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Paul Spain goes behind the scenes with Microsoft’s Surface team, talking with COO Nancie Gaskill and Surface Hardware Engineering GM Angela Chen Krauskopf about running more AI directly on our PCs and designing hardware for the next era of computing.

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 Paul Spain and JD Trask (Raygun & Autohive) as they dive deep into the future of AI, SaaS businesses, and the evolution innovation.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Sam Allen and Nick Walton, co-founders of NZ Boat Register, to explore how Kiwi innovation is improving marine visiabilty and asset tracking using AquaGPS, a Starlink-enabled GPS solution.

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.

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.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Brett Roberts as they unpack the latest tech news from New Zealand and the wider world. From Peter Beck’s bold leadership, a look back at Apple’s 50‑year legacy of design and disruption, a trip around the moon with Artemis 2 crew and more.

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…

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…

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…

Host Paul Spain is joined by Jonathan Brabant (Workday), for a deep dive into how Workday is helping Kiwi businesses modernise their HR and finance systems.

Join host Paul Spain and Joshua Alcock (Fortinet) as they explore the cybersecurity threats facing Operational Technology (OT) environments and the latest insights from Fortinet’s 2025 Industrial Cybersecurity Report.

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

Hear from host Paul Spain and Matt Archer, CTO of Quadrent, as they dive into the latest digital priorities for 2025, tackling cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and the tech talent gap.

Hear from host Paul Spain and Justin Soong founder and technical director at Authsignal, as Justin shares about fortifying online security through innovative authentication solutions.

Hear from host Paul Spain and William Montague-Brown (Willbot.AI) as they look into Microsoft Recall’s privacy issues, the latest from Apple Worldwide Developers Conference including Apple…

Host Paul Spain is joined by Vanessa Sorenson, head of Microsoft NZ and Chief Partner Officer ANZ, as they discuss the evolving New Zealand tech landscape and Microsoft’s role, including local data…

Host Paul Spain is joined by Philip Whitmore, head of KPMG NZ’s Cyber Security team, as they explore the impact of Microsoft AI’s controversial images, 2degrees’ new CTO, Callaghan Innovation cost cuttings, Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill and US lawmakers’ TikTok crackdown.

Alex St. John brought the Silicon Valley startup mindset to the small town of Cambridge, New Zealand.

Join host Paul Spain and Stephen Phillips (Snyk) as they discuss OpenAI’s custom AI agents and the importance of input and output validation, facial recognition technology in crime prevention and the…

Join host Paul Spain and Sam Daish (Blackpearl Group) as they dive into the latest tech news and developments including: Spark acquisition of Adroit Amazon’s $1B Microsoft 365 deal Internet services…

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…

In this episode host Paul Spain is joined by Harry Flett (Tracksuit) to discuss Microsoft’s recent clearance to acquire Activision, One NZ’s violation of the Fair Trading Act resulting in a $3.675 million fine, Supermarket chatbot’s deadly recipes.

On this episode host Paul Spain is joined by guest Darrell Webster of Modern Work Mentor to discuss Apples latest developments, including Apple Vision Pro – the latest virtual/augmented reality headset and the 15” MacBook Air.

Paul Spain is joined by Vanessa Sorenson (Microsoft NZ) and Maruata Reweti (TupuToa) to discuss their collaboration on a new cybersecurity skills programme aimed at addressing the skills shortage in…

Paul Spain is joined by Josh Purcell, Founder at NZA Simulations to discuss how they are bringing New Zealand Airports to life in the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator NZ update, as well as tech news…

Paul Spain is joined by Community Director of Kiwi Saas Brett Roberts to discuss how Kiwi SaaS is helping to accelerate the SaaS sector in New Zealand as well Tech news of the week including: – US…

Paul Spain is joined by Shaun Edlin – CEO and Co-Founder of Dotterel Technologies to discuss the latest in audio capture technology – plus coverage of EU’s Digital Markets Act and its possible effect…

Squid Game cryptocurrency, US Treasury tracks $7.3B ransomware, guns on robot dogs, Surface Pro 8 hands on, plus highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2021 and more.

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss the tech news of the week including talking about Hyperfibre, Apple, Microsoft, Huawei and more. Listen to the Podcast here: NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain

A discussion of the tech news of the week with Paul Spain and Denis O’Shea (Mobile Mentor) – talking Hacking Apple, Dogs using Virtual Reality, NZ Government vs Encryption, IBM reimagined, Microsoft hybrid work and more.

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.

This week Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss the latest tech news including current geopolitical matters impacting Chinese firms in addition to sharing thoughts on the latest tech devices including…

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.

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…

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?

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.

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.

Discussion covers Zoom in crisis, Contact Tracing, Drones, Microsoft ethical decisions, Uber/Ola/Zoomy, Nanogirls Lab – and Paul shares his views on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and making it his primary phone.

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…

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.

Musk tests SpaceX satellite internet, Airpod Pro, hands on new Microsoft Surface, streaming video market swamped, Oppo wireless noise cancelling headphones + more. Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Paddy Buckley.

Goodnest update from CEO James MacAvoy, ComCom vs computer thieves, a patient told he was dying via telepresence, Rocket Lab targets the Moon, Galaxy S10 fingerprint challenge, Pixel 4 and 4 XL, Oppo Reno2 Z, GoPro Max, Microsoft NZ Partner Awards results.

In this special episode presented in conjunction with Microsoft, host Paul Spain talks with Internet of Things specialists Chimene Bonhomme (Microsoft NZ) and Jourdan Templeton (Aware Group).

Microsoft’s big news – Surface Duo dual screen Android smartphone, Surface Neo dual screen Windows 10X tablet, Surface Pro X, Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7.

Kill the steering wheel, Australia vs online extremism, US customs vs social media, NZ’s Spidertracks, robot taxi dissatisfaction, Ex-Uber engineer Levandowski charged, Huawei Mate 30 to launch under…

This week on NZ Tech Podcast we discuss Spark NZs sales of Morepork to ADT, NZ drone rule update refresh, Netflix’s struggles with content and subscribers and their adoption of a mobile only…

Andrew Nimick is the guest this week discussing – Ransomware attack on Baltimore City, Microsoft xCloud streams 3,500 games from Cloud, Vend to grow the team by 50%, Nelson tech company sold for $45m, Swedish private equity firm offers $A3.3b to buy Vocus.

Amazon free Music, Apple’s $500m Arcade, Microsoft Surface earbuds, Chorus promises improvements, Kiwi truckie fatigue monitoring, Sky TV vs Spark Sport, Rocket Lab’s satellite platform, Samsung…

$30,000 enviro-tech contest, Spark Sport Melbourne Grand Prix, 300-million private messages unsecured, Microsoft Azure arrives in Africa, Vodafone jobs to go, 2degrees + Amazon Prime Video, Huawei vs USA, Chrome update gets widespread attention.

USA vs Huawei, update on Teknique, Chorus subcontractors charged by inspectorate, Microsoft draws on on open-source Chromium code, Tesla auto-pilot navigation still in works, China grants ban of iPhone sales for Qualcomm, Hands-on: Freeview box by Dish TV.

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.

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.

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…

Upcoming electric scooter rentals in Christchurch/Auckland, Segway E-skates, Apple iOS12, iPhone Xs Max and Apple Watch series 4. Looking at Amazon’s news – 3000 AmazonGo stores, Echo Auto, Echo Wall Clock, Microwave and more.

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.

Trickle offers tech to kiwi bars and we hear all about it from founder Adrian Wills. Also – Chorus trialing 10Gbps UFB, Universities exit REANNZ, Surface Go, Elon Musk and Thai cave rescue,…

Orion health $225m asset sale, Melon Health and the future of healthcare, Driverless delivery for U.S.

Inside Lightbox with Hema Patel, Apple’s Autonomous Car Play, Uber that killed said to have emergency braking disabled, SwipedOn to the US, Microsoft talking AI, Rocket Lab launch update, GDPR +…

Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Paul Brislen. Samsung QLED TVs, robot vacs and washing machines, Reobot helps you learn Maori, 3M standing desks, Privacy Week, Codemania, Hawaiki…

This week, Amazon opens in Australia, Stuff Pix is a new Fairfax joint venture streaming pay per view movies, modern media challenges, Tauranga’s UBCO bikes hit the road and it seems Amazon Echo is coming to NZ and Microsoft may have a new ARM Surface coming.

A chat with Dona Sarkar of the Windows Insider Program at Microsoft. We learn more about Windows, Microsoft 365, Dona and the story behind the strange naming of Windows 10 current update.

This week, Nokia is back, iPhone 8 and Qi wireless charging, NZ’s new mobile plans from Spark/Vodafone/2degrees, Galaxy Note 8 and Alcantara, Ford and the ‘City of Tomorrow’, Hawaiki Cable, Microsoft and the Formula 1 in Singapore, Gorilla and Process Street.

This week highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2017 roundup with guests Chris Jackson (Microsoft), Richard Hay (Winsupersite) and Freddy Fuentes (O-I) joining host Paul Spain.

This week – Genoapay, Broadpwn Wi-Fi risks on iOS and Android, GLAS Cortana thermostat, lvl5 advancing self-driving tech, Crown Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft vs Windows 10 users, fingerprints vs boarding passes, Alphabay, Vodafone smartphone giveaway.

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.

NZ’s digital future and the place of government, British Airways tech outage, possible laptop ban on all US flights, Computex and super thin laptops from Asus, Microsoft promotes a Surface Pro competitor and Sony offers an E-Ink based note taking tablet.

Highlights from Microsoft Build as Myriam Joire (tnkgrl) talks with Paul Spain. Windows Mixed Reality headsets, full Windows apps running on new ARM based computers, Cloud powered clipboard, Windows Timeline, Fluent Design, iTunes in the Windows Store.

Insights on Snowball Effect with CEO Simeon Burnett, Sky vs Fan Pass fans, Microsoft announces Surface Laptop with Windows 10 S, Space X impressive future Internet satellites, Techweek 17, a Space Plane from Boeing touches down after 2-years in orbit.

Topics discussed this week include – Apple employing Wellington creative talent, tasting Uber Eats in NZ (Affiliate code to try it and get free delivery: Ubereats promo code nz), Is Lyft is launching…

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.

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.

This week – Spark’s move against Chorus, Apple’s new MacBook Pro, Microsoft Surface Studio and Surface Dial, Huawei Mate 9, Note 7 blocking in NZ a world first, Tesla gunning for share of roofing market with solar tiles.

Microsoft’s Bill Karagounis is a leader with a large mandate covering many aspects of Windows 10 development. His responsibilities include the Windows Insider Program that he and his team designed, then pitched to Microsoft bosses.

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.

Richard Hay (Winsupersite.com) joined the discussion on highlights of Microsoft Ignite 2016 in Atlanta – including from CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft OneNote updates, democratisation of Artificial Intelligence, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays and more.

An autonomous bus takes to public roads, Pushpay goes after utilities bills, Microsoft’s new 2TB UltraHD Xbox One S almost here, Semble pulling plug on mobile wallet, Uber update, Microsoft wins fight with YS Govt over cloud data and we hear all about Homes.co.nz.

This episode comes from Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference and features an interview with Paul Thurrott (Microsoft Commentator), and coverage of highlights from the event. Hosted by Paul Spain.

Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $37 Billion, we try the HP EliteBook Folio G1 and discuss HP x3 and chat through some news from E3. Also lots of news from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco across iOS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS.

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.

Further commentary on Microsoft Build 2016, Hawaiki Cable update, Pentagon open for hacking, wearable sensors coming to hospitals, Spark mobile broadband update, Huawei’s growth, Tesla 3 and…

Paul Spain attended Microsoft Build 2016 in San Francisco and caught up with Tom Warren to discuss highlights of the event including Windows 10 Anniversary update, Windows Ink, Cortana developments,…

Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence drama, Holoportation, Maps error gets wrong house demolished, Occulus Rift lands, iOS 9.3 issues, Toyota safety tech goes mainstream, Samsung Smart Windshield, Huawei Mate 8, Spark grabs more mobile spectrum.

The Imortalist, Amazon Alexa stories, Microsoft Surface reliability issues, Obama hits South by South West, Russian Bitcoin users face 7-years jail, HP ZBook Studio G3 Mobile Workstation, Microsoft…

This week we meet the founder of SenCbudds smart earphones and try the new Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Alta. Other topics – Mac Ransomware, 15TB SSD, Amazon Echo Dot and Tap, Microsoft’s new Advanced Threat Protection for Windows and the past/future of email.

Discussed this week – Japan Police capturing 3D mugshots, Huawei aces Samsung in China, a drones that flies/floats/dives, Microsoft’s underwater datacentre, Plan B buys ICONZ, Samsung ad blocking, Microsofts licensing shuffle, Windows Phone vs the world.

This episode we discuss a number of Cybersecurity topics including the most common passwords of 2015. We also talk about the new NetGuide issue 00, HP Envy laptop, Netflix blocking, along with Microsoft – Surface Book, Word Flow, Windows 10 Mobile.

This special episode kicks off 2016 with Paul Spain sharing a recent chat with Laura Butler – Technical Fellow at Microsoft (she was promoted from Distinguished Engineer following the podcast recording).

This week we discuss Xero MD’s bid for Auckland Mayoralty, Police intercept drones, Commerce Commission’s copper ruling, Samsung Galaxy S7, odd Solar opinions, Microsoft Lumia 950 phone come PC, Sony’s new 4K projector and Christmas tech gifts.

We do a hands on comparison between the best from Apple and Microsoft as we look at iPad Pro vs Surface Pro 4 vs Surface Book. Also discussed is MyRepublic’s $500 1Gbps Business UFB, Netflix Tax, UltraHD Blu-ray, the All Dock, and Uber NZ’s 10% price drop.

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.

We discuss Microsoft’s news of the Surface Book laptop, HoloLens Dev Kit, Lumia 950 and more. We also hear about Oracle’s Cloud focus and its changing business, Toyota and autonomous cars for 2020 Olympics, SuiteBox, DNA testing and the Dell/EMC merger.

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 worst malware nightmare hits iPhones, iPads and iPods, Amazon’s US$50 tablet, Uber vs Everyone Else, the new Microsoft Band, Oyster shutting down, HP’s cool little Windows tablet with stylus and keyboard, new Apple iPhones, iOS 9 and watchOS 2.

In this NZ Tech Podcast episode discuss Microsoft’s Ignite conference, FMA’s Xero share trading probe, upcoming iPhone and Apple news, the exciting announcements of IFA Berlin, Sphero’s Star Wars droid, Intel’s 6th Gen Core CPUs, Serko baggage tracking and Instagram NZ ad launch.

In a candid chat Microsoft Vice President of PC-Tablet-Phone Joe Belfiore talks with Paul Spain about how he was recruited by Microsoft from Stanford University in 1990 and the 25-year journey that brings us to the launch of Windows 10 and beyond.

We discuss Rocket Lab’s NASA partnership, Vector’s Tesla/Solar giveaway, Amazon’s drive up supermarket, Windows 10’s arrival, crowd sensing tech, Microsoft and a missing laptop, Parrot Bebop drone and a report that suggests ‘Android is Flabbergastingly insecure’.

This week we jump into Yahoo TV, Freeview Plus, Car Hacking issues for Chrysler/Jeep, new tech at MacDonald’s, Angus Norton’s journey from Microsoft to Xero, Drone Law changes, Android fragmentation and its impact on security, Windows 10 cometh.

Insights on two impressive budget Android handsets Vodafone Smart Prime ($150) and Sony Xperia E4 ($200), Rural Broadband from Vodafone and Spark, Microsoft Ignite NZ update and Bill Bennett shares thoughts on mobile networks of the future.

Insights on two impressive budget Android handsets Vodafone Smart Prime ($150) and Sony Xperia E4 ($200), Rural Broadband from Vodafone and Spark, Microsoft Ignite NZ update and Bill Bennett shares thoughts on mobile networks of the future.

In this special edition of NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain chats firstly about the Build Tour as it hits New Zealand – featuring Giorgio Sardo (Seattle, USA) and Nigel Parker (Auckland).

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.

We discuss an autonomous truck becoming approved on US roads, Apple’s force touch technology, a $9 computer Netflix data impact, tax changes for online services, new smartphones from Microsoft, a very robust Samsung tablet and finally a stylish wearable device.

This week we hear about a smartphone that morphs into a PC, Spark’s latest UFB moves, Microsoft’s news from Build, Tesla puts power in your home, the end of the Internet, LED carpet, Kickstarting a smart desk plus Xero and Paymark team up.

Paul acquires an Apple Watch in Los Angeles, and also spends time with the new MacBook, Microsoft Surface 3, Huawei TalkBand B2. Also – Open Source Open Society Conference, Xero results, Internet speeds and Netflix, Uber price increase.

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…

Highlights this week – Microsoft Surface 3, Semble mobile wallet launch and an NZ domain name drama with global ramifications. Also discussed were Windows 10, Project Spartan, Tesla’s mystery, MYOB’s share market listing and Datacom’s A$242 Australian contract win.

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.

We discuss Netflix upcoming NZ launch, the new Android tablet from the old Nokia, SnapChat’s SnapCash and PayPal on the Pebble watch, HP Envy x2, HP Stream 11, TransferCar and more feedback on using Gear S and Microsoft Band wearables.

This week we discuss Amazon’s upcoming Echo device and the Fire TV Stick, the Dropbox and Microsoft Office 365 alliance, Android 5.0 Lollipop, Wirelurker, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Gear S, Microsoft Band, HP Stream 7 and Microsoft Office arriving on mobile devices for free.

We go hands on with the Microsoft Band fitness wearable, Apple iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 Samsung Gear S and Toshiba’s US$99 Encore Mini. We also discuss Spark’s $60m data centre, the 100GB mobile data plan and what was a shocking week in space exploration.

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.

This week we discuss Apple’s product refresh across iPad, iMac, iOS and OS X, hear about a massive phishing attack in China, Intergen’s sale, Microsoft’s Azure data centre launch in Sydney, Spark’s Socialiser and the $US179 tablet/laptop hybrid.

This week we discuss Microsoft TechEd, the Minecraft acquisition, Logitech’s new CC3000e Video Conferencing system, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 10 and big change coming for .NZ domains.

This episode we discuss Digital Nationz, Chorus broadband pricing, gaming sensation Destiny, IFA Berlin announcements from Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, Intel, HP, Motorola, Asus and others.

This episode Navdy in-car heads up display, TechEd, Orcon ‘global mode’, Sky TV profit, USB 3.1 and its new cable, China’s new operating system, the arrival of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 and Spark’s Lightbox plus the anticipated Windows 9 and iPhone news.

This episode – China’s crackdown on online rumours, the predicted iPhone launch in September, Sony UHD/4K TVs, Lenovo’s IBM acquisition, video streaming options for NZ, Microsoft Cortana and Windows 9, Nokia Lumia 930, Telecom becomes Spark and more.

