October 2011
1 post
Life Online Show 41: Amazon on Fire →
It’s all about Amazon’s new range of Kindles, what the Silk browser brings to the browser wars, and what the Fire would mean for the media business.
September 2011
3 posts
Life Online Show 40: The Facebook Creep Factor →
John Lim, Niki Cheong, and David Wang talk about the major changes in Facebook, giving our likes or dislikes for it, the banning of the Undilah video from Malaysian television, and Shah Rukh Khan…
Life Online Show 39: The Plusification of Facebook →
The full LOL crew is back! After a good month and a half, David Lian rejoins the crew to talk about the “enhancements” seen on Facebook, Twitter launching its own analytics, Yahoo’s Carol Bartz…
Life Online Show 38: Killing Google Babies →
The panel this week on: Google killing its many sideprojects (many of which we didn’t even know about); The Financial Times pulling out of the App Store; Twitter automating its feed into Facebook;…
August 2011
3 posts
Life Online Show 37: About Face →
This week, the Lollers rant about Facebook’s recent moves to pull back features like Facebook Deals, Places and the Ticker, and rave about Steve Jobs’s legacy with Apple. (And we drink the Kool-Aid…
Life Online Show 36: In Ur BlackBerry, reading ur... →
This week’s show talks about social media’s role in the riots in England, Big Brother monitoring on Social Networks, readers paying for the New York Times, and Groupon’s precarious position.
Life Online Show 35: Google Plus more censorship →
John Lim, Niki Cheong and David Wang get together to talk more on Google Plus, The Malaysian government censoring The Economist, and more.
July 2011
1 post
Life Online Show 34: Takin it to the streets →
Note: Due to some unavoidable issues, TechBeat is now put on hold until I find some practical solutions of getting the show running again. It may be awhile until then, but in the meantime, here’s a…
June 2011
3 posts
TechBeat 24: Not just for the lulz →
This week on TechBeat, John Lim is joined by A Umapagan, producer and host of BFM’s Evening Edition, and Daniel CerVentus from Entrepreneurs.my and The Grey Attic accelerator.
Together, we discuss:
TechBeat 22: The Defahmi Monster →
The weekly Malaysian tech podcast is back with John Lim, who is joined by Matt Armitage (@kulturpopup) from BFM’s TechTalk segment, and Vernon Chan (@vernieman) from VernonChan.com. This week, we…
May 2011
1 post
TechBeat 21: Of Mangoes and Macpocalypses →
Join in the weekly tech show that discusses the latest news in tech with a Malaysian spin, together with host John Lim who is joined by That Effing Show actor/writer A Umapagan and Goreng.My Editor…
TechBeat 19: No handouts required →
Join in the weekly tech podcast that discusses the latest issues in tech and digital media in Malaysia. Hosted by John Lim, this week’s show features Goreng.my editor and Malaysian Insider columnist…
April 2011
1 post
TechBeat 16: CEO musical chairs →
Welcome to TechBeat, the podcast that bands together Malaysian tech pundits to discuss the latest news in technology and digital media within an Asian context. Hosted by John Lim, this week’s…
March 2011
3 posts
TechBeat 15: Browser Wars Redux →
Tune into TechBeat, the podcast that bands together Malaysian tech pundits to discuss the latest news in technology and digital media within an Asian context. Hosted by John Lim, this week’s episode…
TechBeat 13: It’s an Apple and Facebook world →
Tune into TechBeat, the podcast that bands together Malaysian tech pundits and bloggers to discuss the latest news in technology and digital media within an Asian context. Hosted by John Lim, this…
TechBeat 12: Don’t quash the Internet →
TechBeat once again gathers Malaysia’s tech pundits to discuss the latest news in consumer tech and digital media. This week, host John Lim is joined by David Lian, the social media lead in Asia Pac…
February 2011
2 posts
TechBeat 11: Pointless quibbles →
The Malaysian tech podcast returns with the country’s tech pundits to discuss the latest news in consumer tech and digital media. This week, host John Lim is joined by Erna Mahyuni, currently…
TechBeat 10: Resistance is coming →
The Malaysian tech podcast returns after the Chinese New Year break to deliver the non-breaking news that Nokia and Microsoft may be partnering up (The show was recorded just before the…
January 2011
3 posts
TechBeat 9: Old-skool protests →
Join in the tech show that brings together tech pundits, entrepreneurs and media producers in Malaysia to discuss the latest news in tech and digital media. This week, host John Lim is…
TechBeat 8: It’s all bunk →
Join in the tech show that brings together tech pundits, developers, and smart-ass geeks in Malaysia to discuss the latest news in tech and digital media. This week, host John Lim is joined by …
TechBeat 6: The Age of Apple →
The podcast crew, consisting of host John Lim, ZDNet blogger Edwin Yapp, security consultant Dinesh Nair and first timer Umapagan talk about the latest news in the tech and media space in…
December 2010
3 posts
TechBeat 4: Cloudy skies ahead →
John Lim returns with the podcrew lineup consisting of BFM’s tech pundit Matt Armitage, PopTeeVee’s Zurairi and security consultant Sandeep to discuss the latest news in technology and…
TechBeat 3: Movie plot mayhem →
On this episode, John Lim, Daniel CerVentus, Julian Hopkins and Dinesh Nair discuss:
1) The announcements from Google surrounding the Chrome OS and WebStore. Welcome back, thin-client…
TechBeat 2: No more secrets →
John Lim, David Lian, Edwin Yapp and Colin Charles discuss:
1) The iPad coming to Malaysia, and what could be in store for the iPad 2.
