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Linux on the iPhone!

Source: http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com

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.

What we have:

- Framebuffer driver
- Serial driver
- Serial over USB driver
- Interrupts, MMU, clock, etc.

What we have in openiboot (but hasn’t been ported yet):

- Read-only support for the NAND

What we don’t have (yet!):

- Write support for the NAND
- Wireless networking
- Touchscreen
- Sound
- Accelerometer
- Baseband support

The current userland we’re using, in the interest of expedience, is a Busybox installation created with buildroot, but glibc works fine as well, and we’re going to build a more permanent userland solution.

A demonstration video can be seen here: http://www.vimeo.com/2373142

Instructions here: http://www.iphone-dev.org/planetbeing/LINUX-README.txt

Download here: http://localhostr.com/files/b00133/iphonelinux-demo.tar.gz

Project lead: planetbeing

Contributors: CPICH, cmw, poorlad, ius, saurik

If you’re experienced with hacking/porting Linux and especially if you’re experienced with porting Android, I’d definitely like to hear from you. Come chill in the #iphonelinux channel on irc.osx86.hu. If you’re not experienced, and still want to help, you can digg/slashdot this posting to heaven so our little project gets more visibility. Thanks.

Google Earth Available For Apple 3G iPhone and iPod Touch

Google Earth contains more than eight million photos of landmarks and scenery. The geographical software is integrated into the mobile device. The Earth application streams to the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch relatively quickly.

Google Inc released its Google Earth application to run on Apple Inc’s iPhone and iPod Touch. The geographical software streams to the devices while users can use the touch screen technology to move across the 3D map.

Google Earth features 3D map locations from all parts of the world. The software can display photos while users can touch the screen to zoom in and out of street level terrain. The Google application can also display links to Wikipedia articles.

The Google map software is similar to its desktop version of the application. Users can fly around the globe by swiping their finger on the touch screen. Google Earth also has a built-in accelerometer which enables users to tilt their mobile device to see 3D locations from different angles. The accelerometer can be turned on or off in the iPhone’s application control panel.

For the Apple iPhone, a new “Location” icon display shows the current geographical location of the user. The Google Local Search in the software helps users to locate nearby places, business, and landmarks.

Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod Touch is available for free. The application supports 18 languages and 22 countries.

[Thanks: http://www.newsoxy.com]