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Africa Tech RadioWhy Is A Sustainable Business Model Important?African Tech Startups have raised over $5 billion in the past 5 years, but are these startups running on the right business models?
Managing Partner at People Capacity Management, Biola Ojo, shares her thoughts on why a sustainable business model is important for Tech Startups.
People Capacity Management in her maiden edition of the Africa TechEnt Conference themed: Rethinking the Sustainability of the African Tech Business Models bring stakeholders together to discuss how to build sustainable business models.
2023-05-2524 min
techENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 39 - Our 2021 Highlights! And, What to Get Your Friends for Christmas.It is our last show of the year. On that note, thank you for listening through 2021 and this episode as well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022 to all, we had a great time with all of you.Still, it is nearing Christmas time, the season of giving. That means it is time for you to do all your last minute shopping. What to buy though? We came up with a list of things you might want to buy your loved ones. All this and more in our Tech & Tonic Podcast show!
2021-12-0739 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 38 - Environmentally Electronics are Cool Now?Acer's Aspire Vero recently launched and they claim that it is the most environmentally conscious laptop available in their offering. They are not the first company to claim that they have made environmentally conscious products though. Dell has done it by including some of the same materials Acer uses on their Vero line-up too. Samsung and Apple has sort of done it too, with their latest smartphones. Are these things cool now? Should you buy into this hype? P.S. Sorry for the choppy audio.
2021-11-3028 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episoede 37 - The State of Gaming in 20212021 was a bad year for gaming. No, not because there are no new games. There are mighty interesting titles that has come out of 2021. It is bad because buying a gaming rig was impossible. To be fair, it was a follow up effect of the shortages in 2020. While there has been signs of recovery, things has not exactly been normal just yet. In that sense, we do not recommend that you get your new gaming rigs though. That does not mean that you should not get your rigs, you still can, you might need to compromise a little bit...
2021-11-1640 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 36 - Intel's Alder Lake is Here!Intel has launched their latest 12th Generation Core processors, are they any good though? Should we be excited? We talk about the new Alder Lake architecture in this show!
2021-11-0928 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 35 - So What Do We Want From an Android Tablet?Android 12L has been announced and is launching soon. Google says it is a game changer for Android tablets. Is it what we want though? Or are you still better off with a Chromebook?
2021-11-0225 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 34 - Why is Everyone Making Their Own Processors?The computing market is getting hot right now. Google introduced their own silicon in the form of the Google Tensor with their new Google Pixel 6 series flagship. Apple has also completely cut off Intel and AMD in their latest, most powerful MacBook Pro line-up. These new laptops are powered by Apple's latest M1 Pro and M1 Max integrated processors. Why though? How is it more powerful than what Intel and AMD has to offer? In the case of the Google Pixel 6 series, how is a Google Tensor better than a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+? We discuss this and more in this...
2021-10-2638 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 33 - Is It Time To Upgrade Your Things?Last week a bunch of news things are launched. To be fair, the PC launch season was kickstarted by Microsoft themselves with their new Surface devices. Last week sees Acer launching their new products. At the same time, things have started to slow down a little bit on the smartphone end after the launch of Apple's iPhone 13 series. But is it a good time to upgrade your devices?
2021-10-1934 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 32 - Facebook Went Down and Twitch Got Hacked!? What Do We Do?Facebook had a six hour outage last week and there were plenty of speculations about the incident. While some of them have been debunked many are still questioning Facebook's cyber security integrity because of the outage. Speaking of cyber security though, Twitch had a massive breach. The breach has resulted in leaks in information pertaining to its many users, including the earnings of its top streamers. What do we do then when security failed us?
2021-10-1230 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 31 - What Kept Us Alive in the Pandemic?The lockdown restrictions due to the pandemic looks like it is coming to a close in Malaysia. Soon, things are going to operate as per normal again. Nothing will be the same ever again though with the pandemic looming just above our heads. Many things has changed during the lockdown period as well. What have we been doing to stay sane and alive in the pandemic? We discuss all that and more in this episode of #TechNTonicPodcast!
2021-10-0525 mintechENT Tech & TonicS02 Episode 30 - It's PC Week! What Are We Most Excited About from the Microsoft Launch?Microsoft just launched their new Surface line-up of devices. HP also launched a bunch of new PCs to go with Windows 11. Which do we think is the most exciting though? Which do you think is the most exciting?
2021-09-2830 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 29 - And The Star of the Apple Event is...Apple's event just happened last week and they launched a couple of new things. They launched the Apple iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, the 9th generation iPad, the 5th generation iPad Mini, and the Apple Watch Series 7. With the logical flow of the Apple event, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro was meant to be the stars of the show.The Apple iPad Mini stole the show though. The new Apple iPad Mini packs Apple's latest A15 Bionic processor. You have an 8-inch Super Retina display on the iPad Mini and support for the 2nd generation Apple Pencil. It is a...
2021-09-2138 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 28 - Has Smartphone Innovation Stagnated?ThevVivo X70 Pro+ launched globally last week. We haven't heard of its official pricing just yet, but we got a taste of what it would be capable off, at least on paper. The powerful flagship will come with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888+ SoC platform. It will also come with a 50MP sensor under a Zeiss lens. At the same time, the vivo X70 Pro+ comes with a 48MP shooter with an on-board gimbal for an ultra-steady, ultra-wide shots. Photos are all processed through vivo's own Imaging Chip V1, which is vivo's standalone image processor, relieving the stresses of image processing from...
