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Solar plane lands in New York City

A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said.  The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website.  Such a pleasure to land in New York! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar cr...
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Google uncover 11 security flaws in Samsung's flagship Android handset, the Galaxy S6 Edge

Galaxy S6 Edge The vulnerabilities include a loophole that could have been used by hackers to gain control of a victim's phone.  Most of the issues were fixed after Google notified Samsung, but some have yet to be addressed.  One independent expert said the bugs "significantly weakened the security" of Google's operating system.  "There is definitely a tension between Google and the handset manufacturers because Google wants to protect its Android brand, and when it comes to security, Android has been quite tarnished," added Dr Steven Murdoch, a security researcher at University College London.  "Some of that is down to the extra software that handset manufacturers add." A statement from Samsung said the three remaining bugs would be  fixed via a security update later this month.  "Maintaining the trust of our customers is a top priority", said the company.Details of the bugs were disclosed by Google's Project Zero team, wh...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 suffers from a design flaw

Some early adopters of a new Samsung phone have said the device's stylus suffers from a design flaw. The S-Pen stylus for Galaxy Note 5 models can be stored within the body of the phone, but when inserted upside down it appears to snag on an internal mechanism.  Users have reported that when the stylus is then forcibly removed it can damage the S-Pen, the Note 5, or both.  Samsung said users should follow the instruction manual.  The stylus should be inserted by the pointed end first and is designed to fit snugly into the Note 5 handset via a spring-loaded mechanism. However, it can also be inserted upside down but can jam when in this position.  Tech news website Android Police has reported that removal of the wrongly inserted stylus caused a detection feature for the S-Pen to stop working permanently. Some Reddit users have also noticed the problem.  "A firm pull freed the stylus but popped off the click mechanism on the end, leaving the cap de...
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Smartphone sales in China fall

Smartphone sales in China have fallen year-on-year for the first time, according to data gathered by Gartner.  The market research firm says 4% fewer handsets were sold in the months of April, May and June compared with the same period in 2014.  It suggests the market has "reached saturation" - meaning about half the population owns a smartphone and is not upgrading on an annual basis.  However, not all manufacturers experienced a drop.  Samsung's sales were 49% lower - despite the launch of its Galaxy S6 models- and Lenovo also experienced a big fall-off in demand.  But Apple's sales rose 68%, even though it did not have new phones out.  Huawei took the top spot in its home country with a 46% growth in sales. Gartner research director Anshul Gupta said: "Samsung is down significantly, not just in China, but in other markets as well.  "And the Chinese players have taken a significant lead in their home market."  Samsung's figures will hav...
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