Samsung Planning To Merge Bada OS With Tizen

Samsung will be merging their homegrown Bada OS for smart phones with Tizen. No time frame has been set for the merger however, it is expected that Samsung will be releasing at least two new smart phones this year(2012) itself running on the Tizen platform.

Tizen - A New Mobile Operating System Based On Linux

Intel and Samsung have come together to develop Tizen - a brand new Linux OS geared to be used in mobile devices. Both these companies are working under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation and the LiMo foundation.

LiMo Foundation is an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.

MeeGo - An Operating System For Mobile Devices

MeeGo is no longer developed actively. It has been merged to form a new open operating system called Tizen.
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This is a concise guide that provides some details about a possible Android and IOS contender - MeeGo. Notwithstanding the recent setbacks it faced in relation to Nokia, MeeGo project is moving forward at a steady pace. And it might just be possible that we could,in the near future, start seeing increasing number of devices (not just cell phones) powered by MeeGo.

MeeGo is an open source operating system project for mobile devices, hosted by the Linux Foundation - a non-profit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux.