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1. Steam bans Modern Warfare "grey market" keys

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   Activision demands, Valve follows Steam has reportedly implemented a total ban on "grey market" keys used to unlock CD copies of Modern Warfare 2.  According to Voodoo Extreme, both Steam and Activision ...

2. Xbox modders unite in class action suit

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... it would have generated had these Xbox console bans taken place at some time before the release of Halo 3: ODST and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." According to AbingtonIP, Microsoft has also misapplied ...

3. Puritanical Apple bans Bobble Rep caricature app

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Monday, 09 November 2009

   
Ludicrous and sanctimonious Apple has banned an iPhone database application for allegedly "ridiculing" public figures. Bobble Rep - which caricatures members of Congress - would have allowed users to ...

4. Apple threatens Woolworths over new logo

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 05 October 2009

   ... organisation tasked with regulating intellectual property, bans Woolworths' trademark on the grounds that ‘consumers may not be able to differentiate between the two brands’ and claims the grocery chain ...

5. Confusion reigns as Apple bans Commodore emulator again

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 08 September 2009

   Apple has banned a Commodore 64 emulator just days after approving the iPhone application. Club Cupertino yanked the retro emulator after users managed to access a banned BASIC interface. San Francisco, ...

6. Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 07 September 2009

   ... simulator ban Apple bans Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone    ...

7. Watchdog bans "fake" Skype ad in UK

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 19 August 2009

   A UK television commercial for Skype has been banned, after regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decided that the company had faked the quality of images. London, UK - A UK television ...

8. Puritanical Apple censors 'objectionable' English dictionary

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 05 August 2009

   Apple has censored an English dictionary due to its supposedly "objectionable content." According to Ninjawords developer Phil Crosby, Club Cupertino rejected an initial build of the educational iPhone ...

9. US Marine Corps bans access to social networking sites

   (Security/Security Features)

   Tuesday, 04 August 2009

   The US Marine Corps has officially banned access to all social networking sites. However, the seemingly draconian ban applies only to military personnel using Marine equipment, such as NIPRNET (Nonsecure ...

10. Study highlights dangers of texting while driving, again

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    ... driving. 14 states and the District of Columbia currently prohibit texting while driving. 10 additional states ban texting only for novice drivers. There are no texting bans in Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, ...

11. Apple bans Zombie school shooting app

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    Apple has reportedly banned a school shooting app that managed to sneak past snoozing censors into the company's iTune's store. "Zombie School" - developed by Retarded Arts - cheerfully encourages players ...

12. Apple App Store downloads top 1.5 billion in first year

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    ... on offer have as much relevance to the real world as a 1960s Lucy Show script. See also: Apple bans hottest girls app iPhone porn app frenzy causes server crash Lolly Popova has a tiny one just for ...

13. Apple bans "Hottest Girls" app for the iPhone

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 26 June 2009

    Club Cupertino has unceremoniously banned the popular "Hottest Girls" application for the iPhone. Unconfirmed rumors of an Apple ban began to circulate on Thursday when access to the erotic application ...

14. Apple bans Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 22 June 2009

    Club Cupertino has reportedly banned a fully-licensed Commodore 64 emulator. The application - developed by Manomio - would have allowed nostalgic iPhone owners to play classic C64 games and even run ...

15. iPhone boozers keep tabs on livers

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 04 June 2009

    ... 99 cents, while Alcohol Aware Plus is around $2.99. For that kind of money, we'd rather have a stiff drink. Preferably in a pub that bans the use of mobile phones.  ...

16. Apple close to one billionth App Store app served, prize to be awarded

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 10 April 2009

    ... AB10) Flashlight, John Haney Software 11) Urbanspoon, Urbanspoon12) Movies, Flixster13) iBowl, SGN14) Lightsaber Unleashed, TheMacBox15) Sol Free Solitaire, Smallware 16) MySpace Mobile, MySpace.com17) ...

17. Facebook connects with iPhone - in a big way

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 16 March 2009

    ... friends in real-life locations. Once located you can either recruit or assassinate them (but only in the game, don't try this at home). iPhone apps get a Facial Urbanspoon, a restaurant ...

18. Bangladesh lifts YouTube ban over mutiny controversy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 March 2009

    ... websites, which were also blocked by the government of Bangladesh. There was no information whether those bans had been lifted as well.  ...

19. Cuba gets its own version of Linux

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 12 February 2009

    ... Cubans typically earn $17 to $20 per month, and most who do use computers do so only at school or workplaces. Recently it was learned that in 2010, Cuba will receive very high speed Internet access compliments ...

20. Georgetown bans use of Windows 7 Beta on school's computers

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 02 February 2009

      Georgetown University has forbidden its students and faculty from utilizing the beta version of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system on school computers. Washington (DC) - Georgetown University ...

21. Under worm attack, US Army bans USB drives

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Friday, 21 November 2008

    Under sustained attack from what is described as a rapidly spreading network worm, the U.S. army has banned the use of USB sticks, CDs, flash media cards, and all other removable data storage devices, ...

22. Warhammer Online chief bans thousands of gold farmers, tells them “go to hell”

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

    ... virtual loot or gold.  Such people will be banned immediately.  “My guys ban their useless, time-consuming butts right away,” wrote Jacobs. To top it all off, the bans are now broadcasted to ...

23. Reporters booted from Black Hat for hacking

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 07 August 2008

    ... They added that they conducted a classic man in the middle attack.  The reporters have been permanently banned from Black Hat and Defcon, something which continues a long tradition of reporter bans ...

24. Microsoft bans coder from making Vista screens for the iPhone

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 29 July 2008

    Microsoft sent their legal eagles after an iPhone application developer. In a note posted on ModMyiFone, ebl4287 said that "due to a big fat legal letter that was sent from Microsoft, I will no longer ...

