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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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Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 53]
Word processors still geared to print
Monday, 4 August 2014, 8:47 am | Digitl
It's a long time since I used a word processor to create a printed document. Yet word processors are still made as if the goal is a sheet of paper. More >>
Stalling tablet sales
Monday, 4 August 2014, 8:42 am | Digitl
Apple's Q3 2014 result showed iPad sales dropped nine percent year-on-year while Mac sales were up by 18 percent. More >>
If you thought Novopay was a mess, wait for IRD
Monday, 4 August 2014, 8:40 am | Digitl
New Zealand's bungled Novopay schools payroll contract should be a wake up call for government decision makers. Last week Steven Joyce, the minister sent in to fix the mess sacked the Australian Talent2 software company. More >>
Asus Transformer Pad TF103
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 2:17 pm | Digitl
At first glance the Asus Transformer Pad TF103 is a decent low-cost tablet. The specification, build and performance aren't noticeable better than the multitude of rival Android devices aiming at the same market. However, the value is undeniably ... More >>
Sony Vaio, Samsung PC business in Asus' sights
Sunday, 6 July 2014, 3:59 pm | Digitl
Asus New Zealand Systems Business Group manager David McKean says Sony and Samsung's retreat from the laptop market has left a gap his company plans to fill. More >>
Europeans to learn from Chorus, Telecom structural separatio
Sunday, 6 July 2014, 3:53 pm | Digitl
For a cool €1000 plus VAT European telcos, regulators and policy makers can learn from New Zealand's experience structurally separating the network company Chorus from Telecom NZ. More >>
One year with the MacBook Air
Sunday, 6 July 2014, 3:47 pm | Digitl
Last June I switched from a Windows 8 desktop, without a touch screen, to an Apple MacBook Air. More >>
What smart watch makers need to do next
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 8:01 pm | Digitl
Smart watch makers would like us to think their tiny wrist-based gadgets represent the next technology wave. More >>
Not the wearables we're waiting for
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 7:58 pm | Digitl
Wearable so continue to attract headlines. Yet there's little interest in the current crop of tiny deceives outside of the geek bubble. More >>
Telecom becomes Spark on August 8
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 7:55 pm | Digitl
Standing out among the thicket of organisations in New Zealand and around the world sharing the same name will need work. Try Googling the word Spark to understand the size of the challenge. More >>
Vocus, FX Networks: Telecomms consolidation goes regional
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 7:52 pm | Digitl
Juha Saarinen reports Vocus in talks to buy NZ backbone provider FX Networks . He writes: Stock exchange-listed telco and internet provider Vocus is said to be eyeing up New Zealand national backbone operator FX Networks, in a deal worth over ... More >>
Office 365 or iWorks: Choosing a Mac, iOS suite
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 7:49 pm | Digitl
Apple rebooted iWorks early in 2014 with versions for both OS X and IOS. The software runs much the same on Macs and iPads although there are feature differences. More >>
Google Drive for Work, more than unlimited storage
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:47 am | Digitl
The service is a business version of Google Drive. It comes complete with administration controls and APIs. However, the headline story is Drive for Work offers customers unlimited cloud storage for US$10 per user per month. More >>
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 >>
