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I'm pleased to announce that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones as well as the first generation iPod touch. This is a rough first draft of the port, and many drivers are still missing, but it's enough that a real alternative operating system is running on the iPhone.

Christmas is exactly 10 short days away. In case you still are searching for the right gift there is one gift this Holidays that has a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

People still speculate that Apple will release a netbook. I think this is more from hope rather than evidence-supported speculation - currently, anyway, Apple's position is that the iPhone and iPod touch are both functionally netbooks already.

New Web browsers for the iPhone started appearing in Apple's App Store, contrary to the company's previous policy of denying applications that duplicate functionality of its own software. Four new Web browser implementations became available over the last day in the App store. Still, other popular browsers are not expected to follow suit.

While the global spread of Apple's iPhone is still increasing, it would appear the touch-screen smartphone is losing its gloss in existing markets. Specifically, the tech gurus over at Time magazine have just released their Top 10 Gadgets of 2009 list, and the iPhone has been deposed by Motorola's Droid handset.

With the iPad launch still days away, a developer appears to have leaked a video showing the iPad App Store.

You've seen the television commercials and the product reviews. But maybe, like many gadget lovers, you're still debating whether you really need this new touch-screen computer from Apple.

Over the last year we've hounded the Gmail team on whether one was on the way, and the answer is-in typical Google fashion, that there will be no discussion of products that have not been announced.

Steve Jobs may be down, but he is by no means out, according to a report Saturday in The Wall Street Journal.

In what reads like a strategic leak from Apple's (AAPL) Cupertino boardroom, the Wall Street Journal reports in its Saturday edition that Steve Jobs - half-way through a six-month medical leave - still "maintains [his] grip" on the company from his Palo Alto, Calif., home.

The rumors of Apple releasing an iPhone Nano are still going strong, but they remain just rumors. You can own a miniature iPhone right now if you don't mind that it's a cheap Chinese knock-off. The CECT m188 clones the look and menus of the original iPhone in a package that's just 86mm x 48mm x 11mm. Or about the size of a credit card.

Apple likes to boast that there's an app for almost anything. But it still works mighty hard to make sure there isn't an app for absolutely everything.

Mophie are back, with the third incarnation of their Juice Pack iPhone battery cradle. The Mophie Juice Pack Air claims to have answered most of the criticisms of the earlier models, while still offering to almost double iPhone 3G runtime. Is this a must-have cradle, or just a cradle of filth - SlashGear set to finding out.

The release of the Blackberry Storm is Research in Motion's entry into the touchscreen phone market. It is also considered by many to be Verizon's answer to the insanely popular iPhone. The Storm comes extremely close to meeting the iPhone feature-wise but some nagging issues may prevent it from overtaking it completely.

Apple's engineering department still isn't sparing the horses for iPhone OS 3.0. It has released beta 3 to developers only two weeks after Beta 2 was released.

Yeah I know, you have been searching for a cool theme for your iPhone 3G S for quite some time but still to get one.

With the WWDC (WorldWide Developers Conference) 2009 over and done with, it's now possible for you to purchase the session videos from the conference, so if you didn't attend, you can still see what went on! From the Apple site, you can purchase the iPhone sessions, Mac sessions or both as a bundle.

The iPhone 3GS has been an undeniable marketplace hit since its release on June 19, and will likely continue to soar in sales despite three customer complaints that have surfaced recently. The big three gripes: the iPhone 3GS battery life is dismal, the 3GS overheats, and there's a serious SMS vulnerability.

Adobe has been working feverishly to add full Flash functionality to smartphones, but hasn't made much progress with Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry.