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

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 sits down with Jonathan Good, Co-Founder and CEO of Scentian Bio, to dive into the “digitisation of smell and taste “and what it means for industries in New Zealand and beyond.

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 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.

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…

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.

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…

In this special episode, host Paul Spain dives into the latest developments in the iPhone ecosystem, following the recent launch of the iPhone 16e.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Jens Anders (Samsung NZ) as they delve into the exciting and ever-evolving world of technology. They discuss the expansive product portfolio Jens oversees at Samsung New Zealand, including everything from mobile phones to home appliances and more.

Join Paul Spain and Ryan Ashton (A Few Quiet Yarns – AFQY) as they delve into the dynamic landscape of AI, autonomous driving technology, and the MWC 2025.

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…

Join host Paul Spain Tech journalist Bill Bennett as they delve into tech news from new Zealand and around the world including: Christchurch Call Summit Aussie Ports vs Cybercriminals Opus outage…

Join tech journalist Bill Bennett and host Paul Spain as they discuss the latest tech news, including NZ’s Airspace Integration Trials with Wisk, Concern for using AI to combat text scams, One NZ’s…

Paul Spain is joined by Ben Moore (BusinessDesk) to discuss AI disinformation and data leaks plus AI generated images, as well as tech news from the week including: Commerce Commission concern’s over…

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 Samsung’s Todd Selwyn, to discuss Samsung 5G network’s Auckland suburban roll out for Spark, and tech news of the week including, Technology through out the Queen’s reign…

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss the key tech happenings and predictions, including Soul Machine’s $105m investments , NZ Government’s draft ‘Industry Transformation Plan’ for next 10 years, Gartner’s Metaverse prediction for 2026, Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Note and more.

On this episode we discuss New Zealand broadband development progress, Huawei’s move into audio with noise cancelling headphones, a new Android Auto and CarPlay option, Kea Aerospace, Avast Secure browser and is AWS (Amazon Web Services) too dominant?

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.

This week focuses heavily on mobile – including Surface Duo in NZ + iPhone 12, Oppo Reno4 5G, NASA & Bell Labs 4G for the Moon.

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.

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.

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?

Greg Shanahan (Technology Investment Network) joins Paul Spain to discuss the TIN HealthTech Insights Report, UberEats causing a bad taste, iPhone SE2 and DJI Mavic Air 2.

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,…

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.

DAZN sports streaming coming to NZ and numerous 100+ countries globally, reports indicate Ministry of Culture and Heritage Tuia 250 website that was breached was reviewed and signed off internally,…

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…

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…

A special edition recorded in Shenzhen following Oppo Inno Day – thanks to Oppo for their support to make this episode happen. This week sees Vodafone bring 5G to 4 New Zealand cities and the Samsung Galaxy Fold has launched locally.

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.

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.

A special episode recorded in Tokyo with Glenn Hart and Paul Spain discussing iPhone 11, Apple TV+, Apple Watch Series 5, iPad 10.2 – plus Fitbit Versa 2, Huawei Nova 5T, Dlink DSP-W118 Smart Plug, Jabra Elite 85h and Roku TV.

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…

E3 has kicked off in Los Angeles and AMD has launched a new 16-core gaming chip, Tableau has sold to Salesforce, US border woes, Costco coming to NZ, Smartphones ban in schools, under-reporting of cybersecurity stats, who’s talking now?

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.

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…

Paul Spain and Myriam Joire (tnkgrl) discuss Tesla’s Autopilot in NZ and US, Freeview’s Android TV stick and New Freeview Recorder, Rocket Lab and NASA, Virgin Galactic, punch hole smartphones and the Nokia 7.1 giveaway.

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.

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?

Big Apple refresh, bad start for Ola, E-mopeds arrive in Auckland, Lime scooter recall, Samsung foldable smartphone, Rocket Lab attracts global attention with a commercial launch, Xiaomi (Mi) goes well in NZ, Kacific unlimited satellite broadband vs VDSL.

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.

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.

Discussing 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Stan Petrich.

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.

Huawei P20 Pro hands-on, Vodafone IPO off, for now, 111 caller location for iPhone, Nyriad, tech can hear the word you say in your head, wireless broadband plans double, Virgin makes a maiden rocket-powered flight, Omhio autonomous buses, and shuttles.

Listen to the Podcast here: Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts Subscribe and listen on Android RSS Feed Rocket Lab is the global leader in smaller rockets – bringing the cost of launching a rocket into space from over US$100 million to under US$5 million.

