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Avast sells Family Safety Mobile division to focus on IoT threats

By Anthony Spadafora last updated

Avast is selling off its portfolio of parental control software to Smith Micro Software for $66m.

Security
Nexus 6

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.

Software
"Vodafone slams RootMetrics report, says it shouldn't be taken seriously

Vodafone slams RootMetrics report, says it shouldn't be taken seriously

By John McCann published

Vodafone isn't happy about coming out bottom of RootMetrics' recent network performance report.

Vodafone
EE comes out on top as Vodafone flops in network performance

EE comes out on top as Vodafone flops in network performance

By John McCann published

"The most comprehensive study of UK mobile network performance" is out: how did your network get on?

EE
Linux

Dell and Red Hat working on network function virtualisation tech

By Nick Farrell published

Hardware maker Dell reckons there's big money in helping telcos in this new area of virtualisation.

Phone & Communications
bloatware

Bloatware be gone! Korean phones will soon make carrier baggage optional

By Michael Rougeau published

Smartphone users in the land of Samsung will soon have the option to delete pre-installed apps from their devices.

Phones