According to latest rumors about the new variant of Conficker, Version C, the malicious worm will get going again on the April Fool's Day! Though exactly what kind of damage the malware would cause is anybody's guess; bloggers assume the wreck to range from forced downloads of malicious code to more spam striking users' inboxes - blasting out update requests to its nearly 50,000 domains!

Washington, March 26 : A scientist at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has expanded the Hubble Space Telescope’s capability by improving the calibration of its instruments.

Dan Batcheldor and his team improved the calibration of Hubble’s Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer to enable high-precision polarimetry.

Scientists like Batcheldor use this observational technique to read scattered light when investigating active galactic nuclei and for identifying proto-planets around very young stars.

Washington, March 26 : A novel research by scientists has suggested that a new fungus that threatens global wheat production could spread faster than expected.

The research, done by scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) and other institutions, has determined that both plant and human diseases that can travel with the wind have the potential to spread far more rapidly than has been understood.

It concluded that invading diseases do not always progress in an orderly, constant rate.

New York, Mar 26 : Too busy to offer prayers? Well, don't fear the Lord, for He has come up with a unique idea to make you stay connected with him: InformationAgePrayer. com!

A website that charges you a monthly fee to say prayers for you has been launched.

A typical charge is 4.95 dollars per month to say three prayers specified by you each day. All you need to do is select your religion and the prayers you want, reports The New York Daily News.

London, Mar 26 : A US Defence Department report has said that China is developing “disruptive” technologies for nuclear, space and cyber warfare, resulting in the shifting of military balance in Asia which would have implications beyond the region.

The Pentagon report criticises Beijing again for showing no transparency in reporting on its military spending and security policy, but welcomed the rise of a peaceful, stable and prosperous China.

The report comes after a confrontation between US and Chinese ships in South China Sea, during which China accused the US of spying.

Belkin has unveiled a new vertical design for its line of wireless routers including the G, N, and N+, and N+ wireless USB adapter.

The company said that the new wireless routers, which come with remarkable, vertical enclosure, take less desk space, giving users more space to work and increases ventilation.

For easy one-push safety set-up, the latest design consists of WPS (Wi-Fi protected set-up) located at its front side.