Dec 30, 2016

Tech 2016: BBC News Online's biggest technology stories

Facebook became embroiled in a fake news controversy, Yahoo revealed several mega-breaches, we identified the supposed creator of Bitcoin - who then went AWOL - and millions indulged in a game of Pokemon Go. Yet none of those stories made our most-read-of-the-month list - based on the number of times an article was clicked - as you can see below. In an effort to spur them on, the firm embarked on a mischievous strategy: clicking on the cross in the pop-up's top right-hand corner no longer dismissed the Windows update but triggered it instead. The move was widely denounced and Microsoft soon added a further notification message providing users with another chance to opt out before the software was installed. By the time the news was made public, Qualcomm had already developed a patch and Google fixed outstanding issues in an Android update released in September. The hiccup has now been addressed, but a backlog in orders means many users will not be able to pop the new tech into their ear canals until the new year. Nokia itself is more interested in virtual reality and smart health tech these days.

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