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As we are in yeor 2077, it is important to take o step back
and toke o moment to reflect on all the progress we have
occomplished over the last the year. ln o year full of exciting
dnnouncements and releoses, only o handful of companies
managed to make o splash and catch the attention of tech
aficionodos qcross the glabe.

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For many sentimental its new wireless AirPods
fan boys and girls, 20L6 will that are yet to start
go down as the year Apple shipping. Continuing its
ditched the headphone port removing streak, the
jack.Back in SeptembeL Big A uncovered its svelte
Cupertino confirmed new MacBook Pro sporting
months of speculation the innovative Touch Bar;
when it unveiled the but abandoning almost
new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, all standard ports in favor
featuring killer stereo of Th u nderbolt-powered
speakers, enhanced water USB-C drives. the laptop and the mobile competition to clinch
resistance and boosted Despite initial criticism, market - and that is in a record-high industry
camera capabilities-but it seems Apple will be addition to stacking over profit for the third quarter
to the disappointment of wrapping up yet another 20 million subscribers on of 201.6, the revamped
many, no standard audio phenomenal year as its music streaming service MacBook Pro purportedly
port. reports suggest the Apple Music. racked up more sales in five
As an alternative, the company has decisively While the iPhone days than competitors did
iPhone-maker introduced outsold its rivals in both 7 breezed through the in ten months.

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After a packed three releases in both the
days of announcements, hardware and the software
teasers and demos, departments.
Alphabet subsidiary Google While the Big G kicked
laid out an ambitious it off in August with the
plan for the rest of 201,6 roll-out of Android Nougat,
at its flagship Google l/O a month later it followed
conference, which it hosted up with the launch of
earlier in MayJhe search its mobile messaging
engine giant delivered app Allo, which also
on its promises big time, formally introduced its #madebygoogle event guns though.Along with
making progress on all mighty Assistant Al.lt was in October that Google the 4K Chromecast Ultra
fronts with impressive not until its hardware really brought out the big streaming dongle and its

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