Tech Talk

The need for centralized model management for banks in Malaysia are on the rise as the financial crisis is yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Dinesh Pereira, Country Manager for FICO Asia Pacific talks about model management technology that is set to help the banking industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Android powered oven and Android powered threadmill? All possible with this week's Mobile Matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every day our Inboxes bring us a deluge of mail about the latest products, revolutionary apps and new technologies that will transform our lives or our world. But do we really care anymore? Is technology – dare we say it – getting dull? Boring? Tedious? Snoring into his crystal ball is Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Return on investment. It’s the compilations of metrics that are used to determine whether an activity or expenditure is worthwhile for a business. Over the last 4 years, social media has been at the centre of ROI debated between marketers, company executives, and gurus across the spectrum. Christopher Tock, Digital Strategy Consultant for SocialGrooves.com sheds some light. See omnystudio.co...

As citizens, we’ve always want to be assured that our tax money is being put to good and right and effective use by the government. Especially with recent initiatives by PEMANDU and the government drive on EPPs, we are beginning to see more transparency and improvements in place. Steven Yong, Managing Director for Accelteam talks about how to deliver higher precision in addressing the citize...

Umapagan Ampikaipakan and Jeff Sandhu talks about why they think that traditional desktop operating as we know it today are about to be phased out and replaced with newer, more user friendly "tablet" based desktop operating systems. And speaking of problems with traditional desktop operating systems, our very own system at BFM radio crashed halfway through the show that proves our point. Listen in...

It's Monday Mobile Matters with Jeff Sandhu as we talk mostly about Apple and how some iPhone apps like Facebook and Twitter are storing your address book on it's servers without you even realizing it. We then move on how Apple has been awarded the patent for MacBook Air's design and why ultrabook makers should be more creative. Kodak, despite being bankrupt, could face more challenges as Apple ar...

With Matt Armitage craving for potato chips and bubble tea, we're again left with Jeff Sandhu alone as he talks about what we all should be getting him for his birthday end of this year. Could it be Starcraft RISK or Back To The Future Hoverboard by Mattel? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to Norton Cybercrime Report 2011, more than a million people are becoming victims of cybercrime every single day worldwide. That’s an alarming rate and made even worse when the combine financial and time losses is more than the global black market in marijuana, cocaine and heroin combined. Adli Wahid, Vice President for Cyber Security Responsive Services, CyberSecurity Malaysia tak...

The cruelty to sharks and shark finning has been generating a lot of buzz in recent news and Anti Shark finning campaigns has never seen much success until recently. SeeFood, touted as the most expensive animation produced in Malaysia is hoping that it will send the same kind of message in particular children. Jeffrey Chiang, writer for SeeFood and Goh Aun Hoe, director of SeeFood The Movie talks...

According to HP's CEO Meg Whitman on a recent interview with CRN, the newly open-sourced webOS mobile operating system will be better than both Google's Android and Apple's iOS platform. That's a pretty bold statement given that HP purchased Palm for $1.2 billion and wasn't even able to produce a single successful device based on its acquired software. Dr. Alan Teh who's a life long Palm fan speak...

Red Hat was founded in 1993 and has become a major Linux distribution vendor over the past years. Harish Pillay, Global Community and Technology Architect for Red Hat Inc talks about virtualization and cloud predictions for 2012. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a man down again as Matt Armitage tries to save the euro crisis, Jeff Sandhu explains all the social media platforms in a Homer Simpson way. We then revisit his childhood days of playing Hot Wheels with the introduction of Hot Wheel's iNitro Speeders. And the world of solar powered vehicle might just be one sexy looking thing with the SPV which is a concept car that redefines solar powered ve...

The last discussion on RIM in Turmoil, well has painted the bleak picture of RIM in 2012. To give hope to all BlackBerry users, Khairulyadi Mahadi from MobileFest and Nelson Rizal from BlackBerry User Group Malaysia are here to give us their point of view. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Augmented Reality is one of the key technology trends that will take 2012 by storm. And speaking of storm and other weather conditions Tang Tung Ai, Technical Director for Icon Mobi Solutions to talk about Vinode, a geo-location weather app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Matt Armitage decided to fly back to the UK for a special "live" interview, the Geeks are a man down as Jeff Sandhu flies solo. In this episode, he talks about a belt for those creepy FB addicts, Kissenger for Skype (a small pig-like robot with floppy ears and googly eyes with sensitive robotic lips) that makes long distanced relationships easier. What did you do on February 1st? We recommend...

As any visitor to this country will tell you, Malaysians are a charming and friendly lot. Until they get in their cars, where they instantly turn into psychotic maniacs with tourette’s syndrome. But help may be at hand: the cars of the future may turn Malaysia into a tranquil driver’s paradise. Staring at his crystal dipstick into is Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8. See omnyst...

According to a recent Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) commissioned IDC survey, enterprises in Asia Pacific are not prepared for “Big Data”. Johnson Khoo, Managing Director for Hitachi Data Systems talks about the 2012 outlook and storage industry predictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The revolution in ICTs has profound implications for economic and social development. It has pervaded every aspect of human life whether it is health, education, economics, governance, entertainment etc. Tourism represents an increasingly important sector of the Malaysian economy. So how can ICT help the tourism sector? Ahmad Rizan, CEO for Dataprep explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Freda Liu and Jeff Sandhu talks about the issues with RIM, the makers of the popular BlackBerry devices, on whether are they in turmoil and can they ever bounce back and survive the smartphone war? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the new year and the era of coughs, sneezes and sniffles is on us again. But is someone out to get us? Are these viruses and diseases nature’s way of telling us to make more room for the tigers or is it a man-made conspiracy concocted in a lab to make money for Big Pharma. Muttering into his handkerchief is Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Yuri Wahab, Managing Director for Cisco and Andy Khoo, Country Manager for NetApp talks about their predictions for the Malaysian ICT Sector in 2012. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A significant shift has occurred on the mobile front. The prolific adoption of smartphones has dramatically increased the use of mobile devices for business communications. As the capabilities of these devices grow, we are witnessing a compelling need to address the e-mail encryption and credential management security issues outside the walls of the enterprise network. Andrew Diamond, CEO and Foun...

The geeks (Matt Armitage and Jeff Sandhu) doesn't believe that SOPA/PIPA will do good to the Internet. Hence, they lined up something special for this week's episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Data traffic growth is outstripping the capacity of 3G network deployments in urban “hot zones”, making it difficult in some cases even to hold an uninterrupted mobile phone conversation during rush hour. What can be done? What are the implications? Louis Au, Vice President for Ruckus Wireless Asia Pacific explains all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.