The Technology Hardware & Equipment sector encompasses communications equipment, computers and peripherals, equipment and instruments and office electronics. This includes manufacturers of communications equipment and products, including LANs, routers and telephones; manufacturers of personal computers, servers, mainframes, and ATMs; manufacturers of data storage components, motherboards, audio and video cards, and other peripherals; producers of electronic equipment, instruments or components, including OEM producers; and technology distributors.
February 29, 2008
The news of Dell's disappointing earnings report shook Wall Street as the trading day opened with overnight losses. The current US economy has created a difficult environment for retailers, especially those producing big ticket items. Not only were individual consumers... [ more ... ]
| Ticker | Company | Last Traded | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flextronics International Ltd. | 8.94 |
2.05% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Co. | 45.51 |
0.80% |
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| 3Com Corporation | 2.14 |
0.47% |
|
| Apple Inc. | 156.00 |
0.00% |
|
| International Business Machines Corp. | 129.05 |
-0.09% |
|
| Plexus Corp. | 28.66 |
-0.28% |
|
| Foundry Networks, Inc. | 17.35 |
-0.63% |
|
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | 36.29 |
-0.96% |
|
| Dell Inc. | 24.99 |
-1.03% |
|
| Seagate Technology | 14.89 |
-1.06% |
|
| Tyco Electronics, Ltd. | 33.43 |
-1.09% |
|
| Palm, Inc. | 6.62 |
-1.19% |
|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 23.58 |
-1.46% |
|
| Logitech International SA | 27.09 |
-1.56% |
|
| Juniper Networks, Inc. | 25.80 |
-1.94% |
|
| Garmin Ltd. | 36.79 |
-2.75% |
|
| EMC Corporation | 14.36 |
-2.91% |
|
| AU Optronics Corp. | 11.69 |
-3.07% |
|
| Sigma Designs Inc. | 15.85 |
-3.29% |
|
| LG.Philips LCD CO., Ltd. | 14.07 |
-3.70% |
ChangeWave HotWire Blog - Research In Motion's 3G Counteroffensive
August 4, 2008 01:04 PM
Apple and RIM's Smart Phone Arms Race Escalates 1 Comment - Join the discussion>> By Paul Carton August 4, 2008 Two weeks before the new Apple 3G iPhone was released, a ChangeWave consumer survey showed it was likely to have...
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InvestorPlaceBlogs.com - Harmonic (HLIT): Music to My Ears
August 1, 2008 10:44 AM
Harmonic (HLIT) is the leading independent producer of video broadcast and distribution equipment. The company had a history of lumpy quarters and missing guidance until Patrick Harshman took over as CEO in the June 2006 quarter. Since then, trailing four...
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InvestorPlaceBlogs.com - iRobot's New Invention Makes the Cut
July 11, 2008 03:30 PM
iRobot (IRBT) recently filed an 84-page patent for a robot lawnmower. The "Lawnba" filing covers an all-electric or a hybrid gas/electric mower in various configurations, from the Roomba disc shape to a pentagon, with two to five cutting heads. It...
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ChangeWave HotWire Blog - Apple Ups The Ante With 3G iPhone
July 9, 2008 12:06 PM
It's been just over a year since the iPhone was released, and Apple (AAPL) is upping the ante in the smart phone wars.
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ChangeWave HotWire Blog - Motorola Beaten Down By Apple iPhone
July 8, 2008 02:53 PM
Immediately following Apple's original announcement of the iPhone back in January 2007, a ChangeWave survey found: "Motorola (24%) taking the biggest hit - falling a whopping 9-pts among planned purchasers to its lowest level of the past 18 months."
Subsequent ChangeWave surveys over the next 18 months continued to track the collapse of Motorola's market share.
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|---|---|
| 35 | APPLE COMPUTER |
| 3 | Can Apple Beat Gold? |
| 2 | Apples and Oranges |
| 1 | Apple! |
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