Google has provided more details about its upcoming cloud oriented Chrome OS operating system. The browser-only OS will arrive next year and support built-in 3G data connections, as well as the new Chrome Web Store...

Most phones are still waiting on the newest version of Android, but if you want as much Gingerbread action as you can get right now, you can download the 2.3 launcher from the Market for your 2.2 phone.

LG and VMware say they are teaming up to bring virtualization technology to smartphones based on VMware's MVP (mobile virtualization platform) software. Operating system support was not specified, but the technology appears likely to be headed for some of LG's Android phones in 2011....

Version 6.1 of the CyanogenMod Android distribution has been released. New features abound; they include a number of camera improvements, nicer notifications, "super duper unified flashlights," FM radio support on a number of handsets, and more; see the changelog for the details.