Tech Talk

Today on Tech Talk we’re praising water, that wonderful invention that gives us a temporary respite from the haze. While water is everywhere, it is, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage claims, extremely weird. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victor Yap from Amanz.net rounds up the month of October 2015 with what happened in Budget 2016, Intel's Skylake launch, Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book and also Level Up KL 2015! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is a nexus connecting entrepreneurs from around the world to the entrepreneurial ecosystem surrounding MIT. Admission to the MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamps are highly selective and scholarships are given based on merit. Some say the global admission rate is less than 8% and this year, there are 3 selected from South East Asia and today, we speak to...

The Greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley population has grown from 6 million in 2010 to nearly 7 million in 2013. By 2020, the capital city is expected to have a 10 million population. This world is becoming increasingly urbanized, echoing research that shows the proportion of world population in cities is more than 50% and is expected to increase to 70% by 2050. Anand Tirunagiri, Market Specialist...

Managing and exploiting data today has become a core business for some. With the rise of Big Data, more different kinds of data are entering the digital universe and enterprises today are desperate to seek the most effective ways to manage all these data. We speak to Steve Kelly, Regional Sales Manager for Australia New Zealand for SolidFire Inc to talk about how OpenStack is helping organizations...

Matt Armitage tries to understand the brain of a politician. Also on the show, Tesla gave a huge surprise to owners of the Model S with Autopilot feature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21.10.2015. Possibly one of the most important dates in history. The day when Marty McFly travelled forward in time in a trash powered DeLorean to save his own family from ruin. Almost 30 years after Back To The Future Part 2, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is here to find out how close the films came to our reality.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Sandhu and Richard Bradbury reviews Star Wars Battlefront BETA, Everybody's Gone To The Rapture & Rocket League! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s show, we speak to Professor Ujwal Kayande, Director for Centre of Business Analytics in Melbourne Business School about why business analytics and data is vital for any organisation. Professor Ujwal is also the Professor of Marketing in Melbourne Business School and a fellow in the Institute for Sustainability & Growth in Fudan University Shanghai China. See omnystudio.com/lis...

According to ESET’s Asia Cyber Savviness Report 2015, 93% of online users in Asia worry about cyber security. The survey also underlines that the region still a long way to go in understanding online security and protecting themselves. In fact, 3 out of 5 consumers are unable to answer basic cyber security questions correctly. Scary indeed. Parvinder Walia, Sales Director at ESET Asia Pacifi...

Losing your vehicle is one of the most painful and longest process ever. In the US alone, the FBI reported that there’s an estimate of nearly 700,000 stolen cars in the whole of 2013. How can technology help? We speak to a local startup who plans to conquer this market here in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does your mobile phone causes cancer? Matt Armitage takes 2 minutes of his time to debunk that! Also on the show, Tesla Model S software update and Blocks, the Smartwatch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people can sleep anywhere and drop off in seconds. For others, sleeping can be the hardest thing they’ve done all day. Most of us experience stress interrupted sleep at some point in their lives. Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is here to share some much needed hacks for restful sleep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia.com talks about NTT Data acquiring iPay88’s Malaysian operations, Hong Leong Bank's biometric feature for its mobile banking app, the insurance industry battle with the digital world, a Malaysian startup Positunity aims to complement current HR processes and how Singapore plans to solve their ICT talent crunch. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

The Android Operating Systems isn’t just for mobile phones and tablets- today it’s being implemented in various different hardwares including our ATMs. NCR recently introduced a revolutionary ATM operating machine, Kalpana, an enterprise software platform that moves ATM software and operation to the cloud. We speak to Neil Harris and Danny Fong on the benefits of Android based ATM&rsqu...

Infinite Ventures recently concluded their first batch of accelerator programmes. On the show today, we speak to the 4 unique entrepreneurs who were chosen out of 100 over applications, in a quick fire interview session to talk about their ideas and ultimate goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can Matt Armitage explain the Dark Web, as sent in from a tweet, in roughly 2 minutes? Also, Volvo says they'll take the blame for any autonomous car accidents and Google is giving away USD$20 million! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you normal? It’s not a question that Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage ever gets asked. The truth is obvious in his case. For the rest of us, it can be a worry. But never fear science is here – to tell us if we’re crazy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's hour long episode, Jeff Sandhu and Richard Bradbury speak to Jarold Sng, Lead Concept Artist & Art Director Lemon Sky Games & Animation to talk about creating visual elements in games and how does one create concept artwork for games. And, the football season is upon us. Will it be FIFA 16 or PES 2016? Jeff Sandhu gives us a chronological review and giving goals scored to each s...

The production of data is expanding at an astonishing pace. Experts are now pointing to a 4300% increase in annual data generation by 2020. This massive explosion of data not only brings new opportunities such as Big Data, but also massive challenges in back-ups and restoring. Backing up big chunks of data and restoring them shall anything bad happens is not an easy task anymore. Veeam Software, a...

Every quarter, security research firms from all around the world release various studies on threats that are affecting businesses and people. Attackers today are finding more platforms and loopholes for security hacks, especially with the rise of the Internet of Things. Today we speak to Rik Ferguson, the Vice President Security Research at Trend Micro, who is also one of the leading experts in in...

Thanks to the rapid rise in smartphone and tablet adoption, businesses are increasingly leveraging mobility to enhance workforce productivity. And there are many ways of adoption, such as Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) and Corporately-Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) devices. To take this further, and to find out how your businesses can meet today’s enterprise mobility needs, we speak to Shail...

The geeks talk about love and robot and sex. Download or stream for more info. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechTalk is no stranger to the culture wars. With Apple now supporting ad blockers for its mobile Safari browser and pushing its Apple News service, it has been seen by some as a power grab for the open web. To block or not to block, that’s the question we’re asking Kulturpop’s main blockhead Matt Armitage today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia rounds up their biggest tech conference yet, What's Next, as Tan Sri Tony Fernandes talks about why AirAsia is an Internet company and why Ahmad Izham Omar, CEO of Media Prima's TV Networks left an indelible mark on him. Also on the show, "Indotake" might be a new term coined by Karamjit Singh as Indonesia wants to overtake Malaysia in broadband speed come 201...