In front of an audience at the London School of Economics this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed the company would be showing off new Windows tablet computers by Christmas. Calling the potential iPad competitor "slates," Balmer did not specify when they would be announced, however...

Revenues for the global notebook PC market grew to $31.3 billion U.S. in the first quarter, up 31% from $26.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 according to a recent report from DisplaySearch. In terms of revenue, it was the biggest quarter for notebook sales since the third quarter of 2008...