Google

Paul Spain sits down with Rory Birkbeck, co-founder of Safe Surfer, to explore the urgent challenges of keeping young people safe online.

Hear from Paul Spain and Nyssa Waters, founder and CEO of Possibl.ai and rcrt, as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption, touching on privacy, ethics, and data sovereignty.

Host Paul Spain sits down with Scott McLiver, partner and Chief AI Officer at PwC New Zealand, to explore how artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming business.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Josh Robb, Co-Founder and COO of Tend Health, for an in-depth look at how Tend Health is transforming primary healthcare in New Zealand through digital innovation,…

Join host Paul Spain and Neeharika Chowdhary, General Manager of AI and Data Products at One New Zealand.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose, Head of Financial Services at AA New Zealand. Together they discuss lessons from Money20/20 Bangkok, the rise of agentic commerce, stablecoins, digital finance and how AI is transforming financial services.

In this episode, host Paul Spain chats with Alain Richardt, founder of Atomic Tessellator. Learn about Alain’s unconventional journey from global tech consultancy to bootstrapping world-class…

Join Host Paul Spain and Bill Bennett, tech and telecommunications journalist, for a wide-ranging discussion on the latest tech news from New Zealand and beyond, including: Car-sharing startup Mevo…

Host Paul Spain is joined by Cam Richardson, founder of Paysquad, as Cam shares the origin, mission, and future vision of Paysquad, a Kiwi fintech making group payments possible at checkout.

Listen in as Paul Spain sits down with Shan Moorthy, Chief Technology Officer for APAC at Workday, for an in-depth conversation on the rapid evolution of AI in the workplace.

Host Paul Spain and Adrian Smith, founder and CEO of BlinkPay, explore open banking, the impacts of the Consumer Product Data Act, and how BlinkPay is helping reshape payments and data sharing in Aotearoa.

Join host Paul Spain and Nilay Rathod (Spark) as Nilay discusses how Spark’s collaboration with Starlink is revolutionising connectivity, the impacts of shutting down 3G, the role of AI in business transformation and cybersecurity and what’s next for Spark.

Join host Paul Spain and James Bergin (Xero) as they unpack this week’s tech news, including Halter’s multi-million-dollar funding, NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2026 finalists announced, the end of the 3G era…

Host Paul Spain is joined by Jamie Beaton, co-founder and CEO of Crimson Education. Jamie shares updates on Crimson’s impressive growth over the past five years, from expanding their core mission of…

Listen in as host Paul Spain sits down with Joe Goddard (One NZ) as they explore One NZ’s satellite-to-mobile networks, introduction of One Wallet and Phone Dollars and what’s next for One NZ.

Join Paul Spain as he sits down with Dr Ojas Mahapatra, CEO of Mars Bioimaging Ltd, to explore cutting edge advances in portable CT scanning and the future of medTech innovation from Christchurch.

Host Paul Spain sits down with Shane Smith, the co-founder of Education Perfect, for a fascinating dive into the world of edtech innovation.

Join Paul Spain as he welcomes Marian Johnson for a lively discussion about New Zealand’s tech innovation scene.

Dive into the world of OpenClaw as Paul Spain is joined by industry leaders Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager Internet) and Nigel Parker (Vivara).

Listen in as host Paul Spain is joined by Stephen Kurzeja (2degrees) to discuss 2degrees’ direct‑to‑cell satellite coverage, and AI‑powered digital transformation.

Hear from host Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager Internet) as they unpack this week’s tech news including, One NZ kicking off its 3G shutdown in Dunedin, Radio Trackers boost Auckland’s hornet…

Host Paul Spain talks with Robomate founder Lachlan Murray about how robotics are transforming life in New Zealand. They cover Robomate’s origins, advances in robotic lawnmowers and vacuums and the challenges of importing and supporting these technologies locally.

Listen in as host Paul Spain sits down with Chris Smith, Co-founder and CEO of Count, an AI powered accounting platform aiming to disrupt the likes of Xero and traditional accounting software.

