The Briefing 6: For The Week Ending September 1, 2012




The Briefing show

Summary: (http://techgeek.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the-briefing-podcast-art-300x300.jpg) This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending September 1, 2012. In this edition: Apple and Google might call a truce while Samsung threatens action if an iPhone has 4G; Telstra expands 4G coverage and Obama crashes Reddit. For those who missed out what The Briefing is, here's a blog post (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/07/31/welcome-to-the-briefing-a-brand-new-tech-news-only-podcast/) explaining the show. Feel free to offer any suggestions, improvements and constructive criticism for our new show. Host: Terence Huynh Length: 5:47 DOWNLOAD MP3 (http://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cdn.alfahosts.net/techgeekcomau/briefing/2012/09/rec_techgeekau_2_Sept_2012_briefing.mp3) SUBSCRIBE via RSS (http://techgeek.com.au/podcasts/briefing/feed/) SUBSCRIBE via iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/briefing-by-techgeek.com.au/id549116116) Link Dump On Twitter: @tgbriefing (http://twitter.com/tgbriefing) http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-google-apple-idUSBRE87T15H20120830 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-google-apple-idUSBRE87T15H20120830) http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-will-sue-Apple-immediately-if-it-releases-an-LTE-device-allegedly-partnering-with-Microsoft-to-cut-dependency-on-Android_id33889 (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-will-sue-Apple-immediately-if-it-releases-an-LTE-device-allegedly-partnering-with-Microsoft-to-cut-dependency-on-Android_id33889) http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/28/telstra-4g-expansion-announced-after-500000-user-milestone/ (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/28/telstra-4g-expansion-announced-after-500000-user-milestone/) http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-usa-hacking-lulzsec-idUSBRE87S03520120829 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-usa-hacking-lulzsec-idUSBRE87S03520120829) http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/08/28/kim-dotcom-offers-developers-early-api-access-upcoming-megaupload-reboot/ (http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/08/28/kim-dotcom-offers-developers-early-api-access-upcoming-megaupload-reboot/) http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/dotcoms-frozen-funds-thawed/ (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/dotcoms-frozen-funds-thawed/) http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/31/3283507/president-obamas-reddit-ama-reaches-over-5-million-pageviews/in/2970698 (http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/31/3283507/president-obamas-reddit-ama-reaches-over-5-million-pageviews/in/2970698) http://blog.reddit.com/2012/08/potus-iama-stats.html?m=1 (http://blog.reddit.com/2012/08/potus-iama-stats.html?m=1) http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/oracle-releases-security-fix-for-critical-java-flaw-20120831-254j1.html (http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/oracle-releases-security-fix-for-critical-java-flaw-20120831-254j1.html) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230812/Researchers_find_critical_vulnerability_in_Java_7_patch_hours_after_release (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230812/Researchers_find_critical_vulnerability_in_Java_7_patch_hours_after_release) http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/31/facebook-stock-hits-a-new-low-now-down-more-than-50-since-ipo/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/31/facebook-stock-hits-a-new-low-now-down-more-than-50-since-ipo/) http://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/28/no-nfc-in-next-generation-iphone/ (http://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/28/no-nfc-in-next-generation-iphone/) http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/28/apple_rumored_to_unveil_wi_fi_free_version_of_airplay_at_sept_12_event.html (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/28/apple_rumored_to_unveil_wi_fi_free_version_of_airplay_at_sept_12_event.html) http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/28/abc-to-premiere-doctor-who-on-iview-after-uk-airing/ (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/28/abc-to-premiere-doctor-who-on-iview-after-uk-airing/)