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Here's why you shouldn't customise your Android phone
By Jitendra Soni published
Excessive manipulation of region-specific settings and adding bloatware make Android devices susceptible to exploits.

Google urged to kill off Android bloatware
By Steve McCaskill published
Android users should be able to remove pre-installed apps, open letter argues.

Is bloatware a security disaster waiting to happen on your laptop?
By Darren Allan published
Software updating tools from big-name PC makers are woefully insecure.

More woe for Lenovo, Dell and Toshiba over laptop bloatware gone bad
By Darren Allan published
If PC vendors are going to insist on installing bloatware, they really need to tighten up their coding.

Chinese consumer group sues over Samsung, Oppo bloatware
By JR Bookwalter published
Smartphone customers in China are as sick of preinstalled apps as you are.

Oh no, Lenovo: why bloatware needs to get the boot
By Carrie Marshall published
Opinion We take a closer look at Lenovo's shocking misstep with Superfish, and bloatware in general – why does it plague PCs?

Android Lollipop might make it easier to uninstall carriers' junk apps
By Michael Rougeau published
Android 5.0 lets Google Play install carriers' bloatware for them, which means users might be able to delete that crap.
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