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After months and months of delays, Samsung is finally launching a smartphone powered by Tizen in the market. Next month, consumers will India will have the option of buying the Samsung Z1 (SM-Z130H), a low-end device powered by Tizen that is expected to retail for less than $100. Ahead of its launch, firmware for the Z1 […]
The upcoming low-end Tizen phone from Samsung, which is currently known only by its model number SM-Z130H, has been under development for a few months now, and is expected to launch in the Indian market by the end of this month/in December. We've already offered exclusive information on the hardware the Z130H will carry, and now, Samsung's […]
Samsung's Gear S is the most feature-packed smartwatch out there today, thanks to its ability to work independently of a smartphone with inbuilt Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity. However, it looks like those in the UK who were looking forward to strapping the Gear S on their wrist this month will have to wait a bit […]
After months of delays, Samsung officially announced the Samsung Z, the first commercial Tizen-powered smartphone, back in June this year. However, the Samsung Z has still not made it to markets, and rumors have hinted that Samsung plans to ditch the Z and focus on launching low-end handsets given the explosive growth the budget smartphone segment […]
Samsung's smartwatches might be chugging along nicely on Tizen, but the company has failed miserably at bringing a smartphone powered by its in-house OS to market. The Samsung Z was recently announced as the first commercial Tizen phone, but its launch was delayed and the phone is still stuck in limbo. Now, sources talking to […]
Whether we like it or not, gold smartphones are here to stay, and it wasn't surprising when Samsung announced that the Galaxy S5 would also be available with the flashy color option in addition to more common ones like the black, white and blue colors. Well, it looks like the Samsung Z, the first commercial […]
After the Samsung Z, the first commercial Tizen handset, it looks like the Korean manufacturer is now working on a low-end Tizen phone. Components for a Tizen handset with model number SM-Z130H (the Z denotes the device is powered by Tizen) have been shipped to India for testing, and the low prices of those components […]
After months of endless delays Samsung's highly anticipated Tizen smartphone was formally unveiled last month. The company's lead man on the Tizen project, J.D. Choi, unveiled the Samsung Z last month and said that it would first go on sale in Russia in the third quarter of this year. The release was supposed to take […]
Before the first Tizen phone, the Samsung Z, was announced, there were months and months of speculation about when the new OS would make its smartphone debut. Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo was slated as the first carrier that would launch a Tizen phone in early 2014, but due to constant delays from Samsung, DoCoMo reportedly […]
The Galaxy Gear, Samsung's first smart wearable device, ran Android, while the Gear 2 saw the company switch to its in-house OS Tizen. Well, with the Gear Fit, Samsung has made yet another operating system switch – according to Samsung officials, the Gear Fit uses a real-time operating system (RTOS) instead of something like Android […]
Tizen OS may have been delayed but Tizen Association that steers the OS' development is enjoying some good support from the industry. After 36 companies that joined the Tizen Association as part of a Partner Program, Tizen has added 15 new members in the same program. Its newest members range from app and game developers […]
Samsung’s Tizen-powered phone, the SM-Z9005, made an appearance in blurry pictures just the other day, and it seems it isn't done making its presence felt, as it reared its face today in crystal clear photos as it went up for sale on eBay for $300 briefly as a “New Tizen Samsung SM-Z9005 smartphone for apps […]
Earlier today, a Tizen device bearing a model number SM-Z9005 was ousted by @evleaks. Along with the leak, a press render of the alleged SM-Z9005 was also leaked. While no official launch date is available for the device, it has been confirmed that Samsung will showcase a few Tizen devices at the Mobile World Congress […]
Tizen may be running into obstacles and staying away from the consumer market at the moment, but whenever it does make its way to market, developers will be the major force deciding how Samsung's home-brewed OS does in the extremely competitive mobile operating system landscape. If you're one of the developers who are already dipping their […]
The prospects of an actual market launch of a Tizen phone this year are looking rather bleak, but Samsung is still committed to showing off where it's at with the development of Tizen and devices running on the OS. The company is now sending out invites for an event on February 23rd in Barcelona to […]