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OOpss!! Samsung Galaxy Note 5 faces stylus issue..

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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiZcNUsYiAJl8vBpEtk8m0Tga8sypZCfan1hRjXp-_dLP9oKKeege-cH-dc8bAZmusozUs84jKrsc3e8drp6Yh60DUjBOm_VKuj31AYnoEDu33_10_Z04ybtz5K3Zaycue8UX2xGqlo0HtmAXnR1EvXn7f0FmXPfvQJx1gYCKSVsFCrHgbnzmGhJ8eAr2wJv7b0=" /> Image caption The Note 5 stylus has been causing problems for some users 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 deep in the holster," wrote one. Another said their S-Pen stopped working after it was removed from the incorrect position. "A simple mistake and a bad design, I expect to see a lot more of these types of posts," the user wrote. In a statement, Samsung said: "We highly recommend our Galaxy Note 5 users follow the instructions in the user guide to ensure they do not experience such an unexpected scenario caused by reinserting the S-Pen in the other way around." Bad for business "It seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be overlooked," said Vijay Michalik, an information and communication technologies analyst for Frost & Sullivan. He told the BBC that the Note 5 had been the subject of a scheme by Samsung in which they offered the handset to customers in a 30-day trial for just one dollar. "A lot of people taking them out on that trial would be disappointed," he said. The Note 5 is currently only available in the US and Asia. A European launch, if one occurs, could be made tricky by the stylus episode, said Mr Michalik. "If they lose their brand equity by pushing out these sub-standard handsets then that could be disastrous for them."</div>

OOpss!! Samsung Galaxy Note 5 faces stylus issue..

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Why Indian women must shun sex to claim alimony..

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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEixwHIrmC6Av5y396r8gf_NXQU8l6nqmSWlWgwBqL5f99ld0Howv0-wHJb5zrZh49XCOYOIIk-X2dVtjxfV3yIkHWgAk64M-5E8ErQethnP5E-bGWTd2SMCzkbTXokWCkgkTfJcXA3via57s0I8ScMODuhWHee0bNWpFc6TpqLttGK7MqMbuQ_sngcf2tC23inyhhPm4AY9lI4mWXS5tQ=" /> Image caption An Indian couple k!ssing (file photo) A court in southern India recently ruled that a woman divorced for being adulterous could not claim maintenance from her ex-husband. The ruling by Justice S Nagamuthu of the Madras high court may be legally sound, but the language of the judgement is worrying women's activists, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi. Justice Nagamuthu's ruling that to claim alimony, a woman must maintain "discipline" - in other words, remain celibate - even after her divorce has kicked up a hornet's nest in India. Indian law denies alimony to a wife "living in adultery". The high court order said that since a ruling by the Family Court which had initially granted the divorce had accepted that the woman, identified as Kanimozhi in court documents, was adulterous, she was clearly not entitled to any maintenance from her ex-husband. But the ruling also has wider implications - since the judge, in his order, goes on to insist that even after a divorce is granted a woman must continue to shun $ex if she is to retain her right to maintenance. "Even after a decree for divorce is granted, if the wife wants to retain her right to claim maintenance from her former husband, she is expected to continue to maintain the same discipline, as she was expected to maintain during her marital ties, after the snapping of the marital ties also," Justice Nagamuthu wrote in the order. "In other words, during the subsistence of the marriage, the wife cannot live in adultery and in the event she lives in adultery, she loses her right to claim maintenance from her husband; similarly, even after the divorce, if she continues to maintain the same discipline, she will continue to retain the right to claim maintenance from her former husband. "If she commits any breach of the said obligation and starts living in adultery, that is, having sexual relationship with another man, she will lose her right to claim maintenance," he said. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgj2qc9CU3GxP2EUkm2UPmiKQQZbIarlppcjzhg74_1NMlR_msRGzQs6Zw5b5CqGxqZCkENztjBpHu0Qoej0DGwX-YkrzvACy6nhwBj2lwYgzCiWpJALansrBTma7atdkmLjV7zmuPj14dmK0cZCqalgKE7vrRaGzqregSx776L_GQ3p4s1PFQeumEFu26KbhUdpq3anye_QmR1UBNjUs4=" /> Timeline of the case: 1998: Kanimozhi marries Chinna Karuppasamy, a low-level government employee in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. 2009: Karuppasamy files a petition in the Family Court in Madurai, accusing his wife of living in adultery and seeking divorce. Kanimozhi does not challenge the order. Early 2010: Kanimozhi files her own petition in a magistrate's court, demanding 2,500 rupees ($38; £24) as monthly compensation. She denies the charge of adultery and instead accuses her husband of being involved in an illicit relationship. March 2010: Family Court grants an "ex-parte" divorce on the ground that the wife was "living in adultery". 2011: Magistrate's court rejected Kanimozhi's compensation claim and she appeals in a higher court. 2012: Principal District and Sessions Judge orders Karuppasamy to pay her 1,000 rupees ($15; £10) every month. July 2015: Madras high court judge says Kanimozhi not entitled to claim alimony if she "committed breach of the $exual obligation she had before dissolution of her marriage". In this particular case, the circumstances under which the divorce was granted also seem questionable. The Family Court order was "ex-parte" which means Kanimozhi never contested the case and never appeared in court. Reports say she's very poor, appears to not understand the complexities and nuances of the Indian legal system, and had no means to engage a good lawyer. In fact, while hearing her appeal, the high court had to appoint a legal aid counsel to help her since she had not been able to hire a lawyer. Legal experts say it's very difficult to prove adultery and the charge may not have stuck if she had been able to engage a good lawyer right at the start of her trial. A lawyer connected with the Kanimozhi case told the BBC he believed it was never proved beyond doubt that she was living in adultery. Now many in India are left wondering if justice has been denied to a poor woman. Circumstantial evidence Prabhjit Jauhar, one of Delhi's best-known divorce lawyers, says in cities, people with means can hire detectives to spy on their spouses, gather photographic evidence, collect mobile phone data, record telephone conversations and present transcripts as evidence. But even then, proving a case of adultery can be difficult and judges often have to rely on circumstantial evidence. "In one case, the Delhi high court accepted the charge of adultery saying that if a woman was found alone in a room with a man, they were obviously not singing prayers from the Bible. In another case, a woman who had long telephone conversations with a man late at night was taken to be adulterous," Mr Jauhar says. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgML5yd8b-Oco3d6KV4QZRtmB8g-p9FgRADpA87kLfh_4M8HKHuXc-1CM2GmRo4wKJut4ASsK1qJnpkQCPBp3Gy_p3GxAQHk7wqcD7eBfv06GMZeLRmujz-BWLXzTftHJPfDJaaRPlsmdQ2tZNWyEoH6lxPCW3_M3dMF9aH_WUbS-wU4t04Ae6gJq_YdnCMkszE4d8oGB32pJeZd-Nleg=" />Image caption In one case, a woman who had long telephone conversations with a man late at night was taken to be adulterous (file photo) What India's maintenance law says: Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which deals with alimony, spells out clearly the three circumstances in which a "wife" is not entitled to maintenance: if she is living in adultery if she deserts her husband without giving any sufficient reason if they are living separately by mutual consent Women's rights activists have described the ruling as appalling and preachy. "It is one thing if a judge simply argues that adultery means losing alimony, but extending it to say that it means it continues even after divorce is an entirely different thing," said activist Kavita Krishnan. "The judge said she could claim maintenance from the man she is committing adultery with. How can you link alimony or maintenance to sex? Is the court saying you take money from any man you sleep with? "These are obviously patriarchal and $exist views that are being perpetrated. I think she has a strong case to challenge the order in Supreme Court," Ms Krishnan said.</div>

