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Lenovo CTO admits company 'messed up' and will publish Superfish removal tool on Friday

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Lenovo CTO admits company 'messed up' and will publish Superfish removal tool on Friday

02.19.2015 3:01 PM

Lenovo's chief technology officer Peter Hortensius tells PCWorld that by Friday the company will publish an app to remove the Superfish adware from affected computers. But this doesn't mean adware won't return to Lenovo PCs, either.

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Beat it, bloatware: How to clean Superfish and other crap off your PC

02.19.2015 3:43 PM

Preloaded software bogs down your hard drive, your start menu, and worse. We're looking at you, Superfish. Clean it out with these handy tools and tricks.

 

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Destroying your hard drive is the only way to stop this super-advanced malware

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7 gotta-know iOS and Android text-messaging tricks

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Hands on with Windows 10 phone preview: Small tweaks and super speech recognition

02.13.2015 1:31 PM

The technical preview of Windows 10 for phones seems like an aesthetic upgrade for the moment. But the integrated speech recognition is actually a powerful addition, and indicative of Microsoft's continued emphasis on productivity.

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