Bloatware: What it is and how to get rid of it

Computerworld First Look August 21, 2015 Bloatware: What it is and how to get rid of it Many Windows PCs are sold laden with unnecessary -- or even harmful -- software. We look at what you might find on your new system and how to get rid of it. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Mother Nature teaches Google a lesson 2. Houston, we have a bug: 9 famous software glitches in space 3. Ashley Madison data dump reveals emails, source code for websites 4. After three-day shutdown, HP now effectively two companies 5. L is for Life Sciences: Google's contact lens maker will be its own company 6. Samsung goes after iPhone users with Galaxy test drive promo 7. HP profit slides 13% as split nears 8. Google ordered to remove links to stories about 'right to be forgotten' request 9. Microsoft fires back at Google with Bing contextual search on Android 10. Facebook releases software that creates more software 11. IT Blogwatch: Struggling Samsung flogs FREE flagships to iPhone fans (and TV-next) White Paper: JAMF Software Mac in Business: 5 Things IT Leaders Should Know With the global success of iPhone and iPad, many businesses are now embracing Mac computers in their organizations. Check out this Enterprise Brief and learn why more and more business users and IT staff are seeing why the Mac is a smart fit for their organization. Learn More Mother Nature teaches Google a lesson Four successive lightning strikes on a local utility grid in Europe caused a data loss at Google's Belgium data center. READ MORE Houston, we have a bug: 9 famous software glitches in space Software bugs can occur anywhere, but can be particularly troublesome (and costly) in space. READ MORE Ashley Madison data dump reveals emails, source code for websites The woes of AshleyMadison.com's owners continued, with a second release of internal data that security experts suspect is authentic. READ MORE After three-day shutdown, HP now effectively two companies Hewlett-Packard doesn't officially become two companies until Nov. 1, but the company has already separated its internal systems and is effectively operating as two businesses. READ MORE L is for Life Sciences: Google's contact lens maker will be its own company Google's Life Sciences unit, whose projects include a smart contact lens for measuring blood glucose levels, will become an independent company within Alphabet under Google's reorganization. READ MORE : OpenText Overcome these 5 Regulatory Compliance Challenges Learn how a Global Bank achieved ADA and WCAG Version 2.0, Level AA compliance with OpenText Automated Output Accessibility Learn More Samsung goes after iPhone users with Galaxy test drive promo Samsung is letting iPhone owners in the U.S. test its latest Galaxy smartphones for 30 days for $1, as it hopes to make a dent in Apple's high-end dominance. READ MORE HP profit slides 13% as split nears Hewlett-Packard has reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue, with its massive corporate split now less than three months away. READ MORE Google ordered to remove links to stories about 'right to be forgotten' request Google has been ordered to remove links to news articles reporting on the company's earlier removal of links in response to a "right to be forgotten" request in Europe. READ MORE Microsoft fires back at Google with Bing contextual search on Android Microsoft pre-empted a new feature Google plans to include in the next version of Android with an update released Thursday for the Bing Search app that lets users get information about what they're looking at by pressing and holding down their device's home button. READ MORE Facebook releases software that creates more software Facebook released as open source a library it uses to generate code, called Codegen, providing a way for outside programmers to automate some of the routine work they do when creating large programs. READ MORE IT Blogwatch: Struggling Samsung flogs FREE flagships to iPhone fans (and TV-next) Samsung wants you to test-drive one of its flagship phones. iPhone users can try one for 30 days, with (ahem) ''no obligation.'' It's free (if you don't count the $1 fee and the risk you might break or lose it). READ MORE : NetApp Cloud-Integrated Storage how to save money Improving data backup and recovery was rated one of the highest IT priorities for the next 12 months, according to a 2015 survey of 601 senior IT decision makers by research firm Enterprise Strategy Group. View Now>> Peruse our library of free digital magazines! 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