Coffee Briefing, Oct. 26, 2021 – All the recent tech news; a podcast roundup; and more

Apple, Google, Red Hat and more- in this slideshow, we look at 12 potential rivals to the tech giant

Designed for high-performance computing, the E5 is based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture

Besides seeking clearance from U.S. and European regulators, the companies will also file in China, Russia

Cisco’s board asked the CEO if he was willing to stay and he said yes, Chambers said

Microsoft’s new operating system, which is designed to work as both a mobile tablet OS and a traditional PC OS, runs the risk of being too many things to too many users

Windows 8 is far from ready, but the developer preview gives us a chance to see how it compares to Apple’s OS X Lion

Intel wants to make x86 the architecture of choice for smartphones, and porting Android will help

The German business software vendor has HANA front and centre at its TechED conference, but bringing customers onboard may be a long-term process

Plus, Apple says Google has lost its patent rights and not-so green cloud companies

Cisco’s new routers, along with ntense marketing, are aimed at main rival Juniper

Intel will show off Windows 8 running on x86 chips in tablets and laptops to draw developer support

Users of Amazon’s paid video subscription service would have limited free access to older books, report says

LinuxFoundation.org and Linux.com taken down