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Best Buy online survey asks customers for feedback on a potential Apple HDTV

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Feb 6, 2012 a 8:41 am

Best Buy is currently running an online survey asking for its customers views on a potential Apple HDTV. The survey suggests that the Apple TV could be available as a 42” 1080p LED Flat Panel set that will run iOS applications, stream movies and deliver other entertainment programs from the internet. The cost could be as much as $1499.00.

iOS beats Android in enterprise activations

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jan 27, 2012 a 3:05 pm

Many big-name companies are already switching to the iPhone, and though BlackBerry is the biggest competition in the enterprise arena, iOS is doing a great job of cutting Android out of the picture. According to the latest data from Good Technology, the iPhone 4S was just as popular among businesses as it was among consumers in the last quarter, commanding 31% of enterprise activations.

89% of iPhone shoppers pick iPhone 4S

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jan 27, 2012 a 1:30 pm

As you might expect, anyone in the market for an iPhone is leaning towards the latest and greatest. A recent survey conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows that 89% of U.S. consumers who bought an iPhone between October 14 (the day the iPhone 4S launched) and December went with the 4S, while 7% picked up an iPhone 4, and 4% bought a 3GS. Of the iPhone 4S buyers, 21% bought the 64 GB model, 34% went with 32 GB, and 45% bought the 16 GB version. The CIRP co-founder, Mike Levin, provided some additional context to the study.

Over half of smartphone buyers plan to purchase iPhone 4S

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Jan 12, 2012 a 3:14 pm

ChangeWave has a new survey out indicating 54 percent of near-term smartphone buyers are planning on picking up the iPhone 4S over competing devices.

The late December survey looked at smart phone demand trends going forward, and finds Apple iPhone demand remains incredibly strong more than two months after the iPhone 4S release. Among respondents planning to buy a new smart phone in the next 90 days, better than one-in-two (54%; down 11-pts) say they'll get an iPhone. Apple has never dominated smart phone planned buying to this extent more than two months after a major new release.

iPhone 4S tops the iPhone 4 with 96% satisfaction rate

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 a 4:55 pm

ChangeWave has come out with a new survey polling customer satisfaction among new iPhone 4S owners, showing an overwhelming 96% satisfaction rating and propelling the iPhone 4S into "nosebleed territory".

Overall satisfaction with the iPhone 4S showed 77% of users being Very Satisfied and 19% being Somewhat Satisfied, compared to 72% and 21% respectively for the iPhone 4 that launched in 2010.

iPad, iPhone enabling employees to surf porn at work?

By Cody Allison, Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 a 1:25 pm

Are the iPhone and iPad letting employees sneak a peek at porn while on the job? Recently, Harris interactive was commissioned by video surveillance company Qumu to survey 2,500 employees and ask them, "what do you search on your mobile device at work that you cannot do, or are afraid to do, from your work computer?" These are some of their top responses:

Look for another primary job
Watch pornography
Visit an online dating website
Research an STD

Harris also asked how employees sneaked a peek at their mobile devices while at work, and the most popular answers were:

Why is AT&T asking if you want an iPhone with a hardware keyboard?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 a 12:11 pm

AT&T seems to be conducting an online survey, asking customers if they'd like an iPhone with a hardware keyboard.

Which one smartphone, if any, would you most likely consider buying if they were all using the iOS (Apple) operating system.

Along with the traditional full touchscreen slab (think all iPhone models to date, four other options are presented:

AT&T iPhone users see more than twice the dropped calls of Verizon iPhone

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 a 5:08 pm

A recent ChangeWave report surveyed 4,068 wireless subscribers and revealed that AT&T iPhone users see more than double the amount of dropped calls compared to their Verizon iPhone peers. AT&T iPhone users reported that 4.8% of calls were unexpectedly dropped on the network, a far cry from Verizon at just 1.8% of calls. This lines up with a survey of overall cell phone customers that found 4.6% of AT&T subscribers and 1.4% of Verizon customers have reported dropped calls.

Apple iPad crushing competition in consumer demand and customer satisfaction ratings

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Mar 10, 2011 a 5:14 pm

Despite growing competition as new tablets begin to enter the market, Apple's iPad is still king when it comes to consumer demand and customer satisfaction according to a recent ChangeWave survey.

ChangeWave: AT&T iPhone users looking to switch to Verizon?

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 a 3:47 pm

A new survey from ChangeWave takes a closer look at how the Verizon iPhone may shake up the mobile market, revealing the highest churn rate AT&T has seen since ChangeWave began surveying mobile subscribers. A total of 4,050 subscribers were surveyed, with 15% of AT&T and T-Mobile users saying they were likely to switch carriers in the next 90 days, compared to only 4% from Verizon.