MYOB’s Women in the Tech report, the future of robots in food and the burger-flipping robot, Death to 2G, spooky tech that’s always watching or listening, Samsung Galaxy S9, Elon Musk’s “urban loop” transport system, 3SixT mobile accessories.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ hands-on and mobile photography plus news from Mobile World Congress. Also, Unisys Digi-Pet and E-Govt report, Lightbox upgrade, the future of NZ shopping, Japanese Robo-bees and we hear from Plexure’s CEO.

This week – AI Airport officer Vai, Android P (Android 9) update, Samsung talks innovations, Apple HomePod arrives, Electric cab company to shut, 2degrees ending 2G/GPRS, DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting, Drone carries passenger, Intel’s laser projection Smartglasses.

This week, Oppo vs iPhone, Amazon Alexa lands in NZ, Tesla’s missing self-driving test results, BizDojo sold, no cellphone radiation risk, Tesla solar/batteries hit mass market retail, free iPhone 7 repairs, Could China lead in Electric and Autonomous Car tech?

This week, the U.S. License Plate tracking, $530 Million Cryptocurrency stolen, SpaceX preps Falcon Heavy rocket, Unlimited 1Gbps Internet <$100, HaptX haptic feedback glove, Galaxy S9, Rules change for Spotify, Strava reveals military bases, Goodbye TrueNet and Pebble.

Robots, assistants, modular TV, virtual reality, autonomous tech, smart fridges, smartphones, cameras and headphones – from Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Lyft and more.

This week, Tesla Truck, Fullview display Huawei Nova 2i, 10-year-old’s face unlocks mum/’s iPhone X, a new >300km/h transport system, Germany bans smartwatches, China’s bans Skype, 2Degrees WiFi calling, Uber hack, Cyber Smart Week.

This week, Direct from Shenzhen in China – journalists Tristram Clayton (NZ Herald) and Scott Bartley (NBR contributor) join host Paul Spain to discuss Huawei.

This week we tried Alphabet’s Nest, NZ Police and Facebook launch Amber Alerts, Uber’s ‘flying cars’ could arrive by 2020, photographing the whole planet daily, the sting of ransomware is costing some businesses US$300m, EV update and a tweak for the next iPhone X?

A week with iPhone X, Vodafone TV, Xbox One X, Anki Overdrive – a super smart app-controlled car toy, Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, Nokia 3310 3G and an appearance from Meccano’s Mechanoid and Vodafone vs the old phone network.

This week, Apple acquires NZ’s PowerbyProxi, Amazon Key, Vocus (incl Slingshot, Orcon, Callplus) put up for sale by Australian owner, Nokia and Android 8 Oreo, New All Blacks streaming options and Trade Me Trials all-you-can-eat deliveries.

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, Apple’s iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple TV 4K, Apple Watch series 3, Tesla vs Hurricane Irma, Voyager update from Seeby Woodhouse, Europe vs US Tech companies, Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 2, Vodafone security woes.

Sky TV slumps, Snap founder Mark Petrie departs 2degrees, Xiaomi vs Samsung in India, Uber suspends service in Philippines, Android 8.0 is Android Oreo and it’s sort of here, Apple’s $1 Billion for original video content, LinkedIn adds video, Amber alerts.

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.

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.

Discussed this week – NZ’s first unlimited 4G mobile data plan, Samsung’s impressive Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus Hands On, Elon Musk and Nueral Lace brain to computer hook-ups, Social Media Marketing World and more.

In Episode 327 we discuss ground based autonomous robot deliveries, the two sides to the encryption debate following the London terrorist using WhatsApp encrypted messaging, iOS 10.3 and updates to AirPods plus Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ preview and refurbished Note 7 phones.

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…

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.

Celebrating over 1-million downloads of NZ Tech Podcast on this our 6th anniversary. Topics included Homeland Security vs Travellers, Australian Banks vs Apple, PayPal account risks, Logitech’s 4K webcam, Intel Coffee Lake, near Invisible Malware.

CES highlights – LG ‘wallpaper’ TV, long range wireless charging, Windows 10 Virtual Reality headsets, Faraday Future, Lucid Motors and devices with voice assistants – cars, washing machines, speakers, phones.

This week – Amazon Go, NZ startup Goodnest, Media Design School, John Key, Network 4 Learning, Uber Eats NZ, Netflix offline hands on, Android Pay, Slingshot gets into power and gas, Mediaworks Rova, Pebble joining Fitbit, Amazon Australia.

Earthquakes impact communications, Boeing Black self-destructing phone, GoPro Karma recalled, Android Auto for all, SnapChat spectacles from a vending machine, Select.ID social network, lithium batteries and Arria’s Artificial Intelligence.

