Images of Samsung Z3 running Tizen 3.0 surface online

Samsung is readying to launch a few new Tizen-based smartphones in the near future. Its first Tizen-powered smartphone Samsung Z1 has done quite well in countries like India and Bangladesh and now it looks like the company is moving ahead with its plans to make new Tizen devices including smartphones. We have already heard rumors that the upcoming Samsung Z3 would be running the Tizen OS.

Now Tizen Cafe, a Korean website, has posted some images of the Samsung Z3 (model no. SM-Z300H and build no. Z300HDDD1BOG1) running Tizen 3.0, on Twitter. Although the Samsung Z3 will supposedly run Tizen 2.4 when it is launched, these images showing the handset running the 3.0 version indicate that the company will probably update the handset’s version from 2.4 to 3.0 soon after launch.

The images show the Samsung Z3 to be a dual SIM smartphone, the screen seems larger that the Z1’s 4-inch display. It is rumored that the Z3 will sport a 5-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Under the hood it will apparently have a quad-core 1.3 GHz Spreadtrum SC7730S CPU, a 1.5GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, an 8MP primary camera and a 5MP selfie camera. The handset will be powered by a 2,600 mAh battery. These specs may make Samsung’s Tizen-based Z3 more acceptable to the consumers.

The company may officially announce the Samsung Z3 Tizen Developer Summit to be held at the end of July in Bengaluru, India. So the handset may be made available in India first.

Images of Samsung Z3 running Tizen 3.0 surface online

Google believes Samsung’s new phones can support two mobile payment systems

Samsung has been one of Google’s key Android partners but it did go ahead and develop its indigenous operating system Tizen. Google was reportedly irked when Samsung decided to use Tizen OS for its smartwatches. Now there may be discontent brewing between the two tech giants again as Samsung has purchased the mobile wallet company LoopPay. Samsung is expected to incorporate LoopPay’s mobile payment system in its new flagship Galaxy S6 that is likely to be unveiled on March 1 at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona.

Google has been making several improvements in its Google Wallet to make it popular but it is not yet picking up speed among Android users. Acquisition of LoopPay by Samsung has dashed Google’s hopes for a single mobile payment system for the Android platform. David Eun, Samsung’s head of Global Innovation Center said that although Google is “a super-important strategic partner” Samsung has to remain committed to its customers by “creating the different experiences and devices that they want.”

Google Wallet and LoopPay both work differently. Google Wallet and Apple Pay both use NFC based payment systems which need special terminals. On the other hand, LoopPay uses a magnetic stripe on its card to store information. Users can keep this card inside the phone case and payment can be made by just taping the phone at the terminal. About 90% of payment terminals already support LoopPay while there are very few stores outfitted with NFC terminals.

Well, if efforts of both Google and Samsung succeed, Samsung’s new smartphone could end up offering both the payment services, which could then be quite confusing to some of the users according to Tim Sloane, a payments analyst at Mercator Advisory Group. A source familiar with Google’s way of thinking says that the company may be ok with this double payment system. According to him, Google believes that multiple payments apps can co-exist in one phone.

 

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Google believes Samsung’s new phones can support two mobile payment systems

Samsung unveils its first Tizen-powered handset Samsung Z1 in India

After much speculation, the curtains have finally been lifted on Samsung’s first Tizen-powered smartphone, Samsung Z1. The Korean giant has launched Samsung Z1, running its own homemade Tizen OS, in India.  This is an entry level dual-SIM phone costing INR 5,700 (about $92) and is available in three colors- Black, White and Wine Red.

Samsung said in its press release:

“The smartphone market in India is rapidly evolving, with many consumers using their device as their screen of choice for content including videos, television programs and video games, as well as a range of apps. We have customized the Samsung Z1 to meet these unique, entertainment-focused needs of local Indian consumers for a personal and reliable mobile experience.“

Samsung Z1 features a 4-inch 480 x 800 WVGA PLS screen, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 768 MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory (expandable up to 64 GB via microSD), a 3.1 MP rear camera and a 0.3 MP front camera. The handset has a 1,500mAh battery with ‘Ultra Power Saving Mode’and runs Tizen 2.3. Samsung is offering a free entertainment package called the ‘Joy Box’ that will allow users to stream and download entertainment content including TV shows, Movies and Music.

