by David Heyerman on August 31, 2008

- Unofficially announced today via Cybernet
- Built on the Adobe Air Platform
- Desktop support for Gmail, Google Calendar, Reader, Documents, Maps and Picasa Picasa
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by David Heyerman on August 31, 2008


- Greenfield Online owns Ciao, a successful price comparison and shopping site in Europe that brings in 26.5 million unique visitors per month.
- Microsoft outbid Quadrangle Group LLC.’s bid of $426 million, with an offering of $486 million.
- John Mangelaars, of Microsoft, says the acquisition “makes the company a fantastic asset to the future of our search offer. Integrating Ciao’s capabilities into Live Search will provide a strong launchpad for our commercial search offer in Europe and enhance our e-commerce offering on MSN.”
What other benefits will Microsoft see with this acquisition?
by David Heyerman on August 31, 2008

- Google signed a deal with GeoEye to receive high-resolution satellite imagery from their satellite GeoEye-1
- GeoEye’s spokesperson Mark Brender boasts that their new satellite provides the highest resolution satellite imagery currently available.
- The new imagery will be available within 45-60 days.
They’re watching us, in high-resolution. Are you scared?
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by David Heyerman on August 31, 2008

- In an interview with ZDnet.com.au, Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist talked trash about Google’s privacy policies.
- He’s quoted saying “Google’s a great company, got some great products, but you know in some respects I think Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago.”
- Also, “Microsoft has over 40 full-time people invested in privacy and over 400 part-time people. Google hasn’t — at least from what I read about them — evolved to that.”