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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.
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Microsoft Surface Book one year on
Monday, 14 November 2016, 2:52 pm | Digitl
A year ago Microsoft launched its first laptop. Last week the Surface Book had a refresh. It remains the best take on a 2-in-1 computer, but at a high price. More >>
Spark, Vodafone, Chorus and the battle for fibre
Monday, 7 November 2016, 10:54 am | Digitl
Spark pushes fixed wireless . Vodafone boosted and rebooted its HFC network. It is rebranded as FibreX [1] . More >>
Microsoft double-dipping with Outlook.com ads
Monday, 7 November 2016, 10:51 am | Digitl
Microsoft's Outlook.com web mail app is clean, crisp and efficient. It is almost everything you'd want from a browser-based mail app. More >>
700MHz build boosts Spark, Vodafone mobile footprint
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:12 am | Digitl
Spark and Vodafone have built more rural cell towers than they were required to do under the terms of the 2014 auction for 700 MHz spectrum. More >>
Jucy's Tristin King on ugly choices and being more like Appl
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:09 am | Digitl
Speaking at Intergen Dynamics Day 2016 , Jucy Group head of technology Tristin King talked about choice. King says there are two types of choice. The big ones are all about desire and by need. He says: "The other type of choice is an ugly ... More >>
Frazer Scott on Microsoft technology and digital transformat
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:08 am | Digitl
“No-one has the breadth of services and offerings that Microsoft brings to bear in this space”. More >>
Vodafone's clever free mobile data promise
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:06 am | Digitl
Vodafone says it will give customers mobile data at no extra charge if their fixed-line broadband connection fails. More >>
IBM says Macs cost less than PCs
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:04 am | Digitl
The jamf blog covers a presentation by Fletcher Previn, VP of Workplace as a Service at IBM: In 2015, IBM let their employees decide – Windows or Mac. “The goal was to deliver a great employee choice program and strive to achieve the best Mac program,” ... More >>
Rural Broadband Initiative part two
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:01 am | Digitl
The Rural Broadband Initiative second stage has a $100 million budget. The money is to boost speeds for people not covered by the urban Ultrafast Fibre network. She has earmarked a further $50 million for extending mobile coverage. This will cover state ... More >>
Review: Sony Xperia XZ, Android contender
Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:46 am | Digitl
A solid high-end Android phone with an excellent camera and great sound. Sony Xperia XZ at a glance For: Great camera High-definition audio Water resistance Clean software Against: Generic design Maybe: Chunky performance Verdict: Solid Android ... More >>
Vodafone gigabit FibreX promises faster installs, lower cost
Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:35 am | Digitl
Vodafone is using the promise of a three-day install and lower gigabit prices as a lure to its FibreX network. More >>
One month with the Apple Watch Series 2 and WatchOS3
Monday, 17 October 2016, 2:45 pm | Digitl
Apple’s Watch is not a direct competitor to Rolex. It is a fitness tracker first and wearable computer second. Being a wristwatch is only one of many applications. More >>
BlackBerry phone business ends not with a bang but a whimper
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 4:31 pm | Digitl
The phone maker continued to grow for the next three years. BlackBerry customer numbers didn’t peak until 2011. It’s been downhill ever since Last month BlackBerry finally threw in the towel . The company said it is shutting its phone business although ... More >>
No allergy worries with Apple Watch Series 2
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 4:26 pm | Digitl
The last time I wore an Apple Watch it made me ill. The Series 2 watches do not. More >>
Samsung brand suffers from Galaxy Note 7 woes
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 4:25 pm | Digitl
Samsung has little choice but to scrap the Galaxy Note 7. But that's only the start of its problems. More >>
PC market consolidates as shipments fall another 5.7 percent
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 4:15 pm | Digitl
Gartner reports the PC industry shipped some 69 million units in the third quarter of 2016 . That’s a 5.7 decline on the same period in 2015 and the eighth consecutive quarter of falling sales. More >>
Worrying about the social media footprint
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 4:11 pm | Digitl
Some worry about privacy. Others are happy to give away their most intimate details in return for accessing online services. More >>
Windows 10 one year on
Sunday, 9 October 2016, 5:24 pm | Digitl
Some diehards still argue Windows XP was Microsoft's best-ever operating system. Nobody says that about Windows 8. Windows Vista was just as forgettable. For many users, Windows reached a peak with 7. More >>
What you'll pay for gigabit fibre
Sunday, 9 October 2016, 5:21 pm | Digitl
If you live in parts of New Zealand covered by the Ultrafast Broadband network, you can now download data at gigabit speeds. Most of the time that means services running at 1Gbps down and 500Mbps up. More >>
Akamai report fails to do justice to NZ broadband speeds
Sunday, 9 October 2016, 5:20 pm | Digitl
Everyone living in New Zealand knows broadband is getting faster. A lot faster. Regular Truenet reports documenting ISP performance underline this . More >>
