Asus and Eyeo GMBH have teamed up to ensure that Android tablets and smartphones remain ad-free.<br />Asus's mobile line of products will ship out in early 2016 with Adblock Plus pre-installed and already switched on in the Asus browser.<br />Asus smartphones are pre-loaded with the company's proprietary browser, complete with its ad-blocking powers.<br />Legitimate advertisements can be allowed to slip the ad-blocker's clutches, ensuring that revenue streams of proper websites are not significantly affected by the move.<br />Till Faida, Eyeo GMBH's CEO and co-founder, expressed the company's delight at joining forces with a major hardware manufacturer.<br />Asus is the first major hardware manufacturer to have incorporated ad-blocking into its devices from the get-go.
