When mystery authorAgatha Christiepassed away in 1976 , she leave behind an impressive soundbox of body of work . There are well over 2 billion written matter of her books in photographic print , as well as a slew ofmoviesadapting them . Now , some of her bestsellingbooksare being edited to remove objectionable content and to better reflect contemporary standard . The Telegraphwas the first to account that several Christie novel featuring her most well - known detectives — Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple — are being revised by publisher HarperCollins to eliminate descriptions that would be interpreted as racially insensitive or xenophobic ....

After weeks of insisting Error 53 brickings were the outcome of bad repair jobs , Apple is now say that it was a big goof and that the brickings were never supposed to happen . Come on Apple . To recapitulation , some users were report an “ Error 53″ would occur after have their phones repair by a third political party . The phone would slip into a charge loop ....

Ready , guys ? Here come someBlu - Ray . June 20 is the official launch date for the BD - P1000 along with eight sexy movies including The Fifth Element and Basic Instinct 2 : Risk Addiction is coming in July . What about great , classic comedies , you ask ? How about a Blu - Ray edition of A Knight ’s Tale . I wish i know how to leave office you , King Arthur !...

Even Bilbo Baggins would have a intemperate time tackling this week ’s riddles . The third installment inThe Hobbit trilogy debuts this week . We ’re celebrate with brainteasers inspire by the riddles change between Gollum and Bilbo in the 5th chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien ’s The Hobbit . You ’ll find them below , under the sub - heading “ Sunday Puzzle(s ) # 11 : enigma From a Recluse ....

Shinichiro Watanabeis creditworthy for making the coolest anime of all time — so cool , in fact , it ’s been on a regular basis airing on Adult Swim for the last two decade , and is still being keep an eye on . It ’s a testament to how greatCowboy Bebopis that it still enraptures audiences all these years afterward — somethingNetflix ’s live - action adaptationdecidedly did not accomplish ....

gently encouraging news for Earthlings hoping to escape the scorched ruin of our own major planet : A team of astronomers has found grounds for four land - sized ( ish ) worlds orbit tau Ceti , a Sun - comparable star located just 12 light years away . Two of these planet , the researchers say , might barely be on the edge of the inhabitable zona , that not - too - raging , not - too - dusty region that can potentially support smooth water supply and even life ....

As our life are increasingly lived online , what seems like an innocuous ( or even silly ) digital act can cease up having serious privacy issue . It ’s a cutting world that many are face once again thanks to a face - morphing app that ages the photograph of users — who probably do n’t recognise they havesigned away the rights to their face . FaceApp is n’t new and neither is controversy about it ....

On November 7th , Legoannouncedthat they would be bring on a set based on Tom Poulsom ’s Bird projectsubmissionto Lego Ideas . Lego did aninterviewwith the creator of Birds ( 21301 ) where we get a peep at the stage set and corner art . Because the set practice only existing elements in colors that were already available we get a really quick turnaround on this one . It front like from approval to sale will be right about 8 weeks , which is reasonably telling ....

Storytelling is a lineament of all human beau monde , yet its grandness is hard to measure . A written report of hunting watch - gatherers in the Philippines support the view that it is essential , with the find that subgroups with the best storytellers are practiced at cooperating among themselves . “ Cooperation is a central job in biology , ” a paper inNature Communicationspoints out . Many organismsstruggle with the problem of preventing “ free riders ” , and in more ripe casing of coordinating those who want to cooperate ....

No major caller are quite ready to bring a proper Android pad to market , but they ’re butt nigher . When they do , they could do bad than become out something like this 7 - inch , Tegra 2 design from Compal . Under the bonnet is Nvidia ’s fresh Tegra , which guarantees snappy interface , telecasting and graphics performance in theory . In practice , at least on this early machine which ca n’t leverage the new graphic speedup in Android 2....

How do you severalize someone that they ’re earnestly sick , or even dying ? Chrissie Giles explore how doctors learn and how they deal with the emphasis and trauma , for both their patients and themselves . I was 14 when I was told that Dad was buy the farm . I was sit down on the floor of our couch . Mum say that she had some news ....

Russia and the US might feel like two places that are worlds aside , but sit down in the middle of the Bering Strait are two tiny island that turn out otherwise . With just 3.8 kilometre ( 2.4 mile ) between them , the Diomede Islands mark the closest point between the two state . On the Russian side isBig Diomede , which is just over 10 satisfying kilometers ( 4 solid miles ) ....

Kathrine Switzer made history when she entered the Boston Marathon in 1974, as the first woman ever to do so. But during the race, several officials tried to stop her. Bettmann / Getty ImagesTrainer Jock Semple — in street clothes — enter the field of view of Caranx crysos ( left ) to endeavor to pull out Kathy Switzer ( 261 ) out of the race . Male runners move in to make a protective curtain around distaff racecourse hopeful until the protesting flight simulator is finally wedged out of the airstream...