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Daily Update for January 10, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 10th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Survey finds iPhone demand still strong in North America

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 10th, 2012)

The iPhone 4S launched several months ago, and demand remains strong says a new survey from ChangeWave. The December 2011 survey asked customers if they were buying a new smartphone in the next 90 days and which handset they would choose. Similar to previous surveys, the iPhone was the top ...

Daily Update for December 1, 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 1st, 2011)

Survey shows Steve Jobs' absence not deterring Apple's customers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 14th, 2011)

A ChangeWave survey suggests Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of Apple will have little impact on the future sales of Apple hardware. Between September 6 and 12, ChangeWave surveyed 2,297 respondents and found that only 4% of people would be less likely to buy Apple products now that Jobs is gone. ...

iPhone growth moving towards Android in US

by Steven Sande (Jul 18th, 2011)

Things are looking wonderful for Apple's iPhone these days, according to a study of US smartphone buyers by ChangeWave. The study results show that of Americans expecting to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days, 46 percent are planning to get an iPhone while only 32 percent are thinking about ...

Verizon iPhone 4 owners report fewer dropped calls than AT&T customers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 5th, 2011)

ChangeWave conducted a survey of 4,068 wireless customers to determine the difference between Verizon iPhone owners and AT&T iPhone owners. The survey was completed on March 28, and it takes into account Verizon owners' initial response to the iPhone's performance on the CDMA network. The ...

Up to 20% of iPad owners expected to upgrade

by Dana Franklin (Mar 11th, 2011)

Mike Abramsky, a technology analyst for RBC Capital Markets, predicts up to 20% of the original iPad's buyers will upgrade to the iPad 2 over the next 12 months. But Abramsky suggests the number of customers upgrading to iPad 2 will be eclipsed by buyers new to the platform. With over 15 million ...

Survey finds customers confident in Apple without Steve Jobs

by Dana Franklin (Feb 23rd, 2011)

If Steve Jobs were to step down as the CEO of Apple, what effect -- if any -- would it have on the likelihood of buying Apple products in the future? Research firms RBC Capital Markets and ChangeWave asked Apple customers this question in a survey conducted between January 31 and February 9. ...

AT&T could lose 26% of iPhone customers, study suggests

by Steven Sande (Feb 10th, 2011)

With Verizon picking up the iPhone 4 in the US, market research firm ChangeWave decided to see just how much of an impact the new carrier would have on AT&T. The result of a survey of over 4,000 U.S. consumers shows that a whopping 26 percent of respondents said that they would drop AT&T ...

Survey: Apple iPad catching up to Kindle

by Mel Martin (Nov 30th, 2010)

There is still a big price difference, but the iPad is challenging the Amazon Kindle as a preferred device for reading e-books in ownership and satisfaction. That's according to a ChangeWave survey of more than 2,800 U.S. consumers. Of iPad owners, 75% said they were "very satisfied" with their ...

Apple set to have a great holiday season, says Changewave

by Mike Schramm (Nov 26th, 2010)

The holiday shopping season kicked off in America with Black Friday today, and Apple should finish out the rest of 2010 with a bang. ChangeWave, a firm that covers consumer trends, has told Apple 2.0/Fortune Tech that one of its surveys has consumers leaping for laptops, specifically those made by ...

Survey: iPad customer satisfaction is at 91%

by Dave Caolo (May 20th, 2010)

A pair of surveys from ChangeWave reinforce what we've suspected for the last month: People like the iPad a lot, and that's not about to change. The first survey of a whopping 153 people (I saw more in the supermarket this morning) found that 74% said they are "very satisfied" with their iPads, and ...

Report: One-fifth of smart phone buyers want Android

by Dave Caolo (Jan 5th, 2010)

Those incessant Droid ads are working, as consumer interest is climbing. Last December, ChangeWave Research conducted a study to determine what kinds of smartphones shoppers want. As in previous surveys, the iPhone topped the list. However, 21% of the 4,068 consumers who stated their intention to ...

ChangeWave survey shows a bump for business Mac purchase plans

by Michael Rose (Jul 10th, 2009)

Keeping an eye out to the we-think-we-hope imminent economic recovery in the US, survey purveyor ChangeWave is seeing a bit of an bump in anticipated overall corporate PC purchases; in particular, the Mac-buying numbers are up. This month, 9% of responders say they expect their companies to buy Mac ...

Survey: Apple riding high on news of economic woes

by Robert Palmer (Sep 15th, 2008)

A survey by ChangeWave says Apple is looking ahead to record sales for Macs, which smiles in the face of further declines in U.S. consumer spending. The survey polled 4,416 people between August 4 and August 12. If the poll is any indication, Apple will do well in the next three months, with 34 ...

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