Samsung's Tizen 2.3 update demonstrated

While Samsung has still to release a Tizen powered smartphone to the global market, the company has a decent lineup of devices (Gear S, Samsung Z) running their in-house mobile OS. 

Now Samsung is working on a new device (Samsung SM-Z130H) which runs Tizen 2.3, and some new screenshots give us a vision of what the latest version of Tizen will look like on one of Samsung's smartphones.

Samsung Gear S now available in the US

The Samsung Gear S was announced a few months ago as the first smartwatch capable of making calls by itself, thanks to its SIM card slot and 3G connectivity. Starting today you will be able to purchase the smartwatch in the US.

Samsung Gear S smartwatch with 3G launches in India

The Samsung Gear S smartwatch was first announced at the company's Unpacked 2.0 event, and has become one of the most anticipated smartwatches this year. While the pricing for the US is still unknown, the Gear is has just launched in India, alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and has been priced at INR 28,900 ($470).

Samsung Gear S officially announced with curved display and 3G connectivity

The Samsung Gear S was officially announced today by the company as yet another Tizen powered "smart wearable device". The Gear S features a 2 inch Super AMOLED display, 3G connectivity along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and a curved design which fits comfortably around your wrist.

Samsung Gear 2 receives update with new features and S Health improvements

Samsung has released a software update for its Tizen powered Samsung Gear 2. The update brings the 2.2.1.2 software version along with improvements to S Health and can be downloaded from the Gear Manager on your watch. The update also adds a new notifications muting feature called Blocking Mode. If you aren't in the mood to be reminded that someone is looking to get in touch with you, these notifications can be blocked.

Samsung Z announced with Tizen

The Tizen powered Samsung Z was officially announced by the company, a day ahead of the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco. Unlike the Galaxy S series design, Samsung has chosen a rectangular shape for Tizen flagship, a shape that is quite popular in the Chinese markets. However Samsung has included its signature faux leather treatment to differentiate it.

Samsung Galaxy Gear can now be switched to Tizen from Android

Starting today, Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch owners can update their timepiece from Android to Tizen. Earlier this month, a video displayed how the original Gear would look running the Tizen OS. Keep in mind that if you do update your watch, you will lose everything that is currently on it. The update is not yet being sent out OTA, which means that you are going to have to sync your Galaxy Gear with your PC and grab the update from Samsung Kies.

Samsung Galaxy Gear to receive Tizen update

When Samsung announced the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo, owners of the original Galaxy Gear became concerned that their Android powered wearable will no longer receive updates. However it seems that Samsung plans to convert the original Galaxy Gear into a Tizen powered device sometime soon.

Samsung Gear 2 - Video Review

The Samsung Gear 2 follows in the footsteps of the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which was launched last year alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. At $299, the Gear 2 is still one of the most expensive smartwatches in the market, but lets find out if the latest Samsung smartwatch has what it takes to make you want to buy one

Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2 and Gear Fit - Hands On videos

Samsung has posted official hands on videos for its upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 flagship along with its new generation of wearables - the Samsung Gear 2 and the Samsung Gear Fit. If you are planning to upgrade your Galaxy arsenal, you may like to check out these videos for a close look at what you can expect.

Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo officially announced

Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Gear 2 and the Samsung Gear 2 Neo - two brand smart watches which hope to succeed the Samsung Galaxy Gear.

Samsung Galaxy S4 running Tizen

Samsung is expected to officially introduce developers to their Tizen platform at an event scheduled for late October. Tizen is a premium smartphone platform which Samsung will likely use as their primary platform down the line, giving them an opportunity to wean away from Android. Google will definitely not want to lose their biggest Android manufacturer, but such a transition will take place over a longer time frame and not in the near future.

A new report from Tizen Indonesia claims that the launch of the platform wont happen until Q1 of next year, but interestingly the report also shows version 3.0 of the OS running on a Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung set to launch Tizen at its developer conference in October

Samsung has scheduled their own developer conference in San Francisco between October 26 and 27 and the company is expected to launch its own Tizen mobile operating system during the event. While Samsung primarily uses Android on its smartphones, it has been expected to launch Tizen devices for some time now, and its unlikely the company will center an entire developer event around its TouchWiz interface for Android.

Now a new report for Tizen Indonesia has confirmed that Samsung will indeed launch their Tizen platform at the Developer Conference.

BADA to be absorbed by Tizen

Back in January last year we reported that Tae-jin Kang, Samsung’s VP of Content Planning stated that his company was planning to merge bada OS with Intel’s Tizen. This merger came after Intel’s failed plans to merge their platform with Meego, which Nokia later dropped in favor of Windows Phone.

Samsung confirms that they will release Tizen devices this year

Samsung has confirmed that they will release smartphones based on the new Tizen operating system in 2013. Google’s purchase of Motorola, has been seen as a potential threat for manufacturers like Samsung, which depends heavily on Android for the success of its brand. Samsung has since looks at its alternatives and merged its homebrewn BADA OS with Intel’s offering to make Tizen a reality.

As Tizen is an open source platform like Android it now has backing from Intel, Samsung, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and the Vodafone Group which will give the devices running this platform an opportunity for success.

Samsung's BADA and Intel's TIZEN merge

Its not easy grabbing a place in a race dominated by Android and iOS. Now with Windows Phone trying to creep in between then, other mobile operating systems are being pushed back. Samsung has decided to merge it's bada OS with Intel's Tizan OS in hopes and improving it's position in the mobile market.

Tae-jin Kang - Samsung's Senior VP of Contents Planning who revealed this information, also said that the apps developed for bada will work on Tizen and will be backward compatible with previously published apps. He also said that the two will eventually share the same developer interfaces and roots. By sharing the same SDKs and APIs the hope is that developers who create applications for BADA can also create the applications for Tizen. Samsung hopes to have more than one device running the combined platform available by the end of this year.