25. OpenSuse 11.0 announced

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Thursday, 19 June 2008

    ... including a redesigned installer, gnome 2.22 or KDE 4 desktops, faster package management, the inclusion of OpenOffice 2.4 as well as the multimedia manager Banshee 1.0.  ...

26. Cubans line up to buy their first mobile phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Tuesday, 15 April 2008

    Havana (Cuba) – Thousands of Cubans are lining up at state-owned telephone offices to buy their first mobile phones.  Previously available to only tourists and government officials, the phones will ...

27. UCLA hospital bans laptops and cellphones

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Thursday, 20 March 2008

    Los Angeles (CA) – The neuropsychiatric hospital at UCLA has banned all laptops and cellphones.  The head of the facility, Dr. Thomas Strouse, says this is to ensure patient privacy after a nurse’s ...

28. Sex offenders barred from Internet in New Jersey

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 27 December 2007

    New Jersey - A new state law enacted today bans convicted sex offenders from using the Internet, joining only Florida and Nevada as states with such restrictions.  The bill extends the law to include ...

29. Missouri town bans electronic harassment

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Wednesday, 28 November 2007

    Dardenne Prairie (MO) – City officials of a small Missouri town have banned all forms of electronic harassment in the wake of a young girl’s suicide last year.  Now anyone who sends hurtful ...

30. Target prohibits Manhunt 2

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 07 November 2007

    ... bans it from retail stores. Game publisher Rockstar tweaked the game and "toned down" some of its more gruesome parts.  That allowed it to receive a Mature rating from the ESRB, the equivalent ...

31. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs law that prevents teenagers from driving with cell phones

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 14 September 2007

    ... cell phone or text messaging while behind the wheel. The law bans all usage, whether or not the driver is using a hands-free device.  A $20 fine will be assessed for first time violators, but officials ...

32. UK bans PS3 ad, warns Sony

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 08 August 2007

    The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has issued a warning for Sony, forcing it to remove a controversial Internet ad. London (England) - The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has issued ...

33. Computer glitch halts United flights

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 June 2007

    A computer malfunction at United Airlines halted all departures systemwide for two hours Wednesday, the carrier said. Spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said the airline did not yet know what caused the problem, ...

34. Moroccan access to YouTube restored

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 01 June 2007

    ... have ordered the video sharing site to be blocked, but all eventually restored access within around a week.  Numerous schools throughout the world, however, have permanent bans on the site because ...

35. Apple bans MySpace from stores

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 30 May 2007

    Apple has banned MySpace, the popular social networking site, from its retail stores. New York (NY) - Apple has banned MySpace, the popular social networking site, from its retail stores.  Apparently ...

36. Modded Xboxes to be banned

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 18 May 2007

    ... that says, "This console has been banned for violations of the Terms of Use.  To protect the Xbox Live service and its members, Microsoft does not provide details about console bans.  There ...

37. Ohio University bans P2P

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 26 April 2007

    Ohio University has banned its students and employees from using any type of peer-to-peer networking. Athens (OH) - Ohio University has banned its students and employees from using any type of peer-to-peer ...

38. UK bans "dangerous driving" Xbox 360 ad

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 04 April 2007

    The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has banned an Xbox 360 commercial because it says the ad promoted dangerous driving. London (England) - The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in ...

39. Guitar Hero makers banned from creating games for 12 months

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 03 April 2007

    ... to refrain from making any games that resemble Guitar Hero for one year. In addition, the settlement bans Fong and Tam from making any drum or synthesizer-based games, or related accessories.  It ...

40. Turkey unbans YouTube

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 12 March 2007

    A court in Turkey has overturned the banning of YouTube in the country for insulting "Turkishness" and the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Culver City (CA) ...

41. Convicted phisher faces 101 years in prison

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 17 January 2007

    ... 2004 and bans false or misleading email headers. It also prohibits deceptive subject lines and requires companies to give an opt-out method. ...

42. Iran bans YouTube

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 06 December 2006

    The Iranian government seems to have had it with ninjas and the Star Wars Kid and has banned YouTube. The popular video sharing site has been branded a public nuisance and has been taken off the web. ...

43. Virgin Atlantic bans Apple and Dell laptop batteries

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Monday, 18 September 2006

      Virgin Atlantic Airways says it will ban passengers from using Apple and Dell laptops running on battery power for all international flights. Virgin Atlantic Airways says it will ban passengers ...

44. DeKalb County, GA to fine crashing cellphone-talking drivers

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 23 August 2006

      A county in George has enacted a law that will fine drivers who crash, while talking on cellphones, up to $500. The DeKalb County law punishes drivers who are in a collision involving "death, injury ...

45. Ebay bans Google Checkout, for now

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 06 July 2006

    Checkout, Google's idea how to pay for goods and services on the Internet, has been added to Ebay's "not permitted" list of payment methods. Checkout, Google's idea how to pay for goods and services ...

46. Online gamer punished with virtual crucifixion

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 24 March 2006

    ... by to watch and even taunt Cynewulf. Bans are common in other games, like World of Warcraft, and can be as short as a few hours to a lifetime ban for very serious transgressions. Bans usually happen with ...

47. German BMW banned from Google

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Saturday, 04 February 2006

      From what it looks like, the German websites of car maker BMW have been kicked out of the Google index. From what it looks like, the German websites of car maker BMW have been kicked out of the ...

48. E3 Expo bans booth-babes

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 24 January 2006

    The yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo show is known for cutting edge game announcements and outlandish costumes, but in recent years companies have been using scantily clad models to lure attendees ...