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Teens love iPhones, Netflix, but not hot for Apple Watch

Teens are crazy about Apple (AAPL) iPhones and Netflix online video, but they don’t see the appeal of the new Apple Watch, a new survey shows. Piper Jaffray’s Spring 2015 Taking Stock With Teens survey found that two-thirds of U.S. teenagers own an iPhone and 72% expect their next phone to be an iPhone. Asked about the upcoming Apple Watch, 11% of teens said they expect to buy the new smartwatch. That’s down from 16% last fall. Teens are taking a “wait-and-see approach” to the Apple Watch, because no “killer app” has emerged for the device, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a research report Tuesday. The Apple Watch goes on sale April 24, but online preorders began Friday. “We expect teens to be a good market for the Apple Watch given the popularity of the iPhone, but believe it will take time for influencers…

Forget Intel: Meet 4 Young Chipmakers With Hot Growth

Intel (INTC) reported slim earnings growth Tuesday and flat sales amid weak PC demand. It may be the world’s biggest chipmaker, but investors should be focused on companies with superior fundamentals and outstanding share price performance. IBD’s Screen of the Day is Young Guns, which culls top-rated companies that went public in the past 15 years. Today we’re looking at the screen’s four chipmakers, including notable Apple (AAPL) suppliers such

An Apple Watch A Day And IBM To Keep Doctor Away?

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — With its new Watson Health business unit, IBM (IBM) is looking to leverage wearable and mobile app health data. The purpose, says the company, is to “help optimize consumer and medical devices for data collection, analysis and feedback.” But what will all of that look like? Big Blue on Monday said that the new Watson unit will work with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Medtronic (MDT) and Apple (AAPL); Apple’s customers can