1.   The news came on the same day that the car makers Rover announced another year of losses.

2.   And Japanese car makers announced further sales gains Thursday.

3.   Connecticut stocks fell as shares of Xerox Corp. fell after the office machines maker announced an unexpected drop in third-quarter earnings.

4.   Earlier this week, all three console makers announced dramatic price cuts.

5.   Fourteen senior executives at Ford will change job titles then, the auto maker announced on Friday.

6.   Most computers sold over the past year have a PnP BIOS, and many expansion card makers have announced PnP versions of their products.

7.   No bicycle makers have announced plans to offer bikes based around the technology in the United States.

8.   Only four computer makers have announced plans to clone the Mac, but Apple executives say they are talking with many more.

9.   Other software companies are working on various pieces of the same puzzle, and several camera makers have announced digital camera add-ons for cell phones and handheld computers.