The Briefing 36: Week Ending May 18, 2013




The Briefing show

Summary: <br> 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.<br> For those who missed out what The Briefing is, here’s a <a title="Welcome to The Briefing – a brand new, tech news only podcast" href="http://techgeek.com.au/2012/07/31/welcome-to-the-briefing-a-brand-new-tech-news-only-podcast/">blog post</a> explaining the show. Feel free to offer any suggestions, improvements and constructive criticism for our new show.<br> Host: Terence Huynh<br> Length: 4:44<br> <a href="http://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/alfa-cdn.com/techgeekcomau/briefing/2013/05/rec_techgeekau_18_May_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://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3761811.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3761811.htm</a><br> <a href="http://delimiter.com.au/2013/05/16/global-eyes-are-watching-eff-condemns-australias-new-internet-filter/">http://delimiter.com.au/2013/05/16/global-eyes-are-watching-eff-condemns-australias-new-internet-filter/</a><br> <a href="http://delimiter.com.au/2013/05/15/interpol-filter-scope-creep-asic-ordering-unilateral-website-blocks/">http://delimiter.com.au/2013/05/15/interpol-filter-scope-creep-asic-ordering-unilateral-website-blocks/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-brings-out-new-game-services-api-cloud-save-achievements-and-multiplayer/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-brings-out-new-game-services-api-cloud-save-achievements-and-multiplayer/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-launches-play-music-all-access/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-launches-play-music-all-access/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-reveals-41-new-features-for-google/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-reveals-41-new-features-for-google/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-maps-get-a-massive-redesign-focuses-on-what-matters-to-you/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/16/google-maps-get-a-massive-redesign-focuses-on-what-matters-to-you/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/17/yahoo-eyes-tumblr-but-will-it-acquire-it/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/17/yahoo-eyes-tumblr-but-will-it-acquire-it/</a><br> <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130517/yahoo-board-to-meet-sunday-to-consider-1-1-billion-all-cash-deal-to-acquire-tumblr/">http://allthingsd.com/20130517/yahoo-board-to-meet-sunday-to-consider-1-1-billion-all-cash-deal-to-acquire-tumblr/</a><br> <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/17/tumblr-is-not-impressed/">http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/17/tumblr-is-not-impressed/</a><br> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/05/17/tumblr-in-talks-with-yahoo-facebook-and-microsoft-also-said-to-be-circling/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/05/17/tumblr-in-talks-with-yahoo-facebook-and-microsoft-also-said-to-be-circling/</a><br> <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130515/apples-e-book-argument-deals-with-publishers-improved-competition/">http://allthingsd.com/20130515/apples-e-book-argument-deals-with-publishers-improved-competition/</a><br> <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/oops-google-search-reveals-private-telstra-customer-data-20130516-2jnmw.html">http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/oops-google-search-reveals-private-telstra-customer-data-20130516-2jnmw.html</a><br> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10064184/Financial-Times-hacked-by-Syrian-Electronic-Army.html">http://www.telegraph.co.</a>