NZ Tech Podcast

DJI Drone update, October Windows 10 update damages Microsoft reputation, iPhone Xr lands, Rolls-Royce works with Intel to deliver self driving ships, follow up on Lime Scooters, hands on with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and D-Link's Mesh Wi-Fi range.   www.nztechpodcast.com   www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com    

Old PCs kills productivity says Microsoft, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Lime Scooters, NZ is most scammed country, Air NZ commits to Cora autonomous air taxi. Hands on: Samsung Q9F TV, soundbars, Harmon Kardon Allure, Blockworks blockchain conference highlights.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com  

Lance Wiggs talks Punakaiki Fund, NZ judge rules in trees vs Wifi case, new HP convertible Chromebook, Intel 9th Gen Core CPUs, new Microsoft Surfaces, Microsoft Windows 10 update deletes data, Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid bet, Google slide captions, Bye Google+   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillahq.com  

Surface Go realities, Apple Watch 4, Facebook suffer another setback amid hack, iFlix and streaming tech in Asia, NZ E-Voting, Terrafugia Flying Car about to be available for pre-sale, 20-Years of Google, Keezel portal VPN router.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillahq.com  

Upcoming electric scooter rentals in Christchurch/Auckland, Segway eskates, Apple iOS12, iPhone Xs Max and Apple Watch series 4. Looking at Amazon’s news – 3000 AmazonGo store, Echo Auto, Echo Wall Clock, Microwave and more. And Microsoft Ignite taster.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillahq.com

Apple’s pricing strategy with the new iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr. Plus, delving into HP 3D Printing, Ola vs Uber, Chrous 10Gbps Business Broadband, and hands on with the exciting and unique Oppo Find X.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com   www.gorillahq.com    

President Trump vs Apple in tariffs fight, flying taxis and NZ, the big difference between UK and NZ mobile plans, Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down, Surface Go hands on, Office 365 and SharePoint mature, new Google Pixel Books, Huawei cheating on benchmarks? www.nztechpodcast.com   www.paulspain.com   www.gorillahq.com    

This week - Xiaomi’s new Pocophone F1, Banks vs Disruption, the future of financial advance in a world or artificial intelligence and robo advice, $100m National Oracle System IT Project for District Health Boards and look back on the impact of NotPetya. The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History:  https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-...

Sky TV’s Sophie Malone talks about copyright, Kodi boxes and blocking pirated downloads. Also China insights from Bear Liu, DJI Mavic 2 vs Yuneec Mantis Q, Australia vs Huawei and ZTE, Microsoft Surface Go, NZ name suppression challenges, Galaxy Note 9. www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillahq.com  

We go inside Centrality HQ in Auckland to hear their approach to leveraging blockchain and about an upcoming launch. Plus Apple vs the Australian schoolboy hacker, the FBI and $20m+ ATM Bank Heist, Russian Rogue Satellites and Google One consumer storage. www.paulspain.com   www.nztechpodcast.com   www.gorillatechnology.com  

Magic Leap One, Spark moves further into live sport streaming with English Premier League, Australia vs Encryption, Hands on Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Huawei Nova 3i. Insights into Spark NZ’s thinking 5G within NZ incl spectrum bands and network slicing.   https://www.paulspain.com/

Kodia’s 4K Terrestrial TV broadcast, Android 9.0 Pie, safer school internet, Walmart robot testing, robots plead for their lives, NZ Gaming Industry revenue up 43% and hands on with Oppo R15 Pro and MacBook Pro 2018.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillahq.com  

A special episode recorded about an Air NZ flight from Los Angeles to Auckland - IBM’s Watson dangerous AI, Ridesharing with others first hand, Autonomous car and truck updates, Kodak’s disruption and WiFi and Podcasts at 10km up. www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillahq.com  

Paul Spain joins podcasting commentator and industry veteran Rob Walch to discuss the state of podcasting in 2018 – delving into topics such smart speakers, the role of Google Podcasts, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Air NZ Wi-Fi is 10x faster now, new MacBook Pros, U.S. and ZTE makeup, George Hotz Self Driving Vs Assisted Driving Comma.ai, NZ’s Colour X-ray tech, Elon - stop tweeting, a dose of NZ Cyber Security reality from KPMG and Gorilla.

Trickle offers tech to kiwi bars, Chorus trialing 10Gbps UFB, Universities exit REANNZ, Surface Go, Elon Musk and Thai cave rescue, Crypto-Jackers arrested in China, phones home vs work, USB-C monitors for Macs, PCs, Samsung S9/DEXdock and Huawei P20 Pro   Links: www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com  

Orion health $225m asset sale, Melon Health and the future of healthcare, Driverless delivery for U.S. supermarkets, Samsung Note 9 cometh, Microsoft secret pocketable Surface, Logitech Rally, Moto G6 Plus, Moto E5, Ring Spotlight Cam, Voyager update   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com  

The latest from Network for Learning on their work student internet trials – plus Intel under the spotlight, Ebay Plus free shipping offer, is Apple playing fair, a new burger robot, Samsung’s new Flip smart whiteboard TV, Rocket Lab launch update

Are Autonomous Air Taxis coming to Auckland thanks to Air New Zealand or Uber? Ohmio $20M deal, Fitbit Versa and Aria 2 scales, N4L and Chorus Wi-Fi trial, EU vs Kaspersky, FIFA streaming in Australia, TVNZ Hei Hei, Huawei mimics iPhones 10 for $500.

Motorola is getting serious about NZ market again, Australia’s latest NBN woes, the very cool Kitty Hawk Flyer, Google’s Wi-Fi project with Railways in India, CIO Summit, Motorola’s Z2 Play plus 10x zoom camera and Jason Paris to be new Vodafone NZ CEO.   Paul Spain - Linked In Podcasts NZ WorldPodcasts.com

Vodafone/Vocus fibre unbundling, Uber loves Waymo, Amazon.com blocking, Intel low power screens, Google Neighbourly, Kogan Mobile NZ, Enable completes Christchurch UFB, Apple’s big news from WWDC across iOS, Apple Watch, Apple TV, MacOS.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com  

Inside Lightbox with Hema Patel, Apple’s Autonomous Car Play, Uber that killed said to have emergency braking disabled, SwipedOn to US, Microsoft talking AI, Rocket Lab launch update, GDPR + celebrating NZ Hi-Tech Awards: Invenco, Claudia Batten, Dexibit www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com    

Lightbox refresh, Air NZ Wi-Fi price cut, Credit Card challenges, NEP Group vs Sky, Amazon’s All Blacks doco, Tencent buys 80% of NZ’s Grinding Gears, Hands on with Nokia 6.1 and 7 Plus Android One handsets, Meet Fixr   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com    

Air New Zealand Wi-Fi now available, JBL 5.1 Soundbars, Digital Surveillance vs privacy, Google I/O highlights incl Duplex, Gmail Smart Compose, Android P, Waymo autonomous cars to the moon and back.   www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com  

Samsung QLED TVs, robot vacs and washing machines, Reobot helps you learn Maori, 3M standing desks, Privacy Week, Codemania, Hawaiki completes deep sea fibre cable, Fitbit Ace & Versa, facial recognition vs privacy, Facebook dating, Microsoft Build. www.nztechpodcast.com www.paulspain.com www.gorillatechnology.com