Manger of Surface line says tablet arriving 'in the coming weeks'
It's justified, say security experts, who cite known but unpatched bugs
Researcher stands by accusation that Oracle should have fixed one of the flaws last fall
Blames touch notebook shortages and uninspired designs for 6.5% fall in PC shipments last quarter
Patches 24 vulnerabilities in first upgrade in nine weeks
Uptick in attacks, bypasses of recommended workarounds will force Microsoft to fix flaw criminals already using to hijack Windows PCs
Touch-enabled hardware in short supply, explains Tami Reller when asked about reports of slow holiday sales
Claims latest is 25% faster with new IonMonkey JIT compiler
Others, including Adobe, Google and Mozilla ride Patch Tuesday's coat tails
