Tech Talk

Resident "bad" gamers, Jeff Sandhu & Richard Bradbury, joined by Victor Yap from Amanz.net picks their favourite E3 moment and in this podcast version, we check out Batman Arkham Knight and if it's worth your money, also gaming news inlcuding pre-ordering the revolutionary Steam controller.

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With 15 billion connected devices today and a projected 40 billion by the year 2020, the level of productivity expected at the workplace is beginning to shift. Employees are not just required to operate in multi-tasking environments, but to become a workforce of ‘supertaskers’, or individuals who are able to complete several tasks at once with little to no error. Coupled with the rise of the Internet of Everything, this has bred a new generation of employees who are connected, mobile and are beginning to collaborate remotely. Albert Chai, Country Manager for Cisco Malaysia talks about the implications involved with the rise of the connected “Supertasker” workforce.

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Now imagine this; You set foot in a new city, immediately get notified of jobs that match your skill level that you can take on the spot, or a coffee machine that’s designed to get your brew ready with zero interference from you, boarding the train right on the exact time as the door opens without waiting, finding the best tapas that you’ve been craving all week just before you leave for dinner and also showing you how to get there quickest, how much it will cost you and with just a tap of button, your table has also been reserved. Just think about that. That’s the future of information generation. However, businesses across the globe are struggling to adapt to new digital mindset. We speak to David Wirt, Vice President, Global Services – Asia Pacific & Japan for EMC Corporation to talk about this.

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Gartner predicts that spending by enterprises in Malaysia is project to be RM40.6 billion in 2015 at an annual growth rate of 6.4 percent across data centers, software, IT services, internal services, devices and telecom services. And in recent years, Malaysia has also become a strong contender as a preferred data centre location in the region. Why? Due to ample land and access to renewable power from hydroelectric dam. And as with any business, access to your data at an efficient and cost effective way is crucial. How do you achieve that? Hitesh Prajapati, Country Manager Malaysia for Emerson Network Power talks about this.

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Jeff Sandhu talks about how Google came under fire recently for their Google Photos algorithm and why it's time to wake up and realise the robots are about to cause our extinction.

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Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is away on his holidays. But even that won’t stop him from inflicting his opinions on us. He’s come up with a list of gadgets and tips for travelling – whether it’s for work or for pleasure.

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Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about UEM Group's RFP tender worth at least RM100 million to kick off IT transformation for Malaysian conglomorate and why MyEG has stopped playing the VC game and start taking majority stakes in startups. Also, every company wants the best talent but a new survey shows that companies are unwilling to change to get the talents, why? And also, Malaysia and US come together for ASEAN Startup Bootcamp. What's this about?

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Beef. Peanut butter. Pet food. These are just some of the high-profile recalls the world has seen recently. Consumers worldwide are concerned-and rightly so. Is their food safe? And where did it come from? Yu Kit Lee, Chief Technology Officer for IBM Malaysia will talk about where your food is coming from thanks to technology!

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Two decades ago, it takes many years of careful design and testing for safety before a new vehicle is deemed roadworthy. Auto engineers will need to crash over a hundred of cars before a new car model makes it off to the production line and into the showroom. These days, with advanced simulation technologies, automakers are able to conceive and test designs much more quickly and cost-efficiently. Auto engineers can create and manipulate the crash simulation at the push of a button, and complete it in hours instead of weeks, without having to crash actual cars over and over. Srirangam Srirangarajan, Managing Director for ASEAN Australia & New Zealand for Altair Engineering talks about building safer cars with simulation technologies on today’s episode.

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The Hari Raya holiday season is coming very soon but sadly though, it is also a time where security tends to be something we tend to oversee. Break-in’s in homes and businesses is something we feel would never happen to us and when it does, we stay in shock thinking about the what ifs. Francis Seaw, Founder and Executive Director of XTEND Services talks about how you can protect your homes and business premises safe with some clever tips during this Raya holiday season.

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