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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Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 52]

Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge

Thursday, 4 September 2014, 1:27 pm | Digitl

Samsung has something to prove. The company sells more smartphones than anyone else. It is the only Android hardware maker that matters. But it doesn’t have Apple’s brand power. Samsung isn’t cool. More >>

Apple, Microsoft — two tablet visions

Sunday, 31 August 2014, 7:04 pm | Digitl

When Steve Jobs took the wraps off Apple's first iPad, he showed an entirely new class of device. The iPad was neither a new type of PC nor was it just a giant smartphone. It opened new territory. Apple sold the original iPad as a personal digital media ... More >>

Server sales tick up, more to come

Sunday, 31 August 2014, 7:02 pm | Digitl

Server revenues climbed 2.5 percent in the past year according to IDC’s quarterly worldwide server tracker. In the second quarter of 2014 sales totalled US$12.6 billion. Unit shipments grew 1.2 percent to 2.2 million. The standout segment was mid-range ... More >>

NZ$400 Surface 2 a bargain for Office fans

Sunday, 31 August 2014, 7:01 pm | Digitl

Microsoft's swanky new Surface Pro 3 went on sale in New Zealand earlier this week. It's a lovely device, but not cheap . Prices start at NZ$1200. For one-third of that you can buy a 32GB Surface 2 at Noel Leeming until September 7. Is it worth considering? ... More >>

Addressing high growth companies' skills gap

Sunday, 31 August 2014, 6:58 pm | Digitl

This week I chaired an interactive panel discussion on the skills challenge facing New Zealand technology companies. It’s part of Massey University’s ecentre cloud series. Here's how the discussion played out on Twitter. More >>

Addressing the skills gap for high growth companies

Monday, 25 August 2014, 7:15 pm | Digitl

Tomorrow night I'm chairing an interactive panel discussion on the skills challenge facing New Zealand technology companies. It's part of Massey University's ecentre cloud series. The session starts at 5:30 at the Sir Neil Waters Building, Massey ... More >>

E-books harder for comprehension

Saturday, 23 August 2014, 2:38 pm | Digitl

Five years ago I wrote why people read less online than with print : People spend less time reading online news than reading printed newspapers because reading a screen is more mentally and physically taxing. More >>

Hack Miramar: Your suburb needs you

Saturday, 23 August 2014, 2:34 pm | Digitl

Ian Apperley wants geeks living in Wellington's Eastern Suburbs to work on problems like traffic, consultation and free internet access at Hack Miramar . More >>

When venture capital hurts start-ups

Saturday, 23 August 2014, 2:33 pm | Digitl

Peter Kerr at Stick reports raising venture capital can hurt a new business. The title of his Should you bother with venture capital funding…the numbers suggest no says it all. He quotes one investor who points out there is an inverse correlation ... More >>

Dunedin as an innovation hub

Saturday, 23 August 2014, 2:31 pm | Digitl

Civic leaders from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all talk of their city as the nation's leading innovation hub. Each city has a case: Auckland is big. It has the largest and the best university and an international airport. Most international ... More >>

TrueNet clocks Big Pipe as fastest ADSL

Saturday, 23 August 2014, 2:30 pm | Digitl

TrueNet's July 2014 urban broadband report says newcomer Bigpipe is the fastest ADSL ISP for downloading New Zealand web pages. The Spark-owned, no frills service provider was fractionally ahead of Slingshot and Flip downloading eight pages in ... More >>

New Zealand's Fastest ISPs 2014

Thursday, 21 August 2014, 3:13 pm | Digitl

PC Magazine asked me to write about New Zealand's fastest ISPs as part of a series looking an online speeds in countries around the world. More >>

Firefox now or no choice later

Thursday, 21 August 2014, 3:12 pm | Digitl

Robert O'Callahan makes the case for not using Google's Chrome browser in Choose Firefox Now, Or Later You Wont Get A Choice . More >>

Technology Showcase hits Wellington Friday, Christchurch Mon

Thursday, 21 August 2014, 10:44 am | Digitl

Ingram Micro has an interesting pitch for its NZ Technology Showcase which reaches Wellington this Friday (August 22) and Christchurch on Monday (August 25). The company says: This is a fast track way for you and your colleagues to get an update from ... More >>