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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 66]
Briefly: Telecomms Levy; Chorus AGM; IRD renews Unisys
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 8:17 am | Digitl
The Commerce Commission released its first estimate of the amount carriers will each pay for their share of the Telecommunications Development Levy for 2012-13. The $50 million levy is used to pay for public good telecommunications projects including ... More >>
Making sense of the 700 MHz spectrum auction
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 6:19 pm | Digitl
New Zealand's 700 MHz spectrum auction went almost to plan. Two of the three bidders, Telecom NZ and Vodafone, walked away with three 5 MHz paired blocks. 2degrees picked up two 5 MHz paired blocks leaving one unsold block. More >>
NZ iPhone 5S plans compared
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 3:57 pm | Digitl
Want a shiny new iPhone 5S without paying more than $1000 up front? The simple answer is to get the phone on a plan. Vodafone and Telecom NZ offer an array of plans. I've listed them below in an interactive spreadsheet so you can quickly get to the data ... More >>
Telecom NZ data use up and the case for trans-Tasman cable
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 8:35 am | Digitl
Telecom NZ reports an 83 percent growth in data use on its mobile network in the past year. It says increasing smartphone ownership and video streaming applications are behind the surge. More >>
Briefly: Xero farm guide; Dell private at last; Nokia Lumia
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 7:56 am | Digitl
Xero may be going global, but the company's New Zealand roots are clearly on show as the accounting-as-a-service company delivers a guide to integrating farm management with accounting software. More >>
New Zealand's 700 MHz auction starts today
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 7:59 am | Digitl
New Zealand's 700 MHz spectrum auction is due to start today. The auction is for nine parcels of 5 MHz paired spectrum. Each parcel has a reserve price of $22 million. That's a total of $198 million. Few expect the auction to raise much more than that ... More >>
Briefly: Livescribe 3, WordPress 3.7, GeoOp lists
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 7:40 am | Digitl
Touch screens, keyboards and styli have their place, but when it comes to quick and efficient note-taking, it's hard to beat an old-fashioned pen and paper. Which is why I like the look of the Livescribe 3 Smartpen announced yesterday. I've ... More >>
Top stories on digitl last week
Monday, 28 October 2013, 4:02 pm | Digitl
Two big themes dominated the week: Microsoft's Surface 2 launch and the IITP 2013 Conference in Tauranga. In both cases the stories about what I learned at the events were hits with readers. More >>
Seven things I learned at IITP 2013
Monday, 28 October 2013, 11:30 am | Digitl
1. A manufacturing revolution is coming. 3D printers are cool, but most do little more than make small plastic things. A printer making items out of metals like titanium is revolutionary. More >>
Pages update means better, free OS X writing tool
Sunday, 27 October 2013, 12:10 pm | Digitl
Apple dropped a minor bombshell by delivering free new versions of OS X and iWorks. Although everyone knew a new operating system was coming, there was little warning of changes to the productivity apps and even less warning they would be free. More >>
IITP2013: Ed Robinson on taking an NZ tech business global
Sunday, 27 October 2013, 10:07 am | Digitl
Apimize co-founder Ed Robinson says selling in a large market like the United States is not like selling in New Zealand. Sales people in Australia and New Zealand are generalists because our markets are small. More >>
Is Windows 8.1 RT really that bad?
Saturday, 26 October 2013, 2:59 pm | Digitl
Most press reviewers and bloggers agree there's little wrong with the Microsoft Surface 2 hardware. Microsoft gets credit for bringing its tablet hardware up to date. More >>
IITP 2013: Microsoft on gaining customer trust
Friday, 25 October 2013, 11:48 am | Digitl
Companies worry about privacy for regulatory or compliance reasons. They should worry about it to keep their shareholders happy. More >>
New Zealand government plans tech start-up finance boost
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 4:21 pm | Digitl
Speaking at the IITP 2013 Conference in Tauranga IT and Communications Minister Amy Adams told delegates the government is planning to make an announcement about funding for what she describes as the 'incubator base'. More >>
IT Minister Amy Adams' other job
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 4:09 pm | Digitl
Speaking at the eIITP 2013 Conference in Tauranga IT and Communications minister Amy Adams said there are two separate parts to her job. She says: "There's the traditional minister role which is mainly dealing with the technology industry and ... More >>
Amy Adams defends TICS, copper intervention as she opens IIT
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 2:36 pm | Digitl
Communications and IT minister Amy Adams delivered a wide-ranging speech opening the 2013 IITP Conference in Tauranga. More >>
Microsoft Surface 2 day 1 update: Keyboard teething trouble
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 8:03 pm | Digitl
Microsoft's second stab at making a tablet is a big step up from first time around. As I wrote earlier , it is hard to find fault with the beautifully engineered hardware. More >>
Microsoft Surface 2 and the working journalist, day one
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 5:31 pm | Digitl
Doing real work is the only sensible way to review a device like the Surface 2. I my book readers are more interested in knowing how a device performs in real life, not on a test bench. More >>
Briefly: AAPT on the block again; Windows Phone growth
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 11:12 am | Digitl
From the we've-been-here-before department comes a report in the Australian Financial Review saying Telecom NZ has put its Australian telecommunications company AAPT back on the market. Telecom NZ's 10 percent stake in Hutchison Telecommunications ... More >>
6 Microsoft Surface 2 launch surprises
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 8:27 am | Digitl
Microsoft flagged most of the features in the new Surface 2 range well in advance, but there were still a few surprises when the wraps came off at last night's official New Zealand launch in Auckland. More >>
