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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.
If you want to support his work, you can make a donation to his PressPatron account.
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Tuanz calls for better consumer protections
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 5:51 pm | Digitl
Tuanz — Telecommunications Users Association New Zealand — wants better consumer protection when the government revisits the Telecommunications Act. More >>
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Smart Keyboard Cover
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 5:47 pm | Digitl
Apple’s Smart Keyboard Cover feels like an essential partner for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. That’s not the case with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. More >>
Goodbye BlackBerry qwerty keyboard phone
Monday, 11 July 2016, 1:40 pm | Digitl
...struggling Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry made a sharp detour from its history on Tuesday when it announced it was discontinuing the last phone to have the traditional version of the company’s iconic physical keyboard and trackpad. More >>
Putting Chorus shoddy work complaints in perspective
Monday, 11 July 2016, 1:32 pm | Digitl
New Zealand’s media was quick to report stories about poor Ultrafast Broadband installation work this week. More >>
New Zealand Herald digital edition — a newspaper without pap
Monday, 11 July 2016, 1:27 pm | Digitl
The New Zealand Herald sent an email today inviting readers to subscribe to a NZ$25 a month digital edition . More >>
If your message matters don't use Facebook
Monday, 11 July 2016, 1:25 pm | Digitl
If you need to contact someone in a hurry, don't use Facebook or any other social media unless you know for sure the person is used to getting messages that way. More >>
Tech sector gives Education Minister not achieved
Monday, 11 July 2016, 1:22 pm | Digitl
Xero managing director Anna Curzon writes in for Stuff : “It’s about time digital technology was recognised as an important topic of education because it’s crucial we prepare our next generation for tomorrow’s world.” Someone could have written ... More >>
Review: HP gets Windows laptop right with Spectre
Monday, 11 July 2016, 1:17 pm | Digitl
Reborn market leader hits prestige button to reboot the Windows laptop. Spectre prices start at NZ$2500. More >>
Norton Wi-Fi Privacy review
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 6:37 pm | Digitl
Symantec wants you to know public Wi-Fi is risky — see below . This is not news. But the company says it has your back with an app to keep you safe. Norton WiFi Privacy comes in versions for Android and iOS. More >>
Operating system upgrade dilemma
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 4:59 pm | Digitl
Many users were unhappy about the way Microsoft pushed the recent Windows 10 upgrade. Not all Mac owners were overjoyed about moving to OSX 10 El Capitan. More >>
Windows 10 laptops still better than tablets
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 4:53 pm | Digitl
In hindsight most users agree Windows 8 was a stinker. Many thought so at the time . More >>
New Zealand PC buyers get worse deal than Poms
Saturday, 2 July 2016, 12:57 pm | Digitl
New Zealanders pay almost the same price as everyone else for Apple computers. That's not the case with PCs. That changes the way some of us think about buying and choosing devices. More >>
Overheads, warranties behind New Zealand Windows PCs price p
Saturday, 2 July 2016, 12:54 pm | Digitl
HP New Zealand managing director Grant Hopkins says higher overheads are behind the premium we pay when buying Windows PCs. More >>
Evernote changes: End of the line for some users
Saturday, 2 July 2016, 12:52 pm | Digitl
For a long time cloud-based note-taking app Evernote was a key part of many people's work productivity. More >>
"Still early days" at AWS
Saturday, 2 July 2016, 12:46 pm | Digitl
Amazon Web Services has made huge progress in a short time. The business is only ten years old. And yet It doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus [1] . More >>
Thumbs up for the Truly Ergonomic keyboard
Saturday, 2 July 2016, 12:43 pm | Digitl
It looks odd, but the Truly Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard delivers on its promise of pain-free typing More >>
Typing on a glass keyboard
Monday, 20 June 2016, 2:36 pm | Digitl
David Sparks writes about writing with iPad screen keyboards after years of touch typing . Much of what he says resonates: “It started with the iPad Air. On that machine I got quite good at thumb typing in portrait mode. It’s nothing like touch ... More >>
New Zealand wireless rural broadband hits key milestone
Monday, 20 June 2016, 2:28 pm | Digitl
RBI is a government-subsidised scheme to give farmers and people living in rural areas a broadband network. More >>
Apple's role in the PC's downfall
Monday, 20 June 2016, 2:26 pm | Digitl
There’s no question PC sales are down . Nor is there any end to the fall in sight. More >>
Notes on Sky-Vodafone merger
Monday, 20 June 2016, 2:19 pm | Digitl
Earlier today Sky and Vodafone New Zealand confirmed they are to merge. It’s a big deal… The deal is worth about $3.5 billion. That’s huge by New Zealand standards. More >>