2021-09-1435 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 27 - Tech Brands are Lifestyle Brands Now? What is Happening!?In the past few weeks ASUS has launched a new collaboration product with Alan Walker. They launched a new gaming laptop with Alan Walker that is also designed together with Alan Walker. They also launched a new ROG Gaming Phone 5s that they sort of announced a few weeks ago. In that sense, ASUS ROG has gone from a gaming PC brand that turns out to be a lifestyle brand now more than ever. They are not just selling notebooks and PCs anymore. They are now selling T-Shirts, jackets, sweaters, hoodies, and even bags. They are a f...
2021-09-0630 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 26 - The Problem with Chip ShortagesLast week TSMC announced that they are going to have to increase prices of the chips that are coming out from their production line. That announcement basically tells us that chips that we want to buy will be more expensive. But it does not just impact the PC and other electronics business.So many things today are relying on micro chips on a circuit board. TSMC is one of the largest foundries in the world and they are barely keeping up with demands, hence the price increase. The thing is, it is not just PC and smartphones...
2021-08-3029 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 25 - OnlyFans is Cleaning House! Really!OnlyFans is a very popular platform. It gained notoriety as a sort of platform where users get to subscribe for all sorts of NSFW contents. A paid subscription on the platform gives users access to various exclusive contents from its vast content creators. Majority of the most popular content creators focuses on nude and sexual contents, and the vast majority of its users are on the platform for these sort of contents. Last week OnlyFans made a huge U-Turn for its content creators on their platform. OnlyFans' announcement is a big shock to the world. They are g...
2021-08-2327 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 24 - Unpacking Samsung's Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3Samsung's August Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event happened just last week and we were graced with a few devices. We were graced with two smartphone devices as well. There is a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. The announced and launched devices should have come as a surprise though. Samsung has been aligning themselves to prioritize development for foldable devices and betting their future on it. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 are big step ups from their predecessors though. It seems like they made the devices a little thinner, every so slightly t...
2021-08-1742 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 23 - Should You Buy a Laptop, a Pre-Built, or Build Your Own PC?In this episode of Tech & Tonic, we spend some time discussing an age old question when it comes to buying a new PC. Should you buy a laptop, because it is versatile, powerful, and convenient? Or a desktop PC, because you get more bang for your buck that way? Even when you decide on a desktop, should you buy a pre-built from a big brand, or build a custom one? This is a multifaceted question of course. The laptop PC is the most versatile option. It is the most portable option of the three. It is also t...
2021-08-0947 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 22 - Streaming vs. Blockbuster ReleasesScarlett Johansson got Disney into a pickle last week. She filed a lawsuit against the entertainment giant for breach of contract over the launch and release of Black Widow in theaters and Disney+ Premiere a week or so ago. According to the lawsuit, the actress' contract was not renegotiated for release on Disney's own streaming platform. This brings us back to the question we had when Disney+ was coming to Malaysia; are we paying too much for streaming services? With Disney+ Premiere, we could easily be paying even more for the latest movies and blockbusters. But the l...
2021-08-0242 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 21 - The Quiet Before the Storm Samsung and HUAWEI are Launching New Stuff!There are a few things coming our way in August 2021. Before the eventful month though, it is a little on the quiet side, understandably. At least Tokyo 2020 Olympics games are finally under way at this time. We focus on things we can look forward to in August though.HUAWEI is finally launching their HUAWEI P50 series at the end of July 2021. While there are no word on global availability on the new HUAWEI flagship series yet, we are expecting big things from the Chinese electronics giant. We are also excited for what is next for Mobile Photography...
2021-07-2636 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 20 - Talking About the Steam DeckValve announced a handheld gaming device they are calling the Steam Deck. It is an all-AMD piece of kit powered by Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architecture chip. The specs makes the Steam Deck sounds more like the next generation consoles from Microsoft's Xbox camp and Sony's PlayStation camp too.The Steam Deck though, as mentioned, is a handheld device with a 1,280 by 800 resolution 7-inch LCD display. While Steam Deck runs on a custom overlay for Steam, it is a Linux based device too. That also means it can run as a PC with a proper dock or any...
2021-07-1935 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 19 - Another Reference Smartphone? Really Qualcomm?Qualcomm releases a Smartphone for Snapdragon Insider. At US$ 1,499, it is one of the most expensive Android smartphones available in Malaysia. Designed by ASUS and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 5G SoC, it is also one of the most powerful Android device you can get in the market. It is definitely the most powerful Vanilla Android device to date. With that kind of money, you are not just getting a smartphone in the package though. You are paying for the smartphone, a pair of wireless earbuds made in collaboration with Master & Dynamics. You also get a charger and U...
2021-07-1331 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 18 - Taking a Deep Dive into Windows 11We got our hands on the latest preview build (at the time of recording) of Windows 11. It was not an easy journey though, not every device plays well with Windows 11 apparently. Still, we got Windows 11 installed on a Windows convertible tablet device and a gaming PC. While we have not tried gaming extensively on the platform, it looks promising.The preview, while not a full build of Windows 11, gives us great insights to what we can expect from the upcoming Windows 11. For one, you can expect the platform to look and feel a lot cleaner, and less...
