China Effectively Bans Skype and Other Non State-Owned VoIP Services
China just made all VoIP services on networks besides the state-run China Telecom and China Unicom illegal, effectively…
Apple Easing Up On Book App Censorship?
In 2008, the App Store rejected the app for the novel Knife Music for "objectionable" content. Now, backed by a major…
Now Is a Bad Time to Buy a Used Xbox 360
You know those Xboxes that were banned last week because they were modified to play pirated games? They're being dumped…
Congress Takes First Steps in Banning In-Flight Calling Permanently
Like a gaggle of schoolgirls, Congress traded stories about how they too were annoyed by people using their phones…
Student Catches Principal Fighting With Student on Cellphone Camera, School Responds By Banning Cellphones
Way to go, Caddo School Board. You've won yourself the Gizmodo luddite of the week award. See, when a student films the…
Marathons Start Banning Music Players For 'Safety', 'Fairness'
Although it'll be about a year before we mold our bodies into any kind of humanoid-esque form capable of running a…
Russian Theater Blocks Cellphone Signals
We've been bouncing around the idea of a theater cellphone ban for some time now, but it is good to see an actual…