Samsung Tizen OS

The fact that the Tizen platform is compatible with a number of web applications makes it a much sought after operating system in the present day where you will find web applications galore. It is basically a Linux based OS and has found extensive usage in smart television, smartphones, and tablets aside from the IVIs or the so called devices that support in-vehicle infotainment. Identifiably, the Tizen OS has a number of advantages over the other operating systems. First and foremost, as it is an open source, not much is required to tweak the OS as per your requirement. For instance, in case of iOS and Android, the flexibility is limited as far as tweaking is concerned. Another benefit of using Tizen OS is that the Tizen apps can be written by using HTML 5. Not only that this particular OS is not just compatible with smartphones and tablets but can also be used as a notebook personal computer. The Tizen operating system is also compatible with Android apps. As such,...

New screenshots of Samsung's Tizen 2.3 have surfaced, courtesy of  Tizen Indonesia . The latest version of Tizen OS looks a lot more colorful than before with updated icons. Samsung has also used bold color choices throughout the user interface. Unsurprisingly, blue is still the main color of choice, but in addition there's also a lot of extra throughout the UI. Take a look at the screenshots below and judge for yourself. Samsung has optimized the user experience for screen resolutions starting at 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA). The low-end device that the company has been hinting to launch by the end of the year will probably sport this resolution. Other than the fresh coat of paint, there don't seem to be much more functional changes made to how Tizen OS works. It's quite simple and seems to have taken a lot of cues from Android and TouchWiz. Taesoon Jun, Samsung's chief architect on Tizen, said in an interview last week at the company's developers con...

How to get Python and related libraries / packages running on Tizen (1.0 "Larkspur", as shipped on the TizenConf developer device). Prerequisites: A device with Tizen 1.0 "Larkspur" installed (emulator might work too, but untested) The Scratchbox Build System set up for Tizen:  SBS The "sdb" utility from the  Tizen SDK  (usually installed as  SDK/sdb/sdb ) Need help? Want to discuss? Go to the  tizentalk.com forum thread  and post your comments, suggestions and questions there :) Building Python 2.7 from source TODO: Add instructions Building SDL 1.2, PyGame and related libraries TODO: Add instructions Build order (prefix is always  /opt/sdl-1.2.15/ ): SDL 1.2.15 SDL_ttf 2.0.11, with: freetype 2.4.9 SDL_image 1.2.12, with: libpng 1.5.10, jpegsrc v6b SDL_mixer 1.2.12, with: libogg 1.3.0, libvorbis 1.3.3, smpeg SVN PyGame 1.9.1 (requires all of the above + Python) ./configure  line needed to find some libraries: ...

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Samsung’s in-house operating system Tizen is here and it doesn’t look like they’re backing away from pushing it onto the market anytime soon. With Samsung’s release of their own operating system, does Tizen stand a chance on competing independently against Google’s Android? Samsung vs Google                                                © Samsung, Google, SamsungOsTizen The question itself has very little to do with the Tizen operating system and revolves more around Samsung as a brand. If Samsung can equate its quality of mobile devices with their own operating system and overshadow Google Android as a whole, Tizen could get its feet off the ground. If not, consumers will continue to brand Samsung along with Android. It is often mentioned that most new consumers buy a smartphone that has a good design, nice features, or that is affordable. What type of ...

Technology is something that abruptly change in such a short time, the bestselling today might be the least selling tomorrow. This is what Tizen OS developers expect in the future. Before, IOS was the largest selling operating system because it was used by the Apple Industry, and the popularity of Apple was very high at that time. Then google launched its Android OS in the market, which snatched the spotlight from IOS. Android became the top grossing OS ever since. However, other developers are trying to make another OS that would be able to compete with Android and IOS. Firefox launched its Firefox OS which was HTML5 based. Then there was Ubuntu Touch, which allowed a split screen multi-tasking. It was also based on HTML5 code. Another new OS that hoped to compete with the other OS in the market is the Tizen OS, which was supported by the big companies like Intel and Samsung. Samsung mobiles have been purely dependent on Google’s OS, the Android. And today, it planned to creat...

Good  News ! The  Tizen SDK 2.3  is now available for download, the new update has some new improvements, bug fixes. Additional changes has been made also on the native API such as primary development language for native applications has changed from C++ to C. The new Tizen 2.3 SDK also added some additional features for the Wearable Web Device APIs and more. See some of the highlights below of the Tizen 2.3 SDK. Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: Integrated SDK based on multi-device profiles: support both mobile devices and wearable devices with single SDK. New native APIs for native applications, replacing the previous Tizen 2.2.1 Native API. Extended web device APIs such as human activity monitor APIs, sensor APIs, etc. Performance enhanced Web UI framework (jQM a pure JS). Enhanced Dynamic Analyzer to help finding performance bottleneck, bugs, and the other holes via precisely monitoring your app’s execution. ...

