Technology News 2016
On 2 September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the Galaxy Note 7 and announced a voluntary recall (referred to as a "product exchange program"), after it was found that a manufacturing defect in the phones' batteries had caused some of them to generate excessive heat, resulting in fires and explosions.
Taking the world by surprise, Ringing Bells launched "Freedom 251" smartphone with much fanfare in February.
Within less than a month of its launch, Nintendo's mobile game Pokemon GO took the internet, gaming and mobile world by storm.
Termed as the biggest consolidation deal in the telecom space of India, Reliance Communications and Aircel merged their wireless operations on September 14 to give birth to an entity with assets worth Rs 65,000 crore.
WhatsApp announced video calling for all users starting November 15. The launch of the chat messenger's videocalling feature created quite a buzz across the globe.
Storming his way into telecom sector, Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, in September announced the launch of much-talked about Jio 4G service, offering free voice calls and national roaming along with what he touted as the world's lowest data tariff.
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