It's been another busy week in tech, from the comeback of Nokia, which released its first Android tablet, to WhatsApp implementing end-to-end encryption on its messages.
With so much tech news happening, it can get a little hard to keep up with it all. That's why we're here. Here is the top tech news for this week.
Reddit CEO Yishan Wong has stepped down from the company amid disagreements with the board of Reddit over the location and amount to spend on new offices.
According to Wong, the job has been stressful and draining. While the company searches for a new CEO, it will have an interim CEO in Ellen Pao, which will be interesting considering the sexist behavior that Reddit has been accused of and the feminist stance that Pao has taken in the past.
Wi-Fi Pay Phones Being Built In NYC
While it may seem like it's dying out, the humble pay phone will be getting a reason to live a little longer.
In New York City a company called CityBridge, which is a consortium of companies like Qualcomm, Titan and Control Group, will be turning pay phones into Wi-Fi hubs which can deliver Wi-Fi with speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. The first 500 units will be opened by the start of 2016 in the project, which is called LinkNYC.
Of course, the pay phones will still have the ability to make calls using an updated touch screen.
Nokia Introduces Its First Android Tablet
Nokia has announced its first step into the Android market with the N1 tablet.
While the design of the tablet certainly is beautiful, many have criticized Nokia for copying Apple in the design of the iPad Mini.
The device includes great specs for a small price of $250, which is much less than many other tablets of similar power on the market.
Apple Releases WatchKit For Apple Watch Developers
While Apple has not yet released the Apple Watch to the public, the company has released WatchKit for developers who want to start creating apps for the new wearable.
WatchKit includes tools for developers to create apps and develop in three different ways, including Notifications; Glances, which push notifications from the iPhone to the Apple Watch; and native Apple Watch apps.
WhatsApp Begins End-To-End Encryption
WhatsApp has announced end-to-end encryption for all messages sent between Android devices, making WhatsApp much more secure than many other messaging services.
Like Apple's iMessage, WhatsApp previously only encrypted messages until they reached a WhatsApp server, after which the message was decrypted on the server and sent to the receiver's device. Now the messages will be encrypted the whole journey.
The move is in partnership with TextSecure, which has been working on the new feature for over six months.
