Players fall victim to stomach bug at Indian Wells

Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 08:47

Intestinal fortitude has become a prized commodity at Indian Wells where at least six players have succumbed to what appears to be a viral infection over the past three days, organisers said.

Scientists isolate amazing magnetic bug

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 16:12

A new kind of magnetic bug could open the way to biotech and nanotech uses, which scientists have identified, isolated and successfully grown.

`Ancient human bedding used for pest control`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 13:46

Almost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night`s sleep.

Facebook `bug` bugs Zuckerberg`s account

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 08:21

New York: A security glitch in Facebook ave users access to Mark Zuckerberg`s private pictures, including a few with his girlfriend.

World`s biggest insect found

Last Updated: Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:30

An American explorer claims to have found the world`s biggest insect on New Zealand`s Little Barrier Island.

Microsoft software bug linked to `Duqu` virus

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 11:44

Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to infect computers with the Duqu virus.

Facebook to pay users in new `Bug Bounty` scheme

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 22:31

Expose the chinks in security network of Facebook and get rewarded for it too, says the social networking site.

‘IB theory a joke, probe bugging of FM`s office’

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 20:50

Terming as a "big joke" the "chewing gum theory" of the IB in the alleged bugging of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee`s office, the BJP on Wednesday demanded a thorough probe into the matter.