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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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Huawei Watch
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 11:40 am | Digitl
Huawei made two of 2015’s better Android phones. It also makes watches. Huawei’s first watch, the Talkband B2 was unlike any other wearable device before or after. More >>
How New Zealand reacted to Commerce Commission copper line p
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 6:49 pm | Digitl
There is no question as far as New Zealand media is concerned: Chorus won. The Commerce Commission final determination on regulated copper line charges means Chorus can charge $120 million a year more for customers to connect to its copper ... More >>
Why you shouldn’t skimp on technology
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 7:52 am | Digitl
Technology is an important part of life. Most of us need it to earn a living. Many businesses can’t function without technology. Money spent on hardware, software and services as an investment, not a cost. More >>
More than a phone
Monday, 7 December 2015, 5:02 pm | Digitl
Apple’s iPhone has always been more than just a phone. From the outset it has also been a pocket computer. The same is true for many Android and Windows phones [1] . More >>
The time I should have had faith in the iPad Pro
Monday, 7 December 2015, 4:37 pm | Digitl
While Apple’s iPad Pro is enough computer for day-to-day journalism, there are times when things might get tricky. More >>
The time I should have had faith in the iPad Pro
Monday, 7 December 2015, 4:37 pm | Digitl
While Apple’s iPad Pro is enough computer for day-to-day journalism, there are times when things might get tricky. More >>
HP Spectre x2: like a Surface Pro, priced wrong for NZ
Monday, 7 December 2015, 3:19 pm | Digitl
Microsoft gave the mobile PC tree a good shake when it introduced the Surface. Its touch-screen PC-cum-tablet design is a fresh take on mobile computing. More >>
Why I had to stop wearing the Apple Watch
Monday, 7 December 2015, 2:49 pm | Digitl
A few days after I first tried the Apple Watch I found myself scratching my irritated wrist. I took a break from wearing it and my wrist got better. More >>
Four proven ways to speed up your broadband
Sunday, 8 November 2015, 5:30 pm | Digitl
A lot of technology sits between you and the internet content you desire. Consider it a chain of links, with each link responsible for some component of performance. There are some links in the chain you can’t do much about, but others you can strengthen ... More >>
Helion public cloud: HP knows when to hold, when to fold
Sunday, 8 November 2015, 5:27 pm | Digitl
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run. More >>
Review: A month with the Apple iPhone 6S highlights changing
Sunday, 8 November 2015, 5:25 pm | Digitl
Phones are evolving fast. This year’s flagship iPhone is a big step up in power and capability. The longer you use it, the more this becomes clear; the more you understand why it matters. More >>
Sony Xperia Z5 review: Fast camera, two-day battery
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 1:10 pm | Digitl
Sony’s Xperia Z5 is a great flagship Android phone at a time when great is not enough to mean sales and profits. More >>
Globalisation: you’re standing in it
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 12:35 pm | Digitl
Exports took off 150 years ago when steamships, railways and refrigeration took sheep meat, wheat, minerals and butter to the other side of the world. The telegraph, radio, aeroplanes and container shipping were all once innovative new technologies. They ... More >>
A red shield to secure data — Aura Information Security
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 12:31 pm | Digitl
Like many self-made entrepreneurs, Andy may have questioned if he had the confidence or the personality to run his own business. However, there was always a ‘fire in his belly’ and a core motivation to do his own thing away from the corporate world, ... More >>
Logitech K480 Bluetooth keyboard works with almost everything
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 8:23 pm | Digitl
There’s a lot to like about Logitech’s K480 Bluetooth keyboard. It switches quickly and smoothly between computer, tablet and phone. You can use it to jump from one operating system to another without your hands ever leaving the keyboard. It does ... More >>
Apple Watch: It's not about the functionality
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 8:10 pm | Digitl
Nobody needs an Apple Watch. This product is not about need. It is not about making you more productive. An Apple Watch won’t boost your efficiency any more than a $100 Swatch watch will. More >>
Dell and EMC: Twilight of the gods
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 8:06 pm | Digitl
On October 12 Dell said it will pay US$67 billion for EMC. It’s the biggest technology deal ever and the latest in a never-ending wave of mergers. More >>
What the Trans Pacific Partnership means for New Zealand's t
Friday, 4 September 2015, 3:49 pm | Digitl
Writing on his organisation's TechBlog , IITP chief executive Paul Matthews says after a meeting with New Zealand TTP negotiators he feels more positive about what the trade agreement means for our technology sector. More >>
Ultimate Ears bluetooth speaker: Roll with it
Friday, 4 September 2015, 3:47 pm | Digitl
It hasn't taken Logitech's Ultimate Ears brand to carve out a niche as maker of stylish, rugged Bluetooth speakers. It helps that the speakers in the UE range look good and perform well yet sell at affordable prices. More >>
How Microsoft stumbled with touch-enabled Windows, then reco
Friday, 4 September 2015, 3:42 pm | Digitl
Two years ago Microsoft was staring down the barrel of disaster. Today it looks stronger than it has in a decade. More >>
