CDN Morning Briefing, July 27, 2020 – Talking channel with Intel, and more Microsoft news

With a planned operations center closer to its suppliers in China, Asustek hopes to speed PC production and cut costs

Kevin Timmons expected to take leadership position at Cupertino

Company holds low-key launch event as it gears up to put tablet on salern

The company is accelerating its tablet chip strategy and even pushing a smartphone chip into the market

New channel organization and partner program changes were made to create simplicity and consistency for partners

Plus, business laptops from HP and HP webOS 3.0rn

This svelte tablet hits the right notes in many areas, but it stumbles on some basics

The critics have weighed in with their early thoughts on RIM’s device

Here’s good news if you manage a network for a small business: It could be years before you need to take action on IPv6

Replacement of office computers and demand for mobile devices is pushing orders up