2021-07-0644 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 17 - How To PodcastWithout realising it, we have been doing our podcast for more than a year now. At the same time, we have been recording our podcasts from home for most of it as well. We could not have done it without our supporting listeners and audiences. We also could not have done it without the things we used to do the podcasts. For the podcasts we have recorded in the past year or so, we have been relying on a lot of equipment. One of the most important things to work with in a podcast is our mics. W...
2021-06-2833 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 16 - E3 2021... Was a Little UnderwhelmingE3 2021 happened last week and that was the biggest thing that happened in the week. We love gaming, of course we are going to talk about it. While we were excited about the event, it went a little underwhelming and a little under the radar for some reason.E3 is back in the 2021 after the 2020 hiatus thanks to the COVID-19 global pandemic. In 2021 though the largest gaming conference in the world has gone completely digital and the announcements from various brands were made over live streams on YouTube. Sadly though, while it was more accessible, it was...
2021-06-2124 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with Paige Shi of AMDAMD has been on a roll with a multitude of releases and powerful innovations that are changing the landscape of the semiconductor industry. AMD is a company that has made its bets 5 years ago in high-performance computing and is now starting to see them come to fruition. With the announcement of their RDNA 2 platform and Zen architecture, they are delivering more performance to consumers for less power. These innovations continue to create waves in the industry with the company seeing its technologies adopted in gaming consoles to cars. AMD's recent announcements have proven that the company is m...
2021-06-1726 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 15 - Everything We Know From WWDC 2021!WWDC 2021 happened last week and it was huge. Taking the stage was not just one thing. The hour plus long keynote turned out to highlight the many improvements Apple is bringing to all their devices. They started with the Apple iPhone's iOS 15, iPad's iPadOS 15, and the WatchOS 8. They also announced MacOS Monterey in the keynote. These are not small updates to your Apple devices though, mind you. They come with a whole bunch of feature updates and security updates to make their platforms the most user friendly ever in terms of privacy control. There were plenty to b...
2021-06-1439 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with Amanda Chin of Revenue MonsterNavigating your business in today's digital world is not only difficult, but also very scary for first timers. At this unprecedented time though, having a digital presence is more important than ever. But where do you start?This is where Revenue Monster comes in. Revenue Monster is the one-stop-shop when it comes to digitalising your business. You can start with payment solutions for example and scale all the way up to having a completely curated digital shopping experience with Revenue Monster. We spoke to Amanda Chin, Revenue Monster's CEO about Revenue Monster about what Revenue M...
2021-06-0826 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 14 - Are We Doing 'Environmentally Friendly' Correctly?E3 is coming and we saw a few studios reveal some trailers and gameplay to their upcoming games. One of the most exciting games for us is Horizon Forbidden West, a follow up to one of our favourite PS4 titles of all time, Horizon Zero Dawn. Dying Light 2 was announced too, but with no gameplay reveal just yet. Still, the biggest thing that happened last week was Next@Acer. At the global press conference Acer introduced the Aspire Vero, a notebook PC that features a shell made with reclaimed plastics. It is the first of Acer's unique p...
2021-06-0430 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 13 - Our Google I/O 2021 Highlight!Google I/O happened last week and there was a lot to take in and dissect even from the two-hour long keynote to kick the Google's 2021 developers conference off. We highlighted our favourite moments and things that we learned from Google I/O 2021.Google's Wear OS is about to get a revamp and overhaul thanks to their new formed partnership with Samsung. This also means that Samsung will be ditching their Tizen OS development and focus on developing Wear OS with Google. Funnily enough Fitbit is not really getting involved.We also saw the new...
2021-05-2531 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 12 - Are You Cyber Safe, Even on an Apple iPhone?There was a cyber security flaw found in Qualcomm's modems last week that allows hackers to access smartphones with those particular modems and chips and extract the user's call history, and even listen in to their conversations. Google took note of that and would be patching it soon though. Last week also revealed that Apple kept quiet about a security breach that happened in 2015 where as much as 128 million iPhones were affected. The malware attack happened via the App Store and affected about 4,000 apps at the time. Over 200,000 user's information has been extracted from the attack. While Apple had...
2021-05-1834 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 11 - More Streaming, More Better?In this episode of Tech & Tonic, we discuss streaming services. Disney+ Hotstar is finally making its way into Malaysia after a long wait. Disney+ Hotstar joins Malaysia's long list of streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Go, Astro Go, iflix, and a few others. Is more streaming services a good thing though? Does it still make sense for you to pay for Cable TV services like Astro in Malaysia, especially with certain channels being removed with the introduction of Disney+ Hotstar? Do we need more streaming platforms at this time? Would Disney+ be better than the rest...
2021-05-1036 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 10 - Are Proper Cameras Still Relevant in 2021?Smartphone cameras have been on a roll in the past two years. OnePlus launches their OnePlus 9 flagship series in partnership with Hasselblad, OPPO's Find X3 Pro comes with a microscopic lens, Samsung pushing technology with 108-Megapixel sensors, Sony even pushing the limits of their 12-Megapixel sensors with their Alpha camera knowhow. These are nothing new, to be fair. Co-branding smartphone cameras with big camera brand names started with Nokia and Zeiss. The phenomenon hit the main stage with HUAWEI and Leica's big partnership since the HUAWEI P9.With the advancement in camera technology on smartphones though, has...
