Weekly Update – Top 5 tech stories of 2016

IT World Canada’s Mandy Kovacs and Alex Radu recap the top 5 tech stories of 2016.

1. Acquisitions
   • Ingram Micro enters new chapter after HNA deal closes
   • Tech Data makes blockbuster deal to acquire Avnet
2. Hardware mistakes
   • Samsung warns Galaxy Note7 owners to ‘stop using the device’
   • Dual-lens camera, wireless earbuds, and 8 other iPhone 7 features you need to know
3. Hacks, and more hacks
   • 1 billion accounts hacked in record-breaking Yahoo data breach
   • North American data breaches at an all time high 
4. Donald Trump
   • What Donald Trump’s surprise election win means for Canada’s tech sector
   • Everything you need to know about Trump’s meeting with Silicon Valley
5. FBI vs. Apple
   • Apple vs. the FBI: What other tech execs are saying
   • Apple, the FBI, and why security is the final frontier