According to Samsung, the lightweight Tizen platform on the Z1 helps in faster booting and quick access to apps, giving a seamless and smooth user experience. Samsung Z1 also comes with a built-in Antivirus protection.

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Samsung unveils its first Tizen-powered handset Samsung Z1 in India

New Tizen Devices Will Join Samsung Family This Year

After releasing the first ever Tizen smartphone Z1, Samsung started to work on the bigger plans and now the company has explained much about their newcomers and the list is huge.

Samsung said that in the year of 2015, the company would release a flood of the Tizen devices. Apparently much will not be Tizen smartphones and more will be Tizen-based wearables (Tizen-based circular smartwatch), smart appliances, TVs, cameras and other devices.

Samsung stated that one of the advantages of the Tizen is that it is a lighter operating system as compared to others; also it takes less storage memory and processes with less power hence it makes the device to work faster and consumes less energy.

In Samsung’s Internet of Things (IoT), Tizen will play a major role; it has been planned by the company to make nearly all its devices IoT-ready in the five years of future out of which most of these devices will be using Tizen as an operating system.

It is not a surprise but Samsung has also stated that with its focus on the new operating system Tizen, the company will not let go of other operating systems like Windows and Android.

It looks like beliefs of Huawei were wrong and Tizen is not near to failure. It is still evident that it would be a struggle for Tizen in the field of smartphones but only that can be told by upcoming future.

New Tizen Devices Will Join Samsung Family This Year

Blocks, a Modular Smartwatch that you can customize according to your needs

After introducing a modular phone concept, Phonebloks is now entering the wearables market with the creation of a modular smartwatch “Blocks” in which you can mix and match features to create your own unique personal smartwatch.

“Wearable devices are very personal devices, so naturally being able to customise yours would be amazing, as you could make it unique to your own lifestyle!” writes designer Hakeem Javaid in his Phonebloks blog. He says that after “months of research” they finally managed to build a “simple display, processor, motion sensor and temperature sensor blocks, and we could connect them in any combination we liked!”

Blocks was originally supposed to use a special version of Android Wear like the Project Ara smartphone that uses a customized version of Android. However, the company now plans to use Samsung and Intel’s Tizen OS that will support iOS, Android and Windows Phone. The Blocks team was one of the 10 finalists in Intel’s “Make It Wearable” contest that has won them funding of $50,000 as well as access to Intel’s latest processors.

Modules of Blocks will have circular and rectangular touchscreen and E Ink faces, microphone, gesture control, motion sensor, heart monitor, blood oxygen monitor, environment sensor, GPS, NFC, fingerprint scanner, audio jack, camera, sim card and many other features. Each module will feature removable covers that will allow you to customize the look and functionality of your smartwatch.

Have a look at the Blocks video:

 

Source Phonebloks

 

Blocks, a Modular Smartwatch that you can customize according to your needs

More images of the Tizen powered Samsung Z1 appear with some specs

The first Tizen powered handset from Samsung known as the Samsung Z1 can now be expected to be launched in Indian on January 18^th. The specs for the device reveals it to be an entry level handset.

The device is tipped to have a 4inch display having a resolution of 480×800 pixels and would be powered with a dual-core processor clocked at1.2GHz. the handset would be running a 768MB of RAM with a 4GB of built-in storage along with a microSD card slot for 32GB of expandable memory. To its back the device would be hosting a 3MP primary camera while its front would be having a 0.3 secondary snapper. The device is said to be supporting dual SIM with good connectivity options like Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and 3G. Initially it would be running the Tizen 2.3 version of the OS. The battery capacity for the device is said to be good enough to 1500mAh.

In the coming month, we can expect the device to go official on the suggested date as the wait has been too long for it. Check out the leaked images here.

source: @MAHESHTELECOM

via TizenExperts

More images of the Tizen powered Samsung Z1 appear with some specs

Samsung could officially launch its Z1 Tizen smartphone in January for just $90

According to the reports coming from The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung could launch its first Tizen powered handset with model number SM-Z130H in next month of Jan 2015. The reports says that the Samsung official has declared that the handset would be launched on January 18, 2015 in India. Additionally, the official also confirmed that this new handset would not more than 100,000 Korean won or $90. It is said that Indian customers would be able to buy the handset online in addition to the company’s own sales networks across the country.

