Tech Talk

The world has its focus and attention to South America and the World Cup. In 2010, there was almost half of the world’s population watching the World Cup in South Africa. On average, there were approximately 188.6 million viewers for each of the 64 matches. And, this year’s World Cup in Brazil is no different. Today, with the considerable change of Internet in the past four years, ther...

The Geeks have a special guest on the show today as Umapagan comes in and talks about what happened during E3 and we learn about Matt's first ever game. And we also round up Apple's WWDC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eugene Goostman, a 13 year old Ukrainian boy may have changed the world of artificial intelligence forever, being the first computer to pass the Turing test. Someone who much prefers electronic children is Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A. Asohan & Goh Thean Eu from Digital News Asia talks about iGene and how they're now on the verge of turning into a global player after conquering UK with eyes on Middle East and US next. Where's Malaysia? Disrupt is happening again next week, Asohan talks about what to expect and talking about expectations, what will the next MDeC CEO face? Who will take over? And because it's the World Cup,...

Finding a place to rent can be a tedious task, especially if you’re not from the same town. Ishwar Dhanuka, founder of myRent had that exact same problem and decided to solve it for others with an app. We find out how myRent is going head on with bigger property players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently EY Malaysia launched an industry-wide survey report on IT Risk Management (ITRM) titled “Beyond IT to totality”, the first of its kind in Malaysia, that shares the need for Malaysian banks to plan ahead in realigning their ITRM activities beyond the basic “day-to-day” operations. The report proposes that a “3R” strategy – Realign, Refocus and Refr...

According to Garner, Asia Pacific’s IT spending is set to grow up to 5.5 percent this year as the Digital World creates new opportunities for businesses here. Lee Chong-Win, ASEAN Managing Director for Avaya comes in to talk about the types of challenges business here in APAC face and key business trends in the networking world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Incredibly, he’s remembered to do a Father’s Day special in time to actually order some of this stuff. But has Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage given any thought to the budget this year? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about the start of our digital TV journey and the Cradle-Golden Gate Ventures deal that aims to arrest the entrepreneurial brain brain. On show also is Dr Gabriel Walter, CEO of Quantum Electro Opto System (QEOS) talking about their big step towards being a billion-dollar company and the leader in Internet of Things with their acquisition of Centric Te...

To identify the market’s sentiments and readiness for the country’s impending Goods and Services (GST) system to be enforced on April 1, 2015, PIKOM conducted a survey project titled ‘GST impact on Businesses’ during the first quarter of March 2014 with over 1,000 local organisations nationwide, primarily the IT fraternity and other businesses across industry. Interestingly...

According to Symantec’s 2014 Internet Security Threat Report, volume 19, cybercriminals have unleashed the most damaging series of cyber attacks in history that resulted in “mega” data breaches. David Rajoo, Principal Consultant for Symantec Malaysia talks about some of the key takeaways from this recent report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) have both suggested that the need for a blended role of both ‘Chief Financial’ and ‘Chief Technology’ officer or CFTO could gain traction this year. This is because of the growing importance of Big Data and technology in business strategy. Tim MacCarrick, Global CFO for Q...

The Geeks talk about MOD-t, the world's most affordable 3D printer and Google's new self-driving vehicle. And why did Apple purchased Beats Electronics? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the last thing I expected us to cover on TechTalk, especially from Kulturpop football phobe Matt Armitage. But here he is, to tell us why this year’s World Cup is cool from a technology perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com decides to share his mic this week with Viren Doshi, CEO of CatchThatBus to talk their success story in raising funds in Singapore recently followed by how innovation requires more punk rock and counterculture influence according to Asohan. Gabey Goh was the moderator for the recent Disrupt #19 talking about Startups and how they should not neglect PR. All t...

An average consumer’s Internet usage has evolved in the last few years. Most people are doing – and expecting – a lot more of their Internet, like increased interactivity, rich media and uploading and downloading pictures and video. The pressure for better connectivity is one of the main reasons service providers and users are looking at fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband connect...

It has been said that both SMBs and Enterprises need to take a more holistic approach to IT security. Sumit Bansal from Sophos ASEAN talks about the direction the market is taking in Malaysia and ASEAN, and the initiatives the firm is taking to better address new security requirements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wanted a selfie on your shoes? Your dream has just came true thanks to Adidas and their ZX Flux Shoes. The novelty is in the Photo Print App that allows you to use your selfie as a design on your shoe. The geeks talks about that and the ability now charge your body implants wirelessly and update on Google’s self driving cars.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve talked a great deal about Virtual Reality here on Tech Talk. But so far you’re all out there listening to us on your radios or for our podcast fans on your phones. Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is looking at a future where you can put on a headset and join us live in the studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the 2nd year annivesary for DNA and Karamjit Singh talks about a mother goose that is hoping to lay some golden eggs through Adam Hirsch. Cradle partners with Golden Gate Ventures and now the duo are looking to fund up to 5 companies a year with annual total allocation of RM2.5 million and also GrabTaxi launches premium service GrabCar to challenge Uber and they have our very own Freda Liu's...

With cybercriminals increasing the efficiency of their campaign and have their eye on SMBs with less than 500 employees, it is critical for businesses and consumers to know their vulnerabilities and how cybercriminals launch their attacks. Nigel Tan, Director of Systems Engineering for Symantec Malaysia talks how ready are our security specialists in dealing with cyber threats in the real world en...

Mobikon Asia is a one-stop customer engagement solution company for the food and beverage (F&B) industry and just recently, they launched mEngage which aims to help these F&B brands automate and bring the customer and marketing engagements online through data. How does this work and what exactly is the benefit for your F&B business? We speak to Samir Khadepaun of Mobikon Asia to find o...

A dedicated network for the Internet of Things will begin rolling out across the UK next year and according to some forecasts, there will be 50 billion connected devices worldwide by 2020 ranging from smart energy meters, washing machines that can be controlled remotely to wearable devices that monitor your health and fitness. But what's IoT got in store for the enterprise consumers and what are t...

The Geeks talks about how George RR Martin writes the Game of Thrones series and why he still prefer the oldschool instead of new technology and because it's Godzilla week, the Geeks talks about how Japan plans to build a solar station in space towed by Earth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage tried to tell us that 3D Printing would revitalize our communities. This week he’s back to tell us that Community is lost.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.