Tech Talk

Malaysians are going crazy! People walking around aimlessly on the streets, malls, parks and housing areas. All of them with one common symptom, holding their phones in front of them while swiping upwards vigorously. This phenomenon is called Pokemon Go, the world’s most popular augmented reality game that has took the world by storm and paved the way for future AR games. However, just like any other technology, it represents a lot of security risks in data privacy. Here to talk about the era of AR gaming and interactions and the risks it carries along is Nigel Tan, ASEAN Technical Leader - IBM Security at IBM Malaysia.

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‘GenMobile’ according to Aruba Networks, is a generation of people who grew up with computers and connected devices, and they are now making a transparent and collaborative presence in the workforce. And according to key trends, companies are not prepared for this, the high risk, high growth mindset. We speak to Vinay Anand of Aruba Networks on how organizations can better protect themselves and their resources in the enterprise network.

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The Geeks talk about China's Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) and Matt talks about bluetooth technology again!

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Some technologies just hang on. Their time is past. Their day is done. BFM’s favourite has been, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage, is here to talk about the sad demise of VHS, which was quietly euthanized last week.

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• Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com shares with us some of the highlights from What's Next 2016 conference, why MaGIC was in Jakarta recently and Malaysia's IVV (Independent Verification and Validation) policy.

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Many organisations today are adopting a paperless office environment to be more organised and efficient. Adopting a cloud-based solution of paperless office where any employee can access their documents anytime and anywhere is essential in today’s digital world. Without it, things can get messy. At first it's just a couple of emails, then a receipt then a fax or invoice then a text message and next thing you know, you have too many to track. So on the show today to discuss on best practices to go paperless is IR Aziz Ismail, founder of Authentic Ventures.

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There’s a total of 9 long weekends in Malaysia in all of 2016, and only 2 have passed us. The next one is coming during Hari Raya Haji, then Malaysia Day followed by Awal Muharram. Then it’s Deepavali in later October and Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday in December before ending with the Christmas Day. So plenty more holiday’s you can plan ahead for the year and thanks to the numerous online travel sites, it’s becoming a lot easier. Darren Goh, General Manager of AirAsiaGo.com, comes on to share some insights into the growth of the online travel sites industry.

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According to a recent study by PHD Malaysia, Malaysia’s mobile penetration has reach 136% in 2015 with at least 47% of them using their smartphones to shop online. Mobile shopping and m-commerce is changing the retail landscape and brands are now struggling to get their voices heard. Shopee is a mobile first social marketplace where everyone can browse, shop and sell, leveraging on the rise of m-commerce trend. Ian Ho, Shopee’s Regional Managing Director on how they operate in this seemingly crowded space.

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There’s a total of 9 long weekends in Malaysia in all of 2016, and only 2 have passed us. The next one is coming during Hari Raya Haji, then Malaysia Day followed by Awal Muharram. Then it’s Deepavali in later October and Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday in December before ending with the Christmas Day. So plenty more holiday’s you can plan ahead for the year and thanks to the numerous online travel sites, it’s becoming a lot easier. Darren Goh, General Manager of AirAsiaGo.com, comes on to share some insights into the growth of the online travel sites industry.

Jeff Sandhu talks about what's going to happen with Yahoo! and why it isn't all that bad for out-going CEO, Marissa Mayer. 

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