This Tizen powered handset known as the Smasung Z1 is basically an entry level handset as the company wants to have a strong hold in ultra cheap handset that are quite popular in the emerging markets. The Samsung Z1 is said to have a 4inch display with 480×480 pixel resolution and is powered with a 1.2GHz dual-core Spreatrum processor. It has a 512MB of RAM, 3.2MP primary camera and a VGA secondary camera. The device also supports features like dual-SIM, 3G and Wi-Fi.

Let’s wait till January to see the first Samsung device out there in the market. Following the launch in India next month, the device could hit China in February 2015 and even its home-town South Korea by mid 2015.

source: The Korea Economic Daily

Samsung could officially launch its Z1 Tizen smartphone in January for just $90

Samsung Latest Low-End Smartphone Will Run on Tizen OS.

There were leaks and rumors about the latest Samsung’s upcoming low end Tizen device with model SM-Z130H since a few months ago but there were only a few details about it. Recently, new information about the device was released and the system dump of Tizen 2.3 OS from the device was published in the internet.

Internally, SM-Z130H is codenamed as KIRAN however; there is no official name for the device.  KIRAN is equipped WVGA (800×480) TFT LCD display panel, a dual-core Spreadtrum SC7727S CPU with a clock speed of 1.2GHz, ARM Mali-400 GPU clocked at 460.8MHz, 512MB RAM, a 3.2 megapixel main camera sensor with LED flash and 0.3 megapixel front facing camera.

Furthermore, the device also equipped with Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Wi-Fi Direct and a microUSB 2.0 port for charging and syncing the device. On top of that, it support dual SIM and also features an FM radio as well. There is also an accelerometer embedded in the device. This is the only sensor available on the device.

As for the software, Samsung is making Tizen’s UI look a lot like its TouchWiz interface on Android. The company is also transferred some special features from Android to Tizen including Private Mode and Ultra Power Saving mode. Popular apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and a few Google services and applications is also pre-loaded into the device.

Currently, the device will only come to India whereas any other location is currently unknown. KIRAN is Samsung’s version of Google’s Android One initiative which will be definitely a hard sell for the Korean giant.

Samsung Latest Low-End Smartphone Will Run on Tizen OS.

Samsung’s dual SIM Tizen Smartphone SM-Z130H/DS approved by FCC

We have been hearing about Samsun launching its Tizen smartphone for quite some time now. Well, looks like Samsung’s plans are finally going to materialize and we will be seeing the company’s first Tizen smartphone in the market pretty soon. Tizen is Samsung’s in-house operating system that will take on Google’s Android.

A low-end Samsung SM-Z130H/DS with dual SIM has just been spotted passing through the FCC. Since devices usually get launched soon after they receive the FCC certification, it is safe to assume that this Tizen smartphone may be launched in the near future. Some time back, Samsung had announced that it will launch its Tizen smartphones in India in November.

The FCC filing for the smartphone Samsung SM-Z130H is under FCC ID “A3LSMZ130H”and it is a dual SIM device. The Smartphone will support GSM 850/1900, Wi-fi 802.11b and Bluetooth, and covers the SAR bands.

The above image indicates that the Samsung Tizen smartphone will be 51mm wide and 103mm long. The phone has been listed at Zauba.com and shows a 4-inch display. Other Rumored specs of the SM-Z130H Tizen model include 3.2 MP rear camera, FM Radio, Facebook and Twitter apps integrated at launch and Tizen OS version 2.3.

Via TizenExperts

Samsung’s dual SIM Tizen Smartphone SM-Z130H/DS approved by FCC

Samsung Gear Blink, Google Glass competitor to arrive in March 2015

Back in May, there was a rumor that Samsung would launch its Google Glass competitor Gear Glass at the IFA 2014 Berlin expo. However, this was not found to be the case when the expo took place in past few days. However, one more rumor has now popped out that Samsung is still is works with such kind of wearable and what now is said that the Tizen powered Samsung Gear Blink might be released next year in March 2015.

