Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL): The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic devices for capturing and transmitting images and components thereof, based on a complaint filed by Eastman Kodak (NYSE:EK). The USITC identified Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and HTC Corp. as respondents in its investigation. Kodak’s complainant requests that the USITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

The shares closed at $513.04, down $1.81, or 0.35%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $478.34 billion.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 7 – which is being implemented by Nokia (NYSE:NOK) – saw its market share drop in every region but the U.K. in 2011, according to The Inquirer, which cited research by Kantar Worldpanel. Meanwhile, the market share of Nokia’s Symbian oeprating system dropped last year, as expected, the publication added.

The shares closed at $31.27, down $0.17, or 0.54%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $262.38 billion.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC): SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) has reduced the size of the tiny cells that store bits of data on memory chips and is using the International Solid State Circuits Conference to show its progress. The company is presenting a technical paper for a flash memory chip that stores 128B bits of data, double its prior maximum capacity, and matching that of products that were the subject of a joint announcement in December by Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Micron (NASDAQ:MU), reports the Wall Street Journal.

The shares closed at $26.73, down $0.43, or 1.58%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $136.11 billion.

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL): As Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) readies Ivy Bridge processors for second-generation ultrabooks, which will require the read/write speeds attained by SSDs or hybrid hard disk drives, most vendors will likely select hybrid HDDs to keep costs down, according to DigiTimes, citing supply chain sources.

The shares closed at $17.15, down $1.06, or 5.82%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $30.81 billion.

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