According to AndroLib, Google's Android Market for mobile applications has surpassed 100,000 applications, although Google's most recent numbers from mid-July put the figure closer to 70,000

The MeeGo developers have released version 1.0 of the MeeGo software platform for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI); the previous MeeGo releases have focused on netbooks, smartphone handsets and the user experience on those devices

One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned US$35 tablet. In a congratulatory note to the government, OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said the world needs the $35 tablet, and he offered the country full access to OLPC hardware and software technology.

Japanese mobile Linux software firm Access announced a major push toward Android, joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and releasing a free "Graffiti" handwriting recognition app for Android, among other developments. Meanwhile, Access' IP Infusion subsidiary has added MPLS-Transport Profile support to its ZebOS Network Platform software, says the company.

Using Icarus Verilog and a custom built GDB to debug software running inside a simulation of a OpenRisc System On Chip, thanks to the Verilog Procedural Interface.

GENIVI, a nonprofit organization setup by car manufacturers and chip makers, has announced that MeeGo will be the platform for future In-Vehicle Infotainment devices.

The LiMo Foundation and GNOME sent out a press release this week touting their cooperation and the media laughed. Mean-spirited? Yes. Snarky? You betcha. But filled with real truthiness. The OS wars in the mobile space appear to be over and there are two left standing, the iPhone and Android, a Linux distro. Why is that?