While the national economic slump and the banking failure are hurting corporate tech spending, they aren't dampening consumers' willingness to lay out big bucks for high-end smartphones.

A new survey released yesterday by ChangeWave Research found that nearly 12 percent of the consumers it polled plan to buy a particular brand of smartphone within the next 90 days -- the highest level the analyst firm has reported in three years of research.

The report said that among those polled, 34 percent intended to buy an Apple iPhone, 30 percent craved a BlackBerry and just 3 percent were eyeing a Palm device. Another 3 percent said they are considering a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) phone, while and 1 percent plan to buy a Motorola handset.

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