NZ Tech Podcast

A discussion of the tech news of the week with Paul Spain and Denis O’Shea (Mobile Mentor) - Hacking Apple, Dogs using Virtual Reality, NZ Government vs Encryption, IBM reimagined, Microsoft hybrid work and more. Plus a look at international NZ firm Mobile Mentor. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with...

Highlights on this episode with Sarah Putt and Paul Spain: IT guy wipes systems and get jail plus NZ$300,000 fine Spark / Team New Zealand have opened the 5G Race Zone Arrival of Google Nest Router and Wifi devices in the NZ market – via a partnership with retailers and Internet provider Orcon – though it is arriving 11-months after be launched in the U.S. Instagram is 10! New Zealand still clingi...

Election 2020 is upon us and it's time to vote. Sarah Putt joins Paul Spain to discuss the role of technology and innovation in New Zealand's future and what is being said about technology by our political parties. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vod...

LevelTwo say they are New Zealand’s only commercial laboratory and workshop facility growing deep technology startups. Today we discuss LevelTwo past, present and future – and how we should be planning NZ’s future with Chief Executive, Imche Fourie.  NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podca...

Kiwisaver Tech Investing with Movac and Kiwiwealth, Tesla Battery Day news incl sub NZ$50k autonomous electric car, Apple software/Watch/iPad refreshes, HP announces new laptops. Plus hands on with Samsung GoPro Hero 9 and Tab S7+. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Conne...

This week KPMG Cyber Security boss Philip Whitmore joins Paul Spain on NZ Tech Podcast to discuss the state of the play from a security perspective and reveals some interesting details about the scale of invoicing scams locally. Also on the agenda - the arrival of Android 11, TikTok/Oracle Deal, Nvidia purchase of ARM, COVID tracing and more.   NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisa...

Damon Kelly joins Paul Spain to discuss the tech news of the week and a little about his firm Enlighten Designs. Topics include Covid Tracing, an autonomous future and Huawei’s take on the Apple Watch.   NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vodafone NZ HP...

Paul Spain and Jonathan Reichental (former Chief Information Office, City of Palo Alto) discuss 'Smart Cities'. Discussing how cities can be made better, including rebuild situations such as Christchurch to the changes to modernise existing cities.  This podcast comes hot on the heels of Jonathan's new book - Smart Cities for Dummies . NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who...

Brett Roberts joins Paul Spain to discuss the news of the week - including the New Zealand Stock Exchange's current woes with Distributed Denial of Service attacks taking them offline. Is this a situation where blame can be put locally or is this entirely on cyber criminals trying to extort funds out the NZX? Also, the valuable and inspiration role of the of the NZ HiTech Awards within New Zealand...

US based New Zealander Michael Howard has had a massive impact in reducing Cyber Security risk globally and currently advises on security in relation to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing services. On this NZ Tech Podcast episode we hear career insights and advice from Michael - including how he came to convince Microsoft Founder Bill Gates of the importance of writing secure code - which lead to G...

This week Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss the latest tech news in addition to sharing thoughts on the latest tech devices including the Samsung Note 20 Ultra, Jabra Evolve2 65, Jabra Panacast, Microsoft Surface Go 2  NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with...

Paul Spain shares why we have a unique opportunity to invite the world’s leading technology firms (among others) to establish innovation and operations hubs in New Zealand. Tech leaders Rod Drury (Xero), Peter Beck (Rocket Lab), Anna Kominik (Wisk) and Bill O’Connor share their thoughts on lifting the New Zealand economy through a focus on Innovation and Technology.   NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Go...

Did Garmin Pay a $16m ransom, Slack accuses Microsoft, Apple in India , Dawn Aerospace and their new spaceplane, Sealord fined for trawling - could better tech have avoided this? The world of robotics and Rocos. #techweek2020 NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering...

Understanding the United Kingdom’s Huawei ban, LPM Property Management client data leak, FordPass Connect arrives in NZ, GM go big on Electric Vehicles whilst BMW move into subscriptions, Samsung begins teasing the Galaxy Buds Live. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by par...

Alphabet Loon commercial launch, should NZ roll out red carpet to global tech leaders, Soul Machines provides World Health Organisation with a digital human, Hands on Amazon Echo Auto – NZ hands on experience, Ring 3 Plus, Spark IoT and 5G. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealan...

Thiefquest malware targets Mac pirates, Facebook boycotts snowball, NZ Covid Tracer, closed borders, Lightbox and Neon merge, Rocket Lab loses rocket and payload, Iran threatens retaliation for cyber attacks. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Pod...

Amazon buys autonomous driving company Zoox, Microsoft retail stores future is online, 3D printed Rockets and what this means for SpaceX and Rocket Lab, SpaceX futuristic spaceports, Microsoft’s endpoint security with Microsoft Defender Advance Threat Protection Android and iOS (refer to  Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms ), Vodafone offers unlimited Rural Broadband, Olympus selling...

Sarah Putt (CIO) and Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) discuss the big news from Apple’s online Worldwide Developers Conference across Mac, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS. Plus the frozen $140m linked to Cybercrime, Netflix ‘Local Originals’, TikTok vs Trump and Rocket Lab increase their pace as they prepare to shoot for the moon in 2021.   NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Superchargin...

Philip Whitmore (Partner KPMG Cyber) and Paul Spain (Gorilla) discuss - NZ companies under attack from Ransomware, Tesla becomes world’s highest value automaker, Google Nest Mini NZ launch and more. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Sumo...

Bill Bennett and Paul Spain discuss - Slack+Amazon vs Microsoft Teams, Amazon UK free football, UK alliance to compete with Huawei 5G, iPhone sink or swim, Crown Infrastructure update, Vodafone & CoreView, Brave missteps, Time to stop hating on Microsoft? NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadershi...

Space X / NASA crew reach the International Space Station, Microsoft replace staff at MSN with Artificial Intelligence, Sky TV Neon and Lightbox merger, NZ COVID Trace, Hands on Withings Move ECG, Oppo Find X2 Pro, Oppo Find X2 Lite, Microsoft Surface Go 2. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leaders...

Vincent Heeringa talks with Paul Spain about rebooting the NZ economy with a focus on Tech, Innovation and the Environment. Plus NZ’s soft approach to contact tracing tech, Rocos and Boston Dynamics, Vodafone adjusts positioning of its HFC network, CDC Data Centres estimated $200m data centres investment in NZ. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks t...

Samsung / C-Lab artificial window could light up rooms of the future, Ransomware’s 1000%  hike as average ransoms rise past NZ$180k, 17 NZ cell sites vandalised, Dyson’s $300k car, Gartner says $500B drop in IT spend, NZ's Eight360 Virtual Reality startup   NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leaders...

Microsoft investing in NZ Azure and 365 region, Ultrafast Fibre sold, Volvo banking on Lidar for autonomous cars, Thunderbolt data risk demoed, Kickstart layoffs. Hands on: Oppo A91, Ipad Pro/Magic Keyboard, Dell XPS with 10th gen chips. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand b...

Greg Cross, co-founder at Soul Machines - and winner of NZ Hi-Tech Flying Kiwi award 2019 talks with Paul Spain about digital humans, Artificial Intelligence, working with Bill Gates and insights on growing innovative NZ businesses and the economy during the COVID-19 era. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Gorilla Technology Free Tesla Supercharging Special thanks to organisations who support innovation a...