The Briefing 34: For The Week Ending May 4, 2013




The Briefing show

Summary: <br> This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending May 4, 2013. In this edition: Microsoft hit by lawsuit over Skype, eSports league caught Bitcoin mining on gamers’ computers, and Google in trouble in the UK over tax.<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: 4:03<br> <a href="http://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/alfa-cdn.com/techgeekcomau/briefing/2013/05/rec_techgeekau_5_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.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4292976/intel-brian-krzanich-ceo">http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4292976/intel-brian-krzanich-ceo</a><br> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57582349-38/microsoft-hit-by-patent-lawsuit-over-skype/">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57582349-38/microsoft-hit-by-patent-lawsuit-over-skype/</a><br> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57582167-93/despite-complaints-of-spamming-path-stands-by-its-apps-invitation-process/">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57582167-93/despite-complaints-of-spamming-path-stands-by-its-apps-invitation-process/</a><br> <a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/341740,kogan-mobile-claims-victory-in-ispone-battle.aspx">http://www.itnews.com.au/News/341740,kogan-mobile-claims-victory-in-ispone-battle.aspx</a><br> <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/esea/">http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/esea/</a><br> <a href="http://gawker.com/massive-bitcoin-business-partnership-devolves-into-75-487857656">http://gawker.com/massive-bitcoin-business-partnership-devolves-into-75-487857656</a><br> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/01/us-tax-uk-inquiry-idUSBRE94005H20130501">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/01/us-tax-uk-inquiry-idUSBRE94005H20130501</a><br> <a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/243497/why-cern-is-recreating-the-very-first-web-page">http://theweek.com/article/index/243497/why-cern-is-recreating-the-very-first-web-page</a><br>