Tech Talk

HP is going aggressive into the market with their Elite series of notebooks and desktops, claiming it as the most secure business computing devices from them. We speak to Kym Lim, the Managing Director of HP Malaysia about how they are positioning security as a unique selling point for business users and how the shifts in workplace habits has brought on a greater cause of concerns for enterprises....

On today's show the geeks talk about internet pioneer John Perry Barlow, France's ban on smartphone use in cars, and the new Falcon Heavy rocket. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week goes to the digiFilm Camera by YASHICA.   0:12 - John Perry Barlow, 'Visionary' Internet Pioneer, Dies Aged 70 1:05 - France Bans Smartphone Use In Cars Even When You Pull Over 8:55 - King Of The Crowd 13:38 - S...

Getting in shape can be a maze of pseudoscience, fads and frenzy. Matt’s Magic Diet won’t make you fit or healthy but it will make him a very rich man. Which would you choose, expert advice or the expertly chosen words of a flimflam merchant? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you met Sam? Sam is your 24/7 pocket travel assistant that’s powered by AI bots with travel expertise and wants to serve you intelligently, just like a real-life personal assistant. The rise of chatbots and AI has seen an unprecedented acceleration in technological advancements and implementation. According to reports, more than half of businesses are jumping on the chatbots bandwagon t...

Did you know that 2018 marks the 26th birthday of text messaging. We’ve come a long from the days where you’d have to press number 2 three times to get a letter C to now where you can just speak into text. It’s like somehow, everyone in this world just agreed that this will be the way forward. Now, communication didn’t only change in the social aspect but businesses as well...

Could the era of free content be coming to an end? The tech companies may be close to harvesting all the data they need to power their AI-charged evolution. What will our role be in their information creating utopia, wonders Matt Armitage? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show the geeks talk about how a cryptocurrency trader was robbed, Intel's never ending spectre saga, a reasonable healthcare plan and also touching on Iphone X productions.   0:14 - Cryptocurrency Trader 'Forced At Gunpoint To Make Bitcoin Transfer' 9:21 - Intel's Never-Ending Spectre Saga Continues To Be A Hot Mess 16:00 - Amazon And Warren Buffett To Create 'Reasonable Cost' Heal...

Cybersecurity became a household name in Malaysia in 2017 due to the record number of personally identifiable information that were exposed through major data breaches. The breaches have raised the awareness among consumers and corporations to evaluate their security practices. We speak to Nigel Tan, IBM’s in-house security expert about the rise of new and emerging trends. See omnystudio.com...

If you were to read any technology trends for 2018 articles, AI or Artificial Intelligence is definitely high up the list. In fact, AI is not only a trend for 2018, but has been for a number of years now. It’s a reality and if you’re not invested in AI in some forms, you’re at risk in losing out. So where do you begin then you may ask? We speak to Sheikh Manzoor Ghani, the Execut...

The weekend is nearly here. A tiny spot of optimism in a sea of workaday drudgery. And what better way to extinguish even those small hopes than to talk to Matt Armitage? Feeling Punked? Then it’s time to Mattsplain? Check out the Mattsplained FB page for more information on the shows. If you have a start up or an SME and you think that Matt can help you, head over to his website, www.kultur...

On today's show the geeks talk about Facebook and CRISPR's gene editing.   0:46 - Rupert Murdoch: Facebook Should Pay For News 8:58 - King Of The Crowd 12:30 - China Already Doing CRISPR With Humans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2017 saw ransomware like WannaCry affecting over 200,000 devices followed by GoldenEye right after that, and things like CIA’s Vault7 hacks. A lot of things happened in 2017 but the thing is though, 2018 is another year that will see cybercriminals do even more damage if we don’t stay vigilant. David Rajoo, Director, Systems Engineering, Symantec Malaysia shares his predictions for 201...

How does digital transformation play a part in the Internet Economy and its substantial economic impact in key sectors of Malaysia’s economy? We speak to Damien Wong, Vice President & General Manager, ASEAN at Red Hat about this impact and why the Open Source community plays a vital role in the Internet Economy sector. We also find out Open Source trends for 2018 and some of the opportun...

EssayJack is an interactive web platform with a patented solution that pre-structures student essays, reduces writing anxiety, and allows educator customisation and feedback. EssayJack has been ranked as one of the top teaching digital innovations in the world by the British Council and Cambridge English and was created by award-winning educators and can be customised for almost any writing task....

On today's show the geeks talk about the next big thing after the smartphones.   9:32 - China Plans To Destroy Space Junk With Giant Lasers 14:29 - 2017’s Best And Worst Brand Names—And 3 Naming Trends For 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for another Mattsplained and this time, Matt Armitage wants to go where the sun don't shine. He promises that this show is purely X-Rated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Events like WannaCry, NotPetya and more recently, BadRabbit has give some organisations a wake up call. Ransomware is here, it’s real and it’s the norm of the internet. No matter where you are, you are at risk. Companies have lost thousands if not millions during events like these and the perpetrators are getting hard to catch. The doors to your system is getting harder to protect. But...

The team from Digital News Asia talked about several notable startups, touching on stories of Giftr, an online gifting store that branched off from personal concierge service Helpr, Malaysian FinTech startup MyCash Online shifting their headquarters to Singapore, and YCombinator DahMakan's plans for expansion. The team also discussed some of the notable products from this year's CES as well as Sam...

On today's show the geeks talk about some of the highlights from this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week is the LighterSaber.   2:15 - Bang & Olufsen BeoSound Shape 4:07 - Samsung “The Wall” MicroLED TV 5:55 - Rinspeed Snap 6:50 - Aura Futuristic Motion Detection System 8:23 - LG Rollable TV 9:52 - Huawei's CEO Speech 13:15 - KOT...

Last week Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage was happy. It was the first week of the year and his mince pie sugar rush had sustained him into the New Year. This week he wants to get serious and tell the tech industry what we expect of it in 2018. It’s time to Mattsplain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the AWS Re:Invent 2017, Jeff Sandhu managed to catch Mark Nunnikhoven of Trend Micro as they sat down to talk about the challenges in the modern security world and how to better understand the cybercrime world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2017 has been a year of many things. The year of AI, the year of VR, the year of Cryptocurrency or Bitcoin. But among all the great things it has been, it has also been the year of ransomware, in record breaking numbers. CryptoLocker, GoldenEye, Locky and of course, WannaCry all came to light in 2017, affecting millions of people around the world that have cost worldwide businesses an estimated $1...

It’s Friday. It’s 2018. It’s time to Mattsplain. Today Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is here to tell us why we’ve got reason to be cheerful in the year ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The geeks talk about things that they're excited about for 2018 from vertical farming ranging to implantable artificial kidney. They also spoke about how we may be creating a digital dark age. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week is Fiskkit - Fighting Fake News with Readers.   0:19 - Forget Juicero, Here Are The Tech Gadgets We Can Actually Get Excited About In 2018 12:34 - Fiskkit - Fightin...

Over the past 90 years since the public saw the first television, video-capable high-speed broadband Internet access is triggering the industry’s first revolution. With players like Netflix, Amazon and iFlix, the TV revolution is upon us. According to A.T. Kearney’s Global TV Disruption Index, Malaysia has one of Asia’s highest payTV penetration rates. We speak to Christophe Firt...