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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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NZ PC sales jump as global numbers fall
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 10:08 am | Digitl
IDC reports New Zealand's PC sales were 22 percent higher in the first quarter of 2014 than the same period a year earlier. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the world which continues to report falling PC sales. More >>
Comparing personal cloud storage plans
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 10:05 am | Digitl
Apple announced iCloud Drive at last week's Worldwide Developer Conference. The company also cut iCloud prices. More >>
Apple OS X Yosemite targets unified communications
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 10:16 am | Digitl
From later this year Macs running Apple's updated OS X 10.10 Yosemite will be able to handle phone and text messages on desktop and laptop computers. More >>
Does Productivity Commission even get cloud computing?
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 10:05 am | Digitl
Patrick Smellie at BusinessDesk says the productivity commission wants government to use offshore cloud providers : The government should lead the way to cheaper cloud computing services by using offshore providers rather than just New Zealand firms, ... More >>
New Zealand tech vacancies fall
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 10:03 am | Digitl
Garry Roberton reports a fall in New Zealand tech job advertisements in his latest regular Trends update for the IITP Techblog . This comes at a time when the overall demand for tech skills remains strong. More >>
Paywave cards: Eftpos threatened
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 10:02 am | Digitl
John Small provides background on Paywave cards in Trojans at the terminal . Bernard Hickey has a fresher story on the threat posed by contactless cards at the NZ Herald. More >>
Picking a cloud accounting service
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 9:58 am | 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
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 9:46 am | Digitl
Apple mapped the direction its technology stack will take at last week's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). More >>
A trans-Pacific cable hurrah
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:19 pm | Digitl
Hawaiki's planned US$300 million submarine cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the United States looks more likely. More >>
UFB: Speed is the killer app
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:16 pm | Digitl
I'm often asked what will get New Zealanders to move from copper broadband to the UFB fibre network. More >>
Do you trust public Wi-Fi?
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:14 pm | Digitl
Adam Turner worries about public Wi-Fi security at the the Sydney Morning Herald in Do you trust public Wi-Fi? .: More >>
OS X 10.10 replaces zoom with full-screen mode
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:11 pm | Digitl
Streamlined red, yellow and green stop buttons at the top left of each window are one of the design changes in Apple's OS X 10.10 Yosemite make-over. More >>
Can government tech grad schools plug skills gap?
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:10 pm | Digitl
Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce earmarked almost $29 million over the next four years to deepen New Zealand's technology talent pool. More >>
Mobile accounts to outnumber humans by 2019
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:05 pm | Digitl
The latest Ericsson Mobility report says there will be 9.2 billion cellular phone account in 2019. More >>
2degrees gives Wellington customers CBD Wi-Fi
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:04 pm | Digitl
The company says it has invited 20,000 customers to take part in a three-month trial starting today. If the trial succeeds, it will be a blueprint for other parts of the country. 2degrees talks of a possible commercial Wi-Fi network. More >>
TradeMe investors bail, profits slip
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 6:14 pm | Digitl
NBR looks at TradeMe's recent performance in Trade Me sits at crossroads, testing investor patience — the story is only available to subscribers. More >>
UFB cost blowout hits Enable Networks
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 6:10 pm | Digitl
[caption id="attachment_2777" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Enable Networks relationship with Christchurch City Holdings - click for larger version.[/caption] More >>
Telecom NZ extends Wi-Fi footprint with Auckland Transport d
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 6:04 pm | Digitl
Auckland Transport imposes stingy restrictions on its customers using the Wi-Fi network installed at railway stations and, soon, bus terminals and ferry wharves. More >>
300 Mbps possible as Telecom NZ demos carrier aggregation
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:57 pm | Digitl
You need special kit not publicly available in New Zealand until later this year. And, for now, there are only six Auckland sites. More >>
Vodafone offers free Sky as fixed-line bait
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:52 pm | Digitl
Vodafone is offering its Unlimited broadband and home phone customers a free six month subscription to Sky's Basic television service. More >>
