Well, I have been away for a while now, so I have missed a bunch, but in recent news, I hear Minecraft has reached 25 million registered users, which is an incredible amount! Also, the 1.2.5 snapshot is out, check it out here.

Sorry for not posting in a while, I have been a bit pre-occupied. Anyways, apparently while i was gone, minecraft updated to 1.2! Minecraft news has recently covered it, here is their video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsLo5UGee9M