The Briefing - by TECHGEEK.com.au

No commentary, fanboy comments and talking points from companies. The Briefing gives you the week that was in technology - the major and the minor stories that you might have missed - all under ten minutes. The Briefing is the perfect way to end, or start, the week. Released every Sunday.

By on April 28th, 2013

The Briefing 33: Week Ending April 27, 2013

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This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending April 27, 2013. In this edition: AFP arrest LulzSec leader, Microsoft set to reveal the next-generation Xbox, and Google loses key patent lawsuits against Microsoft and Apple.

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By on March 24th, 2013

The Briefing 29: Week Ending 23 March 2013

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This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending 23 March 2013. In this edition: Apple, Microsoft and Adobe face the IT Pricing Inquiry, Google brings out some Chromebooks and South Korea gets hit with a cyber attack.

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By on March 3rd, 2013

The Briefing 26: Week Ending March 2, 2013

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending March 2, 2013. In this edition: Bradley Manning pleas guilty for leaking though not guilty for aiding the enemy; Andrew Mason dumped as CEO for Groupon and the ABC and Evernote suffer security breaches.

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By on February 24th, 2013

The Briefing 25: Week Ending 23 Feb 2013

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 23, 2013. In this edition: more companies confirm they were hacked, we take a look at the HTC One, and the PlayStation 4 is finally confirmed for Holiday 2013.

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By on February 17th, 2013

The Briefing 24: Week Ending February 16, 2013

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 16, 2013. In this edition: Facebook hacked; Apple and Microsoft called up to appear in front of the IT Pricing Inquiry; and CISPA is back after Obama urges Congress to act on cybersecurity.

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By on February 10th, 2013

The Briefing 23: Week Ending February 9, 2013

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 9, 2013. In this edition: Dell goes private with a $24.4 billion deal, iOS 6 finally gets a jailbreak and security woes hit the US Federal Reserve and the Australian Tax Office.

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By on February 3rd, 2013

The Briefing 22: Week Ending February 2, 2013

This is The Briefing, a ten-minute-or-less podcast of tech news, for the week ending February 2, 2013. In this edition: Twitter and major news organisations confirm that they were hacked; BlackBerry 10 finally comes out to market; and PNG is now more popular than GIF!

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