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US judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales 
Hardware
US judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales
By Dan Levine | Dec 5, 2011 | Comment Now 
Strikes blow in global patent war.
 
Marrickville's HP ban to face legal challenge 
Strategy
Marrickville's HP ban to face legal challenge
By Brett Winterford | Apr 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Comment: Local Council is stepping on Commonwealth turf.
 
Germany considers BlackBerry ban 
Security
Germany considers BlackBerry ban
By Liam Tung | Aug 11, 2010 | Comment Now 
Government networks under attack?
 
Hypponen: Ban admin rights for all online users 
Security
Hypponen: Ban admin rights for all online users
By Wendy Grossman | May 4, 2010 | Comment Now 
F-Secure's head of research talks Internet security
 
Skype banned by IT departments: survey 
Security
Skype banned by IT departments: survey
Jul 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Risk of information leaks too great.
 
Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology 
Software
Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology
By Shaun Nichols | Jun 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
User-generated encyclopaedia site Wikipedia has formally banned the Church of Scientology from accessing and editing its pages.
 
Wipro, Megasoft implicated in World Bank procurement scandal 
Finance
Wipro, Megasoft implicated in World Bank procurement scandal
Jan 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
Two more Indian firms have been barred from doing business with the World Bank, less than a month after details of Satyam’s eight-year ban were revealed.
 
Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports 
Hardware
Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports
By Charlie Demerjian | Nov 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
Rambus has a long history of being rather prickly about what it perceives to be its IP, and now it is aiming that perception at Nvidia again. This time the legal eagles are ...
 
ISPs sign nationwide deal to ban child porn 
Telco/ISP
ISPs sign nationwide deal to ban child porn
By Iain Thomson | Jul 21, 2008 | Comment Now 
The vast majority of internet service providers in the US have signed up to a pact to ban child pornography from being viewed online.
 
Facebook ban could lead to staff exodus 
Software
Facebook ban could lead to staff exodus
By Iain Thomson | Jun 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
A survey of 1,000 office staff has found that nearly a third of younger employees would consider quitting their job if Facebook was banned in the workplace..
 
New South Wales to ban laser pointers 
Hardware
New South Wales to ban laser pointers
By Iain Thomson | Apr 23, 2008 | Comment Now 
A bill being considered by the governing body in New South Wales could see laser pointers classified as dangerous weapons..
 
Euro MP calls for Microsoft ban 
Software
Euro MP calls for Microsoft ban
By Iain Thomson | Apr 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Heidi Ruhle, a German green member of the European Parliament (MEP), has called for the organisation to stop buying Microsoft software licences until the company opens up to ...
 
China lifts ban on English Wikipedia 
Software
China lifts ban on English Wikipedia
By Iain Thomson | Apr 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
China has lifted the ban on its citizens viewing the English language version of Wikipedia..
 
Indonesia tries to ban web porn 
Software
Indonesia tries to ban web porn
By Iain Thomson | Mar 27, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Indonesian government has passed a law banning the viewing or production of "immoral content" on the internet..
 
US faces US$100 billion fine for web gaming ban 
Software
US faces US$100 billion fine for web gaming ban
By Clement James | Oct 12, 2007 | Comment Now 
A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.
 
EU think-tank floats OS bundling ban 
Hardware
EU think-tank floats OS bundling ban
By Shaun Nichols | Sep 25, 2007 | Comment Now 
A Brussels think-tank has proposed that the European Commission block vendors from pre-installing operating systems with new PCs.
 
US lawyer seeks to ban GTA 4 
Software
US lawyer seeks to ban GTA 4
By Iain Thomson | Sep 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
US lawyer Jack Thompson has threatened to sue Take2 Interactive in an attempt to prevent the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 after claiming that one of the characters in the game ...
 
Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban 
Software
Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban
Sep 11, 2007 | Comment Now 
Several Xbox 360 gamers have had their Xbox Live accounts and consoles banned until 12 December 9999, after getting hold of a pre-release version of Microsoft's highly ...
 
Rockstar to appeal Manhunt 2 ban 
Software
Rockstar to appeal Manhunt 2 ban
By Iain Thomson | Aug 6, 2007 | Comment Now 
Rockstar has confirmed that it will be appealing the decision by the British Board of Film Censors(BBFC) to effectively ban the game in the United Kingdom by refusing it ...
 
Philips wins US ban on Epistar LEDs 
Hardware
Philips wins US ban on Epistar LEDs
By Andrew Charlesworth | Jul 16, 2007 | Comment Now 
US International Trade Commission upholds patent infringement claims.
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