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Bill Bennett
Freelance journalist.
Auckland-based Bill Bennett writes technology and business stories that are directly relevant to New Zealand readers.
His emphasis is on telecommunications, but he also covers other aspects of technology and business. You can find his features in the New Zealand Herald and hear him regularly on RNZ Nine to Noon and the NZ Tech Podcast.
Bennett's The Download Weekly newsletter is published every Friday. You can sign up for it here.
If you want to support his work, you can make a donation to his PressPatron account.
Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 14]
Collabora Office: Unfinished open source productivity suite
Monday, 7 June 2021, 5:23 pm | Digitl
Collabora Office is a promising mobile open source document editing suite based on LibraOffice . There are versions for iOS, tested here, and Android. More >>
Smart homes: For people who love to tinker
Saturday, 5 June 2021, 1:07 pm | Digitl
The switch in question controls Philips Hue lights, nothing else. It won't control your standard light bulbs. It's expensive. To use it you need to dig around in your house wiring. Strictly speaking that's a job you should leave to a qualified tradesperson. ... More >>
New Zealand phone market rebounds
Saturday, 5 June 2021, 1:01 pm | Digitl
IDC says New Zealand mobile phone shipments for the first quarter of 2021 were up 30.1 percent on the previous year. This is the highest growth in a quarter since 2013. More >>
Huawei's "I don't believe it's not Android" HarmonyOS
Saturday, 5 June 2021, 12:55 pm | Digitl
To an untrained eye Huawei’s HarmonyOS looks like the Android phone operation system. Officially the company says it is not a copy of Android. But that’s not what your eyes will tell you if you give it try. More >>
Digital Boost, Productivity Commission and living standards
Friday, 28 May 2021, 12:15 pm | Digitl
On Tuesday small business minister Stuart Nash kicked off the Digital Boost Alliance. On Thursday a report from the Productivity Commission told us why business needs a digital shot in the arm. More >>
How artificial intelligence changes New Zealand work, jobs
Friday, 28 May 2021, 12:10 pm | Digitl
Artificial intelligence is changing how New Zealanders work. More change is on the way. An Otago University report looks at the main effects and suggests ways of reducing damage. More >>
iPhone versus Android: Which is best?
Monday, 24 May 2021, 10:12 am | Digitl
Android remains the most popular phone operating system. It has seen-off Blackberry, Nokia Symbian and Windows Phone. It's polished and complete, yet many will tell you iOS offers a better experience. More >>
Google docs drops geared-for-print
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 9:51 am | Digitl
Google has finally dropped the idea that the end goal of Google Docs is to print words on a sheet of paper. More >>
Fly Air Orcon for business class broadband
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 9:44 am | Digitl
Orcon is trying something different. It plans to ask customers to pay $15 more each month to get business class service. More >>
Challenges as 2degrees hits revenue high, preps IPO
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 1:09 pm | Digitl
2degrees has survived its early years and is now thriving. An IPO is on the cards later this year, but there are challenges ahead. More >>
Timely makes four, as overseas buyers snap up NZ tech firms
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 12:59 pm | Digitl
EverCommerce 1 bought Dunedin-based Timely in a deal that could be worth more than $100 million. More >>
Why New Zealand's booming games industry needs help
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 4:43 pm | Digitl
New Zealand’s games industry creates the exports and well-paid jobs that make government eyes light up. More >>
PSTN interconnect, number portability, co-lo stay regulated
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 4:38 pm | Digitl
The Commerce Commission says for now it will keep regulating PSTN interconnection, number portability and mobile co-location. More >>
iOS users vote no to Facebook app tracking
Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:57 am | Digitl
Did you ever doubt Apple users would choose to turn off ad-tracking? It’s now a week since an iOS update arrived allowing users to make their own choice. Let’s look at the numbers. More >>
Facebook’s whingey ad-tracking response
Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:05 pm | Digitl
Facebook tells users intrusive, privacy abusing tracking keeps the social media service free-of-charge. It’s a snow job. More >>
Rural mobile closing the gap thanks to RCG
Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:01 pm | Digitl
New Zealand’s rural mobile users face slower download speeds than people in towns. In almost every case the rural mobile experience is worse. More >>
Pandemic tablet boom rolls over into 2021
Sunday, 2 May 2021, 6:53 pm | Digitl
Tablet shipments are up 55 percent on the same period last year. The 2020 tablet sales boom that started when the world went into lockdown has rolled over into the first quarter of 2021. More >>
The story behind Vodafone’s FibreX court ruling
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 2:27 pm | Digitl
Vodafone’s FibreX service was in the news this week. What is the story behind the Fair Trading Act court case? More >>
UK spy chief: “The west has to go it alone on tech"
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:21 pm | Digitl
“Cybersecurity is an increasingly strategic issue that needs a whole-nation approach. The rules are changing in ways not always controlled by government. More >>
Apple M1: At least a generation ahead of Intel
Sunday, 25 April 2021, 2:23 pm | Digitl
Six months have past since Apple launched its first M1 based Macs . This week saw a slew of new Macs and an iPad Pro all using the same processor. More >>