This episode Apple Pay arrives on Apple Watch and iPhone in NZ, Samsung launches 10nm chips, Sony Xperia XZ arrives, Note 7, TomTom Touch, Vodafone Fibre X, Tasman Global Access Cable update and visit to Ile De Re fibre cable laying ship, Hololens in NZ.

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.

We try out Apple’s iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Watch series 2. Also Twitter blasts past 140 characters, GoPro Karma Drone, check your credit rating, Tasman Global Access update, Oracle Cloud, Ignite, Peter Jackson, Infocus MondoPad, Rocket Lab is go.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 dramas get worse, Apple announces iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Watch series 2. Also Chorus Gigabit broadband, Stuff fibre arrives, Spark and SMX team up, Bot action from Facebook and Xero, Tesla and Apple car chat.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 woes, Skinny Mobile goes direct, Spark mobile plan refresh, Norton Online Harassment Report, iBeacons in NZ, Lenovo Yoga Book pen/paper/laptop, Wacom Bamboo Slate/Folio, iPhone 7 launch, GST to push up International subscriptions.

Kids to skip school and study online, iPhone escapes 0-day flaw panic, WhatsApp shares your number with Facebook, Chorus CEO stepping down and contractor bows out, Stratford Council get mean about sharing data, SpaceX Moustronauts, Tesla and more.

NZ’s first Samsung Note 7 hands on preview, Xbox One S, Brick Laying robot, Xiaomi’s MacBook Air clone, Uber China sold to Chinese competitor Didi Chuxing, iPhone 7 leaks, autonomous shuttle bus, Module’s Equity Crowdfunding campaign and Decibel speaker.

On the agenda – Boston Dynamics SpotMini, Visa’s video of the future, setup a meeting at Starbucks from inside Outlook, US Customs goes after social media account, Xiaomi builds a smart bike, Smart use of data for health, and India’s $6 smartphone.

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.

Paul Spain is joined by Myriam Joire (aka TnkGrl – Tech Pundit, ex-Editor Engadget) to learn about LeEco’s new self-driving electric vehicle concept, LeEco’s high end but budget Android phones and experiences with the new HTC 10 smartphone.

Apple’s new iPhone 5 SE and iPad Pro, Sophia the humanoid Robot, Email encryption, Sony PlayStation VR, Snakk Media’s $215k mistake, NZ’s new Fibre link to the world (via Australia), Pizza Robot and more.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – news from Samsung (including Galaxy S7 which we’ve spent some time with), HP, HTC, Huawei, LG and Sony. Also 5G mobile trials begin, Hoverboards, Hasbro, Tidal + 2degrees, Apple vs FBI, Xero outage.

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.

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 episode topics featured include Tesla’s incredible free autonomous driving update, the best camera phones ranked, Intel’s 6th Generatation Core processors (Skylake), Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Z5…

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…

We’re hands on the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus and discuss Vertu’s new $15000 phone, Office 2016, International Podcast Day, Kiwi Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Xtracta, Vocus/M2 merger, and we ponder if a pilot saw a drone 1.8km up.

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.

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.

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.

We discuss NASA’s mission to… Hawaii, Markus Persson’s dejected tweets, Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative moves forward, Fishpond finded $50k, Facebook M and a billion users, Chrome vs Flash, LG Rolly, smartphone from former Apple CEO John Sculley’s company.

This episode we discuss experiences with the Samsung Note 5 & Galaxy S6 Edge+, Spark’s Morepork smarthome security, TomTom Bandit (GoPro competitor), TPP Agreement, the so called Netflix tax and CodeBlue’s acquisition by Australia’s CSG.

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 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.

We try CarPlay and Android Auto, discuss the demise of Global Mode, Apple Music and Beats 1 radio, Voyager’s new consumer Internet services, Hacking Team themselves getting hacked and Blackberry’s Android, Lumia 940, One Plus 2, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.

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.

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 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.

From London this week Paul Spain joins Glenn Williams to discuss Apple Watch, Game of Thrones distribution challenges, upcoming smartphones (Huawei P8, LG G4), CallPlus/Slingshot sale to Australia’s M2 and some interesting UK topics.

This special episode saw geek comedian Dai Henwood join ‘Nanogirl’ Dr Michelle Dickinson and Paul Spain in front a small audience to discuss the tech news of the week and a focus on Tech Miniaturisation.

We go hands on with Samsung’s surprisingly good Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, discuss highlights of Mobile World Congress including new products from HTC and Huawei.

