Tizen will emphasize HTML5 apps and support multiple device categories including tablets, handsets, smart TVs and in-vehicle entertainment.
Also joining the effort is the LiMo Foundation, a dedicated consortium with shared leadership and decision making consisting of ACCESS, Panasonic Mobile, NEC Casio, NTT Docomo, Samsung, SK Telecom, Telefonica, and Vodafone. The Linux Foundation will host the Tizen project, and Intel and Samsung will lead the development. Now we know its future: yet another new open source project called Tizen with the goal of developing a Linux-based device software platform. The OS has been floundering after the defection of Nokia to Windows Phone, with plenty of rumors suggesting Intel's been looking for a new champion. First there was Maemo and Moblin, combined to form MeeGo under the stewardship of Nokia and Intel.
