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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 6]
Worldwide public cloud spending heading for US$600 billion
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 11:56 am | Digitl
Worldwide public cloud spending on track for US$600 Billion this year. Phone market slump continues. One New Zealand offers handset eco ratings. More >>
Sony WH-CH520 review: Low-cost Bluetooth headphones
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 11:44 am | Digitl
If you are on a tight budget and looking for decent Bluetooth sounds, Sony’s NZ$89 WH-CH520 headphones are hard to walk past. More >>
Post-Twitter
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 11:19 am | Digitl
When the company changed hands there were high profile predictions that it was days away from operational meltdown. Those predictions kept coming as the company laid off key workers and shut cloud services. More >>
Apple MagSafe Leather Wallet Review
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 11:15 am | Digitl
Long-time MacBook owners will remember MagSafe as the magnetic power connector that would snap apart if someone tripped over the cable. It could, and sometimes did, save a laptop from an untimely death. More >>
Minister Andersen marks RCG milestone
Monday, 24 April 2023, 5:40 pm | Digitl
Rural Connectivity Group celebrates 400th tower, Skills shortage delays Chorus installs, public cloud spending will double. More >>
Compared: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Monday, 24 April 2023, 5:24 pm | Digitl
Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra are feature-packed premium phones with fast processing speeds, excellent displays, long battery life and great cameras. More >>
Can Norton AntiTrack buy you online privacy?
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 7:47 am | Digitl
What value do you place on your online privacy? For NZ$65 a year Norton AntiTrack aims to frustrate trackers following you around the internet. More >>
Phone to satellite comms impressive but questions remain
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 7:41 am | Digitl
Last week One NZ used the announcement of its partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the cornerstone of its official launch for the One NZ brand replacing Vodafone. It is the latest in a string of announcements from the mobile and satellite industries ... More >>
Download Weekly: One New Zealand emerges with Starlink deal
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 5:40 pm | Digitl
One New Zealand emerges from Vodafone, both One and 2degrees announce satellite mobile partnerships. Spark outlines strategy. More >>
Satechi's 165W charger powers phones, laptops, tablets faste
Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:17 am | Digitl
# Satechi's 165W charger juices laptops fast If you need to charge a handful of devices at the same time and in a hurry, Satechi has the answer. More >>
Fewer incident reports as cybercrime spoils rise
Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:14 am | Digitl
Cert NZ, the government’s Computer Emergency Response Team, says the number of reported online crime incidents in the last year was lower than last year. The organisation received 8,160 incident reports. That’s down eight per cent from 2021. More >>
Spark to recycle 3G spectrum for rural 5G
Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:11 am | Digitl
Spark says it plans to close its 3G mobile network in late 2025. It will recycle the spectrum to allow an expansion of 5G coverage in rural areas. More >>
How to quit your job and stay friends
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 1:10 pm | Digitl
No matter how bad things have been, when you quit a job , part on good terms. More >>
Download Weekly: Amazon prepares Project Kuiper
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 1:02 pm | Digitl
LEO competition beckons as Amazon preps Project Kuiper Amazon showed off its Project Kuiper terminals in [a blog post on Wednesday](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/heres-your-first-look-at-project-kuipers-low-cost-customer-terminals). The company says its terminals for its planned low earth orbit satellite network ... More >>
Review: Apple's 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 12:31 pm | Digitl
If the 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro can't tempt you from Intel, nothing will. More >>
Google tells users to stop using vulnerable Samsung phones
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 12:18 pm | Digitl
At TechCrunch Zack Whittaker reports: Google warns users to take action to protect against remotely exploitable flaws in popular Android phones . More >>
Chorus halts copper services sales
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:27 pm | Digitl
This week: Chorus no longer sells new copper broadband services where fibre is available. 6 in 10 Kiwis don't know where to report harmful online content. More >>
Belkin’s MagSafe iPhone mount upgrades your MacBook webcam
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 5:50 pm | Digitl
This simple iPhone mount gives your MacBook a far better webcam. More >>
Spark joins Ericsson, Red Hat for 5G standalone trial
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 5:34 pm | Digitl
In the latest Download Weekly: Spark, Ericson and Red Hat work on standalone 5G, new communications minister, report on Māori tech opportunities More >>
The Download Weekly - Top stories for 2022
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 6:47 pm | Digitl
A recap of the year’s telecommunications headlines. More >>
