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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.
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The great virtual private network con job
Sunday, 9 February 2020, 8:22 pm | Digitl
Most people don’t need a VPN. That won’t stop advertisers barraging you with scare stories. More >>
Gartner: 5G's arrival to see phone sales grow 3% in 2020
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 6:42 pm | Digitl
Gartner analyst @MobileAnn forecasts worldwide #smartphone sales will grow 3% in 2020. Read more. #Mobilephone #Tech @Gartner_IT Source: Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales Will Grow 3% in 2020 More >>
UK resists US pressure to ban Huawei 5G kit
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 6:40 pm | Digitl
America pressure failed to halt Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment company, from taking part in the UK’s 5G network. While the move has implications for New Zealand, little is likely to change here in the short term. More >>
Apple iPad must be doing something right
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 6:37 pm | Digitl
IDC reports the world wide tablet market fell 1.5 percent in 2019 . Total shipments fell to 144 million units. The Apple iPad strengthend its position as the top tablet brand. More >>
After 10 years of iPad, Apple fans slam iPadOS
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 6:34 pm | Digitl
Last week was the iPad’s tenth birthday. An elite group of Apple fans celebrated the date with a barrage of criticisms centred. on the iPadOS operating system. More >>
Crossing the chasm: How tech products succeed
Saturday, 1 February 2020, 2:17 pm | Digitl
Geoffrey Moore wrote Crossing the Chasm in 1991. The book is still an important sales reference for technology companies. More >>
Here's why you shouldn't worry about 5G health risks
Saturday, 1 February 2020, 2:15 pm | Digitl
Can you get cancer or other illnesses from cellphones? What about Wi-Fi networks? Are there 5G health risks? More >>
8K TV: Why you'd be daft to buy one
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:24 pm | Digitl
If you've been reading reports from this year's CES show, you may be thinking about buying an 8K TV. It is possible you even have one 1 . More >>
Huawei UK 5G choice: "Nothing short of madness"
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:20 pm | Digitl
America is leaning hard on Britain to reject Huawei as a 5G network builder. Meanwhile all the parties in New Zealand have gone quiet on the subject. More >>
PC market good news not so hot
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:17 pm | Digitl
IDC thinks the PC market ended 2019 on an 'impressive' note . Gartner's press release talks of the " First sign of growth for worldwide PC shipments after seven consecutive years of decline ". More >>
What New Zealand's 2020 5G spectrum auction reveals
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:15 pm | Digitl
In March, New Zealand's government will auction 16 10MHz blocks of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band. More >>
Telcowatch: Tracking NZ mobile market share
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:13 pm | Digitl
There's not much in it. Vodafone is one percent ahead of Spark on 36 percent. More >>
Online crooks ransom Travelex
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:09 pm | Digitl
Ransomware is a kind of online attack where criminals take control of data, usually company data, and demand payment to return it. More >>
Please leave some 3.5GHz spectrum for Wisps
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 7:39 pm | Digitl
Communications Minister Kris Faafoi says the government will offer spare 3.5GHz spectrum to mobile networks and Māori by the middle of next year. He should put some aside for the Wisps or wireless internet service providers. More >>
We’ve let our tech define us. Now it’s out of control
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 7:36 pm | Digitl
At the Guardian, Douglas Rushkoff says our technology is now an entire environment. We live there. We've spent the decade letting our tech define us. It's out of control . More >>
ChromeOS: Google’s stumbling surveillance capitalism ecosyst
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 7:28 pm | Digitl
"Anyone saying that Android apps on ChromeOS are a good experience is delusional." In Chrome OS has stalled out , Dave Ruddock says Google's Chrome OS has failed to live up to its potential. Ruddock is a Chrome user who says he does 95 percent ... More >>
iPhone 11: It’s hard taking bad pictures
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 5:58 pm | Digitl
Apple's iPhone 11 is all about the camera. This isn't the first time I've written about a phone and said much the same thing. So let's put it another way: Apple's iPhone 11 is even more about the camera. You can't miss the cameras on Apple's iPhone ... More >>
Australian science could bring cheaper, greener batteries
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 5:48 pm | Digitl
Lithium-sulfur batteries store considerably more energy than their lithium-ion cousins — in theory as much as six times the energy for a given weight. What's more, they can be made from cheap materials that are readily available around the world. Source: ... More >>
Norton 360 Premium: Security overkill for Apple users
Monday, 23 December 2019, 3:10 pm | Digitl
This year's Norton 360 offers the most comprehensive set of cross-platform computer security tools. It is a safe choice. Yet it is expensive and is not necessarily the right choice for everyone. It's a poor option for Apple users who don't get all the ... More >>
NZ chief science advisor 5G site not up to the job
Monday, 23 December 2019, 2:58 pm | Digitl
Good on the Professor Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Minister's chief science advisor, for setting up a web site to address 5G fears . It counters much of the disinformation in circulation. Sadly the presentation is awful. It is so poor that the message doesn't ... More >>