Hear from Paul Spain and Ben O’Brien as they unpack the latest tech news including NZ Police’s redaction glitch, a new Government Digital Delivery Agency, smart TV privacy concerns, James Powell’s…

Join Paul Spain and Greg Shanahan, Managing Director at Veriphi and TIN, as they delve into the 2025 TIN Report revealing key takeaways, growth sectors, the evolving world of tech exports, and how NZ…

Join host Paul Spain and Jovan Pavlicevic (Emerge & Square One) as they discuss the latest tech news including Google’s Honomoana cable and its economic promise, IT Professionals NZ closure, Discord’s leaked ID photos, NZ’s new “How Exposed Am I?” tool.

Hear from host Paul Spain and Julian Wendt (nWebbed) as they unpack the latest NZ Tech report, revealing the impressive growth of the tech export sector, the launch of Pātea, a new app to address…

Join host Paul Spain and tech veteran Brett Roberts for a wide-ranging conversation on technology in New Zealand and beyond.

Join Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager) as they delve into tech news from the week including, the impact of social media on traditional journalism as Google threatens to stop links to NZ news…

Join host Paul Spain and Jo Hilson, Chief Technology Officer of Tourism Holdings, as they discuss the latest tech news, including NZ police unauthorised access to facial recognition sites, Sparks…

Listen in as Stephen Phillips (Snyk) joins host Paul Spain to discuss security vulnerabilities in VPNs, firewalls, and AI-generated code and the importance of backup strategies.

Join host Paul Spain and Regan Murphy (Snowflake) as they discuss the the latest data cloud developments from Snowflake, along with the latest news in tech, including: Cyber-attacks on Nissan in…

Join Paul Spain and Brett Roberts as they discuss the New Zealand Election 2023, concerns about AI in policing, Hamas-Israel conflict impact on cyberattacks and social media’s role in countering…

Paul Spain is joined by Brett Roberts (kiwiSaaS) to discuss NZ’s Plan for tax avoidance by tech giants, NBN loosing customers to Starlink, HP printer DRM dramas, Seismic zone research expansion…

Paul Spain is joined by Stephen Phillips (Snyk) as they cover a wide range of topics including NZ governments allocation of 3.5GHz spectrum for faster 5G rollout.

Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose – Binance NZ, and Darcy Ungaro – Ungaro and Co. to discuss the current state of crypto and tech news of the week, including: Apple’s plan to move production out of…

Paul Spain is joined by Justin Soong, Founder of Authsignal, to discuss how NZ startup Authsignal are helping developers, plus: NZ rural broadband Vodafone TV switch-off pushed back, as Sky box delay…

Paul Spain is joined by Bill Bennett as they look into the latest tech news from around the world, including: Goodbye Vodafone TV Box, hello Sky Pod Optus data breach Meta and Google staff layoffs AI…

Paul Spain and Shannon Karaka (Deel) discuss how Deel is helping companies to hire globally and it’s launch into New Zealand, plus tech news of the week including: Google reducing R&D projects…

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett delve into the very latest in tech from around the world – including an NZ startup that’s clearing fog, fruit packing robots, Tesla’s Berlin factory flythrough,…

Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) and Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) and Stephen Phillips (Snyk) discuss the latest tech happenings – including the 2022 Cybersecurity landscape, 5G vs Flights, FLUF World’s $1m charity auction, Google’s end to free Google Workspace and more.

Sarah Putt and Paul Spain discuss the Google Antitrust case, DiDi the Chinese Uber competitor arrives, Quibi – the Death of a Disruptor, iPhone 12 hands on and more.

Sarah Putt joins Paul Spain on the latest NZ Tech Podcast discussing – angry IT guy lands in jail and a $300k fine, Spark / Team New Zealand have opened the 5G Race Zone, Scott Bartlett steps down as…

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.

Simon Che de Boer joins the show to discuss Reality Virtual – plus Australia vs Facebook and Google Ad Revenue, Samsung Z Flip, Apple iPhone SE 2, COVID-19 mobility reports show changes in habits,…

This week on NZ Tech Podcast, Paul Spain and Savannah Petersen (Founder of Savvy Millennial) discuss this weeks’ tech news. Ex-google and Uber engineer breached employee agreement and has been ordered to pay Google US$179 million.

This week on NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain and Hengjie Wang (CEO, Kami) discuss the tech news of the week – including SpaceX tourist rides to space, jetpack altitude record, Coronavirus expected to have…

Tim Warren (Chief Operating Officer, Ambit) join’s Paul Spain to discuss – COVID-19 vs tech, The first AI police officer, Uber Grocery expected to launch in NZ, Google accidentally shares private…

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (approx $2200 – $2500), Samsung Galaxy S20 range delivers 5G plus massive zoom and 8k video (Samsung Galaxy S20 NZ$1499, Samsung Galaxy S20+ $1899, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra…

HP vs Xerox, Tesla Cybertruck, Google Stadia game streaming, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in NZ, Disney+ hands-on, People Data Labs 622M Email Addresses, YoungShand insights and hands-on Huawei Watch GT2 and Huawei FreeBuds 3.

Twitter’s political ad ban, Google acquires Fitbit for US$2.1B, AirPods Pro testing, DJI Mavic Mini, Spark Americas Cup 5G trial fires up for Team NZ as Vodafone NZ move towards public 5G launch, Apple TV+ arrives, Spark Sports wrap-up.

Google Play Pass, $179 Vodafone TV streaming box, HP Elite Dragonfly, Rugby World Cup, Acorn TV $8 streaming, Australia’s NBN Gigabit option, BMW up the pace on car tech and deliver features via a firmware update, Internet NZ update from David Morrison.

Parliament dumps .govt domain, lithium charger vs Virgin Atlantic flight, D-Link decade of security audits, surveillance contractor gone, Agent Smith malware vs Android, Huawei waiting game, Facebook…

Trump’s moves to block U.S. suppliers selling to Huawei, Jacinda Ardern vs Mark Zuckerberg, Lilium Electric Air taxi have taken off for testing, Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, HPE grabs Cray supercomputers.

30 Day Startup book, Ransomware vs The Weather Channel, Amazon and Google make up, Samsung Galaxy Fold, Tesla unveils autopilot chip, 2degrees group semi-unlimited group plan, Vodafone killing email forwarding, $100m Simplicity/Ice Angels/K1W1 Kiwisaver partnership.

Chromium Edge browser, AMD refresh, Australia’s latest NBN woes, faked fingers, Amazon satellites internet globally, UK supersonic, Google’s Ethics Board Shutdown, Samsung 8K TVs in NZ, Jolie Hodson…

Dai Henwood joins Paul Spain to delve into a broad range of topics – including Dai’s on-again / off-again relationships with Apple and Google, the media landscape, podcasts home tech, Sky vs Spark, wearables, eSIMS and more.

Lime going from Scooters to Limepod car rentals by the minute, Google hit by $85m fine in Europe, DJI loses $225m to employee fraud, Ring launches new cameras but in the spotlight for sharing footage, Oppo AX7, fooling security systems with a fake wax hand.

Meet Kiwi the founder of Kwikli e-moped sharing startup. Plus Sky’s new CEO, US vs Huawei, is iPhone X coming back, Ola NZ speed wobbles, misfortune with China big brother tech, Oppo R17 Pro update, should Google/Uber/Apple share data with rivals?

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…

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.

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?

This week Paul Spain drops in to Centrality HQ in Auckland to hear their approach to leveraging blockchain technology, gain insights on an upcoming Centrality product launch and learn a little about the Centrality approach to an app store.

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.

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.

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

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.

Spark NZ to play its part in the future of sports broadcasting, ASB to trial biometrics for opening bank accounts, ZTE ban, Vocus NZ no longer for sale, AI face detection, technology in architecture, Next phase of Google messaging on Android with Chat.

This week – Future cities, Cora from Kitty Hawk/Zephyr Airworks takes off in NZ funded by Google’s Larry Page, Syndex Exchange for proportional ownership, Apple Parental controls, Nest taking on Amazon plus the reality of an autonomous Uber killing a pedestrian.

This week, Hawaiki Cable laying shipping hitting Auckland, Air NZ Wi-Fi test results via TravelTalk NZ, iTunes card scams, Spectre & Meltdown, Kodak cryptocurrency partnerships, Smart Shoes, Hotel Robots, Table Tennis Robot and Voice Assistants everywhere.

This week, Google steps up with Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL and Pixel Buds. BNZ joining Apple Pay, Air NZ Wi-Fi testing, Internet and Cellsite Balloons, Investigators use AI to find who betrayed Anne Frank, FitBit Ionic lands, and Dyson Pure Hot Cold Link, GoPro Hero 6 Black.

BMW puts meetings in the car, Google’s stunning AI imagery, Vodafone expands $5 roaming, unlimited 4G LTE data in NZ, Slingshot Power vs TrustPower vs Flick, US border control vs cloud data, Twitter user who posted Ryanair terror threat fined $386,000.

This week a $3.7 Billion fine for Google, the UK supermarket with autonomous delivery, Osnova’s AI Maths Tutor, NotPetya, Tesla model 3 in NZ already, Flux Accelerator event, Pandora exits NZ, Elon Musk’s first LA tunnel segment.

This week – Owl 360 degree conference cam, autonomous Nissan, Microsoft Surface Laptop / 2017 Surface Pro, Sky/Vodafone ditch merger, Google Flight Search, 4.5G mobile in NZ, Amazon and Whole Foods Market, Vodafone ups performance, Oracle vs NZ Tech.

Google I/O highlights – Google Lens, VR headsets, new Google Assistant tech including proactive alerts and a robotic cocktail maker, Android Go and more. Plus Milo’s kids activity tracker, NZ’s internet appetite, Workday’s NZ call centre.

This week – Google fact check features, 2degrees Data Clock, Telco Property Access Bill, Spark follows in 2degrees footsteps with unlimited plan, Apple finally commits to Mac Pro updates, Surface Pro 5, Huawei P10 and P10 Plus.

Paul Spain reports in from Philippines – covering what’s happening in the local tech world along with news of exploding headphones aboard a flight to Melbourne, Grab Taxi vs Uber, WhatsApp security issues plus both Microsoft and Google go after Slack.

This week Rod Drury (Xero) and Lillian Grace (CEO. Figure.NZ) join Paul Spain to discuss taxing Robots, Webstock, Uber’s latest drama, Orion and Xero go Amazon Web Services (AWS), GM and Lyft autonomous car trial, Google Loon, Sonos, AirPods, home WiFi and more.

We discuss Whitehouse Cyber Security challenges, NZ’s bigger than expected UFB expansion (UFB2), Dropbox competes with Google Docs/Office 365, China’s outlawing of VPNs, Peter Thiel, Spotcap online lending, 12GB and 16TB hard drives and Spark’s big outage.

Hollywood’s Erik Pence discusses Quickflix v2 and Jeremy O’Hanlon shares a Homes.co.nz update. Also discussed – new Ransomware, Netflix VR on Google Daydream, Sky TV/Duco vs Streamers, The Grand Tour vs Game of Thrones, Pono streaming, Mac vs Surface.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visits, Amazon Prime and The Grand Tour (Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May), Tesla NZ, Google Earth VR, Instagram Live Video, Earthquake and Tsunami warning via Cell Broadcast, Kiwicon.

Where is Google heading with its Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones? Also Air New Zealand announced inflight Wi-Fi, Tesla NZ, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 brand burns. Plus inside commentary on Microsoft Ignite.

Philip Whitmore (KPMG Cyber Security) joins the discussion to talk Cyber Security and the tech news of week. Topics included Netflix NZ price hike, Gigabit UFB for all, Google Pixel Phones, HP Elite Slice, Oakley Radar Pace and Skype for Business devices.

Google Duo, smart tattoos, Kevin Mitnick Google Duo taking on Apple Facetime, MIT’s smart tattoos, Kevin Mitnick and Steve Wozniak hit NZ, Samsung Note 7 Iris authentication, Ed Hyde stepping up as…

NZ’s first 3D printed jaw, Fairfax launching Stuff Fibre, update on Vocus Internet services, Google vs passwords, Apple drops $200m on Artificial Intelligence startup, Amazon gets it’s first plane, $60m Bitcoin hack, and where are our new Macs?

Highlights from Google IO incl the marriage of Chrome OS and Android, Allo, Duo, Wear 2 and Google Home. Also, Joseph Parker’s fight streamed via Facebook Video, Run the Empire game, an Alcohol monitoring wearable, NZ Hi-Tech Awards, Lumia 650, Huawei P9.

YouTube pranksters get jailed, Apple’s $1B Chinese ride sharing investment, Oracle vs Google, Govt’s $15m tech startup investment, Mamaroo baby tech, European Union could take Google for €3B, Hyperloop trial, driverless car congestion.

Uber ignores rules as NZ Taxi rules changes announced, the $1B Bangladesh SWIFT hack, EU takes on Google while Microsoft buddies up, Opera’s free VPN/Proxy, Minecraft for Gear VR, lifelong batteries, Elon Musk on autonomous driving safety.

We drill down into the topic of planned obsolescence and a possible solution called The Module Project, Amazon vs Netflix, Google Play Podcasts, Sony SRS-XB3 Bluetooth speaker, Alibaba and NZ, drama…

A first-hand report from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona including the focus on virtual reality and Gigabit plus 4.5G vs 5G mobile networks. Also Google Loon, UFB uptake hits 20%, Windows 10 rollout to business, Auckland Councils $1.2B IT spend.

On NZ Tech Podcast this week it’s time to discuss NZ’s newest podcast – My Kiwi Life, Google’s new podcast play, Google Chrome vs Android, the new Apple TV box, LG’s local 4K OLED arrival, OneDrive storage promises (to be continued next week) and Microsoft Surface problems.

This week we try out Google’s upcoming Nexus 6P smartphone courtesy of Huawei, and discuss ASB Clever Kash, streaming vs network TV, Google and Microsoft’s historic agreement, Facebook’s free…

Apple’s San Francisco launch – iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Pro and Apple TV. Also Russia vs Google, Intel inside sports bra, a prosthetic hand senses touch, bad crowdfunder fined, cereal Virtual Reality, Vodafone/Nokia’s emergency mobile network.

We talk about Google’s reorganisation and rebrand to Alphabet, how you can legally fly your drone in an NZ park, Ubiquiti’s sad SU$70m scam story, Intel Skylake, Android happenings, JFK’s new passenger tracking, and a DNA test with Ancestry.com.

We discuss the launch of delivery service Urban Sherpa with its founder. Plus Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, Google Deep Dream, Spotify vs Apple, Twitter opening in NZ, Hawaiki funding progress, Mega IPO progress and the untimely passing of Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata.

The news of the week and insights into the Dot Kiwi domain. Topics include Google IO news including unlimited free photo storage and Levi’s wearable tech, Ford car sharing hits London, Windows 10 launch announced, and we talk with ‘Alexa’ (Amazon Echo).

We talk with Neighbourly co-founder Casey Eden about this growing local social network, along with discussion about new tech from Toyota and Audi, a streaming video service that wants to compete with piracy, and some fascinating Google and Microsoft news.

This week Paul Spain joins Jack Schofield (The Guardian, ZDNet) to discuss Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’ search rankings shakeup, Microsoft’s first store outside North America arriving in Sydney, Australia…

This week – WhatsApp is calling, RFID chips inserted into office workers, new OneDrive for Mac and iPhone, Ride-sharing and driverless cars converging, Sky sport streaming, Raspberry Pi 2 to provide…

We talk security wars between Google, Apple and Microsoft, upcoming changes at Spark & Vodafone including Chris Quin stepping down as CEO of Spark Home, Mobile, Business.

It’s become a bit of tradition for us to collate a list of Boxing Day tech specials each year. Here’s some of the best of Boxing Day 2014.

The week we cover the Commerce Commission’s ruling on Chorus copper pricing and its impact on the telcos and customers, the unlikely Google breakup, Gigatown Dunedin, Microsoft Office Sway, Orion’s sharemarket launch, Sony’s e-paper watch and more.

This episode we go hands on with Microsoft Lumia 830 and Motorola Moto G, and we discuss Sky’s Neon streaming service, OneDrive unlimited storage, new Google Nexus devices, Azure Australia, Electric Vehicles and the latest from Toyota.

In this, our 200th episode – Windows 10 lands in the spotlight, Dubai police to get Google Glass, Singaporean internet provider MyRepublic launching in NZ, Hewlett-Packard chooses to break up, Marriott Hotels fined for Wi-Fi block and new NZ domain names launch.

We discuss Google’s wearable Android Wear including a hands on look at the upcoming LG G Watch. Also on the agenda – 2degrees new Australian roaming, another investment for Telecom, Unisys’ new mobile report, Slingshot’s Global Mode gets extra attention.

This week on the NZ Tech Podcast we discuss 2degrees 4G LTE launch and their customers desire for fixed internet, the highlights of Google’s IO Conference, the Govt’s $65 towards Hawaiki, Microsoft…

We discuss the Sky TV’s new online subscription video service, Subscription ‘World’s best mobile internet provider’, 2degrees recent $35m loss and their new 4G LTE network, Sony Xperia M2 hands on,…

We discuss the slashing of Google Drive cloud storage prices, Telecom’s smart home trial, hands on time with Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and Sony’s Xperia Z2 (for video coverage look here), and a chat with Brian Eardley-Wilmot including stories of meeting Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

This week – a future with Google maps that shows video rather than static photos, the computerised tech that makes wine in 3-days (Miracle Machine), Milk Music, Chorus and CFH’s updated agreement,…

This week we discuss Apple’s CarPlay, Fake Google Maps listings and FBI recordings, Mt Gox and Bitcoin, Mobile app revenue stats, OneDrive for Business available standalone, Huawei Talkband, Snakk Media sales rise 58%, Windows XP’s 300,000 NZ users.

The week we discussed Apple’s new iPad Air (and its competitors), Amazon’s move to Sunday deliveries and online retail closer to home, Vodafone HD Voice calling, Telecom’s 4G LTE mobile launch and a discussion about Office 365, Google Apps and Apple iWork.

Hot topics this week include the Google Nexus 5, pulse measuring earphones, helium filled hard drives, NZ’s Mako Networks signing a big US deal, Microsoft Surface Pro 2, Asus Transformer Book T100 and the Commerce Commission’s latest ruling.

Topics include encrypting ransomware and the impact it may have on your data, the listing of NZ software firm GeoOp, Apple’s new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, Google’s Nexus 5 and further thoughts on recent announcements from Microsoft and Apple.

This episode we discuss Moto X, Google’s Chromecast and our hands on time with the new TomTom GPS, Vodafone 4G LTE Access Point, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, Panasonic DMC-FZ70 with 60x optical zoom and on demand video with Quickflix.

This episode the Prime Minister’s website goes offline, Vodafone 4G hits Wellington, NZ Business Podcast launches and new tech from Google, Netgear, Netflix and Logitech attract attention.

Kicking off this NZ Tech Podcast episode we have first-hand reports on Google Loon and E3. Other topics include the end of three Fairfax tech publications in NZ, new Apple device hands on, Facebook Hashtags, Google acquisition of Waze and news of 2degrees 4G upgrade.

Paul Spain is joined by tech head comedian Dai Henwood to discuss Google’s rumoured Wi-Fi blimps, the upcoming Xbox One, Microsoft’s Surface Pro and the cool ‘My Little Geek’ book.

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 week we discuss stopping the killer robots, Ford Kuga car technology, Galaxy S4, Blackmagic 4K Camera, Google Glass, the next Xbox, tablet market share figures, NZ’s demand for internet data, Budweiser’s Facebook mug and the sale of Revera to Telecom.

This week: Samsung Galaxy S 4 launch, HP’s new laser printer beating inkjet, the demise of Google Reader, free airport Wi-Fi, Auckland University’s massive network outage, Gen-i cut backs and we hear about a cyber-warfare manual published for the military.

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.

Guests 2degree’s handset boss Tim Haywood, and PC World Reviews Editor Harley Ogier join Paul Spain. Topics incl: Telecom 4G LTE trial and flat rate roaming, Google Nexus 4, Nokia Lumia 820, iPad Mini, Surface RT and Galaxy SIII Android 4.1 updates.

This week we discuss lots of local happenings along with some international news. Topics included the slim new iMac, Quickflix and Freeview news, new Android and Windows Phone handset releases, Igloo TV launch, Microsoft Surface Pro pricing and Internet service blackouts in Syria.

Highlights this week on the NZ Tech Podcast include discussion of the EPIC tech startup hub in Christchurch, Fatso update with founder Rob Berman, mannequins with electronic eyes, touchscreen…

Highlights this week include hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera, shopping at the bus stop, Quickflix update, LG’s impressive new 84" Ultra HD TV, Microsoft NZ and Telecom NZ…

Topics incl CallPlus’ unlimited business Ultra-Fast Broadband plan, Kim Dotcom (again), Hactivate.me, Pacific Aerospace’s $88m Russian deal, Acer’s US$199 Chromebook, McAfee founder in murder mystery, new Android devices from Samsung, Aakash and Huawei.

This special episode sees Paul Spain interview Derek Snyder of Skype about the past, present and future of Skype – with a particular focus on the new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 editions of Skype.

We discuss Kim Dotcom and free internet for New Zealanders, Google’s Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, hybrid tablets/laptops, Vodafone’s big roaming data reductions, Oakley heads up display snow goggles, massive internet data plans from Telecom, Snap and Orcon.

We focus on Windows 8 and Windows RT, iPad Mini and 4th gen, new Macs and refreshed Google Nexus devices.

Discussed this week is Alan Gibbs amphibious quad bike, Vodafone’s TelstraClear acquisition, Kim Dot Com’s Mega Upload 2.0, Armagedden, GoPro 4K camera, BuddyBid, and upcoming launches from Apple and Google alongside Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

This week – a jump from ‘space’, Xbox Update and Xbox Music lands in NZ, MSD security drama, iPad Mini, Mozilla pulls Firefox 16, new Android handsets and Android updates on the way, new Windows 8/RT tablets from Samsung and multiple Windows Phone 8 handsets coming to NZ.

This week we discuss Nissan’s self drive car, Telecom NZ’s huge new 500GB Internet plan, the Pioneer Serato DJ mixer, Fairfax move to Google Apps, Xbox Live traffic lights, new Windows tablets and phones and our first NZ Tech Podcast video.

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.

We play with Apple’s iPhone 5, discover iOS 6, discuss PlayStation Super Slim, Orcon’s $99 unlimited internet/calling plan, Jellybean for Galaxy SIII, American TV programming coming to TV3 within…

Following Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement we discuss the details along with other mobile related stories including rumours of a possible 2degrees Mobile buyout.

A journey into patent law, privacy gone mad, Robocup 2012 in Mexico City, Evernote vs Onenote, 4K Projectors, 84” UHDTVs, subsidised tablets, new Nokia announcements and upcoming Apple announcement including the new iPhone (iPhone 5).

A special NZ Tech Podcast episode recorded following Microsoft’s Tech Ed 2012 event in Auckland, New Zealand. Featuring discussions with keynote speaker Paul Thurrott (USA) and Microsoft MVP Alan Burchill (Australia).

Topics this week include 8K TV, free Internet from Flip, the ‘3 Strikes’ copyright law heads to court, Fatso games, local National Bank and Windows 8 apps, IFA Germany, Samsung Ativ and Galaxy news, and quick impressions of the Audi A6.

Join host Paul Spain for this special edition as he attends The Project Revolution and speaks with Alec Ross (Senior Advisor for Innovation to Hillary Clinton) and Emily Banks (Mashable.com) You can follow our host and guests via Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we discuss the Apple vs Samsung jury decision, robotic lawn mowers and vacuums, Bluetooth car stereo, Chorus, VMOB and Paul’s new Ultra-Fast Broadband from Vodafone. We also discuss smartphone and tablet happenings.

This week we discuss Windows 8 and Paul shares early hands on experiences with upcoming tablets from Lenovo and Acer. Also upcoming tech events, Surface pricing rumours, Rakon’s big deal, Mars lander descent imagery, and new networking and audio tech.

This week we discuss look back on more than 20 years of portable computing – and give some thought to its future, along with topics: Windows 8, ThinkPad Tablet 2 for Windows 8 Pro, IBM/Unitech venture, mobile rate reductions, Near Field Communications and recommended apps.

Local topics this week include 2degrees growth, Pacific Fibre’s shutdown, Snap and Telecom NZ Ultra Fast Broadband and event Game of Codes.

This episode we discuss Apple OS X Mountain Lion, potential iPhone and iPad Mini launch dates, Samsung’s updated Series 9 Ultrabook, the Defcon security conference, Nokia Lumia 610 hands on and…

Highlights in this episode – Google Nexus 7 tablet, free Ultra Fast Broadband from Orcon, Gigabit Wifi from Netgear, Microsoft’s cloud friendly Office 2013, opinions on iPad mini rumours and a local IT firm fails owing $3 million but returns without the debt.

This week we report from Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto – covering Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 launch details, Perceptive Pixel, Windows Phone 8 and Green Button.

This episode we focus in on the Google IO conference – including Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Project Glass. Also featured are Microsoft, Apple, security and New Zealand’s upcoming event – The Project: Revolution.

This episode on the NZ Tech Podcast we discuss NZ telecommunications topics, Kim Dotcom’s pool party with Twitter followers, Microsoft’s strategy with Surface and Windows 8, a local IT distribution merger, US and UK TV to watch via Netflix and TUANZ funding challenges.

We dive deep into Microsoft’s PC hardware market entry with its new Surface tablet PCs featuring Windows 8. Also featured is Xero’s NZX50 entry, Microsoft’s Xbox 720 leak and NZ’s fastest ISP.

This episode we review today’s Apple news – including iOS 6 for iPhone & iPad, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and new MacBook Pro laptops. Other topics include Asus Windows 8 devices, LinkedIn password leaks, NZ computer game industry and Orcon’s UFB events.

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).

Highlights on the NZ Tech Podcast this week include Elon Musk’s SpaceX Dragon docking with the Space Station, TelstraClear Internet plans, NZ being involved with the future mega telescope project,…

In this episode we discussed the Samsung Galaxy SIII (it just arrived) vs HTC One X (again), Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, new MacBook Pro rumours, Spotify lands in NZ, Kiwi domain names,…

In episode 67 we land back in the old studio. Topics this week include Samsung’s Galaxy SIII smartphone, The Brydge iPad keyboard dock, super fast Wi-Fi, Intel’s amazing new CPUs, NFC mobile payments, and cloud storage from Google, Microsoft and Dropbox.

Topics this week include Apples new iPad, Windows 8 Consumer Client Preview two weeks on, Google Chrome, NZ Tech Podcast App of the Week, News in Brief, UFB and Orcon Pricing, HD Homerun.

Topics this week include Windows 8 Consumer Client Preview and Windows 8 Server Beta, Apple iPad 3 and Apple TV rumors, a $2,000 mobile roaming bill, Skinny Mobile SIM locking, Google privacy changes, potential changes to the blogging laws in Australia.

This week we have Dai Henwood back in the studio for a bit of idle tech chit chat. On the news front we talk Windows 8 (Consumer Preview lands this week) along with Mobile World Congress happenings…

This episode the NZ Tech Podcast we discuss Ultra Fast Broadband and new prices detailed via our website, 2degrees market share increase, a visit to Orcon, Microsoft India hacking, Google Wallet…

We feature NZ’s Ziln Internet TV service, Google TV 2.0, the stunning Nokia N9, Samsung Onmia W, along with Apple and Sony topics. We also cover the NZ Government Cloud deal with Datacom and Revera and Ubuntu Linux’s move to tablets, smartphones and TVs.

This week we talk about a local Robotics contest taking place next week, new Amazon Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire tablet and Silk browser, Xbox 360 annual dashboard update, Android and Mac…

In this special episode of the NZ Tech Podcast two of NZ’s mosted experienced social media strategists. Piero Liguori (ex 2degrees) and Tom Bates (Contagion, ex Air NZ) joined Paul Spain to discuss a range of topics.

Topics covered during episode 28 of the NZ Tech Podcast include Google’s Motorola acquisition announcement, Citrix and Netflix on Chrome OS, Wi-Fi at Rangitoto College (NZ’s largest high school),…

This week topics include Windows Phone 7 Mango, Patent Wars, Black Hat and Chrome OS, Google TV, Robots building iPhones, Gnome 3, iPhone 5, Zotac ZBox, Open Source news, Microsoft Tech Ed.

This week we talk about Mac OS X Lion issues, Blackberry Playbook, HP Touchpad, fake Flash Player for Mac, Patent problems, Google+, the Jawbone JamBox and 2degrees hotspot.

Coming live from Los Angeles the NZ Tech Podcast team visit the Microsoft, Apple and Sony stores along with tech supermarket Frys. Ford Sync gets a test drive and we discuss how Google, Bing and WP7 light up in US.

Episode 17 of the NZ Tech Podcast features a lot of news, technology and gadget discussions. Hot topics include the Office 365 launch, Lulzsec hackers shut up shop, FTC Google investigation, Chevron…

In Episode 11 the NZ Tech Podcast team talk about Scams (of the computer and telephone type) and how to avoid them – and we hear a real scammer in action.

We made it – Episode 2 of the ‘NZ Tech Podcast’ is finished. This episode is hosted by Paul Spain with Skip Parker (guest host in Bradley Borrows absence) and features our mix of local + international gadget and technology discussion.