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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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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 >>
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 >>
