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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 34]
Waikato Networks UFB buy signals fibre confidence
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 12:00 pm | Digitl
Waikato Networks has taken full ownership Ultrafast Fibre three and a half years ahead of schedule. The move is a further vote of confidence in the New Zealand government's plan to build a wholesale fibre network covering urban areas. More >>
Stuff Fibre opts for low-key launch
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 11:57 am | Digitl
It’s anything but a unique proposition — no fibre-only ISP can do that in a world of regulated wholesale services — but Stuff Fibre ticks the important boxes. More >>
Smartphone glory years behind us
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 11:56 am | Digitl
Apple’s 2016 iPhone launch confirms what has been obvious for a while. The phone golden age is over. More >>
Greetings from behind the Great Firewall of China
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 11:53 am | Digitl
Shanghai : From outside The Mercedes Arena you can watch heavy-laden barges roll down the Huangpu River. Look up and the sky is yellow with smog. While China can be ultramodern, the industrial era is ever-present. More >>
Samsung dials up exploding phone problem
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 5:45 pm | Digitl
In a move that could cost billions of dollars, Samsung has recalled the exploding Galaxy Note 7 phone. It has also halted new shipments of the phone which launched last month. More >>
Wolfpacks lead industries in digital, intelligent era
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 5:43 pm | Digitl
Huawei Connect: Guo Ping says the days when companies can succeed by going it alone are coming to an end. More >>
What reviewers mean when they say best ever
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:39 pm | Digitl
Samsung deserves much of the praise. It’s an impressive phone. Expect a review here in the next few days. More >>
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Android's new champion
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:36 pm | Digitl
Packs every feature you might want in a phone and then some. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at a glance For: All the features: camera, display, design, virtual reality. Against: Expensive. TouchWiz. Maybe: You’ll love the stylus or ignore it. Likewise iris ... More >>
Huawei: Let a thousand clouds blossom
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:34 pm | Digitl
Two years ago Huawei, a Chinese maker of telecommunications systems, said it wanted to be the world’s leading information technology company. More >>
Slow path to smart cities: Huawei Connect
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:27 pm | Digitl
“There is no such thing as a smart city solution”, says Huawei’s Joe So. More >>
Review: Huawei P9, premium phone at a sharp price
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 2:41 pm | Digitl
Huawei’s latest flagship phone scores on build quality, camera and fingerprint scanner. Huawei P9 : At a glance For: Design, high-quality build, camera, USB-C. Against: Android skin Maybe: Battery life, screen resolution Verdict: A top-notch ... More >>
Skinny Broadband sweetens fixed wireless internet deal
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 2:34 pm | Digitl
Skinny Broadband has dropped the cost of a fixed wireless internet connection. From today it costs 20 percent less. The price is $52 a month for 100GB of data. More >>
More gigacities coming as fibrecos ready October launch
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 2:32 pm | Digitl
Enable Networks, Northpower Fibre and Ultrafast Fibre plan to launch gigabit wholesale broadband services in October. They say they will offer download speeds of 1Gbps with uploads running at 500Mbps. More >>
Review: Dell Inspiron 13 5000
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 2:30 pm | Digitl
Dell sent a sample computer with a non-working trackpad. This meant we couldn’t do a full review. Here’s what we learned about the machine before it went back for repair. At a glance For: Laptop, can work as a tablet. Keyboard. Against: Heavy ... More >>
NZ Fire Service, Motorola, Spark team to develop firefighter
Friday, 19 August 2016, 5:35 pm | Digitl
Motorola Solutions and the New Zealand Fire Service have developed a new two-way radio for fire fighters. More >>
ComCom investigates backhaul competition
Friday, 19 August 2016, 5:33 pm | Digitl
In one sense the Commerce Commission’s move to investigate backhaul comes at a time when the sector has never been more competitive. Yet that’s not how everyone see things. There are issues that may need resolving by a regulator. More >>
NZ phone market 2016Q2 — Apple stumbles, Huawei leaps
Friday, 19 August 2016, 5:29 pm | Digitl
Four brands dominate 2016 phone sales in New Zealand. Chayse Gorton, IDC associate market analyst, says Samsung, Apple, Vodafone and Huawei make up 87 percent of the market. That's almost nine out of every ten phones sold here. More >>
Why consumer PC sales will never rebound
Friday, 19 August 2016, 5:26 pm | Digitl
Personal computer sales peaked in 2011. In that year businesses and consumers bought around 360 million personal computers. IDC puts the number at 352 million. Gartner says it was 365 million. Consumer PC sales were about half the total. More >>
Hybrid sales still need kickstart
Friday, 19 August 2016, 5:24 pm | Digitl
It is a stripped-down computer with a touch-screen, sound and wireless connections. But there is no keyboard. It does many, but not all, the things laptops do. More >>
Trustpower misleads with untrusty broadband ads
Friday, 19 August 2016, 5:23 pm | Digitl
Trustpower's $49 unlimited broadband offer always looked too good to be true. It turns out, it was too good to be true. At BusinessDesk Paul McBeth reports Trustpower to plead guilty over misleading broadband offer. More >>
