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While customers wait with baited breath for the launch of Apple's iPad sequel, the iPad 2.0 or the next version of iPad, other tablet makers are experiencing jitters, anticipating lower tablet sales, courtesy the new iPad.

U.S. stocks finish a volatile week with modest gains on Friday, finishing flat for the week as a whole. In the absence of major economic data in the U.S., investors focused on moves by China to rein in their inflation, while Ireland continues to negotiate a bailout arrangement from the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Dell, Immunogen, Thoratec, ASML Holding, BSD Medical, Brocade Communications Systems, Wynn Resorts, Amgen, ARM Holdings, and Cisco Systems.

Futures on the S&P 500 lost 3.70 points to 1,194.00, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are down 31.00 points to 11,145.00 and Nasdaq100 futures are down 5.00 points to 2,129.25.

Dell has put an end to its much-touted hybrid tablet wait; the 10-inch Inspiron Duo is up for grabs at $549.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Shoe Carnival, Dell, Focus Media Holding, Wet Seal, Web.com Group, ArQule, Immunomedics, Acme Packet, AsiaInfo-Linkage, and EDAP TMS.

As Dell reports an impressive third quarter, questions remain regarding its mobile division.

It's a case of a cross-breed taking on a pedigreed product. Dell's answer to Apple's iPad is a hybrid - part laptop, part tablet, the 10-inch Inspiron Duo is due next week.

The stage is set for another wave of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. technology sector as the big players, who are flush with cash and looking to expand their horizon, are acquiring aggressively in quest for new products and technology.

Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion (1.55 billion pounds), as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced on Thursday, building on their best day in eight weeks in the previous session as data showed an improvement in pending home sales and a drop in initial jobless claims.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained on Thursday, building on their best day in eight weeks in the previous session as data showed an improvement in pending home sales and a drop in initial jobless claims.

Hewlett-Packard Co raised its bid for data storage company 3PAR Inc to $2.4 billion, beating Dell Inc's latest offer in a bidding war that many analysts have said has gone too far.

Dell Inc said on Sunday it was assessing its bid for 3PAR Inc after the data storage company's board of directors late on Friday said Hewlett-Packard Co's $2 billion (1.3 billion pound) offer was a superior proposal.

Hewlett-Packard Co raised its offer for 3PAR Inc to $2 billion, once again topping Dell Inc's bid and showing it had plenty of ammunition in a bidding war for the data storage company.

Stocks rebounded to post their best gains in nearly four weeks on Friday, overcoming initial skittishness brought on by a revenue warning from Intel and dour comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Stocks rebounded to post their best gains in nearly four weeks on Friday, overcoming initial skittishness brought on by a revenue warning from Intel and dour comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday on buying by investors holding short positions who locked in profits after a revenue warning from a major technology company and downbeat remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Stocks rose in volatile trading on Friday as investors shook off a revenue warning from technology bellwether Intel and a downbeat economic assessment by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to snap up bargains.

U.S. stocks rose in volatile trading on Friday, shrugging off initial losses after the Federal Reserve chairman said the recovery has softened more than expected and Intel Corp warned about revenue.

Dell Inc fired back in a bidding war for data storage company 3PAR Inc, matching a $1.8 billion offer by Hewlett-Packard Co and showing it isn't giving up yet against its bigger rival.

Hewlett-Packard Co raised its bid for data storage company 3PAR Inc to $1.8 billion (1.16 billion pounds), dealing a blow to Dell Inc's $1.6 billion effort to win a rapidly escalating bidding war.

U.S. stocks sagged on Thursday and the Dow closed below 10,000 a day ahead of an expected downward revision in U.S. second-quarter economic growth and a major speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Stocks sagged on Thursday and the Dow closed below 10,000 a day ahead of an expected downward revision in U.S. second-quarter economic growth and a major speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Dell Inc raised its bid for data storage company 3PAR Inc to $1.6 billion, offering slightly more than bigger rival Hewlett-Packard Co, which is expected to respond with an even stronger bid.

Weekly jobless claims declined more than expected last week, briefly sending stocks higher, but the four-week average of new claims, a measure regarded as better reflecting labor market trends, rose to a nine-month high, offsetting the enthusiasm.

Dell Inc plans to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $1.15 billion in cash, expanding its offering of data center products to compete with rivals like IBM.

Dell Inc said on Monday it plans to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $18 per share in cash, or $1.15 billion, extending its storage product offering for cloud computing.

Pfizer Inc posted higher-than-expected quarterly results and stood by its longer-term profit view, allaying investor concern over looming generic drug competition and lifting its shares 5 percent.