Blog Archive

May 2012

Announcing Tizen Developer Contest by Intel

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UPDATE: The contest winners have been announced. Thanks for your participation!

We want to hear your advice, product feedback, and experiences on writing apps for Tizen devices and build the knowledge base of Tizen.org members.

Post a comment to this blog related to application development for Tizen devices. To be eligible for prizes, your comment must be at least 100 words long (that’s only about the length of this section), and include one of the following:

  • A testimonial on experience developing a Tizen app
  • Recommendations and/or product improvements for future releases of Tizen and/or product improvements
  • A solution to a specific challenge in Tizen development
  • Advice or a demo on how to write an app for Tizen
  • Porting an existing app to Tizen

Tizen 1.0 Larkspur SDK and Source Code Release

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Today we are excited to announce Tizen 1.0 Larkspur, including the addition of new complimentary components, as well as source code that focuses on enhancing stability and performance. We believe that these updates and new offerings improve the experience for developers. We are also continuing to work on improvements and additions, and we will be doing frequent updates to the SDK and source code. There are a few additional components that we plan to add in the coming weeks, and we will continue to fix bugs and add additional features.

We encourage you to download the new SDK and let us know what you think! You can learn more about where to ask questions or submit bugs by visiting our community page.

This release provides new features and other improvements, including the following updates to the SDK:

  • Simulator: A new browser-based tool that supports Tizen APIs and allows you to run and debug your web applications, and simulate running applications with various device profiles.
  • IDE: Enhancements include more flexibility around templates and debugging tools.
  • Emulator: Significantly improved emulator performance through Intel's Hardware Acceleration Manager for Windows and OpenGL acceleration for Linux.

What to expect at the 2012 Tizen Developer Conference

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It's hard to believe, but the 2012 Tizen Developer Conference is just a week away. If you haven't done so, now is a great time to register.

For those who are joining us, there are a number of things happening (PDF link) during the days and nights of the conference.

First, if you are new to San Francisco and want to see some sights, there will be a walking tour on Monday, leaving from the hacker lounge at noon. Then, registration begins at 3:00 pm, Monday afternoon. Stick around and see Tizen demos in the Market Street Foyer, from companies that are active in HTML5 development. On top of that, we'll be giving away an Ultrabook. Just visit some demonstrations and be there for the drawing. The winner could be you!

The opening keynote will be by Imad Sousou from Intel and Jong-Deok Choi from Samsung, followed by a dinner sponsored by Tizen Association. Afterwards, check out the Hacker's lounge, and try to beat Dawn Foster at Werewolf.

On Tuesday, we have more keynotes from Dave Johnson of Adobe Systems, Kiyohito Nagata from Docomo, and James Pearce from Facebook, followed by conference sessions. Tuesday afternoon, we'll have a booth crawl with local food and beer tastings, and another chance to win an ultrabook. Afterwards, there will be a reception at The California Academy of Sciences, sponsored by Intel, Samsung, and Vodafone. Tuesday night is more werewolf, and, of course, the hacker's lounge will be open with late night snacks and drinks.

Finally, on Wednesday we'll have more sessions, and finish with a hands-on Tizen developers lab.