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October 22, 2015

YouTube Rewind 2012: The top videos of the year

With the end of the year (and the world) right around the corner, it's time for YouTube's annual rewind, which features the most-watched videos of the year.

October 22, 2015

US refuses to sign UN Internet regulations

The United States will refuse to sign a U.N. resolution calling for regulation of the Internet despite the measure winning the support of other countries participating in a summit on the issue, the American ambassador to the summit said Thursday.

October 22, 2015

Apple testing designs for interactive TV

Apple is working with component suppliers in Asia to test several TV-set designs, people familiar with the situation said.

October 22, 2015

Apple Maps luring motorists into danger, Australian police warn

Australian police are warning motorists not to rely on Apple's new mapping system on its popular iPhones after a number of motorists were directed into life-threatening situations.

October 22, 2015

A sneak peek at the New Yahoo homepage

The Yahoo homepage — which is a mix of mobile-friendly online styles from Microsoft’s Windows 8 to Flipboard to Pinterest — is close to its official launch, perhaps as early as this week.

October 22, 2015

Navy catapults unmanned X-47B aircraft for first time

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman slingshot an unmanned aircraft into the skies Thursday at a facility in Patuxent River, Md., the first of a series of shore-based catapult-to-flight tests over the next few weeks.

October 22, 2015

Google readying Maps app for iPhones, iPads, report claims

Google has reportedly distributed a test version of its new mapping app for iPhones and iPads and is putting the “finishing touches” on the app before submitting it to the App Store. 

October 22, 2015

iPhone no longer world's best selling smartphone

New data released on Thursday by market research firm Strategy Analytics finds that Samsung’s Galaxy S III was the world’s top-selling smartphone model in the third quarter this year.

October 22, 2015

One month until they regulate the Internet

This December, at a conference in Dubai sponsored by the United Nations, a telecom group will propose new regulations -- and potentially censorship -- for the Internet.

October 22, 2015

With Surface, Microsoft becomes friend and foe to PC partners

With the launch of its Surface tablet computer, Microsoft is becoming a genuine "frenemy" -- part friend, part enemy -- to its longtime manufacturing partners.