2021-05-0334 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 9 - The Apple iPad Pro and the Problem with Android TabletsApple's iPad Pro launched last week and to everyone's surprise, comes with Apple's highly acclaimed M1 chip. The Apple M1 processor is the same M1 processor you can find on the latest MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. This also makes Apple's iPad Pro one of the most powerful tablets in the world sporting iPadOS. The true potential of a computing class processor in a mobile device is still yet unknown. We are suspecting that Apple will reveal the benefits and unlock the iPad Pro's ultimate potential in the times to come. This brings us to the issue t...
2021-04-2635 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 8 - Do Foldable Smartphones and Tablets Make More Sense in 2021?Oops, we mentioned Episode 6 in the podcast. In truth, there has been plenty happening in the past two weeks, and that is why there was an extra week gap between Episode 7 and Episode 8. Still, we open the week with a leak and rumour from Samsung's camp. There is a certain foldable tablet that is in the works in their labs. At the same time, the prices of their foldable devices have dropped quite significantly. In that case, does it make sense for you to consider getting a foldable smartphone for 2021? Does the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 make more sense...
2021-04-1928 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 7 - LG Officially Closes Smartphone BusinessFacebook's ghost of its own past from 2019 came back to haunt it. In 2019 the Social Media giant got hacked and about 533 million accounts were compromised. Two years later, the data has surfaced and leaked for via Telegram. Anyone can have free access to it. The 533 million compromised accounts contain Facebook IDs, phone numbers, locations, and even email addresses of users. 11 million of them were Malaysian based accounts. Should you be careful of what you put online now?LG also announced this morning that they will be pulling out from the smartphone market. They will be closing their...
2021-04-0525 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 6 - Disney+ is Coming! Is it Going to Be Worth it?Disney+ is coming to Malaysia! Finally, we can watch all the Marvel series legally. Here is the question though, is it worth subscribing to? Especially with all the services we have already subscribed to. Should we fork out extra money for more contents that we might not even watch? This is Disney we are talking about though, they are one of the largest entertainment companies in the world, if not the largest. They are going to have more compelling shows in their catalogue. Is this going to be the case of iflix vs. Netflix again though? Who w...
2021-03-2923 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 5 - To Charger or Not Charger; is Excluding Charger Sensible?We are back with episode 5 of our podcast. Today we tackle a topic that is still hot and fresh in everyone's minds, the exclusion of charger's from your smartphone purchase. Apple just got hit with a fine of US$ 2 million in Brazil for not including chargers in their new Apple iPhone purchases. Samsung is also not shipping their Samsung Galaxy S21 device with chargers out-of-the-box. They are shipping their new Galaxy A series with chargers though. Does it make sense then for manufacturers to not include chargers in their boxes. What about other type of chargers like GaN charger...
2021-03-2240 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 4 - What is Clubhouse?What is Clubhouse? What is it for? Why download the app? Why use the app? Should you even think about it? Why is it so exclusive?In this episode of Tech & Tonic Podcast, we explore the app that exploded overnight thanks to Elon Musk and gang. There is a disclaimer here though, both of us are not iPhone or iOS users. Therefore we have not experienced the app so far. We did extensive research on the app and its uses and features though. So this is Clubhouse?
2021-02-2338 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 3 - A Peek Into Our Pandemic Driven LivesIn this episode, our editors, Darwin and Jeevan get a little personal as they speak on their current realities with working from home thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past weeks, Malaysia has returned to a state of Movement Control under the new MCO. The pandemic has forced them to look into alternative ways to get work done and, most of all, it has made all their work online.Listen in as they share their experiences in week's Tech & Tonic Podcast.
2021-02-1624 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 2 - Apple Car and Google Stadia, Vision or Fiction?We are back for another episode of Tech & Tonic Podcast. In this episode of the Tech & Tonic show, we look deeper into Apple's Car project and whether or not Apple is reaching too far out from their own industry and expertise. While we are on that subject, Google is also shutting down one of their most hyped project, the Stadia Studios. On Apple's end, Hyundai and Kia has severed any ties they had with Apple on their autonomous vehicle projects. On Google's end Stadia's closure also means that Stadia may not be competitive at all. What is h...
2021-02-0932 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special Featuring Kevin Reed, CISO, Acronis on the WhatsApp Controversy - Telegram, Signal, or WhatsApp?We left a big piece news out of our first Tech & Tonic Podcast of the year. We left it out for a good reason. We left out the whole Facebook and WhatsApp terms update situation. That is because we are going into a discussion on it with a former guest of the show, Kevin Reed.Kevin Reed is the Chief Information Security Officer in #Acronis, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity today. In short, Kevin is their security guy, the cyber security expert. Obviously, he is the perfect person to talk to when it comes to...
2021-01-2143 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S02 Episode 1 - Xiaomi Got Banned in the US and the Samsung Galaxy S21 Launched!It is January 2021 and we are back for another episode of Tech & Tonic podcast, the very first one for 2021 and it came from our own houses because Malaysia is under a second lock down (Movement Control Order). The global pandemic did not stop CES 2021 from happening though. Although everything is happening online. The year kicked off with a bang though because Xiaomi now joins HUAWEI and DJI in the United States banned entities. Xiaomi does not have an official presence in U.S. though. They only stateside link they have is the Operating System they use (Google's A...
