22nd May 2011 Archive

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• vBulletin abandons bid for injunction against ex-devs

  Updated Suit against XenForo continues in US, UK

  Net forumware giant vBulletin has abandoned its bid for a preliminary injunction against its former lead developer and his new forumware company, the UK-based XenForo. An injunction would have prevented XenForo from doing business prior to a trial. According to a post from XenForo's US counsel Grace and Grace LLP, vBulletin …

  Software 22 May 03:15

• Endeavour 'nauts in epic ISS spacewalk

  Robotic arm lube job proves problematic

  Space shuttle Endeavour mission specialists Drew Feustel and Mike Fincke earlier today ventured outside the International Space Station for an epic eight hours and seven minutes - the sixth-longest spacewalk in history. The two NASA 'nauts were first tasked with topping up the ammonia in the orbiting outpost's cooling system. …

  Space 22 May 20:20

• NZ boffins anchor new submarine cable

  Science likes big bandwidth

  New Zealand’s new US$400m submarine communications cable project, Pacific Fibre, has signed Reannz (Research & Education Advanced Network NZ) as its first customer. The Pacific Fibre undersea cable system will connect Australia to the United States with two fibre optic cables via New Zealand and should bring more competitive …

  Telecoms 22 May 23:00

• Media, industry and cops baffled as Qld Police return hack’s iPad

  We know nothing of this daft ‘law’ of which you speak

  A leading Australian computer law and privacy researcher says Queensland Police’s “daft” decision to confiscate a journalist’s iPad last week could be a blessing in disguise. Visiting Professor at the University of NSW's Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre Roger Clarke said: “On the surface of it, the plods who did the arresting …

  Crime 22 May 23:00