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It's a simple idea: When an unlock slider appears on the screen, swipe your finger to the right to unlock your device. But a newly acquired patent relating to the idea could make things very difficult for developers working in platforms, such as Android, that compete with Apple devices, like the iPhone, iPod and iPad. […]

Amid the conflicts and legal battles between Apple and Samsung over the alleged infringement of networking and design patents, Samsung has a seemingly lethal weapon up its sleeve, designed to battle head-to-head with the main smartphone rival, the iPhone. According to Samsung’s mobile chief Shin Jong-Kyan, the new Galaxy Nexus, which runs the Android 4.0 […]

It’s official, folks: Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype is a done deal. The two companies can now forge ahead with whatever plans for dominating world communications they’ve hatched, though chances are good they were already working on them anyway. A note of apology goes out to the Italian VoIP company Messagenet, whose pleading that the EU […]

Exclusive: Microsoft has thrown out one of its “Gold status” partners after finding it was taking part in a tech support scam. Regular readers of PC Pro will be aware of the story: in March of last year, we broke the news that cold-calling scammers were phoning users and claiming to have detected viruses on […]

Have you been looking for an easy way to install the Windows 8 Developer Preview onto your Mac? A new update for Parallels Desktop for Mac 7 now offers that functionality. Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac build 7.0.15050 contains a number of bug fixes and improvements: Microsoft MCTS Certification, MCITP Certification and over 2000+ Exams […]