"Tech" newsletters have been "all about small" for some months now, with some difficulty finding anything about "real computers."

From email bulletins received within the last couple of weeks, one article that might give a fair idea of people's preference for the sort of use you've indicated might be:

47% mainly surf web on desktops

Also of interest might be the PC Advisor (a UK magazine) "Best of the past year" listings:

PC Advisor Best of Past Year Awards
Budget Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad G570
Portable Entertainment Device: Apple iPod touch
Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S II
Tablet: Apple iPad 2

Other possibly applicable, most recent first, from the past week or two, mostly from PC Advisor:


Free Android Aps Drain Battery

iPad Shoulder Complaints Rising

New iPad has Overheating Problem


iPad 2 more easily damaged accidentally than original iPad

Since I don't leave the house that often, I've had little interest in "tiny toys" so I haven't really investigated much of what others consider "newsworthy" in these areas, but it's impossible not to read a few since there's not much else in the reports.

Good luck.

John