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An Apple a day; reporting on today’s developments in the Technology Sector
March 10th, 2010
Tags: AAPL, Dell, iPad, MSFT, PALM, RIMM
What a difference a year makes, it was a year ago today on March 9, 2009, that shares of Apple hit its 52 week-low of 82.57 to hit the new 52 week high today. Apple Inc. launched its commercial of the iPad. It is being reported that the new iPad tablet from Apple will be available on April 3rd and pre-orders start March 12, 2010.
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been busy breaking its record. Apple hit a 52 week high last week of 219.70, to hit a new high yesterday of 220.09 only to surpass that high today at 224.80. All things are moving along smoothly for the awaited released of the iPad tablet. Last week, it was announced that Apple is suing HTC of infringing on 20 of its patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. HTC is a maker of smartphones using Google’s Andriod system, which are becoming a growing competitor to the iPhone. Shares of Apple are trading today between 217.89 and 224.80. Apple is up 2.64% or 5.78 cents at 224.86.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced that their new Dell OptiPlex 980 Desktop has been made available which is now the most energy efficient commercial desktop available from Dell. The Dell FX100 Zero Client Solutions centralizes the desktop with the performance of flexibility of a traditional PC. Shares of Dell are trading between 13.88 and 14.40, up 2.21% or 0.31 at 14.32. The 52 week-high for Dell sits at 17.26 from August 2009. Dell Inc. offers desktop PCs, software and peripherals, servers and networking, services and storage.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), announced that it will contribute $2 million in cash and up to $6 million in software over the next two years to support programs for members of the armed services and their family. Microsoft aims to bring together public, private and non profit organizations to aid in their support. This is aimed to give veterans and their spouses skills and resources to be able to take part in the working world. Microsoft Corporation focuses on developing, manufacturing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services for different types of computing devices. Shares of Microsoft are trading today between 28.55 and 29.11, up 1.26% or 0.36 at 28.99. MSFT hit its 52 week-high of 31.50 this past December.
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), is trading the day between 73.50 and 74.65, up 0.61% or 0.451 cents at 73.841. Late last month it was announced that Slacker, Inc. would make available the Slacker Radio 3.0 for BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion. People will now be able to store their favourite Slacker stations wirelessly and directly to their BlackBerry smartphones. Analysts have also upgraded Research In Motion as they are expecting the Blackberry maker to report strong quarterly results and a profitable outlook. Research in Motion designs and markets wireless handsets, software and services.
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) provides mobile products to individuals and businesses worldwide. Palm’s products include Palm Pre, Treo and Centro. Palm announced that a public beta version of the Palm® webOS™ Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) has been made available at the Palm Developer Centre. PALM hit its 52 week-high this past September of 18.09 and a 52 week-low yesterday of 5.48. It may be a while before things move along as PALM hit even lower today at 5.46 and traded at a high of 5.75. Some are left wondering if PALM will survive in the market as Blackberry and the iPhone are severe competitor for this mobile product provider. The company has also provided a warning that they do not think their smartphone sales for the year will reach their desired target. Shares of PALM are up 1.62%, or 0.09 cents and are trading at $5.64.
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