Google is making its
Map Maker tool available to more countries with an increased level of oversight, as part of a second wave of its reopening to the public. Temporarily
shut down in May due to
cartographical mischief by some users, the tool can now be used in 45 countries, including the United States, with participants able to submit local mapping changes that could be added to the main Google Maps listings at a later time.
According to an
announcement in the Google product forums, the service now has "Regional Leads" in each country, acting as moderators to make sure no incorrect, misleading, or inappropriate content is submitted. For the moment, users are also unable to perform polygon edits, though other attributes of polygonal features, such as names, can still be edited.
An example of a Google Map Maker prank that caused the tool's temporary closure
Samsung has responded to what is believed to be a design flaw in its recently-launched
Galaxy Note 5, specifically concerning its S Pen. It has been discovered
by Android Police that the insertion of the stylus into the smartphone the wrong way can potentially break a mechanism that allows the device to detect if the S Pen is ejected from its holder, or at worst, can allow the S Pen to get stuck in the opening the wrong way.
The issue is not only limited to one unit, as others have discovered the flaw, with one
Reddit user noticing the "cap" end got wedged inside the Note 5 when they attempted to free the rest of the stylus. The Samsung's official response to
the BBC over the issue is a reminder for Galaxy Note 5 owners to "follow the instruction manual" to avoid putting the S Pen in the wrong way.
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