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 18 August 2012. In this edition: Julian Assange gets political asylum in Ecuador, Wikileaks reveals a secret surveillance program called TrapWire, and Twitter has angered its developers. 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: 6:17 DOWNLOAD MP3 (http://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cdn.alfahosts.net/techgeekcomau/briefing/2012/08/rec_techgeekau_18_Aug_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)Ecuador grants Julian Assange asylum despite UK threat (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/16/ecuador-grants-julian-assange-asylum-despite-uk-threat/) US in pursuit of Assnage: Cables reveal (http://www.smh.com.au/national/us-in-pursuit-of-assange-cables-reveal-20120817-24e8u.html) Wikileaks uncover TrapWire surveillance (http://www.zdnet.com/wikileaks-uncovers-trapwire-surveillance-faq-7000002513/) TrapWire anti-terrorist software leaks set off web furor (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/us/trapwire-antiterrorist-software-leaks-set-off-web-furor.html?_r=1) Apple vs Samsung trial: Final day testimony (http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/17/3249545/apple-samsung-trial-final-day-testimony/in/2971889) Twitter declares new rules for developers (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/twitter-declares-new-rules-for-developers/) Marco Arment: Twitter API changes (http://www.marco.org/2012/08/16/twitter-api-changes) Paul Haddad: Don't panic (http://tapbots.com/blog/news/dont-panic) Facebook Investors Cash Out (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577593711737087098.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RightMostPopular) Facebook Shares Fall to New Lows as Lockup Ends (http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10000872396390443324404577593121764584372-lMyQjAxMTAyMDEwNjAxODY3Wj.html) Motorola sacks 20% of employees as Google steps in to make it profitable (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/14/motorola-sacks-20-of-employees-as-google-steps-in-to-make-it-profitable/) Flash for Android dies (http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/14/3241727/flash-for-android-dies) SkyDrive gets Metro revamp, introduces Android app (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/15/skydrive-gets-metro-revamp-introduces-android-app/) Terms of Service; Didn't Read (http://tos-dr.info) http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/16/ecuador-grants-julian-assange-asylum-despite-uk-threat/ (http://techgeek.com.au/2012/08/16/ecuador-grants-julian-assange-asylum-despite-uk-threat/)
