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SETI Donation Boost Revives Hunt For Alien Life in Outer Space

Mountain View-based SETI (Search of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute got a massive financial boost from donors that will enable its 42 radio telescope dishes near Mount Shasta to resume search for sounds of intelligent life form in the Universe.
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Google No Longer Effective Search Engine?

Google still garnered the larger share of the search market with 66% in July, but Yahoo and Bing were more effective when it comes to getting users to actually click on another web site, a report says.
U.S. singer Will.i.am of the group Black Eyed Peas reacts as he meets youths of the 20th district of Paris, June 25, 2011 as part of the Paris Hip Hop festival.

Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am stumping for science

Will.i.am, science teacher?With flashing lights, electric dance breakdowns and even some of his own robot-esque moves, the Black Eyed Peas singer is no stranger to the intersection of art and science.
Get ready for Angry Birds baby products

'Angry Birds' Migrates to Baby Products

The Angry Birds will soon fly to your home and become your kids' pal. Rovio, the developer of the smash hit casual game Angry Birds, has signed a new licensing deal with SwaddleDesigns, which specializes in the manufacturing of baby products. This move comes after Rovio's foray into toys paid off.
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Amazon's Kindle Cloud Reader Leaps Over Apple's In-App Rules

Wednesday morning, Amazon has launched Kindle Cloud Reader to circumvent Apple's new in-app subscription rules. Kindle Cloud Reader is an HTML5-based reading app, which allows users to read their Kindle e-books from Chrome and Safari, without requiring any download or installation.
Get ready for Angry Birds baby products

'Angry Birds' Targeting Baby Products

Have you thought about wrapping your newborn up with an Angry Birds blanket? Now that is about to come true. Rovio, the developer of the smash hit casual game Angry Birds, has signed a new licensing deal with SwaddleDesigns, which specializes in the manufacturing of baby products. This move comes after Rovio's foray into toys paid off.
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Patent War: Apple Delivers Solid Blow to Samsung, Android

It seems everything going Apple's way. A day after the consumer technology giant briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil to become the world's largest public company by market capitalization, it won a legal battle against Samsung in Europe.
The Allen Telescope Array -- named for Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, is designed to seek out signals from alien civilizations.

Is a Breakthrough in Alien Detection Imminent? SETI?s Allen Telescope Array to be Back in Action

Why don't humans give up hopes on spotting intelligent extra-terrestrial life? Because we haven't got any categorical evidence which suggests that alien life is non-existent and until proven otherwise extra-terrestrials could exist. Though probability of intelligent alien life is an intensely debated topic, SETI (Search for extraterrestrial intelligence- collective name for a number of activities people undertake to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life) is in the lookout for an ali...

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