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Amazon's latest tablet debut, the Kindle Fire, is being taken as a threat to investors in some of tech's biggest names from Apple to Dell. Whether the $199 offering will rob market share in the tablet market remains to be determined but some investors are already betting yes.

Nokia led technology stocks higher for the day. A volatile session ended with the major tech names closing narrowly in the red. Apple and Google attracted investors in spite of a lack of resoluteness regarding the respective futures of the company.

Some stocks that have been long out of investor favor, including AOL and NFLX both gained ground on respective announcements today. Chip companies were higher across the board as technical levels inspired buying.