Winning apps are eligible for prizes that range between $50,000 and $200,000, as the two companies attempt to spur development in their upstart operating system. Likely by Samsung's design, the Tizen OS looks reminiscent of Android. (Credit: Luke Westaway/CNET) Samsung Electronics and Intel are banking than a little bit of cash will jump-start interest in its upstart operating system, Tizen. The two companies are hosting an app development challenge, and will award a total of $4 million in prizes to winning developers. Winning apps can garner as much as $200,000. Related stories Samsung delays first Tizen phone to fourth quarter Samsung to release high-end Tizen smartphone in August The elusive third great mobile OS Why more mobile OSes are good for you Firefox and Tizen make a move for Android Tizen represents a chance for Samsung to wean itself off of its reliance on Google's Android operating system and offer a phone running on software it has a direct hand in developing. While Tizen is open, the initial work has been largely guided by Samsung and Intel. For Intel, aligning itself with a new operating system could eventually yield greater interest in its mobile chips. But Tizen faces the same challenge as every other young operating system: garnering developer support for an app ecosystem. It's an issue that more established -- yet still unproven -- platforms such as BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone faces, as well as other newer platforms such as the Firefox and Ubuntu. Which is where the app challenge comes in. Developers have until Nov. 1 to submit their apps. The judging will take place between Nov. 4 and Nov. 25, and winners will be announced in December. With games such a popular category, it's no surprise that the top game would win the $200,000 grand prize, with the best non-game app winning $120,000. In addition, the top 10 HTML 5-based apps will win $50,000 each. In total, there are $4.04 million in prizes that will be awarded to 50 developers in nine categories. After a coming out party of sorts at Mobile World Congress, Tizen and its supporters have been working to drum up interest in the operating system. The Tizen Foundation hosted a developer conference in San Francisco in May. A handful of carriers have committed to selling Tizen phones, including Japan's NTT Docomo. Sprint Nextel is part of the group that supports Tizen, but has yet to talk about the phones. The first phones were supposed to debut as early as this month, but have been pushed back to the fourth quarter due to issues with the app store.
Winning apps are eligible for prizes that range between $50,000 and $200,000, as the two companies attempt to spur development in their upstart operating system.
Likely by Samsung's design, the Tizen OS looks reminiscent of Android.
(Credit: Luke Westaway/CNET)
Samsung Electronics and Intel are banking than a little bit of cash will jump-start interest in its upstart operating system, Tizen.
The two companies are hosting an app development challenge, and will award a total of $4 million in prizes to winning developers. Winning apps can garner as much as $200,000.
Related stories
- Samsung delays first Tizen phone to fourth quarter
- Samsung to release high-end Tizen smartphone in August
- The elusive third great mobile OS
- Why more mobile OSes are good for you
- Firefox and Tizen make a move for Android
Tizen represents a chance for Samsung to wean itself off of its reliance on Google's Android operating system and offer a phone running on software it has a direct hand in developing. While Tizen is open, the initial work has been largely guided by Samsung and Intel. For Intel, aligning itself with a new operating system could eventually yield greater interest in its mobile chips.
But Tizen faces the same challenge as every other young operating system: garnering developer support for an app ecosystem. It's an issue that more established -- yet still unproven -- platforms such as BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone faces, as well as other newer platforms such as the Firefox and Ubuntu.
Which is where the app challenge comes in. Developers have until Nov. 1 to submit their apps. The judging will take place between Nov. 4 and Nov. 25, and winners will be announced in December.
With games such a popular category, it's no surprise that the top game would win the $200,000 grand prize, with the best non-game app winning $120,000. In addition, the top 10 HTML 5-based apps will win $50,000 each. In total, there are $4.04 million in prizes that will be awarded to 50 developers in nine categories.
After a coming out party of sorts at Mobile World Congress, Tizen and its supporters have been working to drum up interest in the operating system. The Tizen Foundation hosted a developer conference in San Francisco in May.
A handful of carriers have committed to selling Tizen phones, including Japan's NTT Docomo. Sprint Nextel is part of the group that supports Tizen, but has yet to talk about the phones. The first phones were supposed to debut as early as this month, but have been pushed back to the fourth quarter due to issues with the app store.
