Coffee Briefing, Oct. 19, 2021 – All the recent tech news; a podcast roundup; and more

Latest street news suggests unveiling will take place in San Francisco

Bargain laser printers don’t get much cheaper than this model, but watch the pricey toner

Plus, Facebook needs to fight scams and raising money for cloud desktops

Called WOA, this special version of the OS will come bundled with its own version of the Office suite

Ahead of HP’s Global Partner Conference next week in Las Vegas, industry observers discuss what message the vendor needs to send to its channel partners

With the delayed refresh of its Backup Exec offerings, Symantec aims to help partners reduce customer cost and complexity

Plus, Microsoft’s ERP plans and Ingram Micro’s strategy

Meanwhile D&H Canada sign up six more vendor partners

Making the products interoperable will let Lync enterprise users connect with consumer Skype users

The leaked files are said to include usernames and passwords required to place orders on a Foxconn site

The move follows SAP’s recent move to purchase cloud HCM (human capital management) vendor SuccessFactors

With a touchscreen LCD and sleek styling, this MFP looks good and delivers nice output for light-volume home or student users

Plus, the latest Apple iTV rumours and some new leadership at Tech Data