2016 was a roller coaster ride in the tech world. This year we saw so many gadgets exploding, how numbers game can change everything and tech giants going lengths to protect their egos(!). Here we listed the top seven tech stories that broke the headlines:

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Okapia Mobile is going to launch new flagship smartphone TITAN in coming year. The sleekest smartphone comes with a full metal body

Sex with robots is "just around the corner", an expert says at a global conference in London featuring interactive sex toys and discussions on the ethics of relationships with humanoids.

Nokia Corp (NOKIA.HE) says it has filed a number of lawsuits against Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iPhone maker's legal action targeting the one-time cellphone industry leader.

Microsoft Corp wins a $927 million contract to provide technical support to the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Pentagon says.

Mark Zuckerberg's artificial intelligence-imbued software "butler" -- named Jarvis -- is now in service, and even plays with his family, the Facebook chief says.

A breakthrough by a research team in Hong Kong is set to allow colour blind people to view almost all natural colours on screens.

Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), Renault SA (RENA.PA) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) are to combine their electric vehicle platforms in an effort to slash prices down to levels comparable to conventional gasoline cars, the Nikkei newspaper says.

Virtual assistants are set to pummel virtual reality headsets in the fight for consumer dollars this holiday season, while smartwatches drive wearable sales. Drones may fly under the radar, though.

To provide healthcare services, a new online based platform called 'Jolpie' started its operation in Bangladesh. The app was launched

Online travel agency Tour.com.bd gets a new domain called bd.tours. Now travellers can access this website to get access to travel

Barracuda Networks of USA, recently organised a product and portfolio presentation session for the B2B segment in Dhaka recently. The

Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Chalo will work together to roll out technology-based solution in transport sector across 64

UNICEF Bangladesh launched the first ‘Meena Game’ for all android mobile devices through google play store and at a later stage it will

Midrange phones are always the hottest segment in the market. Most of the top OEMs are fighting to reign in this segment. This war just heated up a notch couple week's back when Huawei launched the GR5 2017 Edition. The USP Huawei is going for is Dual Rear Camera, very similar to the much acclaimed Huawei P9. Is it just a marketing gimmick or does it actually work? You are about to find out.

Eighteenth edition of the national level laptop expo titled three day long 'Techshohor.com Laptop Fair 2016' came to an end this

Uber says it planned to keep its self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco, defying a state order to halt the test programme.

Yahoo Inc comes under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers after disclosing the largest known data breach in history, prompting Verizon Communications Inc to demand better terms for its planned purchase of Yahoo's internet business.