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Mobile Minutes: Prive Firefox browser; The iPhone city; 2016 gadget takeaways; Amazon’s flying warehouse

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Mozilla is trying to give iPhone owners more options to maintain their privacy in the face of increased government pressure on the likes of Apple to cough up user data.
Click here to read the story on Forbes

How China built iPhone City with billions in perks for Apple’s partner
A vast, boxy customs center acts as a busy island of commerce deep in central China.
Click here to read the story on New York Times

Let’s face it: 2016 was a fairly disappointing year for the average gadget nerd. Yes, there were some bright spots, but they were mostly glimpses of technologies that are approaching rather than ones that are changing our lives right now.