Announcements made at this year's Secret Wars comic event brought an official end to the complex and sophisticated Marvel Universe (video coverage of the kick-off event is linked below so you can see for yourself). Once crowned the kinds of continuity, Marvel intends to apply almost 60-years of lessons-learned to a fresh universe (while trying desperately not to alienate … [Read more...] about Secret Wars Gives Large-Scale Reboot to the Marvel Universe
LibreOffice Viewer for Android Reads Nearly Any Document Type
You may already be familiar with LibreOffice, known for being an incredibly popular open source office application (available for Windows, Mac, and Linux). The good news, is the developers at Collabora are making the move to Android --beginning with a beta version of their LibreOffice Viewer. They warn that it's not stable (and therefore not recommended for mission critical … [Read more...] about LibreOffice Viewer for Android Reads Nearly Any Document Type
Haikyuu!! Itadaki Project 2015 Underway
Haruichi Furudate’s high energy volleyball manga, Haikyuu!!, has already been slated for a second season. Fans of the show weren’t surprised to hear this at all, given the show’s popularity when it aired last April. But while waiting for a release date of the second season, Haikyuu!! fans will be happily tided over by the news of a compilation film. The film is part of the … [Read more...] about Haikyuu!! Itadaki Project 2015 Underway
Nominees for Manga Taisho Award Announced
If you are looking for a great new read, but don't know where to start, the Manga Taisho Aware shortlist has been announced. There are 14 nominations in total, meaning competition will be tight. But what sets this award apart from others is that the voting comes in from bookstore workers, the people who really know what is hot and selling. Manga Taisho has been awarded … [Read more...] about Nominees for Manga Taisho Award Announced
Stop Your Facebook Friends From Spreading False News Stories
Please brace yourself, I have a few truths to reveal... and they may come as a surprise to many of you (if my Facebook news feed is to be believed). It doesn't matter how many times you share the post with all of your friends, Costco will not give you a free $500 gift card. Nobody has a stash of yet-to-be-released iPhone 8.5's that they are just dying to give away to 200 lucky … [Read more...] about Stop Your Facebook Friends From Spreading False News Stories
Looking Forward to Microsoft’s Windows 10
Any of us who have been around in the tech industry for a year or twenty will remember that before Apple was what Apple has become, there was Microsoft... and they were the company you loved to hate (and hated to love). There was a time when we waited on the edges of our seats to see what was coming up in the next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system (and then we … [Read more...] about Looking Forward to Microsoft’s Windows 10
Kuroko No Basuke 3DS Game and Spinoff Manga Announced
Kuroko no Basuke, everyone’s favourite anime about basketball, returned to screens earlier this January, and has brought with it more good tidings. Fans of the anime will be delighted to see their favourite basketballers on a 3DS screen, as Bandai Namco Games began streaming gameplay of their upcoming Kuroko no Basket: Ties of the Future. The second 3DS game released for … [Read more...] about Kuroko No Basuke 3DS Game and Spinoff Manga Announced
Apple May Be Considering a Stylus for Their Next iPad
Few things entertain the tech industry more than speculating on what Apple may have up their sleeves. It appears to be that time again, with rumours of an updated iPad gaining traction --the latest of which being a series of patent filings that suggest the company will introduce a proprietary stylus/iPen/Apple Pen of some sort. This rumour is a weird one. All speculation … [Read more...] about Apple May Be Considering a Stylus for Their Next iPad
Amazon Enters the Feature Films Business
Once upon a time, movies cost crazy amounts of money to make... which reserved their creation for huge studios with equally large budgets. Now we live in an age where high definition cameras are in the palms of our hands and the bottoms of our pockets. Using computers for special effects is faster and easier than ever before. Post-production takes a fraction of the time it used … [Read more...] about Amazon Enters the Feature Films Business
Free E-Book on the Best of Anime
Otaku USA Magazine, best known among anime fans as being a reliable source for all things anime and manga related, have just released The Very Best Anime Guide!: a free e-book containing, as the title suggests, a guide to the best of anime. As the world could pass through nuclear fallout and fans still wouldn't be able to agree on the best anime of all, the e-book instead … [Read more...] about Free E-Book on the Best of Anime