TAG: Ban

Jay Leno sued over remarks on the Golden Temple

08 Feb, 2012, 4:49 pm IST Naina Khedekar General

Followed by the recent hullabaloo over the banning of content on social networks and other sites, there’s another ... More

Galaxy Pad 10.1 free to roam Europe, save Germany

17 Aug, 2011, 10:34 am IST Shayne Rana Tablets

Apple’s recent win over Samsung with an injunction to stop the sale of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany and EU (except the Netherlands) seems to have More

Apple may have exaggerated a bit in their case against Samsung

16 Aug, 2011, 10:36 am IST Aaron Almeida Tablets 2 Comments

The ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung regarding the sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 continues. More

Update: Samsung, Apple Dispute Hearing Scheduled for Aug 25, 2011

12 Aug, 2011, 7:10 pm IST Shayne Rana Tablets

As the battle between Apple and Samsung wages on with each side striking a hard blow to their opponent, the latest round was won by Apple. More

Google Strikes at .co.cc Subdomains, Blocks Them

11 Jul, 2011, 12:08 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Web services

In order to cut down on malware, Google has gone ahead and blocked some 11 million .co.cc subdomain sites. More

The Internet Shuts Down in Libya; What it Means for .ly Domains

21 Feb, 2011, 2:41 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

CEO of URL shortener, Bit.ly says services will be uninterrupted. More

Google Starts Censoring Rapidshare, Torrents and More

27 Jan, 2011, 10:30 am IST Siddharth Basrur Services 1 Comments

Auto-complete for many piracy related terms removed from the search engine's vocabulary. More

SMS Ban Applied to Telcos

25 Sep, 2010, 11:56 am IST tech2 News Staff Mobile phones

Bulk SMSes are banned in preparation for Babri Masjid verdict. More

India Telecoms Mininster Hopes Solution On BlackBerry Soon

05 Aug, 2010, 3:33 pm IST Reuters Smartphones

India's telecoms ministry is still in talks with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion and expects to find a solution soon. More

Saudi BlackBerry Ban to Affect Messenger Only

05 Aug, 2010, 10:50 am IST Reuters Smartphones

An August 6 deadline for its enforcement is final. More

UAE BlackBerry Users Set For iPhone, Samsung Switch

04 Aug, 2010, 1:23 pm IST Reuters Smartphones

Mobile phone service providers scrambled on Tuesday to hold onto half a million users spooked by BlackBerry's showdown with UAE regulators. More

Russia Clamps Down on Internet, Google Frowns

30 Jul, 2010, 11:33 am IST Reuters Smartphones

A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites. More

Could Blackberry Services Be Terrorist Friendly? Watch This

30 Jul, 2010, 10:33 am IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

Chip honcho Jamshed Avari shares his viewpoint on CNN/IBN. More

China Vows No Let-Up to State Control of Internet

08 Jun, 2010, 1:29 pm IST Reuters Windows

China will not ease state control over what can be said online. More

Pakistan's Facebook Ban Drives Minister to Twitter

26 May, 2010, 2:26 pm IST Reuters Windows

Already has more than 270 followers, according to his page. More

Banned Facebook Page Now Back Online

24 May, 2010, 4:54 pm IST tech2 News Staff Windows

Banned Mohammed page now back online on Facebook. More

Pre-paid Cellphone Ban to be Lifted in Jammu and Kashmir

30 Dec, 2009, 1:49 pm IST IANS Windows

Pre-paid mobile phones are set to ring again in Jammu and Kashmir with the central government deciding to allow the service's resumption in the first week of next month. More

Ban Proposed on Plasma TVs in UK

17 Sep, 2007, 12:19 pm IST Siddharth Bhatia Plasma

The UK is considering banning Plasma TVs and other electronic appliances that use too much energy or have a permanent standby More

China Bans Wikipedia... Again

18 Nov, 2006, 11:30 am IST AP Plasma

China's easing of a ban on the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia appears to have been short-lived. More