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In talking with one mobile developer recently, we spoke of all the platforms their app was available on, but one was missing - RIM. BlackBerry, they explained, was simply a pain to develop for.

Today, the company behind the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and new QNX-based BlackBerry smartphones confirmed that it would support Google Android apps on these devices moving forward.

Former Apple exec Jean-Louis Gassée wrote a post today on Monday Note arguing "The OS Doesn't Matter." "Once upon a time, operating systems used to matter a lot," he begins. "They defined what a computer could and couldn't do. The "old" OS orchestrated the use of resources, memory, processors, I/O (input/output) to external devices (screen, keyboard, disks, network, printers...)."

But now, there is only one operating system, argues Gassée: Unix. And as such, the OS no longer matters. Or at the very least, its definition warrants re-examination.

Nokia and Intel have just announced the creation of MeeGo, a new Linux-based operating system designed for portable devices including netbooks and smartphones as well as other non-desktop platforms like connected TVs and vehicles. The new OS is a combination of Nokia's Maemo and Intel's Moblin, both Linux-based computing environments. This partnership is notable not just for combining two different Linux platforms under one roof, but for its cross-platform support of both Intel and ARM chips, the latter currently popular in mobile devices like Apple's iPhone thanks to its low power consumption needs.

Google has scheduled a press event for 10:00 am PST this morning where the company plans to announce more details about its Linux-based Chrome OS. According to the information we received from Google, the company plans to launch Chrome OS next year. We don't expect Google to release an early build of Chrome OS today, but we would be more than happy to be wrong. We do, however, expect to hear more details about the OS and to see a demo of Chrome OS's functionality.

Read on for our live updates from the event, which will start at 10:00 am PST.

Don your togas and break out your favorite beer koozie, Microsoft is set to crowdsource a series of global soirees in conjunction with the public launch of Windows 7. According to TechFlash, the company hopes that employees, partners and advocates will help spread the praises of the new operating system. Party hosts will receive a free copy of Windows 7 and are eligible to win a PC.