Two Tech Companies That Are Prevailing in a Sluggish Market

With retail sales numbers expected to be sluggish when they’re released tomorrow, it’s important to look for individual companies that will do well despite the overall market.

That means finding the best companies. Earlier in the week, we took a look at how well Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is doing, thanks to a number of innovative and popular products.

Let’s take a look at some other innovators.

Ironically enough, one of the best young upstarts can be found in Apple’s own backyard, the smart phone market. I’m talking about HTC (CVE:HTC).

This Taiwanese company is, somewhat quietly, taking over the Android market. HTC devices – whether you’re talking about the Incredible, the Desire or, most especially, the Evo – are the lust-worthy objects of affection for a number of tech sites and tech geeks.

The same tech sites and tech geeks that often point the way for the masses. We’ve long recognized the influence of fashionistas – it’s time we recognize the influence of gadgetistas. As blogs like Engadget go, so too shall follow the public.

The HTC Evo, in particular, is considered the best smart phone out there right now. During initial comparisons between the upcoming Apple iPhone 4 and the HTC Evo, the Evo is coming out very favorably.

HTC also works with Windows – so when the new Windows 7 mobile platform is released later this year, HTC should see another nice bump, as they again provide the best-in-class phone.

Make no mistake: HTC isn’t about to take out Apple. But it is taking a serious bite out of Nokia and Motorola, especially in the developed world. It’s fast becoming the best maker of Android phones out there (Droid owners might disagree… but that’s the universal opinion amongst the gadgetistas).

And, because it’s such a young company, there’s plenty of room for growth. It’s only doubled in its short time on the Taipei exchange, and it’s got a mere $10 billion market cap. When this company opens to the world, expect big things.

In a completely unrelated field, there’s a private company doing its own big things.

It’s backed by the founders of Google, amongst other billionaire luminaries. It works in one of the fastest-growing fields on Earth. And it’s about to unveil a major breakthrough.

This one isn’t retail – but it’s perhaps more important.

I’m talking about Nanosolar – a solar-power company that’s invented an entirely new way to capture solar energy.

The long and the short of it is, with this new technology, this Californian company can produce solar energy for 5% less than coal.

That’s huge. Coal is the cheapest power source we currently have. And, of course, coal is exceptionally dirty.

And expect Nanosolar to be the Exxon of solar energy. Get in at the first possible moment.

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