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

Microsoft allegedly took another swing at Google in the form of a “GMailman” spoof video at a private sales conference

Why IT leaders need to be more like Apple’s Steve Jobs

The partnership is part of Tech Data’s overall strategy of helping resellers tap into midmarket virtualization

Why bring your own device is a headache for IT managers, but perhaps shouldn’t be

Dell says its servers are now tested to operate at 113 degrees Fahrenheit for parts of the year

Says fear ‘amplified’ because it ‘preserves the status quo’

As Google continues to work on making a business version of Google+, rival unveils Facebook for Business

Plus, why the Kindle doesn’t have to kill the iPad and the cloud’s role in Amazon’s earnings

A 27-inch wireless laptop dock might seem a bit much on your desktop, but there are some use-case scenarios where it would be, well, useful

Is Google+ set to out-Twitter Twitter?

The phone, launched in Tokyo, is the first of several due in the coming months

Losing ‘Net access even for a day described as ‘nightmare’

Beck reveals why the Angry Birds are angry: Socialist pigs are stealing their eggs. He then compares the game to Nazi Germany