Clodjee's Safe-House: Biweekly Press Review (2012/04/24)

Not much important stuff in the news in the last couple of weeks. After a quick mind scan i can come up only with three things: Apple's eBook price-fixing suits, the first turn of the French presidential election and the local student strike (last two links in french, sorry). However, it doesn't means that nothing happened. I found lots of interesting news bits that I will share with you after the jump:

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Cool: Manga Farming (まんが農業)! (Lien)
Japanese Box Office: March 10-11, March 17-18, March 24-25 (ANN)
Biggest Anime Release of the Year in May: The Secret World of Arrietty (ICv2)
Comic-Con de San Diego: un fanatisme culturel décrypté par Morgan Spurlock (Le Devoir)
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin's Behind-the-Scenes Video Posted (ANN)
Kodansha Takes Battle Angel Alita (ICv2)
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 9-15 (ANN)

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

DOJ sues Apple, publishers over e-book pricing (Electronista)
Justice Department formally charges Apple, big five publishers in e-book price fixing case (Engadget)
Macmillan: DOJ 'too onerous,' Amazon would regain monopoly (Electronista)
Apple says e-book price fixing charges 'simply not true,' (Engadget)
Virus Flashback: la difficile contre-attaque d'Apple (Le Monde)
Norton's free Flashback detection and removal tool (Link)
US Mac sales slowing in anticipation of Ivy Bridge upgrades (MacNN)
Récupération de vos vieux Mac (MacQuébec) [Existe-t-il une place semblable à Montréal?]
Fotopedia offers National Parks iOS app for free (TUAW)
SlimKicker Calorie Counter and Level-Up Weight Loss Game (Link, iTunes) [What a great idea! I'll try this and hopefully will comment about it later]
Intuit GoPayment goes live in Canada, more rectangular than Square (Engadget)
Prix des ebooks: un organisme syndical s'insurge contre la plainte (Cyberpresse)
Apple's ebook price-fixing court battle spills into Canada (AppleInsider)
Apple Predicted to Discontinue 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Mac Rumors)
Ex-WSJ publisher: Apple's 30% profit sharing ebook agency model is not a conspiracy (TUAW)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Library Notebook Books (unshelved.com) [I need one of those!]
Most Frequently Challenged Library Books of 2011 (galleycat)
Are Apps The Future of Book Publishing? (Forbes via LinkedIn)
Walking Dead Dominates Bookstore Graphic Novel Sales (ICv2)
Sur tablettes, à chacun ses contenus (Le Monde)
Livre numérique: Apple nie toute entente et voit Amazon comme le problème (Le Monde)
Book Review: Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms (WSJ)
Vatican and Oxford libraries scan ancient works, let scholars stay in their armchairs (Engadget)
FoxTrot author creates "Pad Packs" with iBooks Author (TUAW)
Manhwa Censored More Than Hunger Games (ICv2)
EarlyWord: The Publisher/Librarian Connection (Link)
World Book Night celebrates reading with paperback handouts (USA Today)
Dear Book Lover: The Utopian and Dystopian in Fiction (WSJ)

Economy, Environment, U.S. / International News & Politics

U.S. sees warmest March in recorded history, NOAA reports (CNN)
How Bill Maher Managed to Occupy an Important Place in the National Conversation (New York Magazine)
Rick Santorum abandonne la course à l’investiture républicaine (Le Devoir)
Les éoliennes tuent-elles vraiment les oiseaux ? (Le Monde)
The TurboTax Crime Wave (WSJ)
Hollande s'impose devant Sarkozy (Cyberpresse)
Sarkozy Fights for Survival (WSJ)

Health, home & garden

Urban agriculture takes root in Montreal (The Gazette)

Humour

Local / National News & Politics

Quel avenir pour le français à Montréal ? (L'actualité)
New $50 bill 'safer, cheaper and greener' (The Gazette)
Penny pinch is just the beginning (The Gazette)
Le métro touché par une série de dégradations (Métro Montréal)
La maîtrise du français ou de l'anglais sera un critère pour devenir citoyen (Cyberpresse)
La FECQ aimerait que la CLASSE dénonce la violence (Cyberpresse)
Début d'année difficile pour les restaurateurs québécois (Cyberpresse)
Upstairs Jazz Bar finds success live-streaming its concerts on the Web (The Gazette, Link)

Media, Culture, & Society

Torchwood Season 5 Won’t Air For ‘A While’ (Screen Rant)
Game of Thrones Posts Remarkable Ratings Hold (ICv2)
It's Official: Game of Thrones Renewed (ICv2)
HBO, AMC serve up feast of fresh programs (The Gazette)
Looper Official Trailer [HD] (YouTube) [Looks interesting...]
Cats in Space: Best of Youtube (Canada.com)
Rainfall warning lifted for Montreal (The Gazette) [result: i get the first water-infiltration problem of the year...]
Philip K. Dick: Letter regarding Blade Runner (link)

Sciences & History

Identification de gènes responsables du vieillissement du cerveau (Le Monde)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Will Facebook ruin Instagram? (CNN)
Philips' L Prize-winning light bulb goes on sale Sunday, priced between $20 and $60 (Engadget)
Banc d’essai: Le service Illico nouvelle génération (MacQuébec) [Quelqu'un au service à la clientèle de Vidéotron m'a dit aujourd'hui que l'illico nouvelle génération commencerait à être disponible dans la région de Montréal dès la semaine prochaine et non en septembre comme annoncé à la conférence de presse. Je serais très heureux si cela était vrai (mais cela reste encore à confirmer). Quelqu'un d'autre a-t-il entendu cette information et pourrait la confirmer?]
US introduces $60 LED light bulb (BBC)
Dropbox simplifies sharing with file viewer and folder links (Engadget)

White-collar union stuff (SFMM) & Montreal's libraries