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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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Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 35]
Main data theft threat is inside, overlooked
Monday, 15 August 2016, 12:05 pm | Digitl
Despite companies spending billions to protect systems from external threats, data theft continues to climb. More >>
New Zealand looks overseas for tech skills
Monday, 15 August 2016, 12:00 pm | Digitl
Overseas readers wanted to know how New Zealand is filling its tech industry vacancies. Here is my story published earlier this year in London-based Computer Weekly. More >>
Datacom surges to a billion
Monday, 15 August 2016, 11:54 am | Digitl
The Wellington-based technology company reported 13 percent revenue growth to a shade over NZ$1 billion. It is the first New Zealand technology company to pass the billion dollar milestone. More >>
Apple's ageing Mac line-up reflects bigger picture
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 2:16 pm | Digitl
Apart from the 2016 MacBook, Apple's entire Mac line is overdue for a refresh. Sam Byford at The Verge caused a stir last week writing; “ Apple should stop selling four-year-old computers ". More >>
Consider government open source, don't mandate it
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 2:14 pm | Digitl
Act Party leader David Seymour wants the New Zealand government to consider open source software. More >>
Struggling Fairfax enters low-margin broadband market
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 2:11 pm | Digitl
At Business Day Fairfax journalist Tom Pullar-Strecker writes Stuff to enter the broadband market with Stuff Fibre . It’s a clumsy headline, but a safe bet managers would not allow the sub-editor to write a better one. More >>
Marine survey as Hawaiki cable build nears
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 1:28 pm | Digitl
A submarine cable is just talk until the ships start moving. Hawaiki expects the trans-Pacific cable will be delivered by mid–2018. More >>
Long-reach VDSL2 has potential for rural NZ broadband
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 1:27 pm | Digitl
Communications Day reports BT is testing a long-reach version of VDSL2 in rural areas. The story first appeared at ISP Review . More >>
Thoughts on iPad-only the new desktop Linux
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 4:13 pm | Digitl
“You like the iPad because it’s simple. But if you’re using the iPad as your primary computer, you may just like it because it’s a challenge.” More >>
What hasn't been said about MYOB buying Greentree
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 3:59 pm | Digitl
Australian accounting software company MYOB bought Greentree for NZ$25.5 million now and will pay another $3 million if the owners meet unspecified targets. More >>
New Zealand companies didn't win government tenders back in
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 3:51 pm | Digitl
“ Why don’t New Zealand companies win government tenders? ” asks Ian Apperley at the IITP Techblog. More >>
Review: LibreOffice 5.2 — solid, unpolished alternative
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 3:38 pm | Digitl
The free, open source alternative to Microsoft Office gets the job done. Yet there are compromises. At a glance For: Free. Open source. Feature rich. Runs on old hardware. Can open most document formats. Against: Not as polished as paid-for alternatives. ... More >>
Samsung leads in phone sales but Apple, Huawei still winners
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 5:43 pm | Digitl
Phone sales are flat. The industry shipped a total of 343.3 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2016. That figure is up just 0.3 percent on the 342.4 million units in the same quarter last year. More >>
Oracle takes cloud shortcut, overpays for Netsuite
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 5:40 pm | Digitl
Oracle paid US$9.3 billion in cash to buy Netsuite a cloud ERP company . The move will help bring the database giant up-to-speed in the market for cloud business apps. More >>
Review: HP Elite Thunderbolt 3 Dock
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 5:31 pm | Digitl
Laptop docks or docking stations were all the rage a decade or so ago. While they come in different shapes and sizes, most add standard desktop PC features to laptops. More >>
Tablet sales continue to fall, Windows is coming
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 5:27 pm | Digitl
There's no clear end in sight to falling tablet sales. I DC's latest tablet quarterly report shows shipments fell over 12 percent year-on-year. This is the seventh quarter in a row shipments have declined. More >>
CheckIT finds the data rat in your ranks
Sunday, 31 July 2016, 5:00 pm | Digitl
Computer Forensics managing director Brian Eardley-Wilmot says his business has seen a rise in computer crime over the last year. More >>
PC brands plan survival tactics
Sunday, 31 July 2016, 4:56 pm | Digitl
Personal computer sales are in free-fall. Tablet sales are in worse shape. The two do not exist in isolation. Computer makers have different strategies to squeeze the most out of a difficult market. More >>
Review: HP Elitebook Folio G1 business class laptop
Sunday, 31 July 2016, 4:45 pm | Digitl
If your heart says MacBook, but your head says Windows, HP’s Elitebook Folio G1 fits the bill. At a glance For: Thin, light, attractive. Great keyboard for such a small laptop. 4K touch screen display in the review model. Against: Battery can ... More >>
Hanging on to the landline
Sunday, 31 July 2016, 4:38 pm | Digitl
Many people reading this will already stopped using and paying for a telephone landline. Few people under 40 have a landline at home. More >>
