COMMENT: I love technology but what a pity it is that it makes games so accessible.

COMMENT: Hard yards are still to come as financial market regulatory rebuild nears its completion.

COMMENT: Banks robust enough to weather storms, so term deposits still the best bet.

COMMENT: The rise of sports gambling means more money for sporting bodies -- and more scope for match-fixing.

COMMENT: China was the obvious elephant in the room when Joe Biden visited NZ as the Obama Administration moved to assert US supremacy in the region.

COMMENT: Artificial intelligence and big data tipped to wreak havoc on traditional models.

COMMENT: if you're a Canon refugee to Sony cameras, the Sigma MC-11lens adapter is definitely worth trying out.

COMMENT: Is Rod Drury going out of his way to bite the hand that feeds him?

COMMENT: Real danger is house prices, not low inflation.

COMMENT:The UK, like NZ, has had its share of problems in the retail financial advice space.

COMMENT: If the Government needed another wake-up call it's got one.

COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.

COMMENT: There is an inverse relationship between the amount of TV a person watches and the income they're capable of earning.

COMMENT: Trade disputes are difficult but the allegation of steel dumping by China is playing out more messily than most.

COMMENT: Apple is releasing a new version of its mobile operating system this fall and I would not recommend that most people download this beta.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Liam Dann says the Reserve Bank will be criticised as a blunt and unwieldy weapon - but there's a need for action.

COMMENT: Everyone is not your ideal client.

COMMENT: As the world's economic bogeyman low inflation has been swamped this year by global political turmoil.

COMMENT: HomeStart grant, which can provide a boost of $3000-$20,000 depending on your circumstances, has different hurdles to the KiwiSaver withdrawal.

COMMENT: Why are politicians of all colours so afraid? And whose interests are they protecting when they say such falls are "crazy"?

COMMENT: Investing in instalments can have advantages over making a one-off deposit.

COMMENT: There are lessons to be learned from the Dick Smith saga.

COMMENT: Stephen Jennings' warning that "we are facing an iceberg" that deserves to shatter business complacency on housing.

COMMENT: Knowing the difference between wants and needs among nuggets of advice.

COMMENT: Building a smartwatch that ticks all the boxes is a massive challenge.

COMMENT: Landlords must be feeling pretty unloved these days.

If it's 4pm on a Tuesday, you won't find Competenz chief executive Fiona Kingsford in the office.

COMMENT: Running the eight-page China Watch PR/propaganda sheet (take your pick) seems self-destructive for this respected media brand.

COMMENT: The practical impacts of this new legislation will be significant and will ripple across the entire supply chain.

COMMENT: Malcolm Turnbull's narrow win in Australia ought to put fellow political brahmin John Key on notice.