Conditions expected to be applied by the U.S. federal government to AOL Inc.’s sale of the ICQ instant-messaging service to a Russian firm helped mar the New York-based company’s fourth-quarter results, which were posted Wednesday. See original post by MarketWatch

Google Inc. on Wednesday showed off its tablet operating system, known as Honeycomb, which the company hopes will build on the success of its Android platform for smartphone devices. See original post by MarketWatch