06Apr2011
Survey: Verizon’s iPhone Gets Better Grades Than AT&T
Apple's iPhone 4 landed on the Verizon network in February. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com iPhone owners responding to a research firm’s survey reported a significantly higher percentage of overall dropped calls on the AT&T network than on Verizon. ChangeWave polled roughly 1,300 iPhone customers on each of the networks, on how frequently they experienced a dropped call in the past 90 days. AT&T iPhone customers reported an average of 4.8 percent of calls dropped, and Verizon iPhone
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Survey says 70% of first iPad 2 buyers own original iPad
A small survey of customers waiting in line to buy the iPad 2 at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday revealed that 70 percent of those surveyed already own the first-generation iPad, while 20 percent of respondents planned to purchase the 3G model. Mobile ad network Mobclix surveyed 50 of the 250 customers waiting in line at Apple's Palo Alto retail store. According to the survey, 70 percent of respondents were upgrading from the original iPad. It should be noted, however, the
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Survey: Verizon iPhone will have major impact on U.S. carriers
A new ChangeWave survey of 4,050 consumers, completed just days before the announcement, focused on the impact of a Verizon iPhone on the major U.S. Wireless Service Providers. ChangeWave’s Paul Carton says first the researchers asked survey respondents how likely they were to change their wireless service provider in the next 90 days. A total of 10% said they plan on switching providers - two points higher than a previous ChangeWave survey in September and the highest churn level of the
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Survey: Verizon iPhone will have major impact on U.S. carriers
A new ChangeWave survey of 4,050 consumers, completed just days before the announcement, focused on the impact of a Verizon iPhone on the major U.S. Wireless Service Providers. ChangeWave’s Paul Carton says first the researchers asked survey respondents how likely they were to change their wireless service provider in the next 90 days. A total of 10% said they plan on switching providers - two points higher than a previous ChangeWave survey in September and the highest churn level of the
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16% of AT&T customers plan to switch to Verizon for Apple’s iPhone – survey
A total of 16 percent of AT&T customers indicated they would switch to Verizon if it began offering the iPhone, in a survey conducted before this week's CDMA iPhone announcement. ChangeWave on Thursday released the results of a survey of 4,050 U.S. wireless customers, conducted just before this week's announcement that the iPhone 4 will arrive on Verizon's network Feb. 10. The survey indicates more customers want to leave AT&T than in any other poll dating back to June of 2009. Of those
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Survey finds iPad negatively affecting print media
Bad news for members of the newspaper industry that expect to use digital media to save their print editions. A recent survey from the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) shows that iPad owners are more likely to read news on their iPad than a printed newspaper. RJI surveyed over 1,600 iPad owners and asked them about their usage habits, especially as it concerns reading and news consumption. Not unexpectedly, 84.4% of iPad owners primarily use their iPad to follow breaking news and current
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PCWorld: Apple ‘Smoked the Competition’ in Reliability Survey
Apple products earned the highest marks for reliability and service based on a recent poll of 79,000 gadget owners. PCWorld this week put out results of its annual survey, gauging customer experiences with various gadgets including laptops, desktops, HDTVs, cameras and printers. Generally, customers reported high reliability and service ratings for Apple, Asus, Brother and Canon products. Apple, however, was the outlier. “Apple once again smoked the competition in the desktop, notebook, and
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Survey: iPad Is Replacing Computers for Many
In a study surveying 500 iPad owners, Business Insider found some interesting data with implications for web publishers, app designers, and even other gadget makers. It’s got some handy information for those considering giving the gift of iPad this holiday, too.Novelty or Lasting Value?Though the researchers originally thought the iPad might be passed off as a flashy device that held little long-term value, 77.6 percent of the users found their iPad usage went up after their initial
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YourTube HD: Download YouTube Videos on iPad
YourTube HD for iPad is now available for download in Cydia store. YourTube HD let you save/download YouTube videos on iPad for future viewing. By default, iPad won’t let you save YouTube videos so you cannot play them offline. But using YourTube HD app you can save/download YouTube videos on iPad. NOTE: YourTube HD is a jailbroken app so you iPad MUST be jailbroken first. You can download YourTube HD for iPad from the Cydia Store for
Read MoreLeave a Comment06Aug2010
Wi-Fi Capable iPhone 3GS Set to Launch in China Next Week
The Wall Street Journal reports that China Unicom will begin selling Wi-Fi enabled iPhone models in that country beginning next week. The news comes a government regulatory body approved the device's frequency ranges in early May, but at the time the company was still waiting to receive a network access license in order to begin sales. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. plans to start selling a version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone with Wi-Fi capability in China next week, a China Unicom official
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