When will your Samsung smartphone get Google's latest Android update, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich?

Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock this year are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.

A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring: Jan. 19: Microsoft Corp. says it shipped 8.2 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the latest quarter, compared with 6.3 million a year earlier.

Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:

A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:

Mobile applications to post privacy policies before installation under California agreement