HP Not Selling to Lenovo and 1 Stock Falling to 52-Week Lows

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is among several customers of AuthenTec, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUTH), which is said to have notified some that it will not offer security tech to the firms starting in 2013, according to the Korean language website etnews, to Apple Insider. Other customers of AuthenTec include Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung (SSNLF.PK) and Fujitsu Ltd. (FJTSY.PK). Dell shares closed down 1.77 percent in the day at $9.98, but have traded in a 52-week range of $10.13 to $18.36.

Hewlett-Packard Company’s (NYSE:HPQ) PC unit is unlikely to be purchased by Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY.PK), says its chairman, who explained that the company will no longer buy hardware firms and its only information tech purchases will be in software and services, according to CNET China, cited by Marbridge Daily. Shares closed down 2.91 percent on the day at $16.71, having been traded in a 52-week range of $16.77 to $30.00.

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