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

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts.

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Recent Mobility Stories

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

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts.

6 min read

View from above of office working destop. Copyspace and background of working table.

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

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Lenovo releases the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 laptop

Bigger screen and way better graphics, but no OLED option.

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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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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

Is Pulse enough to make you leave Chrome or Firefox for IE10?

CDN CURATED: The popular Pulse news-reading app for tablets is coming to your desktop

RIM snatches patent victory from the jaws of defeat

Research In Motion has managed to overturn a California jury’s verdict in a patent trial

Android and iOS dominate global smartphone shipments: IDC

The two dominant operating systems reached a new high in Q2 as Symbian and BlackBerry continue to slide

Lenovo’s ready to ship a quicker, lighter ThinkPad

CDN CURATED: Sleep new Lenovo X1 ThinkPad Carbon ultraportable will ship later this month

10 tips to get the most from your WiFi-only tablet

CDN CURATED: Decided to ditch the data plan? We’ll help you survive on WiFi

Microsoft preparing to drop Metro — the name, that is

CDN CURATED: A trademark dispute may force a language change for how Microsoft describes its tiled UI

RIM preps 4G LTE PlayBook for Canada as job cuts loom and retail stores close

CDN CURATED: It’s not all bad news from RIM today with a PlayBook sale and pending new model launch to temper the rumoured cutbacks

Apple powers tablet growth while Samsung also makes gains

Acer was the only major tablet vendor to ship fewer tablets in the quarter as worldwide numbers continued to increase

Weary Waterloo: The pink slips fly every Thursday at RIM

CDN CURATED: Waterloo’s civic pride rides on the struggling technology giant

Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8

The new mice and keyboard will be released around the time of the Windows 8 launch

Shipping delays mount for Google’s Nexus 7 16GB tablet

Google expects the Nexus 7 tablet with 16GB of storage to return soon to its Play store

Microsoft acknowledges Surface may trigger OEM hostility

Fling with tablets may affect computer makers’ commitment to Windows, firm says in SEC filing

Fujitsu to launch smartphone for the elderly

The phone targets Japan’s aging population with a special touchscreen and a version of Android with larger text and buttons

Google ships Nexus 7 tablet, but retail channel struggle to keep up

Best Buy Canada and Staples are among the retailers saying the tablet is posing some challenges

Surface tablet won’t hurt Microsoft’s OEM partners

Though one Canadian analyst says the tablet has left Microsoft’s OEM partners fuming, the company’s global channel GM says Surface will create new partner opportunities

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