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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.
Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 46]
Behind the NZ broadband price rise
Friday, 12 December 2014, 7:30 pm | Digitl
New Zealand customers will pay more for broadband services delivered by the copper network. Spark, Vodafone and Callplus all say they will raise prices. Let’s look behind the headlines. More >>
Behind the NZ broadband price rise
Friday, 12 December 2014, 7:29 pm | Digitl
New Zealand customers will pay more for broadband services delivered by the copper network. Spark, Vodafone and Callplus all say they will raise prices. Let’s look behind the headlines. More >>
New Zealand technology journalism: the twilight years
Monday, 24 November 2014, 7:51 am | Digitl
New Zealand has a vibrant and flourishing technology sector. Nobody would use those words to describe New Zealand technology journalism. More >>
Kia Ora Netflix
Monday, 24 November 2014, 7:47 am | Digitl
Netflix will launch in New Zealand in March. The online video service say it will soon begin operation in New Zealand and Australia. More >>
BlackBerry's hip square phone on TV3 Firstline
Friday, 14 November 2014, 5:00 pm | Digitl
On Monday I went on TV3 Firstline to talk about the BlackBerry Passport with Sacha McNeil and Michael Wilson . More >>
One rule for telecoms investors, another for Air NZ
Friday, 14 November 2014, 4:50 pm | Digitl
If there are good reasons for the rest of New Zealand to subsidise rural telecommunications, we should come clean and do it through the tax system More >>
How to decide between Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:02 am | Digitl
Should you go for the bigger or the biggest iPhone? It's a trade-off between the trouble of carrying the extra size against the benefits of a bigger display. More >>
Dealing with the Android security risk
Saturday, 8 November 2014, 5:04 pm | Digitl
Blackberry struggles to sell secure smartphones. No-one seems to care much about mobile security and Android is now the biggest risk More >>
BlackBerry Passport — the productive business smartphone you
Saturday, 8 November 2014, 3:05 pm | Digitl
Passport is BlackBerry’s business class smartphone. BlackBerry built the Passport with productivity in mind. Although BlackBerry tailored the smartphone to meet enterprise customers' needs, it can work for smaller organisations operating in the corporate ... More >>
NZ start-up 9Spokes offers cloud integration, dashboard
Saturday, 8 November 2014, 2:56 pm | Digitl
9Spokes is a New Zealand cloud integrator. Its cloud dashboard gives small businesses the oversight corporations pay millions to get from ERP systems. More >>
Cloud latency, data centres and the lure of Australia
Monday, 3 November 2014, 11:25 am | Digitl
Latency isn't the only reason to build datacentres in New Zealand. But it's a good one considering how long it can take to ping overseas cloud services More >>
How Microsoft can win cloud computing
Friday, 31 October 2014, 9:50 am | Digitl
Microsoft is now second only to Amazon in large scale cloud services. It may not overtake the market leader, but it has hit on a winning strategy More >>
Mac writing apps November 2014
Friday, 31 October 2014, 9:41 am | Digitl
Bill Bennett compares the current crop of writing apps for Apple's OS X. Includes Pages 5, Word:mac2011, Byword, Google Docs, iA Writer, More >>
Why people won’t try Windows Phone
Saturday, 25 October 2014, 1:37 pm | Digitl
My time with the Nokia Lumia 930 is up. Microsoft called on Friday asking me to return the review smartphone. I’ll miss it. More >>
Personal cloud storage plans - October 2014
Saturday, 25 October 2014, 1:34 pm | Digitl
If you're looking for cloud storage there are plenty of options. Most cloud storage providers offer a basic service for free. You may get by using these free services alone. More >>
IBM stumbles on path to cloud
Saturday, 25 October 2014, 12:35 pm | Digitl
IBM needs to reinvent itself to deal with cloud computing. Although the job was never going to be easy, IBM has an enviable track record on major change. More >>
Why Gigatown is not a waste of money
Saturday, 25 October 2014, 12:33 pm | Digitl
On Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report critics describe Gigatown as a waste of money . More >>
Samsung launches phone, needs new business model
Saturday, 18 October 2014, 5:27 pm | Digitl
Yesterday Samsung launched the $1150 Galaxy Note 4 smartphone in New Zealand . While the Note 4 is interesting, it is not interesting enough to generate much local media coverage. More >>
Fibre-only MyRepublic aims to lead UFB push
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 12:39 pm | Digitl
MyRepublic , New Zealand’s newest ISP, sells nothing but full speed fibre-based broadband without data caps. Significantly are none of the pointless 30Mbps up, 10Mbps down entry-level fibre plans offering copper-like performance. More >>
New Zealand iPhone 6 Plus plans compared
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 12:28 pm | Digitl
Buy an Apple iPhone 6 Plus outright and you'll pay $1150 for the 16GB model. Move up to the 64GB iPhone 6 Plus and the price rises to $1300. The 128GB model is $1450. I recommend buying at least 64GB, you'll soon bump against the limits of ... More >>
