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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 68]
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 >>
Lincoln University: Lync is our telephone system
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 12:57 pm | Digitl
Lincoln University IT director Stuart Reilly says in 2010 the university's telephone system was "a traditional Nortel PBX". More >>
New Zealand moves up tech development index
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 8:20 am | Digitl
New Zealand has moved two places up the ITU global technology rankings to 16. That puts New Zealand one place ahead of the USA and in front of France, Germany and Canada. More >>
Top stories last week on digitl
Monday, 7 October 2013, 4:49 pm | Digitl
Telecom NZ Wi-Fi move disrupts mobile data market . This story about Telecom NZ's plan to turn pay phone boxes into Wi-Fi hotspots was the most popular for the second week in a row. More >>
Telecom NZ 4G next month, no extra charge
Monday, 7 October 2013, 2:56 pm | Digitl
Telecom NZ said this morning it will launch its 4G mobile internet services in parts of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch next month. The date is earlier than anticipated. More >>
How does the Nokia Lumia 1020 rate as a business phone?
Sunday, 6 October 2013, 2:30 pm | Digitl
Telecom NZ's website sells the Nokia Lumia 1020 as a business phone on its website. You'll even find the bright yellow model listed under business. More >>
Does Kim Dotcom's third world NZ internet claim stand up?
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 3:05 pm | Digitl
Kim Dotcom tells us New Zealand has third world internet. Dotcom is a showman. He knows how to create headlines, but is there any substance to the claim? More >>
Telecom NZ throws hat in 700 Mhz ring
Friday, 4 October 2013, 4:04 pm | Digitl
As expected Telecom NZ publicly confirmed it will be bidding in the 700 MHz spectrum action. The auction is scheduled to start at the end of this month. More >>
Snap extends UFB footprint
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:38 pm | Digitl
South Island-based ISP Snap says it has added the fibre regions serviced by Ultrafast Fibre to boost its UFB footprint. More >>
Vodafone TV adds secret sauce to home fibre
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:54 pm | Digitl
Vodafone New Zealand took the wraps off its consumer UFB offering at a Herne Bay villa earlier today. Its plans combine broadband and TV. More >>
Briefly: Xeperia Z1; Christchurch dev jobs; 20TB hard drives
Friday, 4 October 2013, 8:04 am | Digitl
Telecom NZ is now selling the Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone. It's a waterproof device with a 21 megapixel camera that puts it contention with Nokia's Lumia 1020 , also sold by Telecom. Telecom's retail price for the phone is $1000, you can get it for ... More >>
Sales up at Xero
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:51 pm | Digitl
Xero says its sales were up 84 percent for the six months to September 30. More >>
Behind Telecom NZ's mobile data traffic surge
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:26 pm | Digitl
The year to August 2013 saw mobile data traffic climb 91 percent while data traffic on Telecom NZ's Wi-Fi hotspot network climbed 23 percent in a single month. More >>
Briefly: Punakaiki reboots; Voda UFB; Hawaiki; HP channel
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 8:32 am | Digitl
Lance Wiggs' says the Punakaiki Fund will cut the proposed fees and extend the deadline by three weeks until October 25. More >>
Auldhouse: Leaving Gen-i makes us nimble
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 10:36 am | Digitl
Auldhouse managing director Melanie Hobcraft says the newly independent training company has an opportunity to become more nimble and innovative. More >>
Briefly: HP goes SDN; el cheapo tablets
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 8:59 am | Digitl
A bold new direction for HP as the company plans to create a smartphone style developer's kit and app store for enterprise level customers toying with software-defined networking. More >>
