Neowin News Feed for: Crapware

Pixel sells its soul; Verizon models will need carrier approval for software updates

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:30:01 +0000

If you're in the market to buy a Pixel phone, you might want to steer clear of devices sold by Verizon. The carrier will preinstall its own apps and have control over the phones' software updates. Read more...

Micromax is remotely installing crapware and pushing ads onto users' devices

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:40:01 +0000

Developers found that Micromax replaced the Google OTA updater with its own 'Software Update' app, which autonomously installs apps, pushes ads onto users' devices, and uses up their 3G data to do so. Read more...

Pirate Bay proxies promoting nasty, for-profit crapware

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:15:14 +0000

Several proxies meant to bypass ISP censorship and access The Pirate Bay have turned “evil” and started pushing crapware down users' throat. And the Bay isn't happy about that. Read more...

Vista doesn't suck: OEM's crapware sucks!

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:39:59 +0000

In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight, he told me, his experience went from "awesome" to... Read more...