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Channel Bytes September 3, 2021 – Docker subscription changes; Windows 11 commercial preview; Aptum Managed Azure Cloud enhancements; and more

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Staying informed is a constant challenge. There’s so much to do, and so little time. But we…

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Recent Mobility Stories

Channel Bytes September 3, 2021 – Docker subscription changes; Windows 11 commercial preview; Aptum Managed Azure Cloud enhancements; and more

Staying informed is a constant challenge. There’s so much to do, and so little time. But we…

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Front and centre look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme

Lenovo releases the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 laptop

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All the Teams updates announced at Microsoft Build 2021

Microsoft Teams is getting updates – a lot of updates. At its Microsoft Build 2021 digital event this week, the company unveiled new features, a new portal for developers, and new subscription purchase experiences, and much more.

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Dell launches Inspiron 16 Plus laptop

The Dell Inspiron 16 Plus comes with a 16:10 display, dedicated graphics and Intel’s high-performance processors for $950.

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Dell refreshes XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 laptops with faster hardware

The new Dell XPS 13 laptops get Intel 11th-Gen processors and faster RAM.

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Mobility Videos

All Hands on Tech – Samsung Note 10 Plus

Cisco Live Day 2 – 5G and WiFi 6

Ford’s exoskeleton demo at the Canadian International Auto Show – All Hands on Tech

Use your phone as a key with the 2019 Lincoln Aviator – All hands on Tech

Acer Swift 7 claims title of world’s thinnest laptop – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

Dell unveils Latitude 7400 and XPS 13 – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

BlackBerry QNX digital cockpit platform unveiled – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

Top 5 business smartphones of 2018 – All Hands on Tech

Mobility News

Notebook sales stay strong through back to school: NPD Group

The market analysis firm says reports of the demise of the notebook have been greatly exaggerated, and desktop sales were robust as well

HP’s Compaq 6000 Pro all in one will recognize your face

Aimed at business users, the all in one Compaq Pro from HP is optimized for video conferencing

iPhone 4, iPad, Android leap in business adoption

Data from Good’s customer deployments show the Droid X and Droid 2 models were the Android OS’s big hits

Government BlackBerries a security risk: privacy commissioner

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says some federal agencies have no policies in place to encrypt the data held on government-issued BlackBerry smart phones

Symantec has a plan to secure your Apple iPad

Mobile security solutions designed for consumers, enterprises and communication service providers

HP, Sony, Samsung and Lenovo preview their holiday PC lineups

At Microsoft Canada’s Windows 7 holiday showcase, the PC vendors showcase some of the offerings they hope will be hot this holiday season

Apple iPhone 4 fails to slow Android demand for long

Android’s momentum has returned, while RIM gets a minimal boost from the BlackBerry Torch

India says BlackBerry message tracking doesn’t work

Research In Motion has until Oct. 30 to provide network access to Indian security agencies

Avaya inks Skype to a partnership deal

Skype users would be able to reach a company using Avaya gear for free or at low cost

Microsoft Word for Mac 2011

Microsoft Word for Mac no longer feels like a second-string word processing program in the Microsoft Office suite

RIM answers Apple’s iPad, Cisco Cius with the PlayBook tablet

It isn’t called the BlackPad — thankfully — but RIM unveils its tablet competitor to Apple’s iPad. The device, unveiled at DevCon 2010, features a new OS from QNX