Apple announced two spanking new hardware products this week - a replacement for the iPod Mini called the iPod nano and the new Motoola ROKR “iTunes” phone. They also released iTunes 5.0 alongwith the hardware. The nano is Apple’s first flash-based music player and will be available in 2GB ($199) and 4GB ($249) versions. The Mini has now been phased out. The new phone with iTunes, is basically just an upgrade to their E398 phone with a different color, iTunes, and a larger memory card. They have also added support for video recording although the camera is still 0.3MP only.
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The recent GTA: SA controversy has made me think, yet again, as to why does everyone go after video games as if they are the source of all evil? I have read and heard umpteen times that games are detrimental to kids and that violence (and sex?) in games spoil young kids. And now, I am sick of tired of hearing the same, rather lame arguments over and over again. Especially since there are other bad influences that kids get from society.

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Source: GameBiz

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, has been banned in Australia because it contains pornographic material.

The Office of Film and Literature Classification said it was forced to revoke the game’s MA15+ classification following revelations users could unlock sexually explicit content by installing a downloadable patch.

Revokation means that the game can no longer be sold or hired in Australia.

My Two Cents:

Is this just the beginning? Will GTA: SA be subjeted to more bans? I certainly think so. Rockstar made a mistake, and then came up with lame excuses to try and prove their innocence. Maybe they should consider sticking to consoles as the PC platform exposed them