The Briefing 39: Friday August 9, 2013




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Summary: 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.<br> A shortened edition this week, mainly because local news has been pretty much dominated by the election and a somewhat slow news week. See you again next week.<br> Host: Terence Huynh<br> Length: 3:57<br> <a href="http://alfa-cdn.com/techgeekcomau/briefing/2013/08/rec_techgeekau_9_Aug_2013_briefing.mp3">DOWNLOAD MP3</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/podcasts/briefing/feed/">SUBSCRIBE via RSS</a><br> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/briefing-by-techgeek.com.au/id549116116">SUBSCRIBE via iTunes</a><br> <br> Link Dump<br> <a href="http://twitter.com/tgbriefing">On Twitter: @tgbriefing</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/08/08/lg-reveals-the-g2-features-5-2-inch-display-quad-core-cpu-13mp-camera/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/08/08/lg-reveals-the-g2-features-5-2-inch-display-quad-core-cpu-13mp-camera/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/08/08/lg-g2-will-be-an-optus-exclusive-australian-release-in-q4/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/08/08/lg-g2-will-be-an-optus-exclusive-australian-release-in-q4/</a><br> <a href="http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/nbn_to_miss_target_for_rollout_XInJGPQsAGEsJxgEcAKrbP">http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/nbn_to_miss_target_for_rollout_XInJGPQsAGEsJxgEcAKrbP</a><br> <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/au/nbn-co-renews-silcars-nbn-construction-contract-7000019080/">http://www.zdnet.com/au/nbn-co-renews-silcars-nbn-construction-contract-7000019080/</a><br> <a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/8/5/technology/iinet-snaps-adam-internet">http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/8/5/technology/iinet-snaps-adam-internet</a><br> <a href="http://www.citeworld.com/business/22243/acer-latest-turn-google-after-poor-windows-sales">http://www.citeworld.com/business/22243/acer-latest-turn-google-after-poor-windows-sales</a><br> <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/omgameoverpop/">http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/omgameoverpop/</a><br> <a href="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/08/the-melbourne-mana-bar-is-closing-for-good/">http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/08/the-melbourne-mana-bar-is-closing-for-good/</a><br>