Paul visits Rocket Lab and discusses the Electron rocket with founder Peter Beck. Also discussed the low cost HTC Desire 310 launched by Skinny Mobile, the selfie toaster, a police raid on Microsoft China and further insights with the LG’s G3 hero phone.

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…

Paul Spain reports back from Asia’s largest tech event – Computex Taipei. Featuring the latest news from Intel, Asus, Ford and NZ’s own Power by Proxi.

We feature Scott Yara of Pivotal and Nathan Mercer of Microsoft NZ as we dive into topics including Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Big Data. Also hear about Samsung Crystal Blue, Telstra’s $100m Wi-Fi plans and Dimension Data’s NZ public cloud offering.

We discuss LG’s new TVs, Hulu’s blocking of proxy users, Telecom’s unlimited broadband, new Microsoft Surface tablet/s due in May, Nokia’ acquisition by Microsoft is complete, Galaxy K Zoom, Mako’s Telstra deal and Uber vs Zoomy.

We discuss Microsoft’s latest news from Build – and go hands on with Windows Phone 8.1. We also take a look at the Galaxy S5 paired with the Galaxy, and Sony’s budget Xperia E1.

This week we discuss WhatsApp’s $19 Billion acquisition by Facebook and Telecom NZ’s rebrand and ShowmeTV.

On the agenda – Peeble Steel, tiny motors to fit in a human cell, 4k video cameras from Blackmagic and Panasonic (GH4), LogMeIn free alternatives, Microsoft makes Satya Nadella CEO and brings Bill Gates back, Sony quits PC business, Uber taxis.

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.

Hands on with Sony Personal 3D Viewer (HMZ-T3W) and Microsoft Surface 2, the latest news just in from Apple incl Mac Pro, iPad Mini Retina, iPad Air, OS X 10.9 Mavericks and Nokia’s Lumia 1320, Lumia 1520, Lumia 2520 tablet.

We discuss ASB’s new mobile banking app, Telecom NZ’s Wi-Fi service, new Kindle Fire tablets, new iMacs, Sony Xperia Z1, Nokia Lumia 925, Asus Transformer Trio, Digital Nationz and a deeper dive into Microsoft’s Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 devices.

This episode we hear about the upcoming Digital Nationz event, discuss details of Microsoft’s new Surface devices and accessories, Vodafone’s digital wallet along with news and products from BlackBerry, Apple, Samsung and Asus.

This week we discuss Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition, Gather, IFA in Berlin, Punakaiki Fund, Kickstarter NZ, Xero hitting 200,000 subscribers, Office 365 storage increase, Tom Tom Multisport GPS watch, Samsung Ativ Book 9 Lite, and Trigger Happy’s Toon Hero.

This week Dai Henwood joins Paul Spain to discuss 3D replicators, Ubi’s any surface touchscreen, smartphones, Microsoft’s future as CEO Steve Ballmer announces his departure, PlayStation 4 vs Xbox One, the TranscribeMe/Livescribe news.

This week Mitch Olson (Outsmart/Smallworlds co-founder) and Harley Ogier (Editor PCWorld.co.nz) join Paul Spain to discuss Leap Motion, Microsoft’s Surface RT write off, Ubuntu Edge, SAP’s NZ cloud…

We talk Windows 8.1 with Nathan Mercer from Microsoft and hear about a tech update for the travel industry from IATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler.

This episode we discuss the first 8” Windows tablet (Acer Iconia W3), Windows 8.1 and it’s many new features, the future of Wi-Fi as it cosies up to 3G/4G mobile connectivity, Blackberry Z10 in NZ,…

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.

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.

Topics this week incl the launch of Telecom’s 4G mobile network trial, Microsoft’s Surface Pro launch, Telecom’s email woes, some debate about mobile updates in light of recent iOS 6.1 issues, and some new smartphones including HTC’s 8X.

