An Apple a day;
reporting on today’s developments in the Technology Sector
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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
AT 225.00. 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 traded today between
217.89 and 225.00. Apple closed up $3.94 or 1.80% at 223.02.
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 traded between 13.86 and 14.40, up 1.21% or 0.17, closing at
14.18. 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 traded today
between 8.55 and 29.11, up 0.59% or 0.17, closing at 28.80. MSFT hit its
52 week-high of 31.50 this past December.
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), traded today between 72.95 and 74.65, up
0.22% or 0.16 cents at 73.55. 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 were up 2.52 %, or 0.14 cents today and
closed at $5.69.
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