This week on NZ Tech Podcast – we try on the UE Mega Boom for size, discuss fabric printing for fashion designers, Lenovo and Superfish Adware, Tomizone, Catalyst NZ cloud, Zomato, Blackberry…

This week we discuss Better Call Saul’s arrival on Lightbox, new Fitbits in NZ, spying TVs, Trans-Global Access undersea cable approved, scratch resistant glass for your smartphone, human-like robot hotel staff, smart body panels for your car and Ubuntu phone.

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…

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.

We discuss the arrival of Android 5 and PlayStation TV in NZ, along with ‘Traveller’ Internet Balloon trial, Huawei’s deal to refresh Spark’s mobile network, Apple iMac 5k, and Southern Cross Cable signs biggest customers through to 2030.

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.

This episode we go hands on with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, discuss Digital Nationz tech museum and Paul’s Rex Bionics and Segway experiences.

Topics this week include the arrival on BMW Connected Drive in NZ, tech on the farm, Kindle Voyage, Huawei Ascend P7, Oculus Crescent Bay Virtual Reality prototype, Asus G750, DisplayPort via USB connection along with iOS 8 and iPhone 6 and 6 plus.

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 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 we focus on the Moto 360, Samsung Galaxy Alpha, HTC One W8, Tesla’s 8-year unlimited KM warranty and why we’ll soon need lots of 3D printed organs.

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.

Key topics this week include our hands on experience with LG’s upcoming G3 handset along with discussion about Vector’s fibre network expansion, China’s $15 waterproof fitness monitor and sleep monitor and Samsung Galaxy Tab S and its 4G LTE variant.

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 episode we discuss Vodafone vs Telecom roaming, Samsung’s Galaxy S tablet, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Samsung 65" 4K Curved TV, Ultrafast Fibre’s $65 Gigabit fibre connection, E3 and PlayStation TV, Eye-Fi, Sky TV, Amazon and Samsung’s new 28" 4K monitor.

We discuss the new LG G3 smartphone, Apple’s smart home future, Telecom and Vodafone’s 4G LTE efforts, NIWA attack, Netflix pending arrival in NZ, a Quickflix update, Tom Tom’s new Multi-Sport Cardio and Runner Cardio GPS watches launch in NZ + more.

This week – iPhone big screen report, Lenovo’s new ThinkPad 10 tablet, Telecom’s Aircade cloud gaming, Sony Xperia Z2 lands in NZ, Twitter mute, Domino’s NZ domain name drama, Intel Haswell refresh, Telecom M2M dev kit, Intel NUC boot-up time and more about Uber and Zoomy.

On the agenda – Hotel internet nightmares, Vodafone joins the unlimited Internet party, Uber has officially launched in Auckland, Rex Bionics attracts funds via UK listing, Samsung Mobile CEO JK Shin visits NZ, Intel i5 + Atom NUC, Galaxy S5 in business.

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.

This week we discuss hands on experiences with Amazon Fire TV, HTC One M8 and more time with Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and Gear wearables. Also on the agenda – the notorious Heartbleed bug, ASB’s upcoming PayTag NFC payment system, new TVs and Windows Phone 8.1.

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.

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 WhatsApp’s $19 Billion acquisition by Facebook and Telecom NZ’s rebrand and ShowmeTV.

A roundup of the best tech and gadgets of 2013 – discussed between Paul Spain (@paulspain), Nate Dunn (@nate) and Kent Dapiere (@kentdnz) . Followed by an update on the latest from Netgear.

Areas discussed include an upcoming Windows version codenamed ‘Threshold’, hands on with Sony PS4, Harmony Ultimate, Amazon plans delivery drones, $8m bitcoins lost, Xtra email hacking, more time…

For the last week I have traded my already large Samsung Note 2 for a gigantic phone, not a phone really but an eight inch Samsung Tab 3.

We discuss LG G2 Android, Apple iPad Mini with Retina display, Logitech’s iPad Air covers, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, new ThinkPads, Apple buy’s gesture tech firm, PlayStation 4 vs Xbox One, NZ’s…

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.

We discuss flexi screen smartphones, Xero’s $180m cash injection, NZ launch details of the iPhone 5s and 5c, Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2, a Windows Phone update, HTC One Max, Fujitsu Forward, HP Microserver and experiences with the Galaxy Gear.

Updated March 2016: We cover the major steps required to get yourself or your family up and running with the US (or any other country) version of Netflix online TV and movie service in New Zealand.

This week Paul Spain is in San Francisco and is joined by Harley Ogier via Skype to discuss Apple’s iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s launch, iOS 7, Intel’s Developer Forum, Easyflix streaming TV and movie…

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 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 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.