However, this information has arrived from an unnamed “industry source” and so we like you to take with a pinch of salt. However, we still can believe that Samsung might possibly plan to unveil this wearable along with the Galaxy S6 that is expected to arrive at the same period of time. Samsung usually plans most of its big release in March or October. The above image shows a patent image from Samsung for its Gear Glass wearable so we can expect the Gear Blink to be looking something similar to that.

 

 

Samsung Gear Blink, Google Glass competitor to arrive in March 2015

Samsung’s App Store renamed as Galaxy Apps

With the Galaxy range of products expanding day-in-day-out, the Korean giant Samsung thought of renaming its apps services Samsung Apps giving it a new name of Galaxy Apps. This new name will from July 1^st this week and so just don’t panic in case if your Samsung App Store Icon disappears from the phone. Samsung has made an official announcement regarding this on the company’s official website and this change is basically just a rebranding move from the Korean tech giant. This means all the applications previously available on the Samsung App Store will now be seen at the Galaxy Apps.

In addition to changing the name of the Store, the layout and design of the Galaxy Apps is likely to be tweaked to an extent. So we can expect to see a redesigned UI. Let’s see how this change manages to invite ore customers to Samsung’s Galaxy Apps Store as it has been found that the Google Play Store still dominates for app downloading on all the Galaxy devices.

Moreover, a positive change could be seen with much Tizen phones coming out, this new App Store might serve the purpose of pulling its Galaxy customers from Android to Tizen platform. Well, things will shape with time to come ahead.

 

Samsung’s App Store renamed as Galaxy Apps

Samsung announces first Tizen powered Samsung Z smartphone

A day ahead of the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco, Samsung’s long rumored Tizen-powered smartphone is officially a certainty. It’s called the Samsung Z, and in fact, the design has almost nothing to do with Samsung’s Galaxy S series design language. Instead, the company has opted for a particular rectangle shape that’s quite popular in Chinese smartphones. However, Samsung has given it its signature faux leather treatment to differentiate. In terms of colors, the phone will be available in black and gold variants.

The Samsung Z comes with a 4.9-inch, 1280×720 Super AMOLED display, 2.3GHz quad-core processor (probably the Snapdragon 800), 2GB of RAM, 16GB internal memory with microSD card support, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2.1 megapixel front camera, LTE, NFC, IR sensor, 2600mAh battery and version 2.2.1 of Tizen.

Packing itself into this LTE-enabled smartphone is “cutting-edge technology” that brings the same Ultra Power Saving Mode from the Galaxy S5. In addition, present on the Samsung Z is a built-in fingerprint sensor and S Health 3.0. From an app perspective, users will be able to download apps via the Tizen Store when the Samsung Z officially launches.

Samsung Z will run on Tizen home-brewed operating system.It is sort of a reincarnation of the old Meego OS that the Nokia N9 ran on. It’s also the same OS the latest Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch runs on.Samsusng promises that Tizen will deliver faster boot times, better multitasking, and faster browsing, among other things.Samsung’s DJ Lee stated, “Samsung is committed to enhancing the mobile experience of consumers with innovation that is both personal and unique to their needs.”

The smartphone will initially launch in Russia in the third quarter of this year. Other countries will follow, but it isn’t known when. The price is still in question, too.

Samsung announces first Tizen powered Samsung Z smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Gear Tizen

With the arrival of the 2 new Gear smart watches, the overall agreement was that the first Galaxy Gear that stone-broke cowl in September last year would become out-dated. Nevertheless, some reports have indicated that Samsung can be drawing the smart watch towards Tizen by providing associate update. This has currently been confirmed with associate unofficial video shooting up courtesy of Sam Mobile, explaining however precisely this may work on Samsung’s 2013 smart watch.

The arrival of Tizen for the Galaxy Gear can mean that each one of the present apps on the smart watch ought to be ported by the developers’ exploitation the Tizen SDK. However because of the apps already out there on Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and also the Gear Fit, that shouldn’t be abundant of a priority.

The UI won’t be an entire ton totally different, as Samsung hasn’t created plenty of changes during this space with the new Tizen smartwatches. However options sort of a sleep tracker square measure same to get on board with this new update which is able to breathe a brand new life into the Galaxy Gear. There’s no word on once this update might go live, however we ought not to wait long provided that Samsung is already giving previews.

Samsung Galaxy Gear Tizen