Bits+Bytes

Peter 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?

An 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.

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 will you do with all those home videos now, as the last VHS VCR rolls off the production line?

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 on some of its cars, after the death of a driver using the system. Plus the planned introduction of a new digital technologies component into the New Zealand school curriculum; is it too little, too late?

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 also take a look a Facebook's ever-changing news feed. With the social network becoming the primary source of news and current affairs for many of us, you're now more likely to see your friends' cat videos than the latest world news.

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.

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 brings Siri onto desktop computers for the first time.

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 operating system, and a 'terror alert' app is launched by the French government for the Euro 2016 football champs.

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 Uber.

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 content industry struggles to crack down on streaming.