Paul Spain (@paulspain) is joined by Nate Dunn (@nate) to review the first settlement under the ‘3 strikes’ copyright law, Blackberry 10 launch, Microsoft Office for iPhone/iPad and Android, Twitter hack, Telecom’s network upgrade and more.

This week Paul Spain (@paulspain) shares his final interviews from CES 2013 culminating in a chat with Microsoft Podcast manager Rob Greenlee.

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 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…

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.

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).

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

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 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.

In episode 66 we chat about how to get a free Tivo personal video recorder, the dangerous Mac Flashback Trojan, new Freeview channel Choice TV, Wavii, NAB conference and card skimmers being blocked from NZ.

This special edition of the NZ Tech Podcast features interviews from Webstock 2012. Paul Spain spoke with guests Raffi Krikorian (Twitter), Scott Hanselman (Microsoft) and Derek Handley (The Hyperfactory).

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 wrap up our coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas and have saved the best to last. Featuring interviews with Sony, 3D Systems/Cubify, Microsoft, Tomaggo, Ford Research along with Joshua Topolsky and Nilay Patel of The Verge.

Join us as we discuss the new biography of Steve Jobs, Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), new Apple MacBooks, Linux Kernel v3.1, and we listen to some interesting scam calls.

We focus on Apple’s iPhone 4S and iOS 5, followed by a solid discussion about gaming including the latest games coming to PS3. Also covered were the completion of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition, Samsung vs.

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 recent days Windows 8 has been revealed to the world – so we discuss details of this dramatic change for Microsoft. Other topics – Apple’s iCloud and OS X 10.7.2 beta, Red Hat’s Fedora 15 and Hewlett-Packards NZ changes data centre plans.

This week the main topics were Steve Jobs resignation as Apple CEO, NZ’s 3 strikes copyright bill, HP TouchPad giveaway, cheap iPhones, new Vodafone Business Smart plans, Microsoft Tech-Ed and the new Windows 8 Explorer ribbon.

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 special edition of the NZ Tech Podcast reports from Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (USA). We wrap up WPC and we speak with ex-pat Kiwi Adam Hall from the System Center team and GreenButton (Microsoft ISV of the Year).

This special edition of the NZ Tech Podcast reports from day 3 at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in L.A. We cover the keynote with Sir Richard Branson and talk with Mason Pratt (Provoke), Pablo Garcia (Softsource) and Mary-Jo Foley (ZDNet USA).

Our second special edition of the NZ Tech Podcast reporting from Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 (WPC 2011) in Los Angeles. Today we heard about Windows Server 8, System Center 2012 and inTune 2.0.

A special edition of the NZ Tech Podcast reports from Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 (WPC 2011) in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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.

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.

During Episode 10 (our biggest episode yet) we spent some time talking with Paul Brislen (TUANZ) about the impact of changes to Mobile Terminates Rates in NZ. And we touch on the cost of data when roaming internationally.

This week the NZ Tech Podcast is packed with updates on Amazon Kindle, Skype Security problems, Telecom NZ $12m fine, Windows Phone 7 Mango, Xbox 360, CIA vs PokerStars.com and more.

In this, the fifth episode we dish out your weekly dose of fresh gadget news and discussion. Topics featured include the new Sony Xperia Play, ‘Windows 8’ leaks, Freeview expansion, iSky, recent security/hacking issues, Android Music 3, Amazon Cloud Drive and more.

We’re pleased to say that Microsoft’s Zune team have approved our podcast and included in their Podcast directory. You can now search for the ‘NZ Tech Podcast’ via the Zune client – to listen to via your PC or a Windows Phone handset.

Today I am happy to confirm there is a cool new Podcast in town – The ‘NZ Tech Podcast’ which is hosted by Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) and Bradley Borrows (Microsoft NZ) and features local + international gadget and technology topics.

Today I am happy to confirm there is a cool new Podcast in town – The ‘NZ Tech Podcast’ which is hosted by Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) and Bradley Borrows (Microsoft NZ) and features local + international gadget and technology topics.