There were no notable tech earnings last night. In news, a jury concludes that VHC's (-10.9%) patents in suit with CSCO (-0.4%) are valid but does not find infringement. Among rumors, T (-1.0%) is considering selling assets such as cell towers to raise cash, according to reports. Recent competitive concerns with EMC (-0.6%) and IBM (-0.3%) on Softlayer interest is pressuring RAX (-3.5%). Among notable analyst upgrades this morning in the tech space, ARMH (+2.5%) was upgraded to Buy at Jefferies. Also, PANL (+4.9%) received a positive mention at Goldman following the Samsung Galaxy S IV launch and ITG Research is out positive on AAPL (+2.0%). Among downgrades, DTSI (-1.8%) was downgraded to Market Perform at Avondale. There are no notable names in tech scheduled to report quarterly results today after the close.






