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Previously the future OS MeeGo after abandoned by Nokia who prefer Windows Phone looks very bleak. But now not anymore, because MeeGo will be reborn in the hands of the Linux Foundation which is the shaft in the development of open-source OS based on Linux, named Tizen. As we know, MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project. Their primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market.

In February 2011, Nokia announced a partnership with Microsoft for mobile handsets and the departure of Nokia’s MeeGo team manager Alberto Torres, leading to speculation as to Nokia’s future participation in MeeGo development or using Windows Phone by Nokia. In September 2011, Nokia has begun shipments the first Nokia N9 MeeGo smartphone model, ahead of the Windows Phone 7 launch expected later this year. First MeeGo based tablet WeTab was launched in 2010 by Neofonie.

Intel and Samsung are also included in the project of Tizen, where they will be act as Lead Developer. Intel will support Tizen with Intel AppUp program developer and also the program developer with HTML5 and the WAC-based standards. There is also the LiMo Foundation who joined, this company is a telecommunications consortium comprising ACCESS, Panasonic Mobile, Casio NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung, SK Telecom, Telefonica, and Vodafone.

“The Linux Foundation is pleased to host the Tizen platform,” said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of The Linux Foundation. “Open source platforms such as Tizen are good for Linux as they further its adoption across device categories. We look forward to collaborating with the LiMo Foundation and its members on this project.”

Just like MeeGo, Tizen will support a variety of devices such as Tablet, Notebook, mobile phones, SmartTV, and other device. Tizen is scheduled to be released in first quarter of 2012, where the first product based on Tizen OS will be out in mid 2012.