2021-01-1942 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 28- Our Top 5 Christmas Shopping/Gift List2020 is a year full of surprises and new beginnings. For us, it is the mark of our entry into the world of Podcasts with Tech & tonic. We want to first thank all of you listeners who have stayed with us and listened to our sometimes meaningless rambles about tech. We want to thank our supporters, new and old, that has been the kindle in our fires and the motivations we needed when we were wondering if podcasting was the right area to pursue. We have learnt plenty too from our first year and season in podcasting. Of course, we...
2020-12-1735 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 27 - Getting to Gripes with HUAWEI!In this week of Tech & Tonic Podcast, you are joining me, Darwin, and Jeevan again with another week in tech. Last week is still a quiet week in tech, but Acer launched a few things in Malaysia. We delve a little deeper into what we can expect next year. We are expecting the successor of the HUAWEI P40 series, the P50 series to be launched. The new device is rumoured to pack HUAWEI HiSilicon's latest 5nm processing chipsets. That, or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 4G chipset. There are a couple of more interesting things to come with the HUAWEI P50...
2020-12-1035 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 26 - A Death in The FamilyIn today's episode of the Tech & Tonic Podcast, we explore the world rumours around the Samsung Galaxy family in 2021. The Samsung Galaxy S21, or 30 will kick off the 2021 flagship race for Samsung. We explored the possible specs of the Samsung Galaxy S for 2021. There are also news surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S line-up will get the S Pen as well. Speaking of the S Pen, it looks like Samsung will wrap 2021 up with the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Flip line-up instead of the Galaxy Note line-up. This could be the end of the Galaxy Note series as we know...
2020-12-0434 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 25 - AMD Takes the Lead!The past two weeks has been a little quiet in the tech industry except for AMD's very bold launch of the AMD Radeon 6000 GPU platform. A week later, last week AMD's latets Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs went out and land in the hands of reviewers around the world. Their tests and reviews show power from the CPU like never before. The new Ryzen is a vastly powerful CPU that devastated even its competition. What does this mean for AMD? What does this mean for PC builders? What does this mean for you? All that in Tech & Tonic Episode 25
2020-11-0922 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 24 - Someone is Using Our Show's Name (kind of)! Should We be Offended?In this come back of Tech & Tonic, we talk about the HUAWEI Mate 40 series that just launched last week. Somehow, we really like the HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro+ and what it can do. Unfortunately, it still does not come with Google's Play Store. There is still the brilliant EMUI 11 and ever growing AppGallery though. Are those enough to sway us into the ecosystem? We also had people reporting that someone has been using a name very close to the name of our show, Tech & Tonic. Some see it as a direct copying of our name with the name "Tech Tonic"...
2020-10-2629 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with Trend Micro - Data Security in a Global PandemicTrend Micro is one of the biggest cyber security firms in the world. They have over 30 years experience in creating security systems for both corporate and individual use. Recently, they announced a new approach to securing pertinent information in organisations called XDR or cross layered detection which allows organisations to better prevent and detect threats to their data security.In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of data breaches has drastically increased. This hold true even for medical and scientific organisations. In fact, signifcant breaches have occurred in organisations such as the University Hospital of BRNO...
2020-10-0235 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with 42 Kuala Lumpur42 Kuala Lumpur (42KL) is one of the most interesting start ups that we have come across in this 2020. The program is initiated in Malaysia by Sunway iLabs and Sunway Education Group. Their goal? To fill a gap that has existed in Malaysia for a while now. It is the gap between digital workforce capabilities and the number of people available for the job.42KL is technically an educational institute that focuses on building programming skills and other digital skills needed in the market today. With us in this podcast is one of the people behind 42KL, Jeff...
2020-09-101h 05techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 23 Featuring Jeff Sandhu - Folding Your Phones in Half in 2020In this episode of Tech & Tonic Podcast, we managed to get Jeff Sandhu into our studio. Jeff Sandhu was formerly from BFM and had been there for about 10 years. He has been pioneering some of the shows that BFM currently features. He is now attached to 42KL, an educational initiative by Sunway iLabs and Sunway Education Group. We are not here to talk about education though, we are here to talk tech. The most interesting thing that came out of last week was the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 and a whole slew of teases of other foldable devices like the...
2020-09-0845 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Kre8tif! 2020 Special Featuring Hasnul Hadi SamsudinKre8tif! 2020 is happening on the 7th to 10th of September 2020! This is an interesting conference that highlights the Malaysian Digital Content industry. It is happening virtually now, with over 700 participants from all over the world. You can even attend it for free. In this podcast, we spoke to Hasnul about this year's Kre8tif! conference and how they are pivoting themselves around the current Pandemic situation. We got a little insight too on what we can expect from this year's virtual conference! You can find more information on Kre8tif on https://kre8tif.com.my/!
2020-09-0445 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 22 - Skirting Around the IssueWe are back for Tech & Tonic Episode 22! It has been so hectic that we have skipped two weeks of podcast production too! We are back though, in one of the quietest month we ever had in tech. Still, there is the issue of the United States Government executing an executive order to completely Ban Tik Tok in the United States. Still, there are a few interested parties that could save the ever growing social media platform from being banned. This whole thing also brings us to the topic of having regulations against or for tech. How much of it...
2020-09-0124 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 21 - Tuning The World AwayIn this week's Episode of Tech n Tonic, we saw the big launch of Sony's next generation Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM4. The new headphones come with the same QN1 noise cancelling processor, but with improved functions. It now has better sound upscaler too, with enhanced personalised noise cancelling and audio processing. This goodness is packaged at MYR 1,599. Is it worth it? We think so, as we discuss.
