When companies want to make a new phone or tablet and use Google Android as an operating system there are certain apps that have to be installed as part of the agreement. This is why when you buy a new device there are often two or three pages of apps when you take it out of the box for the first time. This will all change in the near future as Google is relaxing restrictions … [Read more...] about Google to Nix Bloatware on your New Phone or Tablet
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Customers Resist Samsung Bloatware
We have all purchased a shiny new smartphone and discovered a myriad of apps on it that you cannot delete and would never use. Samsung uses their dominant Android market share position to have the highest concentration of bloatware out of any Android vendor. The question is, how popular is ChatON, the Samsung App Store or even the Readers Hub? Samsung recently announced that … [Read more...] about Customers Resist Samsung Bloatware
Mobile Bloatware Banned in South Korea
Here finally is some respite for those who hate being bogged down by the sheer number of unwanted apps that manufacturers or various service providers cram the devices with. For the same has now been banned by the South Korean ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. What this entails is that the apps should be allowed to be deleted if desired by the owner of the device … [Read more...] about Mobile Bloatware Banned in South Korea
HTC Puccini Screenshots Get Leaked
After having seen what HTC's next offering in the 10 inch tablet segment, the Puccini, will be like, here are some more images providing us with a greater insight on the upcoming tablet. Among the most prominent aspects that the images reveal is that the tablet is destined to arrive on AT&T's network, making the Puccini the first 4G tablet from AT&T. So apart from a few … [Read more...] about HTC Puccini Screenshots Get Leaked