Sequestration will hurt IT spending, but tech sector growth will continue, industry insiders say
Though cloud and software technology put pressure on companies to acquire IP, merger and acquisition activity may not increase this year
EMC, Lenovo and NetSuite all post solid sales results, though BlackBerry, Apple and Facebook face investor skepticism
The new Q10 and Z10 should stem the tide of defecting users, but may be too late to win over most consumers
Generally strong vendor reports help boost markets to levels not seen since before the Great Recession
However, Samsung might still be able to sell redesigned versions of products
Shares of IT companies are down for the week despite an uptick on Friday, as confidence in the sector flags
Tech companies look for smaller IP deals as they position themselves for the next wave of computing
Microsoft, Google, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and IBM turn in disappointing results