2020-08-1027 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 Special Featuring The Samsung Galaxy Note20Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 just happened! What do we get? The Samsung Galaxy Note20, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2, the Samsung Galaxy Watch3, and the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live. In today's episode of Tech & Tonic, we dive a little deeper into the Samsung Galaxy Note20 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2. Since Jeevan had an experience with the devices, we spoke in depth about what he liked about it and what I think I saw in the launch. The Samsung Galaxy Note20 starts at MYR 3,899 and tops out at MYR 5,199. There are no confirmed prices for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 just...
2020-08-0647 min
The Creator Life76: "Our Passion for Tech is Obvious Here" with Jeevan of TechENTTech seems to string through my episodes this month, but that’s okay! My guest for this episode is Jeevan, tech enthusiast and co-founder of techENT! He started his tech publication with his colleague right as college is ending for them. We talk about how that story goes and how he’s dealing with doing the tech grind despite the quarantine.
We also get deep into the weeds of tech talk! From the current stuff we’re using to our general tech preferences, it’s sure to be a crazy ride of a podcast!
Hope you enjo...
2020-07-241h 12techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 20 Featuring Vernon Chan - What's With Twitter?In this episode of Tech & Tonic, we have Vernon Chan a.k.a. Vernieman. We had him on episode two - that was in February earlier this year. We visit the subject of security and social media over a blunder that happened last week. Last week Twitter got hacked and several high-profile accounts was abused for a scam involving bitcoins. The hacker walked away with more than a few hundred thousand US$ according to reports. We delve into the topic of the "Nigerian Prince' Scam that has evolved over the years and talk about how we can protect ourselves...
2020-07-2021 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with Red Hat Featuring Eric Quah - The New NormalWe had a chance to sit down with Mr. Eric Quah, regional head of Red Hat. If you do not know what Red Hat is yet, you would by the end of the podcast. They are the leaders when it comes to open source solutions for enterprises. We explored the world of open source with affects to COVID-19 and how your company can bounce back too at this less-than-ideal climate.
2020-07-1633 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 19 - Samsung Galaxy Note20 is Coming! What to Expect?In this week's Tech & Tonic, we explore the rumour mills for the Samsung Galaxy Note20. There are so many rumours and expectations on the Samsung Galaxy Note20. Here is our expectations on the Samsung Galaxy Note20 - better interface, better camera, better display, and the beloved S Pen. What more? Listen on and find out!
2020-07-1339 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 18 - HUAWEI is Still Not Getting Google Play, But it is Worse Now!We are back after a two week hiatus. We are finally repopulating the office after a few months under quarantine. This week's show is quite big though. We are taking a deeper stab and discussion about what happened between HUAWEI, ZTE, and FCC last week. FCC has finally banned HUAWEI and ZTE from being used by any American contractors using the federal subsidy for all communication devices. This is a huge problem for us who are quite big fans of their smartphones with Google Play Services. This announcement sets them back on the progress toward having Google Play Services...
2020-07-0630 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special - Discovering Alienware & Legend Industrial Design with Eddy GoyanesBack at Computex 2019, we had the honour of sitting down with Eddie Goyanes, Alienware's product marketing manager. We took the chance to get a dive into the brand, their ethos and also their big redesign which has made Alienware one of the best looking laptops and desktops in the market right now. He lets us in on some of the most compelling behind the scenes stories that inspired and influenced the brand's design and also where the brand is headed.
2020-06-2518 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 17 - WWDC and Next@AcerIn this week's Tech & Tonic Podcast we talk about Star Wars: Squadron and get over-excited about it. That is before we go deeper into what we can expect for Apple's upcoming WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 and talk about what you can expect from Acer's biggest announcement of the year at Next@Acer 2020!
2020-06-2244 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 16 feat. Hasnul Hadi - The PS5 & the Malaysian Gaming IndustryIn this week's episode of the Tech & Tonic podcast, we're sitting down with Hasnul Hadi Samsudin, Vice President of Digital Creative Content Division at the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). We talk about the Sony Playstation 5 and the growing Gaming and Creative industry in Malaysia. Hasnul shares with us his insights into the industry and shares how much the industry has grown over the years as well as some of the plans his team has for Malaysia's LEVEL UP Gaming Conference which is still slated to happen this year!
2020-06-1542 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 15 - Going In Depth with AMD Ryzen 4000 SeriesIn this week's episode of Tech & Tonic, we delve deeper into the AMD Ryzen 4000 series of Mobile processors. These are not for mobile smartphones though, they are made for notebook PCs. This is also the very first 7nm processor to fit into notebook PCs. There are plenty of numbers out there to say that this is one powerful CPU. What does the number mean though? We try to delve deeper into what the numbers could mean in experience. We also heard that Lenovo is definitely launching their Lenovo Legion gaming smartphone sometime this year. We try to guess what...
2020-06-0151 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 14 - is MIUI 12 Necessary?In this episode of Tech & Tonic Podcast, we discussed new developments on AMD's side. They say that the new platform for 4000 series Ryzen CPU for desktops are not going to support the AM4 socket and chipsets anymore. That angered a lot of fans though, and they have turned around from there. There are some new things from Xiaomi as well. They showcased their brand-new MIUI 12 UI. Since there are no new Android versions just yet, MIUI 12 is technically just a visual update. There is a few new things on the UI itself though, including an app drawer. At the...