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 Paul Spain is joined by Nate Dunn and Rod Drury to discuss Slingbox, new HTC and HP Android devices, MYOB’s acquisition of BankLink, VDSL and UFB, Blackberry expansion to iOS and Android, 2degrees new prepaid mobile plans and more.

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 we discuss bite size Windows tablets, Asus Padfone, Samsung Galaxy S4, Slingshot’s Igloo bundle, I’m Watch, Sonos Playbar, Dlink Wireless Extender and an update from Orcon following its sale.

This week we share hands on experience with the Samsung Galaxy S4, Lenovo ThinkPad Helix, Nokia Lumia 520 and Facebook Home. Also discussed is Wheedle’s re-launch, the sale of Orcon by Kordia and 2degrees new data rollover plans.

This week we discuss our big smartphone giveaway, TelstraClear disappears, HD Voice, Telecom UFB announcement and large job cuts, finalists announced for the Hi-Tech Awards and sad news regarding 2degrees CEO Eric Hertz.

In the spotlight – Windows codename ‘Blue’, refreshed Windows 8 apps, Telecom UFB launch, Samsung Galaxy S4 launch price and a chat about hands on time with a variety of devices across Windows, Android and iOS.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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 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 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.

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,…

This week we discuss what happened to the Fyx Internet service, Telecom NZ’s 4G trial, our first experiences with the HTC One X and Galaxy SIII Android phones, accessing Netflix in NZ, hands on with the new 2degrees and Snapper mobile payment system and more.

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.

This week we discuss April Fool’s pranks, Kim Dotcom, Quickflix in NZ, NFC payments in NZ, iPad LTE 4G, data roaming in Australia and hacking an HTC HD2 smartphone with Android ICS and Windows Phone 7.

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 week’s NZ Tech Podcast episode covers topics including Apple OS X Mountain Lion, Ubuntu 11.10, Windows 8 news, iPad, Android and Windows Phone news, Stephen Fry’s rant about NZ internet.

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…

The NZ Tech Podcast Christmas episode highlights our favourite tech, gadgets and consumer electronics of 2011. We trust this will help you what what to buy at Boxing Day sales and into 2012.

This show sees us talking about Apple Market Share, Android Ice-cream Sandwich, iDev 2.0, Water Plant Hacking, Spotify coming to NZ, Computerworld NZ turns 25, iCloud the hidden cost and Windows Phone 7 Marketplace milestone.

This show sees us talking about NZ vs Aus broadband, Flash moving away from the mobile space, iPhone 4S on both Telecom and Vodafone, Siri, Blu-Ray players, Steam, the new Channel Partner podcast, Kindle Fire launches and AMDs new 16 core CPU.

In this episode we further discuss the Nokia N9 and are giving it away to a lucky listener (entry details below). Skip reports back on the happenings at NZ hackers event Kiwicon.

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.

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.

Episode 36 sees the NZ Tech Podcast speak with NZ’s world beating Free Range Robotics team and we remember Apple founder Steve Jobs. Other topics covered include the Apple iPhone 4s, the new Facebook app for iPad, Sony’s Netflix box and a review of the HD Homerun.

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.

Highlights this episode include Windows 8, yoobee Britomart store opening, iPhone 5, Windows Phone 7 lawsuit, Ubuntu update, new HTC WP 7.5 Mango handsets, Apple Final Cut news, updated Parallels Desktop for Mac.

This week we talk about big changes at HP with the cancellation of the WebOS based TouchPad – and changes in the PC and Laptop division. We naturally discuss the $129 TouchPad sell off in NZ as we were first to share this via Twitter in advance.

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.

Australia’s huge Internet data caps (500MB – 1TB) are discussed this week, we interview Mitch Olson of Small Worlds and hear about their user base of 7-million gamers globally.

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…

Dai Henwood (TV personality and comedian) was this week’s studio guest – joining Paul Spain and Bradley Borrows. Highlights included discussion of the iOS 5 beta (which Dai installed on his iPhone and iPad), the ‘new’ Commodore 64, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and the Kinect SDK.

Episode 15 brings more discussion last week’s E3 Conference and Apple’s WWDC event. We cover iCloud, iOS 5, OS X Lion, along with the Codemasters and Epic hackings.

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.

As usual, we love talk tech and gadgets –and this week is no exception. Featured topics include the Amazon Kindle and other e-reading options, iPad Apps, upcoming Android and Windows Tablets from Acer, Windows Home Server 2011, Sony vs Geohotz and digital cameras and video.

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.

This episode we break our first gadget, run the batteries flat on another and have our first competition courtesy of the our friends at iphonewzealand.co.nz Main things we look at are the iPad 2,…

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.