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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.
If you want to support his work, you can make a donation to his PressPatron account.
Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 61]
Smartphone market share myths
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 10:57 am | Digitl
Samsung sells more smartphones than any other company. Reuters reports Samsung accounts for every third smartphone sold around the world in 2013. Gartner puts Apple's market share at around 12 percent. More >>
Desktop Android emerges as Windows rival
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 10:26 am | Digitl
Computer makers like HP are toying with desktop Android, it's the biggest threat yet to Microsoft and a radical change of direction, will it fly? More >>
2013 impressive gadgets, a personal view
Monday, 6 January 2014, 8:58 am | Digitl
Software got cloudier in 2013. Smartphones got bigger, pixels on just about everything got smaller. New Zealand's mobile data networks got faster and service providers began selling fibre broadband services. More >>
Devices combining Windows and Android solve nothing
Monday, 6 January 2014, 8:33 am | Digitl
PC sales continue to struggle as users switch to smartphones and tablets. Microsoft's Windows 8 OS did little to stop the rot. More >>
Three non-obvious predictions for 2014
Sunday, 22 December 2013, 4:41 pm | Digitl
December saw a flurry of 2014 technology forecasts. I predict the same thing will happen next year. More >>
Ovum calls for copper broadband network shutdown
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 8:45 am | Digitl
Ovum's Australia-based research director David Kennedy says if New Zealand's government is serious about making Ultrafast Broadband work, it must name a date to close the copper network. Kennedy says: "Tensions in the New Zealand telecommunications ... More >>
Apple, Microsoft, Google technology stacks - conclusions
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 8:41 am | Digitl
Continually jumping between technology stacks feels inefficient. Would it make sense to just pick one and stick with it? More >>
Chorus after Ernst & Young report
Monday, 16 December 2013, 8:26 am | Digitl
One interpretation of the Ernst & Young report is that Chorus was correct when it claimed the drop in copper access price would mean a $1 billion funding shortfall. The report surfaced Saturday lunchtime. Later that afternoon Chorus CEO Mark Ratcliffe ... More >>
NZ iPhone plans - December 2013
Sunday, 15 December 2013, 2:53 pm | Digitl
Apple's iPhone 5S remains the world's top-selling smartphone. New Zealand carriers report it is popular here too. More >>
Chorus can close UFB funding gap to $250 million UFB
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 2:43 pm | Digitl
Ernst & Young Australia's report into Chorus's ability to deliver on its broadband contracts says the company could reduce the funding gap to $250 million or less with "cash flow savings initiatives". More >>
Newly private Dell takes promiscuous cloud steps
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 11:15 am | Digitl
It's not so much a question of which cloud companies Dell has got into bed with, but which ones aren't on the list. At this week's DellWorld 2013 conference the company announced cloud deals with Microsoft Windows Azure , Google , Red Hat and Dropbox ... More >>
iPhone 5C - What you may have overlooked
Friday, 13 December 2013, 12:18 pm | Digitl
Apple's iPhone 5C is hard to miss, yet it seems some buyers have overlooked the shiny, colourful smartphone. Bill Bennett finds it is still one of this year's best options. More >>
Smartphones to outnumber PCs in 2014
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 8:32 am | Digitl
Analyst Benedict Evans used Twitter and the graph shown above to predict the installed based of smartphones will pass the installed base of personal computers early in 2014. Tablets remain a long way behind both. More >>
NZ PC market grows 21 percent while Australia slumps
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 7:55 am | Digitl
IDC Research reports New Zealand's PC market grew by an annualised rate of 21 percent in the third quarter of 2013. A total of 166,000 units were shipped. It was the first time in two years the market has seen a year-on-year growth. More >>
Apple, Microsoft, Google technology stacks - some thoughts
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 12:52 pm | Digitl
For three weeks I worked exclusively in one company's technology stack. Seven days working with nothing but Apple , then seven days with Microsoft . I had a few days rest before starting on seven days with nothing but Google software and services ... More >>
Telecom NZ AAPT sale - the big picture
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 1:16 pm | Digitl
Telecom NZ did well selling its Australian AAPT business to TPG Telecom for A$450 million. More >>
Chorus, UFB: The real worst case scenario
Monday, 9 December 2013, 1:30 pm | Digitl
His story says if Chorus sticks to the letter of the law, copper internet connections could slow to a crawl. More >>
Surface - lessons Microsoft learned from Apple
Monday, 9 December 2013, 10:57 am | Digitl
Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 are great devices. I recommend both to anyone who wants to work in the Microsoft technology stack. More >>
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 - Apple faces real competition
Monday, 9 December 2013, 9:46 am | Digitl
It may still have a small market share, but Apple dominates the hardware market like no other company in history. Like it or not, the Californian company is the top brand in smartphones, tablets and PCs. It is 'the one to beat'. More >>
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 - is it worth the price?
Monday, 9 December 2013, 8:20 am | Digitl
Surface Pro 2 prices start at $1300. For that you get 64GB of built-in storage. More >>
