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

Home access point offering comes with dual 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands and works at 500 Mbit/sec 802.11n speeds

New features include enhanced collaboration capabilities and improved system performance, Dell exec says

A research firm says Apple’s iPad 2 relies on components from several Japanese tech companies that have been hit hard by the earthquake

The iPad 2 is coming to Canada soon. Be ready with these quick tips and convenient shortcuts

Big sound, but also big speakers and way too big a price tag

Microsoft’s claim of full hardware acceleration is ‘a myth,’ says Mozilla developer

Despite increases in component costs, Apple was able to find efficiencies to keep the cost down

Software guides users through the interview process, but it’s busy at times

Dual-processor Dell PowerEdge R715 scores big on performance, features, and bang for the buck

One man’s beefs: Pricey dongles, too few OS improvements and still having to use iTunes