Tech Talk

With the rise of high speed Internet access from our mobile devices, IPTV’s are now tapping into our mobile phones and not to be left behind, 1Malaysia IPTV seems to be paving the way in this field. Shukor Ahmed, Director for 1Malaysia TV explains all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DDOS, Malware, Hacking. All these became household names in 2011. Here with me today is Krishna Rajagopal, CEO for Akati Consulting as we are taking a look back at some of the best performers in the virus world. This is the w00t! awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week we spoke about some of the interesting findings in CES 2012 but you may have noticed that we didn’t speak much about mobile phones and tablet. So obviously we have Kashminder Singh, Managing Editor for Mobile World Magazine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The geeks talks about some of the interesting stuff they found during their trip to the recent CES including a mind-controlled TV and Bieber-Bot. If you're looking to rule to world, we have a place for your lair that is sellling for dirt cheap and also, doomsday is coming in 2012. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week we were talking about big things – the science of being fat – this week we’ll be talking about the technology that will be big in 2012. This week Las Vegas plays host to CES – the International Consumer Electronics Show – possibly the largest tech show in the world. Reporting on CES direct from this studio is Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8. See omn...

Stephen Brobst, CTO of Teradata Corporation talks about Big Data and what will cause data overload in the near future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is science fiction these days? Holograms? Personal assistant like Siri? Augmented Reality? All these technologies are here today and in 5 years time, mind reading will be possible as well, that’s according to IBM’s 5 in 5. Azri Razif Yahaya, Chief Technologist for IBM Malaysia explains all these. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is digital media changing the face of Malaysian SMEs? More and more Malaysian netizens spent most of their time surfing the web, chatting or using social media as a way to communicate so how can Malaysian SMEs tap into these markets? Sebastian Barros from Ericsson Malaysia speaks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When James Khoo Chen Shiang submitted his idea to attend Silicon Valley Comes to Malaysia (SVC2M), he was at a very low point with his startup. He hoped that by attending the 2-day conference, he would come across something serendipitous to help with his startup. Little did he know that a twist of fate would lead him on the verge of global success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

The Geeks talk about a new file-sharing religion, Kodak filing for bankruptcy, A2 -  The Hypersonic Airline and iPad Passport and how you can remove gum from your shoe without any hassle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that the last of the roast turkey has been turned into curry and the Xmas Pudding has checked into rehab to get its liver seen to, it’s time to start thinking about all those kilos we’ve piled on during the season of plenty. Peering over his waistline is Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"24 hours coding, 65 programmers from 15 teams. Runner up for users vote, best student team, 10 job offers and 31 hours of no sleep.", that was a tweet from Haikal Pribadi, one of the 65 programmers in the recent Hackweekend and you guessed it! Haikal Pribadi and another outstanding achiever on that day, Shafiu Hussain (who won the People’s Choice category and AirAsia’s Best Trave...

When the famous hologram of Princess Leia says, “Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi” in Star Wars, it’s science fiction. Now, you can watch actual moving holograms that are filmed in one spot and then projected in another spot. Welcome to the world of Holograms with Kevin Foong, COO and Brian Wong, CEO of GXM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Techmaestro Jeff Sandhu and Samuel Tan from MobileFest talks about what to expect in 2012 in the mobile industry. Think smartphones, tablets and smart-er TV's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the past, we’ve have difficulties searching for anything on the web. Then came Google and searching the web has never been easier. Today however, it’s all about the social world and Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, co-Founder of a very different and unique search startup, Topsy, talks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2012 is deemed as the year we see huge 4G technology explosions into consumers hands as the 3G life cycle is seemingly looking like it’s coming to an end. Bill Rojas, Research Director at IDC Asia Pacific speaks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As 2011 draws to its financially depressed and weary end, it’s time to take a look at some of the stories that piqued our interest this year. Getting ready to crawl into his bunker and wait out the 2012 apocalypse on a diet of tinned beans and lentils is Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mobli, a photo sharing application that is creating quite a buzz in the ever-growing social media scene. But, is this “just another” app? Gil Eyal, Vice President of Marketing for Mobli talks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Security is a big concern to everyone and especially today with all the technological heaven of solutions that keeps all your information in a place that even you don’t know where. Security breach is at an all time high. Benjamin Hodge, Director for Technical Services Astaro Asia talks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcast as we know it today owes much to the world’s first pocasting business, The Podcast Network (TPN).  Was once Australia’s largest podcast network with over 500,000 monthly listeners, TPN is safe to say our granddaddy of the business in podcasting. We obviously spoke to Cameron Reilly, The Podfather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to recent Frost & Sullivan end-user study, 34% of organizations stated that Cloud Computing is their number one priority in this fiscal year. The survey also shows one-third of organizations in Malaysia are using some form of cloud computing. Jeff Sandhu spoke to Bernie Bengler, Director of Cloud Services APAC for Kaspersky Lab. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Geeks Squawk gets serious as they discuss about the Computing Professionals Bill 2011 (CPB 2011) and ponder what good does such bill brings? Raising standards in the IT industry? We got a solution for that with a technology called fMRI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good... He’s not Santa Claus, he’s Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com and MN8 and he’s begging for Xmas presents again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Into the Cloud and Out of the Fog. That was this year’s title to Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey. Susanna Lim, E&Y’s IT Risk Advisory Leader breakdown the results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to the State of the Mobile Web report by Opera, Android users are actually more likely to be active on music web sites then iPhone owners. We’re studying the differences between web usages across different platforms with Pål Unanue-Zahl, the Communications Manager at Opera See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.