Weekly Press Review (2012/02/20)

This week, the news were dominated by Whitney Houston death and funeral and Apple quiet announcement of their new operating system, Mountain Lion, due next summer. Beside that it was a rather slim pick but I've nevertheless gathered a few links (after the jump):

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Kimagure Orange Road Manga to Be Released in English on Facebook, Kindle and iBooks store (ANN)
• Review: The Secret World of Arrietty (JoBlo)
• Top 25 Manga, Top 10 Shonen and Top 10 Shojo Properties for 2011 (ICv2)
• Top 10 Genre Properties for 2011 (ICv2)
• North American Stream List: Feb. 13-19 (ANN)
• 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (ANN)
• Ghibli's Arrietty Opens at #9 with US$6.4 Million (ANN)
• The “February Manga Movable Feast” is dedicated to Osamu Tezuka; the most interesting articles so far are: An Introduction to Osamu Tezuka, A Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work and Tezuka In English (links) [ Quite useful; it is worth noting that there's much more of Tezuka's manga translated in French ]

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

• Mountain Lion to move Software Update to the Mac App Store (TUAW)
• Tim Cook discusses Mountain Lion with the Wall Street Journal (TUAW/WSJ)
• Mountain Lion drops support for several older Mac models (TUAW)
• Messages to replace iChat in OS X Mountain Lion (TUAW)
• iBookstore adds screenshots, promo codes, and more for publishers (TUAW)
• Visite d’OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) (MacQuébec)
• Apple brings iPad features to the Mac (The Gazette)
• Study: iPads improve Kindergarten literacy scores (TUAW)
• Use Messages to send files from Mac to iPhone (TUAW)
• 5 iOS Features OS X Mountain Lion Will Bring to the Mac (MacLife)
• Comparing Zinio, Kindle and Newsstand apps for iPad magazine reading (GigaOM)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Metamaus, un livre pour en chasser un autre (Le Devoir)
• Religion for Everyone (WSJ)
• Book Review: Frank Reade (WSJ)
• Bibliothèque Marie-Uguay (Espace B)

Humour

• Unshelved (2012/02/14)

Local News & National Politics

• Une chanson de Piaf censurée au Québec (Métro Montréal)
• Chanson de Piaf censurée: l'enseignant blâmé (Metro Montreal)
• 10 raisons pour censurer l’Hymne à l’amour! (Metro Montreal)
• Canadian government is 'muzzling its scientists' (BBC)

Media, Culture, & Society

• Abraham Lincoln revampé (Fractale Framboise)
• Digital tools 'to save languages' (BBC)
• The Mistakes 'Downton Abbey' (And Other Shows) Should Avoid (Huffington Post)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• VLC 2.0 first look: Video player app features new single-window UI and robust media support (TUAW)
• VLC 2.0 now available, offering faster decoding, a refreshed UI and experimental Blu-ray support (Engadget)
• Tablet computers the new electronic babysitter (The Gazette)

White-collar union stuff (SFMM)

• Échec de la conciliation portant sur l'ajustement des échelons (Fonctionnaire Express)
• Francine Bouliane et Josée Lacroix élues au comité exécutif! (SFMM)
• Élection complémentaire pour un Poste de vice-président (SFMM)
• Info sur Fin des banques de congés pour les auxiliaires (Le Canardo Pressé)
• Nouvelle description de tâches pour les aides-bibliothécaires (Le Canardo Pressé)