2020-05-2545 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 13 feat. Flava - Epic Games and Their Unreal Engine and Giveaways!We come back after skipping a week of no podcast. We were a little under the weather last week and was a little bit swamped, so we do apologise. Still, it has been about two months since the state sanctioned quarantine took over. We nearly lost count of the days. Still, we caught up with one of Malaysia's first ever eSports caster, Flava! He gave a little bit of insights into how the eSports scenes have evolved for him through the years and how he is coping with the current stay-at-home situation. Still, one of the biggest things happened...
2020-05-1857 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with Mr. Alex Tan of HID Global - Biometrics, Security & Personal Data ProtectionWe were able to sit down with Mr. Alex Tan, the Director of Sales in ASEAN for HID Global, to talk about security and biometrics. With the increasing ubiquity of fingerprint sensors, face unlock and even voice recognition, we were interested in finding out if these technologies are as secure as they claim to be. Mr Alex shared some of HID's new technologies and also some of the industry's trends when it came to biometric security, the new tech that would be coming out as well as some of the things we can do to ensure that we are...
2020-05-1426 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 12 - So Many New Mid-Range Smartphones!We delayed the Tech & Tonic Podcast recording today to watch a new smartphone being launched by OPPO. The new OPPO A92 breaths fresh life into the mid-range smartphone market. That brings us to a very interesting topic of mid-range smartphones though. Should you now buy these smartphones instead of the more expensive flagships? DJI also launched a new product, the DJI Mavic Air 2, a successor to the very interesting DJI Mavic Air of last year. It is slightly bigger with plenty of upgrades. It is quite a bit more expensive though. Still, it is the best time to fly...
2020-05-0436 min
techENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 11 Featuring Joshua Vergara & Isa Rodriguez - Motorola's Big Comeback, Flagships v Affordability & Working from Home during the PandemicThis episode we're talking to prolific Tech YouTuber, Joshua Vergara, and returning guest: Tech Fashionista, Isa Rodriguez. We spoke about what we thought about Motorola's first flagship in three years, the Motorola Edge+ and whether the company is still relevant in a market which is saturated with companies like OPPO, Samsung, Apple, HUAWEI, vivo and more. Talking about the new flagship also brought us to a very important topic: Affordability and Flagships. The big question for us: will the new iPhone SE reshape what the world thinks? Being tech content creators, we also talked about how we're dealing with...
2020-04-2854 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 10 - Google and Apple in the Same Page, and We Like the HUAWEI MatePad Pro even though we cannot Google.In another week of Tech & Tonic and state sanctioned quarantine, we find ourselves without a guest again. Still, we have plenty of things that we were excited about. One of them is the new Apple iPhone SE. That is Apple's new, less premium, more affordable smartphone that still packs a lot of power with their own A13 Bionic Processor for MYR 2,999. Last week also we saw the new OnePlus 8 flagship that packs nearly the same things that an OPPO FInd X2 Pro packs int their hardware. The only difference? a 30W wireless charger and design language. We finally unboxed...
2020-04-2047 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 9 - Just the Two Of UsOn this week's Tech & Tonic show, we are going a little basic. It is the first time in our show's channel that we did not invite any guest to sit down with us and discuss about what happened last week. It is the first time as well that we did not have prepared a script on the order of the show. So we talked about everything under the sun last week. We touched on Sony's DualSense controller and what that means for PS5. We teased the HUAWEI P40 Pro and the unboxing of the MatePad Pro too. There was...
2020-04-1337 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Special with Kevin Reed of AcronisWe sat down in our homes and have had a chat with Kevin Reed from Acronis. Kevin is the CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) of Acronis with over 20 years of experience in the field. We thought we might catch up with him a little bit on the state of cyber security in the current climate. With many taking advantage of COVID-19 situation as well, we thought it might be a good idea to get some well needed advise on how to protect ourselves from losing data.
2020-04-0941 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 8 feat. Keegan Perez Tan - of Games and eSportsIn this week's episode of Tech & Tonic Podcast, we have Keegan Perez Tan, a former eSports athlete active in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Blizzards Overwatch. He is now a content producer in TechNave, one of the biggest tech media sites in Malaysia currently. We caught up with Keegan on the 20th day of Malaysia's state sanctioned Movement Control Order. We also talked about games a lot today, since Keegan is in the guest seat. We touched on Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox that is coming end of this year, supposedly. That led to a small discussion of the eSports...
2020-04-0640 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 7 feat. Stephen P. Francis - New HUAWEI Smartphone, but We Are Still Stuck Indoors!In this episode of Tech & Tonic, we sat down with one of the founders and the person running a very interesting start-up; MyGroser.com, Stephen P. Francis. Stephen has vast experiences starting up and running multiple businesses and MyGroser, while being his latest project is one of them. We sat down with him to discuss his love for tech devices, since the new HUAWEI P40 series just launched globally. We tickled his brains a little bit on what he might want in a smartphone. We also discussed about the whole Movement Control Order situation with him. We asked about...
2020-03-3045 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 6 Feat. Jeremy Teo and Natasha Hashim - COVID-19 Got us Stuck at Home, so Let us Talk About the Sony PS5!In today's episode of the techENT Tech & Tonic, we have a returning guest; Jeremy Teo, and new one, Natasha Hashim! Natasha Hashim, or TashBunny, as more commonly known to her stream fans, is a streamer and also content creator for IGN SEA! If you cannot recognise her, you should be watching more local eSports events, because she is one of the more bubbly host in the events. We only have three mics in the office, but we are not in the office or studio at all today. We did a livestream in the morning, because all of us was...
2020-03-2336 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 5 feat. Smashpop - OPPO Find X2 Series & Revisiting Smartphone vs Camera!In this week's episode of Tech & Tonic we have Jason Goh of @smashpop! Jason Goh has been in the creative and content creation industry for a while now and is the founder of smashpop, his online social media contents platform. He also runs a social media firm dedicated to creating social media contents for clients and such. Jason Goh also shares his expertise in creating digital contents in his workshops; so you can find out more, and join his workshops sometimes to improve your own social media contents. In this episode we spoke at length about the OPPO Find...
2020-03-1631 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 4 feat. Adam Lobo - Tech Launches are Online now & Apple pays for BatteryGateIn the fourth episode of Tech & Tonic, we got a rockstar in our studio! Adam Lobo (@adamlob0) is the lead singer of Dragon Red band. While he is not performing on stage, he is a tech reviewer on YouTube on Adam Lobo TV! We discussed about some of the biggest impact of the very recent, and very fierce COVID-19. It cancelled significant events like MWC 2020, Google I/O 2020, Microsoft MVP conference, Adobe Summit, and Facebook F8 summit. The impact is deeper than we thought though. Apple is also facing a bigger crisis than shutting down their factories for COVID-19. They...
2020-03-0933 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic Episode 4 feat. Adam Lobo - Tech Launches are Online now & Apple pays for BatteryGateIn the fourth episode of Tech & Tonic, we got a rockstar in our studio! Adam Lobo (@adamlob0) is the lead singer of Dragon Red band. While he is not performing on stage, he is a tech reviewer on YouTube on Adam Lobo TV! We discussed about some of the biggest impact of the very recent, and very fierce COVID-19. It cancelled significant events like MWC 2020, Google I/O 2020, Microsoft MVP conference, Adobe Summit, and Facebook F8 summit. The impact is deeper than we thought though. Apple is also facing a bigger crisis than shutting down their factories for COVID-19. They...
2020-03-0933 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 4 feat. Adam Lobo - Tech Launches are Online now & Apple pays for BatteryGateIn the fourth episode of Tech & Tonic, we got a rockstar in our studio! Adam Lobo (@adamlob0) is the lead singer of Dragon Red band. While he is not performing on stage, he is a tech reviewer on YouTube on Adam Lobo TV! We discussed about some of the biggest impact of the very recent, and very fierce COVID-19. It cancelled significant events like MWC 2020, Google I/O 2020, Microsoft MVP conference, Adobe Summit, and Facebook F8 summit. The impact is deeper than we thought though. Apple is also facing a bigger crisis than shutting down their factories for COVID-19. They...
2020-03-0933 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 3 feat. Isa Rodriguez - So Many New Phones! Which one though? Smartphones or Cameras?In the third episode of Tech & Tonic, we had a video conference with Isa Rodriguez (@sisasaid) of Isa Does Tech (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram). We discussed about the many smartphones that launched last week. We had our eyes set to the Sony Xperia 1 while Isa had her sights on the HUAWEI Mate Xs. We released an editorial about smartphone cameras versus proper cameras and why smartphone cameras may not catch up to proper cameras. At the same time we spoke about what we prefer to use for our work and on a daily basis. Should you buy a proper camera...
2020-03-0232 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 2 feat. Vernon Chan - Pre-Order, Cash, or Installment? Oh, Use Protection Everyone!In this second episode of Tech & Tonic we have Vernon Chan of vernonchan.com with us! We spoke at length about whether or not you should buy your smartphone on pre-orders, with cash, or on an installment plan with the telcos. Data privacy is a topic quite dear to our hearts and since Vernon deactivated his Facebook nearly a year ago, he has not gone back since. We explore a little deeper on why he quit Facebook, what we give up with Social Media platforms or even emails. We tickled his brains on how he protects himself online too...
2020-02-2436 mintechENT Tech & TonicTech & Tonic S01 Episode 1 feat. Jeremy Teo - Samsung Galaxy S20 Series and MWC2020In this first episode of Tech & Tonic we have Jeremy Teo of www.iHeart.com (iHeartRadio). We come together to discuss all things tech in the past week or weekend. Last week we saw Samsung Galaxy S20 series launched in San Francisco. We also saw the largest mobile convention in the world, Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC2020) being cancelled thanks to COVID-19. Is this a start of something even bigger? Will Olympics 2020 be delayed too?
2020-02-1741 min
Today's BizTalkIt’s No Longer Just About The 5GHuawei just announced its latest foldable model, the Mate X not long after Samsung announced its Galaxy Fold less than a week ago. Phone manufacturers are finding new ways to convince consumers to upgrade their devices. We spoke to Darwin Sucipto, the Managing Editor at techENT.tv on his thoughts on how Huawei's advancement in tech will be difficult for the US to ignore. Jeremy Fleming, director of UK’s cybersecurity agency, called for Western states to understand threats and opportunities that arise from Chinese technology, citing focus on national security concerns. Huawei so far has st...
2019-02-2606 min