Bill Bennett
Folding phones, 5G whizz and Huawei hype
Tech correspondent Bill Bennett was at the telco industry's biggest event for the year, the Mobile World Congress. He talks about why telcos are pushing 5G, how Huawei was on the PR offensive and… Audio
Apple's profits sour and deep fakes get deeper
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at what's been a bad week for Apple; the world's first trillion dollar company has seen its profits drop just as a new security bug was discovered by a… Audio
NZ's Five Eyes-5G problem, the mobile bloodbath, and trouble with Trade Me
Spark faces political problems getting 5G - which isn’t for phones anyway; phone brands are set for a bloodbath; and the Trade Me offer likely isn’t good news for regular Kiwis, tech journo Bill… Audio
Acquisitions and new Apple products
Tech commentator, Bill Bennett has news about IBM acquiring a little known company Red Hat - is it a big deal and will it make IBM relevant again? Also on the agenda is the SKY court case against the… Audio
Auckland's 'Leaky Lukes' repair costs to skyrocket
The cost to repair one of the country's largest leaky buildings continues to skyrocket by millions of dollars as anxious owners wait for their day in court. St Lukes Garden Apartment complex was built… Audio
The future of e-books and the internet
Tech commentator, Bill Bennett has been looking at new research which suggests the future of books is hard back rather than the electronic. He also looks into claims by the former Google CEO, Eric… Audio
Streaming services: Trump vs Google and Fortnite
Tech commentator Bill Bennett on the changes in how people are watching TV, Trump accusing Google of burying good stories about him and Fortnite on Android is open to hackers. Audio
Samsung and Apple's latest results
Tech Correspondent, Bill Bennett has reaction to Apple being the first Trillion dollar company. Also a US federal judge has blocked downloads of 3D gun plans from a website on Tuesday and an… Audio
Microsoft's Surface Go vs iPad?
Tech commentator Bill Bennet on Microsoft's latest device Surface Go and whether it will go head to head with the iPad. He also has news about a curious increase in the shipments of PCs, Netflix's… Audio
Unbundling fibre broadband & Apple's new OS
Bill Bennett on Vocus and Vodafone wanting to unbundle fibre broadband, the next version of Apple's operating systems for phones and computers and Microsoft buying GitHub - which has got some geeks up… Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett on the US and UK restricting Chinese telecommunications equipment company ZTE, and the Commerce Commission laying 27 charges against Vodafone under the Fair Trading… Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett with Netflix doubling its reach in two years, Amazon Go, the grocery store with almost no staff, and a quiet end to Google Lunar X Prize's race to the moon. Audio
New technology - Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett as the US government looks set to repeal the act protecting net neutrality this week. Also how the technology sector is booming again, with shares in the US for the… Audio
New technology - Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett discusses Russia's move to crack down on virtual private networks. Also, two conflicting takes on the power of online advertising; and the day the music died: the… Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett on the Petya ransomware attack, Google being fined US$2.7 billion by the European Union, and iPhone's tenth birthday: how it's changed just about everything in… Audio
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working… Audio
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working…
AudioFund running dry for non standard residential UFB connections
20 percent of the country so far has taken up Ultra Fast Broadband as the roll out continues, but there are fears that some of those at the end of the schedule may have to pay for the fibre to be… Audio
The pitfalls of fibre optic cabling in a power outage
Following up our story last Friday on new housing developments and apartments only being wired with fibre optic cabling, which makes it impossible to have a traditional phone line. The issue has also… Audio
Unlimited broadband plans
Many Internet Service Providers are now offering unlimited broadband plans - along with television streaming, voice over internet telecommunications and mobile phone package deals. Does this mean… Audio
