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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 50]
Google smart watches barely compatible with Android
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:44 am | Digitl
Thinking of buying one of Google's new smart watches? If you are, be prepared to splash out on a new phone as well. More >>
Android Wear: Smartwatches still not ready for mainstream
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:41 am | Digitl
Users will change their habits when the pain of their current situation is greater than their perceived pain of adopting a possible solution. More >>
Clare Curran attacks tech price gougers
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:39 am | Digitl
At Stuff Tom Pullar-Strecker speaks to Labour IT spokesperson Clare Curran about the government's half-hearted investigation into technology price gouging in MP claims IT report falls short . More >>
On the path to free, unlimited consumer cloud storage
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 6:21 pm | Digitl
Free, or almost free, unlimited consumer cloud storage moved a step closer overnight. Microsoft increased the free storage on its OneDrive cloud service to 15 GB. This is more than double the previous seven GB and is free to all comers. More >>
Personal cloud storage plans - June 2014 update
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 6:17 pm | Digitl
Less than two weeks ago I published a list of personal cloud plans . That list was prompted by Apple cutting prices for its iCloud service. Apple's move was a response to early jockeying by other cloud service providers. More >>
Old devices driving corporate, government computing
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 6:15 pm | Digitl
Dimension Data says the age of devices connecting to corporate and government networks is the highest in six years. More >>
PowerbyProxi in pole position as wireless charging takes off
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 6:12 pm | Digitl
That's not new. Inductive wireless charging has been around for a while. It hasn't taken off. More >>
CallPlus buys Orcon — deal makes sense
Monday, 23 June 2014, 10:27 am | Digitl
While CallPlus isn't saying how much it paid to buy Orcon. Assuming CallPlus paid the right price — which is a safe bet — the deal makes far more sense than any alternative mentioned in recent weeks . More >>
Secret trade agreement threatens NZ tech jobs
Monday, 23 June 2014, 10:25 am | Digitl
Among other things the Financial Services Annex of Secret Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) published this week by Wikileaks includes clauses which mean banks and other finance companies can quickly import overseas IT workers. More >>
Xero's $100 million milestone
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 4:21 pm | Digitl
New Zealand-based cloud software specialist Xero gets a sideways glance from some industry commentators because the company burns cash. More >>
The Mobile Mind Shift
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 4:16 pm | Digitl
Smartphones and tablets have changed the way many of us deal with the world. We now expect to find the things we want instantly at the moment we want them wherever we are. More >>
Low cost iMac uses Apple MacBook Air parts
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 4:13 pm | Digitl
Apple launched a low-price iMac using the dual core processor found in the MacBook Air. At NZ$1550, the 21.5 inch iMac is NZ$300 less than the previous cheapest model. More >>
Low cost iMac uses Apple MacBook Air parts
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 4:12 pm | Digitl
Apple launched a low-price iMac using the dual core processor found in the MacBook Air. At NZ$1550, the 21.5 inch iMac is NZ$300 less than the previous cheapest model. More >>
Amazon Fire Phone mess
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 4:09 pm | Digitl
At first sight Amazon's Fire Phone is a pricey 4.7 inch Android that looks like an iPhone. But wait, there's more… More >>
Oracle ends year on bum note
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 2:49 pm | Digitl
Oracle posted a fourth quarter result which missed market expectations on Thursday. Investors dumped the tech giant's stock on the news with the share price falling almost nine percent. More >>
Blackberry: I thought I heard a heartbeat
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 2:45 pm | Digitl
Troubled phone-maker BlackBerry reported a profit rise overnight. Quarterly sales revenue dropped one percent, but cost cutting meant the company turned in a rise in gross profit. More >>
CallPlus buys Orcon — deal makes sense
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 2:42 pm | Digitl
While CallPlus isn't saying how much it paid to buy Orcon. Assuming CallPlus paid the right price — which is a safe bet — the deal makes far more sense than any alternative mentioned in recent weeks . More >>
Picking a cloud accounting service
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 1:26 pm | Digitl
Xero is the biggest thing that's happened to small business accounting since the first personal computers made their way from geek bedrooms and into the office. More >>
Apple continuity, Microsoft convergence, Google service
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 1:21 pm | Digitl
Apple mapped the direction its technology stack will take at last week's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). More >>
The siren song of private clouds
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 1:18 pm | Digitl
Big companies — the computer industry calls them 'enterprises' probably after watching too much Star Trek — want cloud computing. More >>