Why Indian women must shun sex to claim alimony..

Image caption An Indian couple k!ssing (file photo) A court in southern India recently ruled that a woman divorced for being adulterous ...

Australia's solar panel-powered EVX Immortus has infinite range … if the sun is out..

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<a href="http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Leisure/2009/evx-blue-876.jpg"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhwgsiUPGU10Qngq8BuCqoKz7VMh1eR-t8gTFW7CkLI2NwdbCoZumITEbDo13qj77lW-CzhtjjPBLkPvaxKZV3Q5LdtCAlH_w8zUfssfoR5fkA66qITGIWvT8Qh1-Yl8_b-GnUgV62cYg1yxvdBzq4o-8r23IjNr1EORMnOkK-CskT-KA3ibHI1EGMwjQ=" width="640" /></a> An Australian startup named EVX is looking to end range anxiety once and for all by developing a science fiction-esque electric coupe called Immortus that's fitted with 75 square-feet's worth of solar panels on the roof, the trunk lid, and the hood. The solar panels generate enough electricity to continuously keep the battery pack topped-up if the driver holds a steady speed of approximately 40 mph. Of course, infinite range only works if the sun is out, meaning Seattle residents, Scottish nationals, and those who live in an area where the word "monsoon" is often heard during the weather report will still need to plug the coupe in. Similarly, overnight road trips are out of the question When range isn't an issue, the two in-wheel electric motors create enough juice to send the Immortus from zero to 62 mph in less than seven seconds and on to a top speed of over 93 mph. The solar panels can charge the battery pack while the coupe is parked in the sun, and it can drive for nearly 350 miles between fill-ups at speeds above 40 mph. Highly aerodynamic, the Immortus tips the scale at just over 1,200 pounds thanks in part to a state-of-the-art chassis made out of high-strength carbon fiber tubes. Some of the components used to build it can be 3D-printed, a manufacturing technique that promises to keep assembly costs in check. Of course, all of the aforementioned specs are purely hypothetical because a fully functional prototype hasn't been built yet. A scale model of the Immortus will be shown in November at the SEMA show that will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a functional, life-sized and street-legal prototype is tentatively scheduled to hit the Australian tarmac by the end of next year. Thanks to its low weight, its instant torque, and its low center of gravity, the Immortus is expected to drive like a rear-wheel drive sports car. If everything goes according to plan, the Immortus won't remain a simple design study for long. EVX isn't interested in taking on the next Tesla Roadster -- at least not yet -- but it plans on building less than 100 examples of the coupe and selling each one for the lofty sum of roughly $365,000. Before it can reach its ambitious goal, the startup needs to raise nearly $1.5 million in order to fine-tune the technology.</div>

Australia's solar panel-powered EVX Immortus has infinite range … if the sun is out..

An Australian startup named EVX is looking to end range anxiety once and for all by developing a science fiction-esque electric coupe calle...