Google’s plan to release its own operating system based on its Chrome browser is set to debut next year. According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the time is now ripe for a new kind of operating system, and his company’s Chrome is the one he’s betting on. The browser-friendly Google OS will be geared toward computer users who grew up with the Internet, who are interested primarily in surfing the Web, and who have been pummeled into a thrift-driven mindset that’s likely to persist long after the recession is over.

Download purplera1n - jailbreaking app for iPhone 3GS for Windows and Mac! George Hotz , the 20-year old hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone , has released a jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS codenamed “purplera1n .” It’s currently Windows-only (Windows 7 not supported), and requires the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with the 3.0 firmware .

Apple is working on a patch for a security flaw for the iPhone’s SMS implementation. The flaw can actually lead to arbitrary code execution. Security researcher Charlie Miller has revealed apple’s patch but hasn’t yet detailed the flaw, citing an agreement with Apple, though he and partner Vincenzo Iozzo plan to detail their discovery later this month at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas.