Move over MTV. Chrome can no longer be limited to tricked out vehicles with their spinning rims anymore. Google has announced that they will be bogarting the word Chrome by releasing their own web browser by that name. This despite the fact that they are the largest financial backer of the Mozilla Foundation, the makers of the world's No. 2 web browser, Firefox. In fact almost 85% of their revenue last year came from Google. What will this mean for web browsing? Will it be another hit like Firefox, or a miserable failure like Safari for Windows? Will people overlook it as another saturation of the browser industry, and receive it underwhelmingly as they seem to have done with google chat in the instant messenger industry? Time will tell.

Google Unveils free browser: Chrome

Mozilla CEO: Chrome was inevitable 

Google has signed a deal under which GeoEye will supply the search giant with imagery from a satellite due to launch in coming days, the companies said.

Google to buy GeoEye satellite imagery | News - Digital Media - CNET News

have been greatly exaggerated, so you can step back from that ledge, my friend Fear and loathing swept the world of Mac addicts and Apple lovers everywhere as a Bloomberg news gaffe put up Steve Jobs' obituary. The Cupertino Idol's detailed obituary can be read in it's entirety, as well as an explanation as to how such an obituary gets written in advance in the first place.

Bloomberg Mistakenly Publishes Steve Jobs' Obituary

The move toward having internet wifi available to passengers on airplanes has become a mainstream goal of airlines. Along with Delta and Southwest Airlines, among others, American Airlines has decided to throw their hat into the ring in the broadband brawl.

And for safety, of course, VOIP services will be blocked.

I'm starting to think the restrictions on cell phones and internet-based phone services are more about them not being able to charge you to use them than for any perceived safety measures. But, I digress.

American Airlines launches in-flight Wi-Fi

Few words immediately garner people's attention like the word "free". It sounds even more attractive when that word is followed by nouns that aren't just catchy ads trying to get us to enter our personal information (free ipod nano, free laptop, free money). So, how does a free wireless spectrum? It may not immediately sound promising, but you may be pleasantly surprised. Then again, CNet weighs the pros and cons that may arise.
Free Wireless Spectrum

Best Buy will be the first national retailer to sell Apple Inc.’s iPhone in the United States in a partnership that could help increase sales of a device expected to be one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season.
Best Buy Will Sell the iPhone - NYTimes.com

The FCC had expected to vote June 12 on a proposal to auction a 25MHz piece of spectrum in the 2155Mhz band and require the winner to use a specified amount of spectrum for free wireless Internet access.

Lawmakers Urge F.C.C. to Move Forward With ‘Free’ Plan - NYTimes.com

New York Police Commish Ray Kelly has decided to enable ordinary citizens to submit photos and video as evidence of criminal activity .

NYPD implores citizens to submit photo and video evidence - Engadget

My fellow Trekkie geeks would know that this will have something to do with Star Trek and hospitals. There is some interesting news in the way of hospital communications. Have you ever thought about how much more efficiently doctors could work if they had communicators with them. Though it doesn't have the Starfleet icon on it, I'll be glad when these devices are in more hospitals. Engage!
'Star Trek' communicators free up doctors' time

Ex-Google employees unveil a new search engine today out to challenge their former employer: Cuil, pronounced "cool," launches with 120 billion web pages in its index.

Search Engines: Cuil Search Engine Out to Challenge Google