6. : Intel's largest global chip testing and assembly factory, which cost a cool $1 billion, opened in Vietnam.

7. : Although Apple still lags substantially behind the three smartphone makers ahead of it in global market share, it made significant gains to break into the top five for the first time.

8. : As Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie prepares to depart Microsoft he called on the company to get with the post-PC world before it's too late to remain competitive.

9. : Despite its apparent resistance to the post-PC era, Microsoft's earnings report was boosted by sales of Windows 7, Xbox consoles and Office 2010. SAP, BMC and other IT heavyweights also released strong earnings reports, boosting markets overall.

10. : Acer added an interesting twist to the emerging tablet market with word that it will unveil multiple tablets running different OSes next month. The company did not say, however, whether any of them will be Android tablets or what they will cost.