Tech Talk

Print medium is becoming far more challenging as it tries to keep with the pace of technology. Devices such as tablets PC’s and smartphones requires printers to also work smartly as the need for printing is now seemed less important. So what is the future of print? We all know that we can never kill the printer but what are manufactures have in store for us? William Tan, Country Manager...

Although traditional media in this country is regulated, new media is not. This has led to the flourishing of online news sites like Malaysiakini , The Malaysian Insider , Malaysia Today , Free Malaysia Today , and of course countless number of blogs. Last week, news that the government is considering expanding the Printing Presses & Publications Act to cover new media as well has shocked the...

The oldest galaxy, Sony's injunction, Jet Propelled Water Cannon that will cost you $456,000 from China and staying with China, a local chinese news station trying to pass off footage from Top Gun movie as Real-Life Air Force Training footage, HTTPS on Facebook, Viber App and 5 reasons why the PSP2 wont succeed. All in this weeks, Geeks Squawk! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whenever we describe something as being virtual on Tech Talk, it usually means it’s something that’s pretty much invisible or imaginary or only exists on a computer screen. But, according to Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com, virtual is getting real. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this year, IDC expects the Asian business and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) space to be defined by sustainable growth, and in some cases, high growth. The healthy economy, in turn, will fuel ICT transformation, triggering it to go mainstream. Freda Liu spoke to Claus Mortensen, Principal, Emerging Technology Research, Practice Group, IDC Asia/Pacific talks about IDC's Predicti...

Artificial Intelligence or A.I is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. There have been plenty of talks about the A.I Revolution and Hollywood directors have even taken it up with movies such as I Robot. But how close are we to realizing a true A.I world? Techmaestro Jeff Sandhu talks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cyber threats have caused a staggering USD 226 billion of financial losses globally based on some researches. Cybercriminals target small & medium businesses as well as some corporates because these businesses are often not protected as well as larger enterprises making them easy pickings for information, identity and monetary loss. Bernie Bengler, Global Head of Product Management, Cloud Serv...

Most high volume data companies such as banks, telcos, insurance etc spend/invest millions to deploy BI or analytics solutions to help them manage and analyze their data. However not all implementations go smoothly or are successful – with time and money going to waste with projects being dragged on or fail altogether. Jeff Sandhu spoke to Woon Shung Toon, CEO of Cornerstone-Asia about a suc...

Imperva Application Defence Centre recently came out with IT security prediction for 2011 and today is Stan Lee, Director for Convedge Sdn Bhd and also a spokesperson for IP-Guard Malaysia talks us through the list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the start of the year and with many fresh graduates in the ICT industry looking to start of their career, T-Systems, a corporate arm in Malaysia for Deutsche Telekom have created an interest recruitment program for fresh ICT grads who seek a career in an international corporate company. Sharon Anthony, Human Resource Director of T-Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd speaks about this initiative. S...

A mobile browser, also called a microbrowser, minibrowser or wireless internet browser is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or PDA. Standard built in mobile browsers these days don’t’ seem to be enough for your average users and companies like Opera have been taking the mobile browser world by storm according to recent stats. Rolf Assev, Opera Chi...

With the Malaysian government calling for companies to help and assist local and electrical and electronics to move up the global value chain, a brand new identity of element14 (previously known as Farnell Newark) heeds that call. Patrick Wallace, Regional Director, ASEAN & Export, Element14 talks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Facebook really worth USD $50 billion? New media consultant, Oon Yeoh discusses this issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Things that failed us in 2010 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week on Tech Talk we’ve been looking back at some of the trends and movements that have helped to shape 2010.  Today we’re having a look at some of kulturpop.com’s top themes with Matt Armitage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Miller, CEO of iPerintis talks about how it took 10 years to mature while servicing the IT needs of the Petronas Group and is providing similar solutions outside of Petronas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of the year is fast approaching and a fitting year-end Tech Talk with new media consultant Oon Yeoh would be to have a look back at the success stories this year, what he think will be big next year and what might not take off as expected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BFM Techmaestro Jeff Sandhu gives something back to all gamers with a look back at the world of the gaming industry in 2010 and what games you should look out for in 2011. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BFM's Techmaestro, Jeff Sandhu reviews the world of gadgets in 2010 and predicts what is coming up next in 2011 with special guest Umapagan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Geeks Squawk with their "No Money/Low Budget" Christmas gift ideas. Are these people for real? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In just a few short hours many of us will experience the disappointment of a badly thought out Xmas present. Socks, handkerchiefs and pens are being wrapped across the country with shaky hands by people who really don’t care enough. But it doesn’t have to be this way – you could always give nothing, something that’s actually preferable to socks – or you could delve in...

Online search tool is becoming a huge part of our everyday web browsing experience. Opportunities that search marketing has created for SME customers in the region have also expanded and how do you take advantage of this? Margaret Chang, General Manager of Search Marketing for Yahoo! talks us through this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BFM Techmaestro, Jeff Sandhu, got his hands on the Apple's iPhone4 thanks to Maxis and he gives us his review on the phone and network with a bit of a twist. Must listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your company continually innovating and thinking out of the box in the area of IT? With technology moving on super sonic speed, IT companies are having a tough time catching up with new and creative technology. Rather than being followers and why not be innovators? Hu Yoshida, CTO of Hitachi Data Systems talk us through this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2010 was the year that social media made such a huge impact on society. Nobody can afford to ignore social media. Not the government and not the private sector. Of  course some do a better job of it than others. Oon Yeoh and Chris Leong, authors of "Like Me, Follow Me" the first Malaysian book on using social media for business discuss about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...