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The Geeks ponders on who actually holds the keys to the Internet only to realize they aren't in the list of seven people that carries a key to make the Internet safer. What are we talking about? Download and listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s not often we get to say that today’s TechTalk has been inspired by Playboy magazine but then Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage really isn’t your average future gazer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 3 rd session of IBM Cloud Series, Azri Yahya, Co-Chief Technologist, Country Technical Lead for IBM Malaysia discusses what are the changes being experienced by companies and business that are adopting Cloud, and how cloud is affecting the role CEO’s and CIO’s play in their company, how cloud is in fact lightening their burdens and changing the way they carry out thei...

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com more or less focuses on Celcom with Shazally Ramli and iMoney’s Internship Aggregator. All that and more in this week’s show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to Groupon APAC Holiday Season Survey, nearly 7 out of 10 Malaysians will buy their holiday gifts via a mobile device and mobile shopping to account for 23% of holiday gift budget, more than 22% from online shopping. How did that fare now that the holiday season is over? Jeff Sandhu spoke to Rafiq Razali, Country Head of Groupon Malaysia to talk about the rapid growth of mobile commerce....

This time around, the geeks talk about SpritzInc's speed reading technology that will change the way we read and also how soon you will be able to communicate with your dog in English! Matt then talks about how James Murphy, former frontman of LCD Soundsystems, aims to make subway into a musical entertainment for all of us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know that Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage loves nothing more than a terrible pun. For one day he’s putting aside the creation of Mattlaysia to declare today: ElectriFriday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2nd session of IBM Cloud Series covers cloud application through a series of case studies eg how IBM cloud powers Slideshare, Whatsapp, Tiket.com plus local examples.  Azri Yahaya, Co-Chief Technologist, Country Technical Lead for IBM Malaysia shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about what Morten Lundal, the new CEO at Maxis, plans to do internally and externally. Also on the show, Karam talks about MaGIC and their CEO and how will David Wong’s experience and network count for Outsourcing Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sumit Bansal, ASEAN Director of Sales for Sophos talks about The Sophos IT Security Threat Report that warns of smarter, shadier and stealthier cyber crime and says that traditional security controls are struggling with new behaviours. We find out more and how to protect yourself and your business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Supahands is a personal virtual assistant service designed to help busy individuals like you and me to get things done. Andrew Tan and Mark Koh, co-founders of Supahands explains how it started and how it works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Sandhu and Matt Armitage reunite again this week to discuss what could happen with WhatsApp now that it is being bought over by Facebook and whether Instagroom has no similar luck in the near future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After coming over all romantic last week, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is here and showing off his true colours today. He thinks he has the cure for love. And it isn’t another one of his crazy schemes. According to him, it’s science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IBM's announcement of US$1.2 billion investment to build & enhance 40 data centres worldwide sent out a powerful message to the industry. Why is this -- a package of 150 apps & solutions -- makes IBM a serious contender in the cloud business? Azri Yahaya, Co-Chief Technologist, Country Technical Lead for IBM Malaysia shares the reasons: security, business practice, privacy etc. S...

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about Australia's SEEK acquiring Jobstreet and the impact on the ecosystem. Sticking with cashing in, MOL gets royal treatment as the Sultan of Johor takes 15% stake in MOL AccessPortal for US$120 million. All that and more in today's episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to the SME 100 Report published by SME Magazine, the top 100 small and medium enterprises in Malaysia had a whopping 37% revenue growth. And with an economy largely made up by SMEs, it is vital that the local SMEs are able to compete amongst the big enterprises. Victor Lo, Regional Consulting Director, SEA Region, Trend Micro talks about this and the importance of security for SMEs. See...

Ignacio Estrada once said that “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn”. The classrooms of today will change in 5 years’ time. That is one of IBM’s 5 in 5 for that released in December 2013. What are the other 4 and what does this actually mean? Yu Kit Lee, Executive IT Architect at IBM Malaysia breaks down the latest IBM 5 i...

Guru-App is a Malaysian founded social network for high school students focusing on crowdsourcing, gamification and mobile first distribution. We find out more from the founder himself. Links http://guru-app.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=beta.guruapp See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're looking for a special Valentine's gift for your loved one, Jeff Sandhu reviews whether the Jabra Solemate Bluetooth speakers is the chosen one and if you're feeling lonely with the withdrawal of Flappy Birds, we obviously have found the perfect substitute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not everyone can afford to buy their Valentine a North Korean cobalt mine like Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage. But what are some of the geekiest ideas for Valentine’s Day from previous years? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Online dating is not something new. We’ve heard of many success stories over the past decade. However websites like OKCupid and Match.com still haven’t figured out the best way to monetize the mobile boom. One company that is looking to capture that is Kehmistry, a Malaysia-Singapore venture that aims to add a little spice in our daily routine work life. Shanker Joyrama, co-founder of...

As Malaysia rapidly moves towards Vision 2020, the time has come to bring to fore and discuss some of the biggest issues facing this developing country – state of the art healthcare, traffic control, and modernized education. With as many as 1.5 million people living in Kuala Lumpur alone and Malaysia being one of the biggest consumer automotive markets in the ASEAN region, traffic congestio...

We live on a Smarter Planet where systems are highly instrumented, interconnected and intelligent. Data is coming from new places, in greater volumes and at faster rates. Arshad Sharif, General Manager, Systems and Technology Group at IBM Malaysia talks about Smarter Storage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Squawking alone, Jeff Sandhu talks about North Korean first ever OS called the RedStar OS that is filled with propaganda stuff and how the future might be very closely related to RoboCop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s sometimes said that people look down on Geeks. Not here on TechTalk. Celebrating the best of Geek culture for the beginning of 2014 is Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.