1.   The bubble in technology shares has deflated.

2.   Amid the current carnage in technology shares, Nuance Communications is one of the last great story stocks.

3.   Among decliners, some technology shares fell following the drop in the Nasdaq Composite Index overnight.

4.   Among the biggest declining technology shares was Acer Inc.

5.   Among the biggest beneficiaries were formerly high-flying technology shares that had been crushed in recent weeks.

6.   Analysts and traders said it would take a string of good earnings reports to restore confidence in technology shares.

7.   Analysts said technology shares were upset by Microsoft, which reported earnings that were slightly better than expected after the market closed Thursday.

8.   Analysts attributed the selloff to investors cashing in some of their recent gains in technology shares, which have risen sharply this year.

9.   And big capitalization technology shares have gained even more, culminating in records for all the major indexes this week.

10.   And a late rally among technology shares, so beaten down in recent trading sessions, pushed the Nasdaq composite index into positive territory.