Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ended Thursday session in red amid volatile trading. The shares closed down -0.38 points or -0.41% at $93.24 with 35,890,500 shares getting traded. Post opening the session at $94.00, the shares hit an intraday low of $92.68 and an intraday high of $95.88 and the price vacillated in this range throughout the day. The company has a market cap of $505.40 billion and the numbers of outstanding shares have been calculated to be 5.48 billion shares.

On 5 May, 2016 Apple Inc. (AAPL) ® and SAP announced a partnership to revolutionize the mobile work experience for enterprise customers of all sizes, combining powerful native apps for iPhone® and iPad® with the cutting-edge capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. This joint effort will also deliver a new iOS software development kit (SDK) and training academy so that developers, partners and customers can easily build native iOS apps tailored to their business needs.

“This partnership will transform how iPhone and iPad are used in enterprise by bringing together the innovation and security of iOS with SAP’s deep expertise in business software,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “As the leader in enterprise software and with 76% of business transactions touching an SAP system, SAP is the ideal partner to help us truly transform how businesses around the world are run on iPhone and iPad. Through the new SDK, we’re empowering SAP’s more than 2.5 million developers to build powerful native apps that fully leverage SAP HANA Cloud Platform and tap into the incredible capabilities that only iOS devices can deliver.”

“We’re proud to take this special partnership between Apple and SAP to a groundbreaking new place,” said Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP. “In giving people an agile and intuitive business experience, we empower them to know more, care more and do more. By combining the powerful capabilities of SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP S/4HANA, together with iOS, the leading and most secure mobile platform for enterprise, we will help deliver live data to people wherever and whenever they choose to work. Apple and SAP share a commitment to shaping the future, helping the world run better and improving people’s lives.”

The companies plan to deliver a new SAP HANA Cloud Platform SDK exclusively for iOS that will provide businesses, designers and developers the tools to quickly and efficiently build their own iOS apps for iPhone and iPad, based on SAP HANA Cloud Platform, SAP’s open platform as a service. These native apps will provide access to core data and business processes on SAP S/4HANA, while taking full advantage of iPhone and iPad features like Touch ID®, Location Services and Notifications.

Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) ended Thursday session in red amid volatile trading. The shares closed down -0.25 points or -0.21% at $117.81 with 22,056,749 shares getting traded. Post opening the session at $118.04, the shares hit an intraday low of $1163.63 and an intraday high of $118.98 and the price vacillated in this range throughout the day. The company has a market cap of $338.78 billion and the numbers of outstanding shares have been calculated to be 2.31 billion shares.

Facebook Inc (FB) operates as a mobile application and Website that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate each other on mobile devices and personal computers worldwide. Its solutions also include Instagram, a mobile application that enables people to take photos or videos, customize them with filter effects, and share them with friends and followers in a photo feed or send them directly to friends; Messenger, a messaging application for mobile and Web on various platforms and devices, which enable people to reach others instantly, as well as enable businesses to engage with customers; and WhatsApp Messenger, a mobile messaging application. The company also develops Oculus virtual reality technology and content platform, which allow people to enter an immersive and interactive environment to play games, consume content, and connect with others. As of December 31, 2015, it had 1.04 billion daily active users (DAUs) and 934 million DAUs who accessed Facebook from a mobile device. Facebook, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Shares of UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL) ended Thursday session in green amid volatile trading. The shares closed up +0.11 points or 4.45% at $2.58 with 2,099,486 shares getting traded. Post opening the session at $2.64, the shares hit an intraday low of $2.17 and an intraday high of $2.72 and the price vacillated in this range throughout the day. The company has a market cap of $97.51 million and the numbers of outstanding shares have been calculated to be 38.25 million shares.

UniPixel Inc (UNXL) on May 5, 2016 reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Strategic Highlights for First Quarter 2016 included:

• Since January 1, 2016 the Company has announced a total of 14 program wins from major PC manufacturers.
• Awarded programs include laptops; tablets; and 2-in-1 convertible computers.
• The Company paid in full and retired senior secured convertible notes in February 2016 resulting in a debt-free balance sheet.
• The Company continues to make manufacturing process and yield improvements to maximize cost efficiencies.

Management Discussion:
Jeffrey A. Hawthorne, president and chief executive officer of UniPixel, said, “The first quarter of 2016 marks an important transformational point in the history of UniPixel. One year ago, UniPixel was a pre-production company with no orders or revenue. During the past year we made a key acquisition, expanded our management with highly experienced technology executives and leveraged our acquired technology and manufacturing capabilities. Over the past nine months we introduced our products to many of the world’s Tier 1 PC manufacturers, had those products tested and evaluated, and announced 14 design wins since the beginning of the calendar year. We have made important and substantial progress in a short period of time in both expanding our customer base and continuously upgrading our manufacturing process.”

“Our products are significantly differentiated from those that are currently in wide adoption,” continued Mr. Hawthorne. “We see evidence that the market is shifting in favor of metal mesh, which is our technology base, as consumers are demanding devices that are thinner, lighter, faster with highly responsive touchscreens and advanced stylus capabilities, all of which are optimized with metal mesh technology. Our copper wire mesh touchscreen sensors and the ability to replace other materials in touchscreen module assemblies enable PC manufacturers to create products with those critically important attributes and uniquely positions UniPixel for growth in the coming years. Our recent program wins reflect the advantage of our unique technology and our creativity in designing real-world solutions for the next generation of computing devices.”