Thanks to iPhodroid anyone can now install Android onto their iPhone.  It may not be the fastest OS on the phone or even 100% functional but if you are looking to break away from Steve Jobs grip of death you can give it a try.

From Funky Space Monkey:

You will need:

• A jailbroken iPhone 2G or 3G running firmware 3.1.2 ( NOT 3.1.3 )
• The device should be jailbroken with PwnageTool, RedSn0w or Blackra1n. Won’t work with Spirit…
• OpenSSH installed with default password ( alpine )
• Macfuse installed on your Mac
• and of course… iPhodroid

How to:

• Download iPhodroid and extract
• Install Macfuse
• Run iPhodroid and hit run – the process should take around 5 minutes

Check It Out> iPhodroid via Funk Space Monkey via Geek Gadgets

Somehow I don’t think that when Google released the Nexus One it would be loaded with Windows, particularly Windows 3.11.  This is exactly what Eric Tate has done and while it might not be the most useful OS on a phone,  it is cool.  Somehow I doubt Microsoft ever imagined a day that Windows 3.11 would run on a phone.

Check It Out> Eric Tate via Engadget

Linux on the iPhone Blog has successfully gotten Android working on the iPhone and while the boot times are not the fastest, once the device is up and running things look pretty smooth. Some users are having difficulty getting openiBoot working correctly on the iPhone but thankfully there is a workaround.

When it comes to controlling a device, there is no one quite like Steve Jobs. I am sure that he will not be happy to hear that Google Android can now be installed onto his precious iPhone.

Check It Out> Linux on the iPhone Blog

A year ago Palm announced at CES it’s new webOS and Pre smartphone which took the show by storm. As much promise as it appeared to have, when it was actually released people were not as receptive to it because of it being on the less than spectacular Sprint network. Things are about to change however as there is expected to be a big announcement from Palm at this years CES:  OpenGL Graphics!

While it is still speculation as to exactly what they will announce, the latest release for webOS (version 1.3.5) has brought a lot of surprises including the addition of OpenGL ES files. This has enabled the WebOS Internals team to release DOOM for webOS via Preware (an application used to load un-official applications onto the Pre). This also gives more evidence that the Need For Speed video released this past November was real despite everyone saying it was a fake.

Check It Out> Precentral

When it comes to creating a full application for an operating system, no one makes it easier than Palm. They have received a lot of publicity for the sole fact that their new smartphone operating system is primarily focused on standard web technologies. This allows developers to get started very quickly with languages they are already familiar with. As if using html, CSS, html5 and JavaScript was not enough, now they have released Ares.

Ares is a development environment that is fully hosted inside of an Internet browser.

Ares Features:

• Complete integrated development environment
  • Drag-and-drop interface builder
  • Code editor
  • Visual debugger
  • Log viewer
  • Source control integration
• Fingertip access to the full library of Mojo UI widgets
• Push-button project & scene creation
• Drag-and-drop file upload
• Instant project upload & download for seamless desktop/cloud workflow
• Preview apps in the browser
• Run apps directly on the webOS emulator or device (requires SDK installation)
• Use Ares in Safari, Chrome or Firefox

This past weekend it was released to Beta status and anyone can try it after registering for the Palm Developer Network. When it comes to developing an application it is hard for it to get much easier than Ares. Palm has gone above and beyond any other mobile device manufacture to make it this way so that developers will get involved with the webOS platform. While easy, it is still powerful and is only going to be getting more powerful as time goes on.

Check It Out> Ares