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'Junkware' comes standard on Verizon, T-Mobile smart phones | Technology | Los Angeles Times

> However, Android isn’t the only operating system that’s victim to junkware. HTC’s HD2, a Windows Mobile phone for T-Mobile, also includes some unusual software picks, including a Blockbuster app. > > So who’s to blame for this annoying bloat? > > “I’d say the carriers might be more nefarious on this than the device manufacturers,” said **Steve Drake**, a mobile analyst for IDC. “The carriers have the final say about what goes on there” because they generally handle promotion, support and distribution of the phones. > > The exception to this…

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AppleInsider | Verizon mocks Apple's iPhone 4 antenna issue with full-page NYT ad

> The advertisement also makes note of reception with the device. > > “Most importantly, it comes with a double antenna design,” the advertisement reads. “The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like and use it just about anywhere to make crystal clear calls. You have a voice. And you deserve to be heard.” > > Of course, the advertisement is referring to recent [widespread reports](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/24/some_iphone_4_launch_units_lose_signal_when_held_with_left_hand.html) that the iPhone…

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