Clodjee's Safe-House: Weekly Press Review (2011/10/21)

Friday, October 21, 2011

Weekly Press Review (2011/10/21)

The last couple of weeks were difficult at work because the computer network was frustratingly slow (difficult for the library staff because it meant extra work and frustrating for the patrons because they had to wait and couldn't get everything they wanted immediately), adding to the depressing work environment created by the imminent closing. Fortunately, it was not all bad and this week was Christmas come early for me: not only Apple released iOS 5 and iCloud on wednesday (hours and hours of download and installation joy -- successful after only two attempts -- and after a long set-up process my iPad2 feels like new!), but they also launch the new iPhone 4S on friday (over three hours of wait in a drenching rain in the early morning -- I got a cold -- plus an hour at Koodo for the activation, to get a new magical device that will replace my old Motorola flip phone, my iPod Touch second generation and even my Canon PowerShot S5IS camera! I am quite satisfied with my black 32Gb iPhone 4S even if it costed me a small fortune). I was so busy in the last few days with that sprint of computer installation that I feel it has been an eternity since I last blogged. I also did a little work around the house, but still found time to read some news (on my new devices):

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Japanese movies at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema (Coco☆Montréal)
'History girls' become latest Japanese trend (BBC) [ Wikipedia ]
Harmony Gold announces special theatrical screening of Carl Macek's Robotech Universe (Robotech.com)
Vertical Adds Tezuka's Adolf, Sakuran, 5 cm/s Manga (ANN)
New York Comic-Con 2011 (ANN)
Kodansha Comics' New iPad App Debuts At NYCC (ANN)
'Akira' Gets Green Light For Live Action Feature (ICv2)

Apple, iPhone 4S and iPad news

Canadian carriers detail iPhone 4S pricing (Electronista)
Jamais sans mon iPhone dans les parcs nationaux! (Cyberpresse)
In-depth Review: Apple's iOS 5 mobile operating system (AppleInsider)
Apple iCloud and iWork beta for iOS hands-on (Engadget)
iCloud opens to the masses, iOS 5 lurks near (Engadget)
Facebook exploite à fond l'iPad (Cyberpresse)
Everything Apple Just Released (Gizmodo)
Le iPhone 4S a été mis en vente vendredi (Métro Montréal)
NewsStand: Apple frappe un mur en France (Cyberpresse)
Ruée pour le iPhone 4S (Cyberpresse)
Problems plague Apple iCloud, iOS launch (The Gazette)
Fans line up for Steve Jobs' last iPhone (The Gazette)
iPhone 4S review (Engadget)
Siri, Google Translate act as travel companions (TUAW)
iPhone 4S selling for big bucks on Chinese gray market (TUAW) [Note: I guess that explains why there was so many Asian (presumably Chinese) waiting in line to purchase the iPhone 4S on launch day at the Montreal Apple Store!]
Apple sells four million iPhone 4S handsets in three days (TUAW)
Une petite histoire de l’iPhone depuis l’origine du mobile (Le Monde)
Blurb launches e-books for iPad (USA Today)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Barnes & Noble pulls DC Comics from shelves over Kindle kerfuffle (Engadget)
Semaine des Bibliothèques publiques du Québec (lien)
Millenium sera adapté en BD (Cyberpresse)
Vertigo to Publish 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoos' Graphic Novels (ICv2)
Margaret Atwood firmly establishes her geek cred (The Gazette)
Cinq bandes dessinées gourmandes (Cyberpresse)
Le Kindle Fire va t-il changer la donne en BD numérisée ? (Le Monde)
Après le prêt, la vente d'ebooks directement en bibliothèque (Actualitte)
Les amis de la bibliothèque Georges-Vanier Page FaceBook et Blog (liens)
Le bar à lectures: des mangas pour adultes au Nacho Libre (BiblioMontreal.com)
Amazon Poses a Threat to Publishers (ICv2)
Les Bibliothèques de Montréal vous proposent de nouvelles ressources en ligne (BiblioMontreal.com)
Amazon veut concurrencer les éditeurs (Le Monde)
États-Unis: l'audience des sites internet de journaux bondit de 20% en un an (Cyberpresse)
Prêt de tablettes de lecture de livres numériques (BiblioMontreal.com)

Economy, Environment & International Politics

La première "journée planétaire" des Indignés (Le Monde)
Comment nourrir 9 milliards d’humains sans détruire la planète? (Le Monde)

Health, home & garden

Le bilinguisme mettrait un frein à l'Alzheimer (Métro Montréal)[Wow! Do you read that? Speaking two languages could help slow Alzheimer's development!]

Local News & National Politics