The Linux Foundation and the LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation have announced a partnership that is suppose to result in the development of a new Linux-based, cross-architecture (both x86 and ARM-supporting) software platform called Tizen. It is supposed to have a "state-of-the-art reference user interface" and will feature application programming interfaces based on HTML5 and WAC. The upcoming platform will target everything from smartphones and tablets to smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
This new project signals the demise of MeeGo, but the team behind it is promising to work hard on ensuring that users and developers can transition to Tizen as smooth as possible. Spearheaded, at least development-wise, by Intel and Samsung, Tizen is planned to debut in Q1 2012, with the first devices powered by it being expected around mid-2012.
