February 2011
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MacRuby 0.9 Released →
We are glad to announce the release of MacRuby 0.9, after about two months of development since the last release.
This is yet another release focused on stability, compatibility and performance improvements. Users of MacRuby are encouraged to upgrade.
You can download it from here. Please note that this package only runs on Snow Leopard (10.6) or later. Older Mac OS X versions are no longer...
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Aquarion Gets New TV Anime, Aquarion Evol →
The official website of the Aquarion television anime series announced on Saturday that production on an all-new television anime series, Aquarian Evol, has been green-lit.
The announcement is being made through a teaser attached with Macross Frontier ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~, the second Macross Frontier film which is opening in Japan on Saturday. The teaser will run for two weeks at eight...
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A wave of PayPal phishing emails →
Over 200 million people have accounts on PayPal, making it a key target for internet fraudsters attempting to steal money.
One of the way that criminals try to get their hands on your cash is by phishing for your PayPal account details.
An aggressive campaign that we have seen widely spammed out in the last few hours does precisely that, pretending to be a security warning from PayPal.
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“piracy can sometimes represent a business failure, not just an unwillingness to...”
– Nate Anderson
Why anime fans pirate the shows they love
Texas lawyer Evan Stone recently sued 1,337 anonymous defendants for sharing anime online. When I spoke to him last month, he was incensed about the behavior of the BitTorrent-wielding masses; the show he had sued over, from distributor FUNimation, was available on Hulu for free streaming.
There’s just “no legitimate reason to be BitTorrenting a show,” he said.
Which got me...
Minecraft for iOS will be out later this year
Minecraft, the indie building game that reached a million sales in under eight months since its first alpha release, will be coming to iOS. Markus Persson, the game’s developer, has confirmed this to Gamasutra, adding that the port will be released later this year. Sadly, he didn’t give a more specific time frame.
Minecraft for iOS will not receive every update that the browser and...
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Zero no Tsukaima to End in 22nd Volume in 2012
Author Noboru Yamaguchi is ending the Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero) light novel series in the 22nd volume in 2012. The 20th volume (pictured at right) is shipping in Japan on February 25, and the series has 4.5 million copies in print. The story follows a budding magician, nicknamed “Louise the Zero” due to her initial ineptness at magic, who accidentally summoned a...
Last Exile's New TV Anime to Premiere at Anime... →
World premiere of Gonzo’s Last Exile ~Ginyoku no Fam~ series in July in Los Angeles
The official website of the Last Exile ~Ginyoku no Fam~ (Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing-) television anime series announced on Friday that Anime Expo will host the world premiere of the anime in Los Angeles during the extended July 1-4 holiday weekend. More details will be posted on the...
