Tech Talk

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about the smartphone trends in Malaysia and Singapore and why the Chinese manufacturers are making some big waves. Also, talk on Globetronics and their record capex investment to diversify and MyTeksi's new USD$100 million R&D centre in Singapore.

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GoGet is a marketplace for errands and delivery; they have actually came on before on Open For Business in September last year. But today, we’ll find out from Francesca Chia, co-founder of GoGet.my on the concept and technology behind GoGet and her future plans.

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The digital terrestrial television in Malaysia is already on the way with MyTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd have already set up firm ground here to introduce 30 channels initially and more over the next few years. Interestingly, New Zealand is a country that has experience going digital especially on the aspect of business and economic growth. Greg Harford from Going Digital New Zealand comes in to talk about what Malaysia needs to go digital, the challenges we will face and key learnings.

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According to IDC, the converged infrastructure market grew 68.5% from 2012 to a 1.4B market opportunity in 2013 and is predicted to expand to 17.8B in 2016. The reason for this phenomenal growth is a shift in the way a growing number of customers are consuming IT. Hyper-converged infrastructure increases operational flexibility and reduces cost while reducing downtime and enhances productivity. Gil Shneorson, Vice President & General Manager VSPEX at EMC talks about trends in the hyper-converged infrastructures in Asia.

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The Geeks share some of the best April Fools day prank that was shared around and some other stuff isn't a prank.

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This week music streaming hit the headlines again with the launch of the Jay-Z fronted streaming service Tidal. The star-studded bash that included Madonna, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Rihanna and Daft Punk who are all co-owners in the service. Here to discuss whether this is the start of a more artist centred future for the music industry is Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage.

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Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia talks about the new management line-up in MOL and Ganesh Bangah's new role at MOL Global, Babydash and their aim to dominate the Malaysian market, Google's investigation on AdWords allegations in Malaysia and Singapore, how technology can be applied to combat crime and finally, opportunities and challenges that await DiGi's new CEO.

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Red Hat expects to see more focus on big data, business of tech, cloud computing and open source development model and more. To get an idea of just how big the growth potential is globally and here in the region and trends to look out for in the open source world, we speak to David Yap, Red Hat’s Country Manager for Malaysia.

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The Accenture Technology Vision 2015 – Digital Business Era: Stretch Your Boundaries looks at how digital businesses are moving beyond their traditional models. It focuses on how these businesses, in aggregate, are creating a hyperconnected world where companies, consumers and even everyday objects have instant capabilities to act and interact with each other digitally across the globe. On the show today, Nick Taylor, the Managing Director APAC Emerging Technology Lead for Accenture will discuss some key trends that Technology Vision 2015 mapped out.

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With the advent of smartphones navigational systems and services are beginning to integrate into one device without the need for separate navigational devices, global market for singular use PND’s or portable navigation devices has shrunk in recent years. People are using their smartphones for GPS navigation purposes however primarily more transportation. KH Tan, co-founder of Tanacity Software talks about his GPS navigation creation for pedestrians.

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