Balasubramanyam Seshan

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Sangamo Biosciences, Identive Group, Advanced Analogic Technologies, and DryShips. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Logitech International, Applied Materials, Brocade Communications Systems, ARM Holdings, and ASML Holding.

Jefferies remains cautious regarding a recent article in DigiTimes that suggested Apple Inc. has signed a foundry partnership agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC). The brokerage said this was an unconfirmed report.

IT services is typically late cycle, so Jefferies doesn't believe the recent macro volatility will be evident in Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) fiscal fourth quarter results on Sept. 27.

In a preparation for future space exploration, a group of NASA's diving crew will live in Aquarius underwater research laboratory located near Key Largo, Florida during October.

President Barack Obama will propose a new minimum tax rate for U.S. taxpayers who make more than $1 million to help lower the nation's $1.5 trillion long-term debt, according to media reports. This plan will be adopted from a suggestion made by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

The strongest iPhone 5 rivals -- Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Droid Bionic -- have came to the United States after several changes in terms of design.

Oktoberfest festival is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. And this year the mayor of Munich Christian Ude has tapped the first keg to kick off the 178th traditional German folk festival.

The most anticipated smartphone in the U.S. market -- Apple's iPhone 5 -- has been the source of a relentless amount of rumors over the past few months. The smartphone from Apple is certain to come in October, according to various sources.

NASA's 6.5-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite would fall to Earth next week after the end of a productive scientific life.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) lowered its third quarter domestic subscribers guidance, while maintaining its financial and international subscribers outlook. Wedbush Securities believes that the lowered expectations by Netflix reflect a degree of customer disinterest.

Jefferies says its checks indicate slowing sales of Research In Motion Ltd (RIM)'s new BlackBerry OS 7 handsets. It believes a new low-cost iPhone and low-end Android phones will exert pressure on the mid-range and low-end, respectively.

Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) announced a 31 percent increase in quarterly dividend from $0.13 to $0.17, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.5 percent. Jefferies believes there is room for the dividend to go higher.

Adobe Flash has finally come to Apple Inc.'s iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, not directly supported but just that the new app tools will be able to export Flash content as an HTML5-supporting format.

As tech enthusiasts and Apple fans are eagerly awaiting the iPhone 5 that is expected to come in October, a Wall Street analyst expects the next iteration of the iPhone to start selling in China as early as December.

Jefferies believes Intel Developer Forum has been a positive catalyst for ON Semiconductor Corp. and the company will continue to gain market share as Sandy Bridge ramp progresses.

Dell Inc. said its board of directors authorized an additional $5 billion for stock repurchases. Barclays Capital said the additional stock repurchases should be used to support Dell's earnings per share but not necessarily be a catalyst.

Samsung Galaxy S2, the smartphone touted by some as an iPhone Killer, is finally coming to the United States this week after becoming the best-selling Samsung phone ever.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. expects capital markets activity, both debt and equity, to decline by 30 percent and investment banking fees to decline to $1 billion in third quarter of 2011 from $1.9 billion last quarter.

The real value is in the data/information, versus hardware, as Symantec Corp. expects to leverage virtualization, cloud and mobile to drive growth.

Intel Corp. is putting significant weight behind ultra-slim Ultrabook in the Intel Developer Forum, which would be a threat to Apple Inc.'s iPad and MacBook Air.

Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4 has been the best-selling smartphone in the world since the launch in June 2010, but a new survey has found “unprecedented” demand for its next-generation iPhone 5.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Micron Technology, SodaStream International, Ryanair Holdings, NVIDIA, and Brocade Communications Systems. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Logitech International, Huntington Bancshares, News Corp., and Netflix.

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has agreed to buy NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL) for $50 per share, totaling about $3.7 billion, net of cash assumed. Analysts at Jefferies believe the deal could be potential negative for Cavium Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM).

Animal Planking is picturing animals that are lying down or resting and is similar to planking or the lying down game. It refers to mimicking a wooden plank.

Despite the FDA advisory panel's backing, RBC Capital Markets does not believe Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Xarelto is well positioned to receive marketing approval on Nov. 5.

As Apple Inc. is rumored to be gearing up for the major event in mid-September, the next-generation iPhone 5 could be in the hands of consumers in first week of October.

Apple Inc.'s assault on the living room likely means the introduction of its own iOS-powered television sets called iTV. Jefferies believes 2012 will see a focus on video.

Batmaning involves suspending oneself upside down in a rather awkward location -- and is a revival of hilarious Planking where a person lies down in the most obscure and dangerous places.

Batmanning involves suspending oneself upside down in a rather awkward location -- and is a revival of Planking where a person lies down in the most obscure and dangerous places.