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GT Advanced: Mixed earningsGT Advanced TechnologiesGTATAppleNetflix: Reaches an agreement with ComcastNetflixNFLXComcastmutually beneficial” agreement, Netflix said that a deal will provide Comcast customers “a high-quality Netflix video experience for years to come.” Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The timing of the deal is curious as the net neutrality debate continues to gain traction. "The companies have established a more direct connection between Netflix and Comcast, similar to other networks, that's already delivering an even better user experience to consumers, while also allowing for future growth in Netflix traffic," the statement from Netflix and Comcast said. "Netflix receives no preferential network treatment under the multi-year agreement." Shares of Netflix were trading higher by 1.22 percent in the pre-market session. Kandi Technologies: Expanding to major Chinese cities Bloomberg reported that Kandi Technologies KNDI has plans to expand its electric car rental services to cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Kandi Technologies provides electric vehicles for short-term rent using automated multilevel garages currently in the city Hangzhou. “I have been meeting local officials from other cities who have been visiting our company almost daily in the past few months,” Kandi Chairman Hu Xiaoming said in a Feb. 21 interview at the company's office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. “They are very interested in our model and keen on promoting use of electric vehicles in their cities.” The Chinese government has recently increased its efforts to combat air pollution in major cities by encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles. Shares were trading higher by 6.60 percent in the pre-market session. BlackBerry: Deal with Ford a surprise to some Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Ford Motor will base its next-generation Sync system on BlackBerry's BBRY QNX operating system. As a result, according to people briefed on the matter, Ford will part ways with its previous partner, Microsoft. According to Bloomberg, using QNX will be less expensive than Microsoft's technology and will “improve the flexibility and speed of the next Sync system.” “This would be a huge infusion of trust and confidence to have BlackBerry and QNX expanding into a Ford,” Thilo Koslowski, auto analyst for researcher Gartner Inc. in Santa Clara, California, told Bloomberg. “This is really the crown jewel in BlackBerry's crown and could make the rest of the company shine as well.” Shares of Blackberry were trading higher by 3.83 percent in the pre-market session. RF Micro Devices: Merging with TriQuint RF Micro Devices RFMD and TriQuint Semiconductor TQNT will merge in an all-stock deal. TriQuint shareholders will receive 1.675 shares of the newly formed company while RF Micro Device shareholders will receive one share for each TriQuint or RF Micro share held. According to joint press release, “the merger will create new growth opportunities in three large global markets - mobile devices, network infrastructure and aerospace/defense - with scale advantages, innovative new products and a greatly improved operating model. RFMD and TriQuint together will offer the industry's broadest portfolio of critical enabling technologies to develop and commercialize tightly integrated solutions at record speeds. The combination will foster a new wave of exciting mobile devices that are broadly accessible and offer dramatically higher data throughput, to the benefit of carriers and consumers alike. The combination also creates a leader in infrastructure and defense (with approximately $500 million in annual revenue), with a broad portfolio of products and foundry services supporting applications including radar, next generation base stations, optical communications, and the Internet of Things.” Shares of RF Micro Devices were trading higher by 19.10 percent in the pre-market session while TriQuint shares surged 24.5 percent in the pre-market session.