Samsung launches first Tizen smartphone to break from AndroidJanuary 14, 2015 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung on Wednesday, Jan 14, launched its first smartphone using its home-grown Tizen operating system, aimed at breaking the South Korean electronics giant's dependence on Google's Android, according to AFP. The Samsung Z1, which has 3G capability and a liquid-crystal display, was launched in India with a price tag of 5,700 rupees ($90), the world's largest smartphone maker said in a statement. The Tizen operating system is a key part of Samsung's campaign to carve out a niche in mobile software and services, to complement its dominant hardware role. The Samsung Z, which was specially developed by Samsung to run on the Tizen platform, had initially been earmarked for launch in Russia in the second half of last year. But the launch was pushed back in order to "further enhance the Tizen ecosystem", the company said at the time. It was the latest in a series of delays for the Tizen rollout, which had originally been scheduled for 2012. The vast majority of Samsung's popular devices, including its flagship Galaxy S smartphones, use the Android operating system. Samsung has touted Tizen as a platform not just for phones, but for a range of connected devices from home appliances to door locks and watches which could communicate with one another in the future. The company unveiled its first-ever Tizen smart TVs at a consumer electronics fair in Las Vegas earlier this month. Tizen is a lightweight platform and the SZ is a slimmed down, relatively inexpensive device with a simple user interface and a focus on basic functions like phone calls and messaging. In a nod to the power of the Indian entertainment market, the phone comes with free access -- for a three-month period -- to a wide range of Bollywood movies, TV shows and music. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |