebKit runtime.
Overview:
OS Family                           :               Linux
Source Model                      :               Mixed. Proprietary and Open Source
Initial Release                     :               January 5 2012
Latest Stable Release           :               February 18 2013 (2.0)
Marketing Target                 :               Mobile & PC, cross device, cross platform, tablets, notebooks,                 smartphones, GPS smartnav, In-vehicle infotainment, Smart TV.
Available Programming
Languages                           :               HTML, C++

Supported Platforms            :               ARM and X86
Website                             :               www.tizen.org

Let’s see how the new OS will stand in the competition given by the duopolies (Apple and Google). Samsung has officially announced that it plans to kill its Bada operating system, and merge it with Tizen.