If you were wondering why Intel is in so much trouble, this post from 2021 provides the background story: Phone processors improved to the point where they displaced Intel chips in everything else.
This week I’m back on the NZ Tech Podcast. It’s episode 749 and I’m talking to Paul Spain about the privacy implications of the government’s proposed road user charges and the vehicle data tracking that is likely to come with the new charge. There are also new rules on biometric data.
We also talk about Motorola’s new phone line-up and the company’s deal with One NZ. The topic is also covered in the latest edition of my DownLoad Weekly newsletter. Another subject covered in the newsletter and the podcast is Spark’s recent data centre deal and a wider look at what’s going on in the sector here in New Zealand. And there’s a lot of talk about what satellite broadband is doing to the wider telecoms sector.
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When I first arrived in New Zealand, Easter 1987, every cafe, even the basic one at Auckland airport had bowls of cream on the counter for everyday people to lavish over scones or put in their coffee. They were giving it away. What abundance.
I have a good condition, barely used 3G emergency back-up phone, which I can send to someone reading for the cost of postage (first response gets it). Warning, the NZ 3G networks will switch off soon, so it could soon be a paperweight, although it may be of use overseas.
At the start of the World Club Cup is the US there was talk about low attendance at games. At no point did anyone mention that US immigration is far more hostile these days and some of the countries sending teams are in the immigration service’s spotlight. d
It’s only a $20 fine, so I paid it, but I can prove that I paid for on street parking using the AT app at the time I was sent an infringement notice. Is it common to get notices when you’e already paid?
Recreating the extinct moa would be a fine hobby project for a wealthy sponsor once they’d fixed third world hunger, extreme poverty and global warming.
To date I haven’t fallen for any of the SmartHome grifters. Have you?
I notice the fake Mastodon and BlueSky accounts are ramping up fast. Presumably that’s because the bots and scammers no longer see Twitter as a happy hunting ground.
A contact directed me to an “you might be interested “ podcast, which sounded fake and contrived… I’d swear it was AI generated, is there a way of checking?
On paper Chelsea don’t stand an earthly against PSG in the Club World Cup final, but it is a team capable of a flash of genius here and an outstanding performance there which just might get the job done.
If our cat was ever on Masternind, his specialist subject would be: Finding warm places to sleep in.
Apart from the obvious, the other awful thing about climate change is that weather forecasting is less accurate. We just had a sustained heavy downpour, but the forecasts said it would be a dry night.
I’m writing up my review of the, perfectly decent, HP EliteBook Ultra G1 laptop and came up with the following sentence, which sums up the state we are in.
Computer makers act as if it is impossible to sell upmarket laptops if they don’t include built-in AI features. I’m not sure that’s true, but I feel like a lonely voice in the wilderness for saying so.
Disappointed that the main AI chatbots no longer give up the names of New Zealand criminals who have name suppression. What’s the point of AI when it can’t answer these questions?