2) The damaging ramifications of the ISP…
November 2010
2 posts
TechBeat 1: Squint-eyed suspicion -_- →
In this new show (formerly known as the Digital Edge) John LIm, David Lian and Edwin Yapp discuss the latest news happening in the tech and media scene in Malaysia and abroad. For the first episode,…
The Digital Edge 55: The last hurrah →
For the final episode of The Digital Edge, John Lim, Daniel CerVentus, Chan Wern Shen and Kelvin Lim discuss:
1) Much ado about 4G: The debate continues on about what the definition of 4G is,…
October 2010
3 posts
The Digital Edge 54: Anything you can do, Apple... →
This week, John Lim, David Lian and Dinesh Nair discuss:
1) The allocations for the tech sector and creative content industry under the Budget 2011.
2) Apple’s refresh of the MacBook…
The Digital Edge 53: Too big to fail →
John Lim, David Lian & Edwin Yapp discuss:
1) Edwin’s review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab after a week of use, and how tablets aren’t just a passing fad.
2) Facebook and Bing tie up to deliver…
The Digital Edge 52: The 7-inch itch →
John Lim, David Lian, and Matt Armitage discuss:
1) BlackBerry’s recently launched PlayBook tablet computer – powerful vapourware?
2) Twitter’s monetisation strategy: Pay us to promote your…
September 2010
2 posts
The Digital Edge 51: The trouble with Nokia →
John Lim, Chan Wern Shen and James Yeang discuss:
1) Nokia World: We take a look at the Nokia N8, as well as discuss the future of Nokia’s MeeGo and Symbian operating systems. Also: What would the new leadership of Stephen Elop
The Digital Edge 50: Bits are bits →
John Lim, David Lian and Dinesh Nair discuss:
1. The long-running saga of Net Neutrality and how it could play out in Malaysia
2 Apple’s iPod refresh announced on Sept 1
3 The …
August 2010
3 posts
The Digital Edge 49: Location, location, location →
John Lim, David Lian, Erna Mahyuni and Harinder Singh discuss:
1 Facebook Places: will it cause another privacy backlash, and how would it affect other similar services…
The Digital Edge 48: We Tweet in Public →
John Lim, Aishah Mustapha and David Lian discuss:
1 More watchful eyes are on Malaysian Twitterers.
2 RIM’s BlackBerries are back on again in Saudi Arabia after a negotiation is…
The Digital Edge 47: The International Cookie... →
John Lim, Praburajan, and Matt Armitage discuss:
1 BlackBerry troubles in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, India, and Lebanon: What’s at stake?
2 The BlackBerry Torch 9800: not…
July 2010
3 posts
The Digital Edge 46: No apologies required →
John Lim, Daniel CerVentus, David Lian, and Khaw Chia Hui discuss:
1 Apple’s Antennagate is resolved with a non-apology admission by CEO Steve Jobs. Is it enough?
2 iPad frenzy…
The Digital Edge 45: At Google DevFest KL →
John Lim together with Daniel CerVentus are on location at the Kuala Lumpur Google Developer’s Festival held on July 16, 2010. On this all-Google show, we get Googlers Daniels Lee and …
The Digital Edge 44: It was cool to like Microsoft →
John Lim, Nazrul Kamaruddin, Colin Charles, David Lian and Matt Armitage discuss:
1 Google Me rumours: what’s needed to beat Facebook?
2 Nokia and Symbian loses its long-time…
June 2010
2 posts
The Digital Edge 42: Who brought in Apple... →
John Lim, David Lian and David Wang discuss:
1 Twitter’s part in bringing the world together for the World Cup tournament
2 The highlights from the E3 computer games expo, including…
The Digital Edge 42: Will the iPhone 4 blend? →
John Lim, Toh Hoon Keng, Chan Wern Shen, and Kelvin Lim discuss:
1 The iPhone 4’s new design: a potential pocket burner (literally)?
2 Could FaceTime actually mark the mass adoption…
May 2010
50 posts
The Digital Edge 41: Zuck Who? →
John Lim, