NZ Tech Podcast 129: Google I/O, NZ Hi-Tech Awards, Smart Bulbs
This week Paul Spain is joined by Sim Ahmed to discuss the NZ Hi-Tech Awards, Google I/O, Wi-Fi smart bulbs from Limitless LED, Philips and Lifx. We also delve into the latest in smartphones, tablets and laptops.
This episode hosted by Paul Spain (@paulspain) and guest Sim Ahmed @simantics.
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Episode 121: Telecom 4G LTE, Facebook Home, HP loses $96m NZ
This week we discuss Facebook Home, Telecom’s 4G LTE news, HP’s massive loss in NZ, HP Moonshot server, new products from Panasonic including bone conduction headphones and the devices for the digital TV switchover.
We’re giving away three handsets as part of our audience survey:
- Google Nexus 4 (Kindly provided by 2degrees Mobile)
- HTC Windows Phone 8X (Kindly provided by Vodafone NZ)
- Nokia Lumia 920 (Kindly provided by Telecom NZ)
We’d value your assistance in completing our survey, please visit our Survey page here.
This episode hosted by Paul Spain (@paulspain) with guests Bill Bennett (@billbennettnz) and Paul Brislen (@paulbrislen).
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Episode 118: Galaxy S4, free airport Wifi, a cyber-warfare manual, Gen-I cutbacks
This week: Samsung Galaxy S 4 launch, HPs new laser printer beating inkjet, the demise of Google Reader, free airport Wi-Fi, Auckland Universitys massive network outage, Gen-i cut backs and we hear about a cyber-warfare manual published for the military.
This episode hosted by Paul Spain (@paulspain) with guests Juha Saarinen (@juhasaarinen) and Nate Dunn (@nate).
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Episode 117: Tablets with keyboards, Snakk Media, Orcon sale, Galaxy S4
We jump into some discussion about NZ’s census, Intel Next Unit of Computing, Orcon’s pending sale, the upcoming launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S4, a D-link security camera and Snakk Media’s NZAX listing. Also – Windows 8 tablets with keyboards – incl Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 and Helix, HP ElitePad 900.
This episode hosted by Paul Spain (@paulspain) with guests Paul Brislen (@paulbrislen) and Harley Ogier (@harleyogier).
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Episode 116: NZ Census, HP ElitePad 900, HTC One, Sony Xperia Tablet Z, Office 365 launch
Hands on with HP’s corporate Windows 8 tablet – the ElitePad 900, HTC One, Sony Xperia Z phone and Xperia Tablet Z. We also discuss the NZ Census, Vodafone 4G LTE, Evernote security woes, Apple vs Samsung, Office 365 update, TVNZ On Demand and more.
This episode hosted by Paul Spain (@paulspain) with guests Bill Bennett (@billbennettnz) and Sim Ahmed (@simantics).
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Episode 114: PS4, Chromebook Pixel, Vodafone 4G, Mobile World Congress
We talk about the PlayStation 4, Google’s Chromebook Pixel, a possible 4G LTE mobile announcement from Vodafone, HP’s new tablet and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 along news from Mobile World Congress – Sony, Nokia, Samsung, Huawei and lots more.
Paul Spain (@paulspain) was joined by John Lai (@iamjohnlai) of SMNZ and Nate Dunn (@nate).
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Episode 113: Surface Pro hands on, new Chromebooks, IBM data centre woes
We go hands on with Microsoft’s Surface Pro, and ponder IBM’s cloud data center outage and ongoing Yahoo!Xtra email issues. We also discuss hardware support failings in NZ, LG Optimus G, Lenovo and HP Chromebooks along with Pitney Bowes smart lockers.
Paul Spain (@paulspain) was joined by Brett Roberts (@brettroberts) and Nate Dunn (@nate).
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Sneak Peek: HP Envy X2
I am pleased to share our first NZ Tech Podcast ‘Sneak Peek’ video. On this occasion we discuss the upcoming HP Envy X2 tablet/hybrid which runs Windows 8 and is due to launch in the coming weeks.
The Envy X2 features 2GB RAM, Intel Dual Core 1.8ghz Atom SoC processor (Clover Trail), 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, 11.6-inch screen (1,366 x 768 pixels), HDMI and a keyboard dock with a 2nd battery.
Episode 91: HP and Windows 8, Wheedle, iPad Mini
Hewlett Packard is in the spotlight this week as we discuss their direction around Windows 8 and get an early preview of their Envy X2 hybrid tablet.
Other topics include Blackberry 10, the rumoured iPad Mini, Apple Maps and CEO Tim Cook’s apology, Telecom mobile speedup, app news from ASB and a messy launch for would-be Trademe competitor Wheedle.
You can follow our host and guests via Twitter, Facebook or Google+. This week we featured Paul Spain (@paulspain) along with guests Paul Boshoff (@paulboshoff) and Chin Edirisuriya.
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Episode 73: Windows 8 Release Preview, E3 Los Angeles, Computex Taipei
This week on the NZ Tech Podcast we discuss the new Windows 8 Release Preview along with news and announcements from E3 (Los Angeles, USA) and Computex (Taipei, Taiwan). Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Nintendo and HP gain mentions along with coverage of local news.
You can also follow our host and guests via Twitter, Facebook or Google+. This week we featured Paul Spain (@paulspain) along with Glenn Williams (@RadioWammo) and Alastair Cooke(@DemitasseNZ).
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