We wrote an article about this many times, the plans of Samsung to release an update for its previous smartwatch  the  Samsung Galaxy Gear SM-V700 , we thought its all just pure rumors and this will not materialized but a video surface online showing a Galaxy Gear running the home grown operating system of Samsung, the smartwatch runs Tizen and based on the video it behaves and functions perfectly the same just like the  Gear 2  and Gear 2 Neo the video prove that Samsung will soon release a Tizen update for Galaxy Gear it’s just a matter of time and we will be able to download and update the  Tizen O.S   for Galaxy Gear . And now the  Tizen update  is here, Samsung releases the firmware of Tizen operating system for  Galaxy Gear SM-V700 ,according to the report the update will replaced the entire operating system (Android). The new O.S will add new features as well as other improvements like battery life . Notable features are standa...

Here is a game where its game play is like the Maya Magic Puzzle for PocketPC, it’s a strategy game where you have to move each square animal puzzle until one animal remains. The game is simple to understand yet hard to master, you need to solve the puzzle in just a short period of time, so you can get the BEST Time record for solving the puzzle. Crown The Thing Crown the Thing Tizen app The game has been ported to Tizen, and hopefully we will be able to download the game in Tizen store once it is open. There is a sample game available for Chrome OS version see the game at http://ctt.tuzsuzov.com or you can watch the game mechanics on how to play at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=348zAtRdA6s. See more details about the game below: Crown The Thing Tizen App Crown the Thing Tizen app Description: The game is re-issue of the “Maya Magic Puzzle” for PocketPC from early 2000-ties. The game was designed by me, while working for GargaGames (the company behind the game at tha...

Here is another Flappy bird type of game,  Candy Flapp  by  8Bitband . But instead of a Flappy Bird, this time it’s a doughnut bouncing up and down in the candy land, avoid hitting the candy poles to get a high score. If you experienced playing the Flappy Bird or similar type of game, this game has similar game play, that game is easy to understand but very challenging to achieve a high score. The app is already available in Android and  iOS  platform and now it’s also available in Tizen smartphone. The graphics are good, and fun to playIf you are a fan of Flappy bird game and want to relieve the experience of playing it in the Tizen platform check out the  Candy Flapp Tizen game . What we like about the game is that it has far more better graphics than other Flappy Bird concept game, colorful background and much smoother controls.   Description: If you liked Flappy Bird then you will love  Candy Flapp . Take Flappy Bird and add q...

CamCard is one of the companies, who participated in the recent, Tizen Developers Conference 2014 San Francisco, CamCard showcase its award winning app a very useful tool to manage your business card, it can read any business card by taking a photo of it, it has the fastest optical recognition technology, making it very easy to read and save business cards right on your phone the app has the ability to read and scan multiple business card at once, even read read email signature; Read QR Code on cards. A very cool app for business minded persons. No need to type or save a photo of a business card in your phone, no need to collect those piece of papers and card boards, these business card clutters your wallet or bag, with the CamCard app you can store hundreds or thousands of business card right in your smartphone. CamCard Tizen App CamCard Tizen App  Professional Business Card Reader I have been using the business card for over a year now and I must say it’s a great ap...

We are all looking for the next thing in tech and manufacturers are not so different from us. Something that is innovative, might catch on, and they can quickly patent !!! In this case Samsung has a new design patent awarded to the company that shows a round smartwatch that is operated by a ring around the display. This quick rotary input mechanism is found on Smat Camera’s and other devices like sports watches. It is early days to know if this feature will come to market anytime soon, or if it will be found on a future Tizen Smart Watch, but I really like the added dimension that it brings.

We previously reported that the Tizen based Samsung Gear S was looking at a release date of 24th October, which happened to be last week by many of the major UK online tech retailers. Well, as what happens quite often in the Tech world the release has been delayed, and we are now looking at the week commencing  11 November 2014  for its UK launch. No specific reason has been given by Samsung to the delay. Below is a quick video hands-on with the Gear S and going through its User Interface (UI): Video Check out post on the Gear S to see all its features. Also keep tuned to Tizen Experts for all the latest Gear S news

It looks like we will be getting the first Tizen Smartphone being released  VERY  soon, as a dual SIM Samsung SM-Z130H/DS, which is Samsung’s first budget Tizen Smartphone, has just been listed as undergoing certification at the FCC. Generally speaking devices do tend to be launched / released soon after FCC approval. It was announced that we could get a  Tizen Smartphone in India for November , so this maybe the prophecy coming true. The FCC filing is under FCC ID “A3LSMZ130H” for the Samsung SM-Z130H, a dual-sim smart phone. We can see that the Smartphone supports GSM 850/1900, Wi-fi 802.11b and Bluetooth, which covers the SAR bands it is getting tested under. The Samsung SM-Z130H measures 103mm height and 51mm width. There has been a Zauba listing for a 4″ screen variant, which this seems to be. We have previously covered the rumouredspecifications for the SM-Z130H device for all that are interested. Come on Samsung, we can’t wait !!!!!

