Consumers advocacy website Consumer Reports, has gathered data by interviewing over 60.000 American laptop owners, asking a number of questions designed to determine their actual experience with 9 laptop brands.

According to data gathered in October, Microsoft’s line of Surface tablets were able to generate, at least for that month, more revenue than Apple did with its own line of iPad tablets. According to anonymous consumer data gathered by business analysis website 1010data, Microsoft has generated as much as 45% of online sales, while Apple reported 17%, in the US.

The lack of information on the next iPhone has been surprising, as Apple has been particularly airtight in regard to what the next generation handset will look like, how big it will be, and whether or not it will feature any of the rumored specs suggested by the most recent patent filings.

A new app made its presence known on the App Store, called “Channels”. The $15 app lets consumers watch live television, and flip through over-the-air channels, on Apple TV, without ever having to use the regular TV remote.