Bits+Bytes
Peter Griffin and Simon Morton explore the tech world
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Bits+Bytes unpacks the latest technology trends to help you navigate the rapidly changing world of tech.
We keep it simple, road-testing new gadgets and services and cutting through the jargon to give you a steer on everything from broadband to Bitcoin. We’ll answer your questions and feature a top-flight line-up of guests as Bits+Bytes gets to the heart of the trends changing our world.
Peter Griffin has been reporting on technology for nearly 20 years for the New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Listener, TVNZ, Radio Live, NewstalkZB and for the last 10 years as tech correspondent on RNZ’s This Way Up. He founded the New Zealand Science Media Centre and the science blog network Sciblogs.co.nz and lives and breathes science and technology.
Simon Morton founded RNZ’s tech series Digital Life in 2002 and then went on to establish the science and tech consumer show This Way Up in 2006. He’s a regular contributor for the BBC Click radio show and provides shonky IT support for his family.
If you have anything that you'd like us to investigate then please email bits@radionz.co.nz or download the RNZ VoxPop app.
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Tech news: Future drones
13 Aug 2016Peter Griffin with tech news. How Facebook wants to use a solar-powered drone to provide free internet access to Africa, and could delivery drones really bring goods to our homes one day? Read more Audio
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An ode to the shopping trolley
6 Aug 2016An ode to the shopping trolley; its past, its present and its future. With Zachary Crockett, Matt McKeown, Murray Siple, Henry Harris-Burland and Peter Griffin. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Tech news with Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin on Pokemon Go!; the game's now banned in many countries over concerns about US-sponsored surveillance. Meanwhile a Pokemon-based dating app lets players hook up in real life. Plus what… Read more Audio
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Tech: NZ digital curriculum and Tesla troubles
Technology news with Peter Griffin. This week, the demise of the iconic Blackberry Classic. Plus looming legal problems for the electric vehicle maker Tesla, and specifically the auto-pilot function… Read more Audio
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Tech: Facebook news feed and Airbnb
Bits and bytes from the world of technology with Peter Griffin. This week the online accomodation rental service Airbnb sues its home city of San Francisco over plans to crackdown on its services. We… Read more Audio
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TV tech
The technological advances that are spurring the next generation of TVs. Peter Griffin sorts through quantum dots, 'nits' and the latest HDR, SUHD, 4K and OLED offerings on the market. Read more Audio
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Tech news: Microsoft buys LinkedIn
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with reaction to the news that Microsoft's paid US$26.2 billion for the professional networking website LinkedIn, one of the biggest tech deals in history. Also Apple… Read more Audio
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Tech: Sky/Vodafone merger
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin on the proposed merger of Sky TV and Vodafone and what it could mean for New Zealand consumers. Also Google could be planning to tighten up control over its Android… Read more Audio
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Tech news: music streaming options
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, music streaming options including YouTube Red and Spotify. Also Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invests US$3.5 billion in… Read more Audio
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Tech: Budget 2016
Peter Griffin on what Budget 2016 means for the local science, research and technology sectors. Also Australia's planned "three strikes" law for alleged copyright infringers grinds to a halt, as the… Read more Audio
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Tech: Google innovates and the rebirth of Nokia?
21 May 2016Technology correspondent Peter Griffin reports on the latest ideas coming out of Google's annual developer conference in California this week. Also the Finnish handset maker Nokia's fallen on tough… Read more Audio
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Tech: new undersea internet cable and 'Netflix tax'
Peter Griffin gives his views on 'smart contracts' and some potential applications of blockchain technology. Also how willing are New Zealanders to pay for their news, media and other content? Plus… Read more Audio
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Tech: Dick Smith, cyber security and VR harassment
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rebirth of the Dick Smith brand online. Also New Zealand reveals a $22 million plan to beef up the country's cybersecurity presence, and fears that… Read more Audio
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Tech: chatbots, PledgeMe, and Spark's Lightbox offer
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rise of the 'chatbots'; also the local crowdfunding platform PledgeMe moves into peer-to-peer lending. And in the latest development in the complex and… Read more Audio
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Tech: Magic Leap, augmented reality
23 Apr 2016Peter Griffin with tech news and the Australian government spends up to establish a specialist cybercrime unit. Also an intriguing You Tube video and a big feature in Wired means that augmented/mixed… Read more Audio
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Tech: NZ internet use and Whatsapp encryption
Peter Griffin on a study of New Zealanders' internet use and online habits, with people more worried by corporate tracking and monitoring than anything our government is doing. Also the instant… Read more Audio
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Tech: Panama Papers and video editing apps
Peter Griffin with the technological challenges raised and overcome by this week's revelations surrounding the Panama Papers, a huge collection of millions of documents leaked to a German newspaper… Read more Audio
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Technology: Adblocking
With more of us filtering out the adverts when we're online we ask Peter Griffin how adblockers work, who's using them and how content publishers, from online newpapers to mobile apps, are responding… Read more Audio
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Tech: TV apps, video games and geoblocking
12 Mar 2016Peter Griffin has technology news and the government wants your views on geoblocking and other technological protection measures or TPMs. Plus more evidence that New Zealanders love playing video… Read more Audio
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Tech: TV apps, video games and geoblocking
Peter Griffin has technology news and the government wants your views on geoblocking and other technological protection measures or TPMs. Plus more evidence that New Zealanders love playing video… Read more Audio
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Tech: Apple vs FBI and 3D TV
Peter Griffin with technology news, and the latest on Apple vs the FBI, why 3D TV really hasn't taken off, and a new drone comes to town. Read more Audio
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Tech: Netflix VPNs and Facebook Reactions
Peter Griffin with technology news. This week an update on how Netflix is cracking down on the use of VPNs by New Zealanders accessing its services. Also virtual reality dominates the news coming out… Read more Audio
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Tech: Apple security
20 Feb 2016Our tech correspondent Peter Griffin on a big week security-wise for Apple. Read more Audio
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Tech: driverless cars and Twitter woes
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin on trouble in Twitter-land. Also the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it regards the computer onboard driverless cars in the same way as a human… Read more Audio
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Tech news: Google, Amazon and TPPA
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Technology news with Peter Griffin and Google aka Alphabet becomes the biggest business on the planet. There are also rumours that Amazon is planning to open a network of up to 400… Read more Audio
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Tech News: Sky upgrade and Netflix VPN crackdown
Technology news with Peter Griffin and the Sky upgrade gets mixed reviews, and Netflix threatens to crack down on the use of virtual private networks or VPNs. Audio
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Tech News: Broadband rates rise and UBER
19 Dec 2015Peter Griffin has tech news, and broadband prices look like they're on the way up. Plus Uber and Facebook team up to make ordering a cab even easier, and safety fears over the hoverboard. Audio
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Tech News: Broadband rates rise and UBER
19 Dec 2015Peter Griffin has tech news, and broadband prices look like they're on the way up. Plus Uber and Facebook team up to make ordering a cab even easier, and safety fears over the hoverboard. Read more Audio
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Tech: Instant Articles and cybercrime
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on Facebook's Instant Articles' arrival in New Zealand. Also government plans to crack down on the cybercriminals who cost New Zealanders an estimated $250… Read more Audio