LG announces the G2 smartphone – finally, NBN Co likely to miss targets again, and Acer looking towards Chrome and Android for revenue. This is The Briefing for Friday August 9th, 2013. A shortened edition this week, mainly because local news h

The Briefing 38: Friday August 2, 2013

Aug 2nd, 2013 8m 12s

Motorola looks towards the future with its new Moto X smartphone; Foxtel offers you a way to watch pay-TV without the box or contract; and it’s true, we’re paying too much for electronics. This is The Briefing for Friday August 2nd, 2013. And w

The Briefing 37: Week Ending May 25, 2013

May 26th, 2013

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending May 25, 2013. In this edition: Microsoft reveals the Xbox One, Apple forced to answer questions about tax avoidance, and HTC is in “utter freefall”.There is n

The Briefing 36: Week Ending May 18, 2013

May 19th, 2013 4m 44s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending May 18, 2013. In this edition: Groups calls for more transparency over use of Section 313, France considers a tax on smartphones, and Google I/O news. For thos

The Briefing 35: Week Ending May 11, 2013

May 12th, 2013 4m 15s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending May 11, 2013. In this edition: New Zealand government plans to end software patents, Zuckerberg’s new lobby group courts controversy, and Windows Blue confirme

The Briefing 34: For The Week Ending May 4, 2013

May 5th, 2013 4m 3s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending May 4, 2013. In this edition: Microsoft hit by lawsuit over Skype, eSports league caught Bitcoin mining on gamers’ computers, and Google in trouble in the UK o

The Briefing 33: Week Ending April 27, 2013

Apr 28th, 2013 4m 23s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending April 27, 2013. In this edition: AFP arrest LulzSec leader, Microsoft set to reveal the next-generation Xbox, and Google loses key patent lawsuits against Micr

The Briefing 32: Week Ending April 20, 2013

Apr 21st, 2013 4m 30s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending April 20, 2013. In this edition: NBN speeds reach a gigabit, Google Glass tech specs revealed and Twitter Music is here! Host: Terence Huynh Length: 4:30 DOWNL

The Briefing 31: Week Ending April 13, 2013

Apr 14th, 2013 7m

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending April 13, 2013. In this edition: The Coalition finally releases their NBN plans, Bitcoin troubles and We are Hunted is bought by Twitter – for what exactly? Fo

The Briefing 30: Week Ending April 6, 2013

Apr 7th, 2013 5m 37s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending April 6. In this edition: Facebook reveals Home, France tries to pull a Wikipedia article, and Google forks WebKit for Blink. For those who missed out what The

The Briefing 29: Week Ending 23 March 2013

Mar 24th, 2013 6m 23s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending 23 March 2013. In this edition: Apple, Microsoft and Adobe face the IT Pricing Inquiry, Google brings out some Chromebooks and South Korea gets hit with a cybe

The Briefing 28: Week Ending 16 March 2013

Mar 17th, 2013 6m 37s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending 16 March 2013. In this edition: Samsung reveals the Galaxy S4, Reuters staff member indicted for assisting hacking, and Google Reader gets the axe. For those w

The Briefing 27: Week Ending March 9, 2013

Mar 10th, 2013 5m 46s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending March 9, 2013. In this edition: NBN Co said to be fudging numbers, Facebook gets a new look for its news feed and Dell is facing shareholder revolt for going p

The Briefing 26: Week Ending March 2, 2013

Mar 3rd, 2013 6m 54s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending March 2, 2013. In this edition: Bradley Manning pleas guilty for leaking though not guilty for aiding the enemy; Andrew Mason dumped as CEO for Groupon and the

The Briefing 25: Week Ending 23 Feb 2013

Feb 24th, 2013 8m 5s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 23, 2013. In this edition: more companies confirm they were hacked, we take a look at the HTC One, and the PlayStation 4 is finally confirmed for Holi

The Briefing 24: Week Ending February 16, 2013

Feb 17th, 2013 6m 47s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 16, 2013. In this edition: Facebook hacked; Apple and Microsoft called up to appear in front of the IT Pricing Inquiry; and CISPA is back after Obama

The Briefing 23: Week Ending February 9, 2013

Feb 10th, 2013 6m 3s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 9, 2013. In this edition: Dell goes private with a $24.4 billion deal, iOS 6 finally gets a jailbreak and security woes hit the US Federal Reserve and

The Briefing 22: Week Ending February 2, 2013

Feb 3rd, 2013 7m 57s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 2, 2013. In this edition: Twitter and major news organisations confirm that they were hacked; BlackBerry 10 finally comes out to market; and PNG is no

The Briefing 21: For The Week Ending January 26, 2013

Jan 27th, 2013 9m 55s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending January 26, 2013. In this edition: State-sponsored copyright piracy from the Caribbean, Financial earning season and Twitter launches its “Instagram for Video”

The Briefing 20: Week Ending January 19, 2013

Jan 20th, 2013 7m 51s

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending January 19, 2013. In this edition: the Justice Department faces heavy criticism over its aggressive handling of the Swartz case, Facebook brings out Graph Sear

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