Tech Talk

Most companies view big data as daunting. It’s too much, too hard to grasp, where do I even start? We speak to Terry Smagh, Vice President of Qlik in South East North Asia to understand better about Big Data for your business.

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Breaking away from all the usual April Fools round up, the Geeks instead focuses on the exteremly disturbing image of having an e-tattoo that can now store and transmit data. The catch? You need to build a USB port somewhere in your body (and we'll let you guess where).

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Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about the TM-P1 deal: Analysts are neutral on this acquisition but investors think otherwise as share prices have fallen and MaGIC's hope to create more awareness of crowd funding through Malaysia's very own crowd funding platform, PitchIN. He also chats about what can we learn from Michael Dell, the man behind DELL computers through an exclusive interview with Gabey Goh. And is time really running out for companies to start their GST journey?

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Interactive entertainment (aka gaming) is now a multi-billion dollar industry and is no longer something that only ‘kids’ enjoy.The industry has matured from hobbyists creating games in their garage, to fully-fledged publicly listed companies. Creating games is far different from playing games, and nowadays, one really can make a career from this industry. We speak to Richard Sun, co-founder of WIGU Games Studio as he talks to us about their aspiration on creating games that are both engaging and entertaining, and can be an extremely powerful medium for the sharing of knowledge. And what are WIGU Games doing to change people’s perspective that games are just a waste of time, as when put to good use, games can be a very positive and valuable experience?

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As we approach the start of the second quarter of 2014, most chatter around predicted IT trends by analysts and professionals have died down and businesses are now focusing on the realities of these trends and how best to prepare for and embrace such trends while also trying to thrive in this new age of digital economy. Chua I-Pin, Senior Director, Asia South for CA Technologies talks about Beyond Predictions to Business Realities.

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For three weeks now, satellites, planes and ships have been deployed to scour huge areas of the Indian Ocean for clues on MH370. Today we take a closer look at some of the hardware involved in this difficult search, in one of the most inhospitable corners of the planet.

BFM's Melisa Idris speaks to Pete LeHardy with Phoenix International in Largo, Maryland in the US.

Phoenix International is an expert in the field of undersea search and recovery, and has worked on the location and recovery of lost aircraft in Adam Air Flight 574 in 2007, and Air France Flight 447 in 2009.

The company also operates and maintains the US Navy's inventory of underwater search and recovery equipment.

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The Geeks talk about the implication of Facebook purchasing virtual reality headset company, Oculus VR. What is all the fuss about?

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If a Klingon falls down in a forest and nobody sees him, does he ask for a Warnog? It’s probably the most ridiculous opening to Tech Talk we’ve had but then it is Friday and here to explain is Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage.

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Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com gives us a roundup of what happened during the 16th edition of DNA's Disrupt Series that brought around RM10mil in buying power to the panel. He also talks about a giant leap for angel investing in Malaysia now that the Malaysian Business Angel Network is powered by the private sector. And also he breaks down 13 teams for JFDI.Asia’s first accelerator programme for 2014. All that and more in this episode.

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Nokia, a company that is set to be purchased by Microsoft for $7.2bn, recently announced the Nokia X series of smartphones that is capable of running most Android apps during the Mobile World Congress. It has been a long time coming for many Android lovers out there. Gary Chan, Nokia’s Pan Asia Head of Marketing gives us an inside look at what’s happening with Nokia.

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