No.
If Minecraft hasn't updated for you, you may have to force an update. When Minecraft opens, check the force update option and then log in. That should make Minecraft update for you.
Yes you can, start up minecraft wait before logging in. Press "options" then a little window should pop up, that says: "Force Update" press it, close the windows and then log in.
yes open minecraft click force update then play minecraft.
They say February 8 but I'm posting this at feb 9
When an update is released Minecraft will ask you if you want to update as it starts.You can update Minecraft manually by downloading the version, weekly update or pr-release you want as minecraft.jar, and replacing the minecraft.jar in the bin folder of the Minecraft directory
You can't "downdate" minecraft. You can only update it. But you don't have to update it.
Minecraft originally came out with spawn eggs in a pre-release - 11w49a. The update was for Minecraft 1.1, in case you are looking for an actual Minecraft update release.
It came out 10pm GMT +8.
Minecraft is an online game and cannot be cracked. You update Minecraft on your iPod or iPhone by visiting the iTunes stores and clicking the update button.
February 22 2012. If this is for the new Minecraft update
the next minecraft update is 1.5 the redstone update wich cames out march13 2013