Tech Talk

The speed and magnitude of smart device and cloud based app usage has been exponential over the last few years, indicating that the application of the mobile is undoubtedly here to stay. As we, consumers, continue to embrace digitalisation, from the use of connected cars to smart cities, is there a need to slow down? What does this really mean for privacy? Today, we have Sebastian Barros, Head of Engagement Practice from Ericsson Malaysia, here to tell us the main drivers towards a digital life and what this indicates for consumers.

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The onset of technology has revolutionized how the public today consumes information, influencing their decision making and their purchasing habits.  The growing use of smartphones and the increasing number of people accessing the internet via their mobile devices have changed the way marketers and retailers engage consumers, as the battle for a greater share of voice is determined literally in the hands of the consumer.  With growing choices, along with increasing standards of living, consumers are eager to look out for value offers, taking greater notice of brands that put more focus on understanding their needs and personalizing their engagement.  In such a competitive environment, how can retailers cater to the unceasing demand and improve their appeal to today’s consumers? We speak to Kumaresh Viswanathan, Business Development Director of Ebizu about redefining Malaysia retail marketing strategy.

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Something a little different today.

When one of the producers was doing some cataloguing on our recording archive, she came across a pilot episode of Tech Talk that Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage and our very own Jeff Sandhu recorded shortly after the station began broadcasting in 2008.

At the time, we didn’t think they were ready or good enough to go on air, and it would be another 3 years before either of them came to the station. To celebrate our birthday, we’re going to air the episode for the first time. Be kind to them: they’re a little raw and unpolished, not that they’re exactly polished now. Hang on to your hats and let’s go back to 2008…

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3D printing or also known as additive manufacturing is helping product engineers and manufacturers worldwisde to realize their design ideas at every stage of manufacturing – from concept to production, while cutting down cost and time to market. Some estimates that 3D printing will be worth more than 21 billion US dollars by 2020. We speak to Robert Yancey, Vice President of Additive Manufacturing for Altair Inc about the opportunities this opens up for businesses here in Malaysia.

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We live in a world of Zombies, Cyborgs and Knights according to Francis Trentley, Senior Director at Akamai Technologies. With so many connected devices, the cybersecurity industry is on a race like no other. Umapagan Ampikaipakan recently spoke to Francis about the future that we’re building and how we can stay protected.

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The Geeks talk about edible batteries and Manbang, the Netflix of North Korea!

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As is his custom, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage spends the European summer months holidaying with his fellow supervillains in an undersea lair. Taking time out from his schedule of dynamite fishing and shark finning, he’s agreed to talk to us about the technologies that are opening up the seabed.

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Victor Yap from PC Mag SEA wraps up NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 10 notebook's launch and some of the latest gaming notebooks in the market today.

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According to CA Technologies inaugural edition of its Asia Pacific & Japan Application Economy Index 2016, Malaysia is ranked 6th in the region in terms of its readiness to integrate, develop and benefit from application usage, ahead of China, Thailand, India and Indonesia. This is reflective of current times with apps such as Grab, Uber, MyTeksi, BeMalas and GoGet.my are already household names however this digital transformation isn’t the same for all industries and countries that move differently. Nick Lim, Vice President Asia South for CA Technologies talks about digital transformation for the Malaysian businesses in the application economy.

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It was recently reported that false registration of prepaid SIM cards are on the rise according to the Consumer and Multimedia Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CFM). And one of the recommendations for users to stay safe when registering a prepaid SIM card is to understand that sales representatives or vendors are not required to make a copy of your MyKad. Now all this is very year 2000, in today’s digital world surely there’s a technology out there to eliminate this process. And we actually do, it’s called Mobile ID Reader and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and one local company in Malaysia is doing just that. We speak to  George Lee, CEO of Innov8tif.

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