Notice to Google for showing POK in Pak

Government on Saturday said it has issued a notice to Internet search giant Google for depicting Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir as part of Pakistan. "Any wrongful depiction of Indian map and its boundaries is liable for action under the India Information Technology Act. Google has been asked to

immediately correct this inaccuracy," Minister of State for Telecom and IT Sachin Pilot said.

Google Insights for Search, a tool which shows search volume patterns across specific regions, had shown a map of India as part of Pakistan.

Google Insights for Search is a service by Google which provides a visual representation of regional interest on a country's map.

When contacted, Google said the product group has been asked to correct it immediately.

Pilot also said the IT Department has been asked to survey all such companies showing inaccurate maps.

He said the government will wait for Google to respond and then take "appropiate action at an appropriate time".

Contact lenses can be dangerous

A 21 year old guy, he used to wear a pair of contact lenses, during a barbecue party. While, barbecuing he stared at the fire charcoals continuously for 2-3 minutes. After a few minutes, he started to scream for help and moved rapidly, jumping up and down. No one in the party knew why he was doing this ? Then he was admitted into the Hospital, the doctor said he'll be blind permanently because of the contact lenses that he had worn.

Contact lenses are made by plastics, and the heat from the charcoal melted his contact lenses. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHERE OVERHEATING AND FLAMES ARE CONCERNED... ..OR WHILE COOKING...!

Cellphone that monitors heart problems and informs doctor

London: A new cellphone could prove to be a boon for millions of heart patients as it also monitors their conditions.
The H'andy Sana, a touch-screen phone, includes an application called Heart Suite, which enables users to measure, record and send electrocardiograms (ECGs).

The phone will be suitable for daily monitoring of heart problems, minus the need of expensive medical equipment, reports the Daily Mail.

Users can have their ECG recorded instantly by pressing two fingers on the side of the phone for half a minute.

They can then despatch the results to a specialist for advice along with other data including blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol.

Manufacturers also argue it could offer a broader picture of the patient's condition compared to the result of only getting an ECG when visiting a hospital or a clinic.

The new device will be launched in Britain later this year by Medical Marketing UK Limited, which has signed a deal with MMB GmbH for exclusive marketing rights for the H'andy Sana.

It is expected to cost around 490 pounds and is likely to be sold with a large carrier subsidy.

MMUK is headed by former Vodafone director Jonathan Viney. A number of telecom companies have already expressed an interest in selling the new handset.

TVS launches new Keyboard with Rupee Symbol

Breaking News! TVS Electronics, India's leading IT hardware products designer, manufacturer and distributor Company, has launched a latest keyboard 'TVS Gold Bharat', which contains the new Indian rupee symbol on it.

As TVS computer key-boards are considered to be the best key-boards in India, for the first time the new keyboard 'TVS Gold Bharat' comes with the Indian rupee sign on the ~ key.

At last, the company made it easy for the computer users for introducing rupee's symbol on its keyboard. Before, one of the companies called Foradian Technologies had provided the users to download the font of the Indian rupee symbol.

The keyboard can be operational at voltage of 5v + 10 percent at a supply current of 10mA, supporting both USB and PS2 interface for connectivity. Also it can be functioned at the temperature 50-40 degrees Celsius. The company claims the 'TVS Gold Bharat' is an excellent piece of hardware and is priced at Rs. 1,495.

Coming soon: A football that powers cell phone!

London, July 06 (ANI): A football that generates electricity to charge a cell phone or power a light from a short kick is set for trial at the 2010 FIFA World Cup host South Africa.

Four female undergraduate students, from Harvard University, who wanted to find a solution to the developing world's chronic power shortages, designed the ball named sOcckets.

The ball works by a 'shake to charge' torch, in which a magnetic ball rolls through a coil to generate an electric charge. The ball generates enough electricity to power an LED light for three hours in just 15 minutes of being kicked around. It can charge virtually any kind of mobile phone. "Soccer is something you will find in every African country," one of sOccket's inventors, Jessica Lin, said. "People play for hours days, so we thought, 'Why not try to get a little more out of that energy,'" she added.

Lin said that the main motive was to withhold the passion for football particularly among children in Africa's poorest communities to provide them with reading torches when the light fades.

Julia Silverman who also worked on the project brought the ball to South Africa's towns for trials to coincide with the World Cup. "The kids call it 'the magic ball'. Whenever you see a child plug in their ball for the first time and see the torch light up from the energy they've created, their eyes light up too it's a wonderful feeling," The Telegraph quoted Julia as saying. "If you think that the energy generated by a 15-minute kick around provides three hours of light, you can read a lot of pages from a textbook in that time," she added.

The sOccket ball may be available online by the end of 2010. The team intends to sell them to people in developed countries in a buy-one-give-one scheme in which the second ball will be sent to charities working in African towns. "Obviously, this won't be a regulation ball," Lin said. "But it's a big improvement over some of the makeshift balls the kids create from things like old plastic bags," she added.