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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.
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Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 27]
Less fone, more tech as Vodafone gets brand make-over
Friday, 6 October 2017, 9:10 am | Digitl
Vodafone has a new version of its speech-mark logo and a new slogan: ‘The Future is Exciting. Ready?’ More >>
New Zealanders cool on data analytics catching benefit fraud
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 10:04 am | Digitl
New Zealanders don't like welfare agencies using personal spending data from credit card or insurance to verify benefit claims. More >>
Why New Zealand outplayed Australia on the NBN
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 5:33 pm | Digitl
New Zealand will reach its broadband roll out goal on time and on budget - with superior technology. What went wrong in Australia? More >>
New Zealanders naïve about wi-fi safety: Symantec
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 5:26 pm | Digitl
Two-out-of-three New Zealanders think their personal data is safe when they use public wi-fi hotspots. Roughly the same number use hotspots regardless of the consequences. Hardly any users know if they are transmitting data safely when using public wi-fi. More >>
Protecting the 12.9-inch iPad Pro: Covers, sleeves
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 5:18 pm | Digitl
Apple's Smart Keyboard cover gives the second generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro basic protection from knocks and scratches. More >>
How Microsoft killed Windows Phone
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 5:13 pm | Digitl
Monday Note's Jean-Louis Gassée writes about the death of Windows Phone: How could Microsoft’s Windows Phone licensing business model stand a chance against Google’s Free and Open Android? None of the Redmond giant’s complicated countermeasures ... More >>
Unisys Security Index 2017: How New Zealand compares
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 5:10 pm | Digitl
New Zealanders worry more about security than ever before. The 2017 Unisys Security Index shows the NZ index sits at 154 out of a possible 300. More >>
Acorn 6: MacOS image editing for the rest of us
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 12:22 pm | Digitl
For years Adobe Photoshop was my image editor. I used it on a Windows PC. Then switched to the Mac version. Now my first choice image editor is Flying Meat's Acorn 6 . More >>
We're spending more on tech, but not as much as Australians
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 12:11 pm | Digitl
Gartner says New Zealand technology spending will be $11.8 billion in 2017. That's up 2.7 percent from 2016. It's also a lot higher than last year's forward looking forecast from Gartner . The total spend is forecast to pass $12 billion in 2018. More >>
Nothing nebulous about Microsoft's cloud-transition
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 12:04 pm | Digitl
Four years ago Microsoft lost its mojo. The software giant had failed to compete in web search. More >>
What to do if employer makes counter offer when you quit
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 11:55 am | Digitl
How to quit your job and stay friends looks at how to resign without harming your future career prospects. More >>
Counter offers don't work
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 11:38 am | Digitl
Counter offers are proving to be ineffective in retaining employees for the long-term despite being common practice for many New Zealand companies. According to independent research commissioned by specialised recruiter Robert Half, more than eight in 10 ... More >>
Unisys: New Zealanders want IoT driving seat
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 11:34 am | Digitl
New Zealanders have a healthy scepticism when it comes to the Internet-of-Things collecting and sharing their data. More than anything, we want control. More >>
PC sales could be worse
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 8:19 pm | Digitl
~650,000 machines still ship every day, but that's the lowest total since 2007 Source: PC sales still slumping, but more slowly than feared • The Register More >>
Duet Display uses iPad to extend Mac, PC
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 8:14 pm | Digitl
Duet Display started life as an iOS app to turn an iPad into a second screen for a Mac or Windows PC. More >>
NZ IoT networks jostle for potential billions
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 7:20 pm | Digitl
New Zealanders have three mobile phone networks to choose from. New Zealand sensors will soon have four dedicated Internet of Things networks to choose from. That's a competitive market by any measure. More >>
Concerns about smart speakers are real
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 7:18 pm | Digitl
They capture data and insights about us and will become irresistible to hackers. Source: Why concerns about smart speakers are real - The Listener More >>
Enable Networks connects 50,000 to fibre
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 7:07 pm | Digitl
Hats off to Christchurch local fibre company Enable Networks. The company says it now has 50,000 customers connected to its network. CEO Steve Fuller says that means one in three of those who can get the company's services are now connected. More >>
Rural health professionals see fibre pay-off
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 7:03 pm | Digitl
Broadband gives health professionals and patients fast access to resources and expertise. In rural areas this would often be difficult, expensive or time-consuming to get any other way. More >>
Vodafone Australia mulls Wisp alliance, NZ implications
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 6:59 pm | Digitl
Wireless ISPs or wisps provide local wireless broadband. Most operate in areas the big carriers find uneconomic to service. They might connect a handful of properties further up a valley, or behind a range of hills. More >>
