Tech Talk

Data breaches are becoming more prevalent in recent time. With mounting threats from different sources, organizations are moving from a simplified layer of security to the sophisticated multilayer system with encryption as the ultimate last line of defense. Sophos recently released its findings for its recent survey, The State of Encryption Today and we speak to Sumit Bansal, Director for ASEAN So...

The Geeks talk about a new way to determine if you're genuinely nice or just plain evil! Also, GE Tech Update on a connected volcano and Matt's pick for King of the Crowd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s show is so contentious that Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage has only agreed to do it over the phone, from an undisclosed location. He’s scared that THEY will try to attack him as he leaves the station. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh plays co-host this time round as he speaks to Mastura Abu Samah, Director & President of the Malaysian Software Testing Board about their achievements and the role they play. And in the second part of the show, he talks to Jeff Sandhu about his conversation with Maxis CEO, Morten Lundal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever noticed that after you’ve purchased something online, you start seeing ads for the item you purchased all over the sites your browse. For you, these ads may be an annoyance because you’ve already purchased them but for brands, these are wasted ad dollars. Understanding online customers requires significant time and investment. The Malaysian and Southeast Asian brands tend...

Zomato is a restaurant search and discover service founded in 2008 in India and currently operated in 23 countries, including Malaysia. Their mission is to ensure nobody ever has a bad meal but they don’t operate or own any restaurants. Sounds impossible? Well we speak to Upasana Nath from Zomato to find out everything we can about about them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

The Geeks talk about how the Internet of Things brings a lot of new problems, especially in adult toys and how James Bond is going to kill his next victim. Also, Matt Armitage highlights a brand new innovation in footwear in King of the Crowd and another weekly tech update by GE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week we said a sad farewell to the humble video cassette. As he’s never one to let a theme run away until every last useful drop has been bled from it, today we’re talking to Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage about the technologies that are past their prime but refuse to die. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This time on Game Time, Jeff Sandhu speaks to Alex Fernandez, CEO of Streamline Studios about how they've managed to secure clients like Square Enix for Final Fantasy XV and Capcom for Street Fighter V. Also on the show, we speak to Azizul Hadiyan, a former BFM intern who's a massive Pokemon fan to review Pokemon GO! Also, first dips on No Man's Sky! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Disruptive trends such as Internet of Things, Edge Computing and Big Data have challenged Malaysian businesses by transforming quickly to gain a competitive edge. And behind all things digital lies the data centre: ensuring that the IT infrastructure supporting businesses is able to sustain business growth is crucial to digital transformation. We speak Hitesh Prajapati, Country Manager Malaysia at...

Malaysians are going crazy! People walking around aimlessly on the streets, malls, parks and housing areas. All of them with one common symptom, holding their phones in front of them while swiping upwards vigorously. This phenomenon is called Pokemon Go, the world’s most popular augmented reality game that has took the world by storm and paved the way for future AR games. However, just like...

‘GenMobile’ according to Aruba Networks, is a generation of people who grew up with computers and connected devices, and they are now making a transparent and collaborative presence in the workforce. And according to key trends, companies are not prepared for this, the high risk, high growth mindset. We speak to Vinay Anand of Aruba Networks on how organizations can better protect them...

The Geeks talk about China's Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) and Matt talks about bluetooth technology again! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some technologies just hang on. Their time is past. Their day is done. BFM’s favourite has been, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage, is here to talk about the sad demise of VHS, which was quietly euthanized last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com shares with us some of the highlights from What's Next 2016 conference, why MaGIC was in Jakarta recently and Malaysia's IVV ( Independent Verification and Validation) policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many organisations today are adopting a paperless office environment to be more organised and efficient. Adopting a cloud-based solution of paperless office where any employee can access their documents anytime and anywhere is essential in today’s digital world. Without it, things can get messy. At first it's just a couple of emails, then a receipt then a fax or invoice then a text message a...

There’s a total of 9 long weekends in Malaysia in all of 2016, and only 2 have passed us. The next one is coming during Hari Raya Haji, then Malaysia Day followed by Awal Muharram. Then it’s Deepavali in later October and Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday in December before ending with the Christmas Day. So plenty more holiday’s you can plan ahead for the year and thanks to the n...

According to a recent study by PHD Malaysia, Malaysia’s mobile penetration has reach 136% in 2015 with at least 47% of them using their smartphones to shop online. Mobile shopping and m-commerce is changing the retail landscape and brands are now struggling to get their voices heard. Shopee is a mobile first social marketplace where everyone can browse, shop and sell, leveraging on the rise...

Jeff Sandhu talks about what's going to happen with Yahoo! and why it isn't all that bad for out-going CEO, Marissa Mayer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victor Yap from PC Mag SEA gives us an update of the latest Razer products and talks about their current business direction. Also on the show, the NVIDIA Titan X graphic card that will blow your mind away and Google Android's latest name! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2016 has been a year of marvel achievements involving our space. From the detection of gravitational waves after 100 years of Einstein’s prediction, the rise of the private space industry, the recent flybly of Pluto by the New Horizons Space Craft to the ongoing Rosetta Mission in orbit around a comet. To catch up with everything that happening in the space industry, we speak to Sam Gibbs, C...

Trendi is a Malaysian owned startup company that aims to change Malaysia’s tourism and hospitality sector with the world’s first fully integrated electronic travel concierge. Alvin Koh, Group CEO of Trendi talks about this electronic travel concierge and how they plan to disrupt the industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The need to have an online presence is not an optional choice in today’s digital world. In fact, breaking away from the norm and delivering quality online experience is now crucial as the digital world is loud and noisy. Setting yourself apart if you’re an SME can help you grow your business exponentially and to explain how, we speak to RJ Liow & Teow Han Meng, the co-founders of O...

Squawking alone, Jeff Sandhu talks about Nintendo's latest console back from the dead and more Pokemon GO news! Also included, a brand new 2 minute segment on weekly tech updates brought to you by General Electric (GE). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve been joking about Skynet and artificial intelligence for the last few weeks. But this week our robot overlords have made their presence truly felt, being responsible for the deaths of two people. Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage looks at the areas where the metal invasion force is gathering. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.