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SK Telecom wins patent suit, ban on Viber in Korea
2015-02-24 09:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom won a patent lawsuit against global mobile messenger app Viber, according to local paper Korea Herald. As Viber had infringed on four patents held by SK Telecom, the company was banned from distributing its application in the South Korean market, the Seoul Central District Court said. In the lawsuit filed in 2014, SK Telecom accused Viber of breaking copyright it had registered in 2006 by offering a feature of reorganising selected information from contact numbers saved in a smartphone into the application.
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New York Town Passes Solid Waste Facility Ban
2015-02-16 23:16:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.ithacajournal.com/">IthacaJournal.com</a> Town lawmakers unanimously approved a solid waste management facilities ban on Thursday night, but the owner of a Newfield, N.Y. garbage-hauling company said the law won't stop his plans. read more
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Colorado may ban microbeads in personal care products
2015-02-16 16:58:52| Biotech - Topix.net
Colorado may be the latest state to ban tiny plastic particles that are often included in soaps and cosmetic products. The so-called "microbeads" turn up in face scrubs, acne treatments and toothpaste.
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Russia might ban Tor and virtual private networks
2015-02-13 18:21:21| Extremetech
The Kremlin is rumored to be prepping new restrictions that would block the use of Tor and VPNs inside Russia. Russia has been increasingly antagonistic towards these services in the past 12 months, and funded research to block or break them.
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Activists Want Fracking Ban in Denver, CO; Oil Backers Ready to Fight
2015-02-12 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Business Journal: Colorado's fracking wars arrived at Denver city hall Tuesday, with a coalition of 25 groups that included some of the standard bearers of the anti-fracking movement in the state delivering a statement calling for Mayor Michael Hancock and the City Council to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing within the city limits. "We think it's just a matter of time before they start fracking in Denver," Sam Schabacker, the western region director for Food & Water Watch, who's been working on the fracking...
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