The XML files for the User Agent Profile (UAProf) of the Tizen based SM-Z130H have appeared on Samsung’s website site via  Samsung Mobile wapsite  . We can now see credible confirmation of some of the specifications. The upcoming budget Smartphone will be running Tizen OS 2.3, 480 x 800 screen resolution, with a ARMv7 32-bit CPU running at 1.2 GHz. The included browser (Samsung Browser version 2.0.34) should be able to take advantage of Tizen’s best in class browser, enabling rich multimedia and video streaming possibilities. Specifications of SM-Z130H 4.0-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) 1.2 GHz CPU (32bit) Tizen OS 2.3 Samsung Browser 9.2.34 Media Player (multi-format) Dual SIM 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio Connectivity: 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy), GPS + GLONASS We are all gearing up for a Tizen Smartphone release in  India  soon. Come on Samsung, come to daddy !!!!

Over the last few months there has been a steady leak of information regarding Samsung’s upcoming Tizen based budget Smartphone  SM-Z130H , and now courtesy of a system dump our friends at Sammobile have been able to extract some information and screenshots. We have pictures of icons, lockscreen themes, and the default wallpaper. The lockscreen present you with the current weather, clock, date and a flat look, which looks refreshingly different from the Google’s Android 5.0 Lollipop. The SM-Z130H has an Internal codename of  KIRAN  and the following specifications: WVGA (800×480) TFT LCD display panel Dual SIM support Dual-core Spreadtrum SC7727S CPU with a clock speed of 1.2GHz ARM Mali-400 GPU clocked at 460.8MHz 512MB RAM 3.2 megapixel main camera with an LED flash 0.3 megapixel front facing camera Bluetooth 4.0 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS Wi-Fi 802.11n, Wi-Fi Direct microUSB 2.0 port FM radio Accelerometer More screenshots are below. We and ot...

Nov 29, 2014 A new firmware has now become available for the Samsung Gear S, version R380XXU0BNK2, which isn’t major step up from the ones that we have available at the moment, but something is better than nothing I often get told. This one is originally for the Russian market, so there’s is no guarantees of what will happen if you flash it to devices in other markets. Model: SM-R380 Model name: Gear 2 Country: Russia Version: Android 2.2.1.2 Changelist: N/A Build date: N/A Product Code: SER PDA: R380XXU0BNK2 CSC: R380OXA0BNK2 MODEM: R380XXU0BNK2 Instructions Extract (unzip) the firmware file Download  Odin v3.09 Extract Odin zip-file Open Odin v3.09 Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons) Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin Add the firmware file to AP / PDA Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes There is ...

Skinomi, a company known for helping you protect your easily damaged tech have released TechSkin – a  Samsung Gear S Screen Protector  + Gold Carbon Fiber Full Body Skin Protector, and they also bundle in Free Lifetime Replacement Warranty / Front & Back Wrap / Premium HD Clear Film / Ultra High Definition Invisible and Anti-Bubble Crystal Shield. I haven’t had hands-on with this item, so if it does what it claims, then it might be worth the purchase.

The Samsung Galaxy Gear was the Korean companies first Smart watch contender, which originally debuted with the Android Operating System. Now fast forward a mere 12 months and you can see how it has transformed itself, now no longer running on the old cut down Android OS and been updated to Tizen. The Galaxy Gear has become a star again, but now on the big screen. It might be a mere glimpse, but you can see it in Jurassic World’s trailer, the Galaxy Gear has a radar display. Check out the video below: Video

Here is another story about Samsung, India and the elusive Tizen Smartphone or the the Samsung Z1 SM-Z130H/DS to be precise. We were expecting a Samsung Tizen Smartphone to be released this month in india, but that hasn’t managed to materialize and the latest rumour is that it will be released next month. “According to industry sources in Korea, Samsung Electronics will hold a press conference in India on 10 December 2014 to introduce the Samsung Z1. Cheap Tizen smartphone is scheduled to be sold at a price not more than $100″ We wait, with baited breath.

Do you want to learn more about the exciting world of Tizen IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment)? As part of their webinar series, Geoffroy Van Cutsem from Intel’s Open Source Technology Center presents a Tizen IVI session. In this 40-minute session Geoffroy discusses some of the challenges for the automotive industry such as multi-user requirements and security. You can learn how Tizen IVI addresses Automotive requirements, Architecture overview, Tizen IVI roadmap and more. About the speaker Geoffroy Van Cutsem manages a team of Technical Marketing Engineers and has been heavily involved in Tizen IVI since the beginning of the journey. He has been working on the adoption of open-source solutions in the automotive space for many years, going back further in time than the establishment of Tizen and Tizen IVI. Intel and its Open Source Technology Center is a key contributor and part of the Technical Steering Group of Tizen, an open source, standards-based software platform for multi...