Tech Talk

Data is more than just a four-letter word in today’s world. Data is the core of many businesses today and protection of these data is absolutely vital. Today, protecting your data is not just about having the most expensive software and Jeff Echols, Senior Global Director of Product & Business Development for CommVault talks about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Anonymous, LulzSec, #Ro0ted, Legion of Doom and many more have somehow became household names in someway. These are hacker groups that have been garnering a lot of media attention. Jeff Sandhu caught up with Drew Williams, CEO for Condition Zebra and talked about computer & web security risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The term BYOD has been thrown around all over in every industry but there is still a concern for business owners in fully implementing it. However, without proper implementation, things can go very wrong with all the sensitive information available at your fingertips. Jeff Sandhu spoke with Dino Soepono, Director of Enterprise Mobility for Citrix APAC about a new enterprise mobility called XenMobi...

This week, the Geeks talk about: 1) Marrisa Mayer's working from home ban and whether it is a good decision or not? 2) How Richard Parker, the tiger from Life of Pi, was actually remodelled from Matt's cat! 3) A boring Mobile World Congress 2013 4) Samsung to build a USD$300 million campus at Silicon Valley. Is there a telescope to spy on Apple? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Are you scared of your washing machine? Is your TV offering to do your taxes for you? Yesterday’s white boxes are today’s shining black orbs of doom. Arguing that the world should be a less complicated place is Matt Armitage from Kulturpop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about the Malaysia team from Rhythm & Hues that were part of the team that won the Oscars for Life of Pi and how now the US headquarters are in bankruptcy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The consumer technology market is not just about PC’s and mobile phones anymore. With tablets and smartphones taking the industry by storm, there’s no stopping the growth in consumer tech devices. Daniel Pang, Research Manager and Client Devices for IDC Asia Pacific talks about PC's & Mobile market trends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let’s say you have an idea. A tech idea that you think will transform into a global company. An idea that will take the world by storm. Probably the next Facebook? But where do you even begin? Starting up a tech company in this overcrowded day and age is tough. Tzu Ming Chu and Heislyc Loh, Co-Directors of Founder Institute Malaysia talks about their startup accelerator program. See omnystud...

In 5 year’s time, our technologies will be able to Touch, See, Hear, Taste and Smell. This is according to IBM’s 5 in 5 that was unveiled in December 2012. The list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years will be Touch, Sight, Hearing, Taste & Smell. Lee Yu Kit, Chief Technologist for IBM Malaysia explains....

The Geeks talks about Google's online competition to pick 8,000 "lucky" winners to BUY their Google Glass test units and how the transparent smartphone dream might be a reality very soon thanks to an American? Taiwanese? (we're not sure)  company. Then there's our favourite topic, 3D printers and how Techmaestro has funded USD$99 on the World's First 3D Printing Pen. You know you need to have...

What’s the most excruciating part of school for you average Geek? Sports is an obvious one, but nothing could make a nerd squeak and blush harder than biology. Yet the human body is one of the most exquisitely designed pieces of technology in existence. Finally catching up with his body is Matt Armitage from Kulturpop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh from New York, Gabey Goh talks about the 500 Startups Demo Day that was held there and some of the intersting ones that came out of it. She also talks about the Malaysian sound designer, Axle Kith Cheeng, that recently won the Golden Reel Award and up for an Oscar too. And of course, the hottest topic about how Malaysia's Department of Information got hacked causing a massive stir with the f...

According to our Health Minister, Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia is the fattest country in South-East Asia with obesity rate on the rise. And with obesity, the risk of diabetes is also increased. Malaysia has around 15 to 20 percent of diabetes patients compared to 8 – 10 percent elsewhere. Diabetes is a well-known silent killer and Geoffrey Tan, Founder and CEO and Brandon Beh, Ch...

So the BlackBerry Z10 is out! After being delay time and time and time again, is the wait worth it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent social media report from Nielsen stated that 46 per cent of Malaysian social media users interact online on social channels via their mobile phones. More interestingly in another study by Nielsen also showed that while smartphone penetration in Malaysia earlier in 2012 stood at around 27 percent, 79 percent of those planning to upgrade their phones in the next six months planned to purcha...

The Geeks talked about Apple secretly creating the iWatch and how Google might have to pay Apple USD$1 billion, but why?! And if you're a zombie fan, you might like our last story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia spends his Valentines afternoon with Freda Liu talking about his suffering from slow internet speeds over the weekend and the first company he profiled, Piktochart.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ericsson recently identified the hottest tech consumer trends for this year and beyond. The global research program is based on annual interviews with over 100,000 individuals in more than 40 countries and 15 megacities. Sebastian Barros from Ericsson Malaysia tells us all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Valentines Day is near and geeks all around the world have a problem! They cant find a gift for their (imaginery?) girlfriend so the Geeks Squawk picks out 3 items that you should consider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many Geeks, Valentine’s Day is a more frightening concept than a trip to the proctologist. Matt Armitage from Kulturpop claims to be married. To a real life woman he’s actually met. This week the Instagroom founder wants to tell us all about love.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks to Matt Chandran, the Group CEO of Infovalley about what he plans to do with the RM70 million fund from AIM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New business models have emerged with the Internet and many of them are part of what is referred to as the personal information economy. An important aspect of this is that consumers can give away personal information in return for services. How will consumers react to the growing trend of sharing information online, where many companies try to monetize this information? Sebastian Barros from Eric...

Umapagan Ampikaipagan got his hands on the brand new Nokia Lumia 820 and Nokia Lumia 920. After all the hype about these two brand new Windows Phone 8 smartphones, is it really worth your penny? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smartphones gives us everyday assistance and although we may already know that, but it may be also helping the economy with the rise of microentrepreneurs developing apps. How can apps and the app economy spur innovation and growth in our economy? Joachim Rajaram - Head of Communications and Corporate Responsibility for DiGi talks about App Economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Jeff Sandhu and Freda Liu struggle to keep focus on the show with Matt Armitage's striking neon orange reflective shoes as they try their best to review the Philips Shoqbox SB7200 Bluetooth Speakers and voice out what they expect from the BlackBerry 10. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.