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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 31]
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 >>
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 >>
Android: A practical guide for iPhone switchers
Sunday, 9 July 2017, 3:20 pm | Digitl
Phone buyers tend to stick with their choices for the long-haul. More than nine-out-of-ten iPhone owners pick another Apple phone . More >>
New Zealand's broadband television end game in sight
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 6:10 pm | Digitl
Sky and Vodafone bow to the inevitable and call off their merger. Meanwhile TVNZ goes all in on streaming video. More >>
Fixed broadband: “Nothing more than backhaul”
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 6:06 pm | Digitl
At Computerworld NZ Stuart Corner writes about Spark's investor update held last week . He quotes Spark NZ managing director Simon Moutter: Customers want wireless everywhere and fixed broadband is nothing more than backhaul to a wireless hub (wi-fi) ... More >>
Whatever ailed Vodafone broadband ... seems to be fixed
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 3:27 pm | Digitl
After reporting a series of poor results, broadband monitoring company TrueNet notes a welcome return to form for Vodafone broadband performance . More >>
Behind Spark's slow-burn 4.5G plan
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 3:21 pm | Digitl
Last week Spark installed new technology on five Queenstown cellular towers. They mean the region now has New Zealand's fastest mobile data network. The Queenstown towers join one-off upgraded Spark towers in Christchurch and Silverdale. More >>
NotPetya ransomware attack, New Zealand view
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 3:17 pm | Digitl
Victims of the NotPetya ransomware attack can't get at their own computer data even if they pay the ransom. More >>
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3: Best Android tablet
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 5:59 pm | Digitl
Whatever you think about iOS and Android phones, Apple's tablets have always been streets ahead. Samsung wants to change that. Its Galaxy Tab S3 is anything but just-another-Android-tablet. More >>
Commerce Commission investigates Vodafone FibreX
Monday, 12 June 2017, 11:50 am | Digitl
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet" - Juliet's speech from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet More >>
Huawei Nova Lite: NZ$400 Android alternative
Monday, 12 June 2017, 11:41 am | Digitl
If you want a phone for less, consider Huawei's NZ$400 Nova Lite. It packs plenty of features you might find in a premium Android phone costing four times the price. Huawei Nova Lite at a glance For: Thin, solid, light, Great build quality, Attractive, ... More >>
Smart watch: The revolution that didn't happen
Monday, 12 June 2017, 11:38 am | Digitl
Apple makes money selling Watches. In 2015 Apple said it made more money from watches than any company except Rolex . More >>
