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Tizen Mobile OS Takes a Key Step for App Developers By Barry Levine February 19, 2013 10:23AM     In addition to the position of Tizen's parents -- Intel, the world's largest chip maker, and Samsung, the world's largest handset maker -- the open-source Linux-based mobile operating system is being supported by a variety of other device makers, as well as mobile carriers. The SDK and APIs for Tizen 2.0 have been released, crucial for app development.   Related Topics Tizen Samsung Intel Android iOS Open Source Top Tech News Latest News What's in Store for Apple's iOS 7? Reality TV's New Stars: Small Biz Soundbars Up the Ante on TV Sound Google Glass Raises Privacy Concerns Pentagon Gives iOS 6 Security OK Move over Windows Phone, Ubuntu, and BlackBerry, and make room for another contender for the third -- or fourth -- major mobile platform. Intel and Samsung have released the software development kit (SDK) and source code for version 2.0 of their Tizen operating system. Version 1.0 of the companies' open source OS was released in April, and the 2.0 alpha was out in September. The most prominent new features in this full release of 2.0 are an HTML5 application programming interface and a new native framework, intended to assist third-party developers in the all-important task of creating a massive library of apps . The SDK and APIs allow developers to use HTML5 technologies in creating cross-platform applications, and they could be significant selling points to developers. The Tizen Association, an industry organization established to support the new platform, notes that, in a test of HTML5 compatibility at HTML5test.com, the Tizen 2.0 mobile browser scored 485 out of a maximum of 500 points. 'Some Opportunity' The newest version also includes APIs for Bluetooth and near field communication support, and for access to the device 's calendar, call history and messaging subsystems. There's also an enhanced Web integrated development environment with a WYSIWYG user interface, a Chrome-based JavaScript inspector and a JavaScript log viewer. Ross Rubin, principal analyst for Reticle Research, said Tizen had "some opportunity" to gain a foothold because "there's a lot of customization opportunities" for carriers and phone makers. But, he added, it would be difficult to create a large enough library of apps for a new platform, "as BlackBerry and Microsoft have learned." In addition to the position of its parents -- the world's largest chip maker and the world's largest handset maker -- the OS is being supported by a variety of other device makers, as well as mobile carriers. Members of the Tizen Association's Board of Directors include Huawei, recently named fourth-largest smartphone maker in one industry report, NEC, Fujitsu, NTT Docomo, Orange, Panasonic , SK Telecom, KT, Sprint and Vodafone. Samsung, NTT Docomo Phones Tizen is being targeted at tablets, car-based systems and smart TVs, as well as at smartphones. The Tizen project itself, based on Linux, is housed within the Linux Foundation, and the Technical Steering Group is the primary decision-making organization. (continued...) 1  |  2  |  Next Page >   Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: jumpr: Posted: 2013-02-20 @ 5:31am PT Tizen isn't as Open Source as you think, it drops EFL to merge with Bada: http://slashdot.org/submission/2505829/tizen-not-as-open-source-drops-efl-to-merge-with-bada Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com CommVault is a data and information management software company dedicated to providing organizations worldwide with a radically better way to manage data and information. Their unique Solving Forward philosophy allows them to deliver complete solutions with infinite scalability and unprecedented control over data and costs. Be among the first to experience Simpana 10 software. Click here now.  Linux/Open Source 1.   Android Extends Its World Dominance 2.   Google Pursuing Android-Chrome Plan 3.   Firefox OS To Also Go for High End 4.   Mozilla: Spyware Posing as Firefox 5.   Newest Ubuntu Faster, More Polished

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