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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.
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Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 68]
Vocus expands NZ footprint with Albany data centre
Friday, 18 October 2013, 4:29 pm | Digitl
A new 60 rack facility opened in Albany, north of Auckland, earlier brings Vocus Communications New Zealand data capacity to a total of 260 racks with space for a further 110. More >>
Briefly: Free Office for students; Sony's mirrorless Alpha;
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 8:40 am | Digitl
Big name computer companies like Microsoft and Apple have run educational discount schemes for more than a generation. They charge students and teachers less for their products hoping they'll be hooked on the tools long before they enter the paid workforce. ... More >>
Gen-i offers Knox secure BYOD, but only on Samsung mobiles
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 2:27 pm | Digitl
Gen-i says it will be the first service provider in the world to distribute Samsung's Knox mobile security. More >>
Briefly:Telecom & Huawei; ANZ cloud politics
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 10:44 am | Digitl
A joint innovation programme between Telecom NZ and Huawei will see the telecommunications equipment giant tailor technologies for New Zealand conditions. Huawei Wireless president David Wang says it could mean developing products for sale elsewhere. He ... More >>
HP goes ultra as business class laptops, workstations debut
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 7:49 am | Digitl
Hewlett-Packard's spring 2013 mobile business computing refresh brings slimmer, lighter laptops along with the world's first workstation dressed in Ultrabook clothing. More >>
How Xero’s capital raising was reported
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 8:31 am | Digitl
Yesterday's biggest New Zealand technology news story was Xero's NZ$180 million capital raising. More >>
Vodafone NZ marks global enterprise turf after TelstraClear
Monday, 14 October 2013, 3:26 pm | Digitl
When Vodafone New Zealand acquired TelstraClear last year there was much talk of how it was a good strategic fit. Even so there were also question marks over the $840 million price when many experts privately valued the business at closer to $500 ... More >>
NZ health IT spend growing faster than Australia
Monday, 14 October 2013, 8:27 am | Digitl
IDC Research reports Australia's healthcare industry spent A$2 billion on IT in 2012. Spending is growing at an annual rate of one percent. That number is slow because the infrastructure investments have already been made. More >>
NZ health IT spend growing faster than Australia
Monday, 14 October 2013, 8:24 am | Digitl
IDC Research reports Australia's healthcare industry spent A$2 billion 0n IT in 2012. Spending is growing at an annual rate of one percent. That number is slow because the infrastructure investments have already been made. More >>
Top stories last week on digitl
Monday, 14 October 2013, 7:51 am | Digitl
New Zealand's Ultrafast Broadband network has rarely been out of the news since digitl started. Last week it featured in two of the top five stories. Meanwhile interest grows in the 4G mobile and New Zealand's relative place in the global technology ... More >>
Himatangi Beach covered as RBI reaches halfway point
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 5:55 pm | Digitl
Vodafone says it has switched on its Himatangi Beach cell site. The new tower means 880 households in the area now have mobile phone coverage and wireless broadband. More >>
Briefly: Network for Learning; second level .nz names
Friday, 11 October 2013, 5:53 pm | Digitl
Network for Learning says 20 schools have begun moving to the company's managed network. It also demonstrated its portal which will open in earnest at the start of the next school year. The company was set up by the government to help schools ... More >>
Unisys Forward: Fabric beyond mainframes
Friday, 11 October 2013, 11:20 am | Digitl
Mainframe maker Unisys has woven a new enterprise computing system it describes as a "fabric-based architecture". More >>
PC sales still falling, not as far as expected
Friday, 11 October 2013, 8:29 am | Digitl
Figures from IDC Research and Gartner show PC demand slowed further in the third quarter of 2013, but there are a few chinks of light in the gloom. More >>
Briefly: Samsung Note 3, Gear arrives; iPhone 5s,5c
Friday, 11 October 2013, 8:05 am | Digitl
Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 and Gear smart watch are now on sale in New Zealand. If you just want the giant screen, stylus driven Note 3 phone you can get it from either Telecom NZ or Vodafone for $1200. For the next month, the $450 Gear watch, which ... More >>
Competition sees Vodafone bump 4G speeds
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 8:17 pm | Digitl
Vodafone has increased speeds on its next generation 4G network just weeks ahead of Telecom NZ launching its service. More >>
NZ Mobile phone sales: The end of the golden weather
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 5:57 pm | Digitl
The mobile phone market's glory days appear to be in the past with IDC Research reporting sales of non-smartphone tanked in the second quarter of 2013. Smartphone sales also dropped. More >>
Briefly: iPhone 5S, 5C in NZ; Amazon Web Services
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 8:35 am | Digitl
Apple says the iPhone 5s and 5c go on sale in New Zealand on October 25. Prices are lower than anticipated. The 16GB iPhone 5c will sell here for $900, prices rise to $1050 for the 32GB model. The same money will buy a 16GB iPhone 5s while the top ... More >>
Briefly: HP Chromebook 11; iTunes Radio for NZ, Vodafone
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 8:10 am | Digitl
HP's brand is on the latest Google Chromebook which launched yesterday in New York. The HP Chromebook 11 is cheap at just US$279 - about NZ$340. It has an 11-inch 1366 x 768 pixel display with in -plane switching - which means a better screen than you'll ... More >>
Did we just spend $1.5 billion on a network for Sky TV?
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 2:11 pm | Digitl
A $45 per month Sky TV subscription is the centrepiece of Vodafone's Red Home fibre internet package launched on Friday. More >>
