Summary: <br> 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 confirmed.<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: 4:15<br> <a href="http://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/alfa-cdn.com/techgeekcomau/briefing/2013/05/rec_techgeekau_11_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.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2013/05/08/new-zealand-government-announces-that-software-will-no-longer-be-patentable/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2013/05/08/new-zealand-government-announces-that-software-will-no-longer-be-patentable/</a><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/technology/fwdus-raises-uproar-with-advocacy-tactics.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/technology/fwdus-raises-uproar-with-advocacy-tactics.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0</a><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/technology/teslas-elon-musk-leaves-zuckerbergs-fwdus.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/technology/teslas-elon-musk-leaves-zuckerbergs-fwdus.html</a><br> <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130506/microsoft-confirms-windows-blue-update-coming-says-windows-8-passes-100-million-downloads/">http://allthingsd.com/20130506/microsoft-confirms-windows-blue-update-coming-says-windows-8-passes-100-million-downloads/</a><br> <a href="http://techland.time.com/2013/05/10/windows-blue-preview-coming-next-month/">http://techland.time.com/2013/05/10/windows-blue-preview-coming-next-month/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/10/youtube-offers-paid-subscriptions-for-channels-will-you-pay-though/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/10/youtube-offers-paid-subscriptions-for-channels-will-you-pay-though/</a><br> <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/8/4314408/ea-confirms-10-percent-of-staff-laid-off-in-major-restructuring">http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/8/4314408/ea-confirms-10-percent-of-staff-laid-off-in-major-restructuring</a><br> <a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/06/business/nintendo-taps-smartphone-apps-for-console-boost/#.UY7rNkpYCok">http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/06/business/nintendo-taps-smartphone-apps-for-console-boost/#.uy7rnkpycok</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/06/pirate-party-australia-announce-senate-candidates/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/06/pirate-party-australia-announce-senate-candidates/</a><br> <a href="http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/07/optus-telstra-and-tpg-big-winners-in-digital-spectrum-sale/">http://techgeek.com.au/2013/05/07/optus-telstra-and-tpg-big-winners-in-digital-spectrum-sale/</a><br> <a href="http://influencing.com.au/#!story/43134">http://influencing.com.au/#!story/43134</a><br>
