No. Mods can't get an update on their own. Modders have to update it. Sorry. I am devastated by it also.
Vanilla Minecraft is justMinecraftwithout any mods or plug-insWhen Minecraft updates it will uninstall any mods and plug-ins that were installed and become vanilla once more To setMinecraftback to vanilla even if no updates have been released, simply click Options before logging in to Minecraft, click Force Update!, Done and thenlog inas usual
No your have to wait for the mods to update which may take some time.
Yes there will be you just have to wait for the update.
You will need to wait until MinecraftForge is updated to 1.7.2 so that the mods running on Forge can also be updated. In order for Forge to update, you will need to wait until MCP (Minecraft Coders Pack) updates. TLDR; Be patient. :)
It updates Minecraft to the latest released version.
Yes, in a later update
You can't manually update minecraft. It updates automatically whenever you open it again, and if you're connected to the internet.
To update a mod, you will have to go to the website that you've found your mod. Redownload it and re-install it.
Yes, Mods will be taken away from Minecraft. But that only happens when you update Minecraft. Also if you fail to install a mod and when you enter the game and the screen goes black, then you can close Minecraft and open it again and then tick the box that says Force Update and it will be repaired.
No. To check updates, go to notch.tumblr.com.
There are plenty of mods for 1.5.2 sometimes you have to wait for the bigger ones to update, but check out planetminecraft.com under "mods" there should be plenty.
The developer (Mojang) has released updates for Minecraft: Pocket Edition. The last update as of this writing was on 12/18/13.