PAT PILCHER finds that Oppo’s latest phone has a genuine zoom and lots more to recommend it including fast charging and speedy interface.
Opinion
Blogs from the Witchdoctor founders and from other noted technology writers
Record Roundup
GARY STEEL reviews ace albums by Myele Manzanza, Faye Webster and Aldous Harding along with a few real turds. Despite its sometimes-arch over-intellectualism, Holly Herndon’s last album – 2015’s Platform – worked on its own terms as a very clever form of sliced and diced electronic pop. Sure, you […]
Is The Huawei Ban For Real?
PAT PILCHER looks at signs that America’s stance on Huawei may be softening and examines the evidence that it’s unworkable.
RIP iTunes! You Had Your Day
PAT PILCHER takes a backward glance at the demise of iTunes and buy-to-own vs streaming models like Spotify.
US vs. Huawei – Don’t Believe Everything You Read
While the US media parrots Trump’s allegations about shady goings-on at Huawei, PAT PILCHER reports that it takes two to tango.
Trump, Google And Huawei – What Does It All Mean?
PAT PILCHER smells a rat in the coverage of the Trump/Huawei debacle, and looks to the facts to explain the likely outcome.
Trump Forces Google To Block Huawei
America is coming down hard on Chinese telco Huawei. PAT PILCHER reports.
NZ’s Mobile Phone Future Not So Rosy
PAT PILCHER dissects the Commerce Commission’s report into mobile phones in New Zealand, and finds that it’s deeply flawed.