Microsoft unveils ‘Surface’ tablet

Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad. The 9.3 millimeter thick tablet comes with a kickstand to hold it upright and keyboard that is part of the device’s cover. It weighs under 1.5 pounds.

Here’s what could be coming from Apple at WWDC

ANDY IHNATKO: Let’s talk iPhone, Apple TV, apps and more ahead of Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

E3 video game expo: Sony pumps life into PS Vita, Move controller

LOS ANGELES — Sony Corp. has breathed new life into its handheld Vita and announced a tie-up with author J.K. Rowling that could cause Harry Potter fans to fly on broomsticks into the world of games.

The Japanese console maker indicated Monday it could be …

Facebook testing accounts for kids

Though Facebook bans children under 13, millions of them have profiles on the site by lying about their age. Now, the company is testing out ways to allow younger kids on its site without needing to lie. It would be under parental supervision.

Ravenswood firm’s software helps local retailers offer customized products

Chicago tech entrepreneur Rachel A. Brooks honed her customization-software idea in a reality-TV-like setting: In a tech incubator challenge, she lived in a house in San Francisco for three months with six other would-be tech superstars, sharing ideas, networking and sizing each other up in …

Results make up for awkwardness of iPhoto for iPad

ANDY IHNATKO: Any review of iPhoto for iPad has to deal with an awkward truth: It isn’t a terribly intuitive app. During your first go, you’ll find yourself feeling mystified about what certain buttons do; you’ll be confused about how certain functions operate; and it’s going to take a good while before you discover impressive features that are hidden deep inside the interface, or behind a multi-touch gesture that you haven’t learned yet.

ComEd launches smartphone app

ComEd announced the launch Monday of a new mobile application for smart phones and an interactive outage map.

Google ‘Zerg Rush’ Easter Egg eats search results

The latest Google Easter Egg will have you battling for your search results.

As users discovered this morning, a Google search of the phrase ‘Zerg Rush’ releases flying O’s from the Google logo which slowly eat your search results if not clicked on.

If you …

Google Drive runs into content rights controversy

Google CEO Larry Page recently wrote that he hopes to show the company is “deserving of great love.” But the Internet search leader may need to win more trust, based on the suspicions swirling around Google Drive, a new online storage service for personal documents, photos and other content.

Microsoft: Take care of Windows Phone owners!

IHNATKO: I love the latest edition of your Windows Phone OS and I’m excited about Windows 8. So much so that I keep telling my friends and my readers that you’re really on to something and that Apple isn’t the only company that’s producing powerful, simple operating systems that are nicely tuned in to how people define computing today. But you’re waffling about the future direction of Windows Phone.

Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals new iPad with sharper screen

Apple is revealing a new iPad model. New features include a sharper screen and a faster processor. Apple says the new display will be even sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room.

Apple offer OS 10.8 Mountain Lion preview, Messages download

Apple Inc. on Thursday released a developer preview of an update for the Mac operating system, dubbed “Mountain Lion,” that will copy more features and apps from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac.

Apple said the new software will be on sale this summer, …

Wikipedia SOPA blackout seems to get results in senate

WASHINGTON — Five days before a critical vote, senators are abandoning a bill to punish piracy on the Web after an outpouring of online opposition to tinkering with Internet freedoms.

Senate Democratic leaders still plan to vote next Tuesday on taking up the Protect International …

Apple’s new iBooks promises interactive textbook creation or iPads

NEW YORK — Apple is launching a new version of its iBooks software, tailored to present vivid, interactive textbooks for elementary and high school students on the iPads.

IBooks 2 will be able to display books with videos and other interactive features.

Apple Inc. is …

Bidders buy up city’s old stuff: copier toner, table saw, Mercedes SUV

City departments are turning over the proverbial couch cushions to find surplus property to auction online, resulting in $3.6 million in new revenue in 2011.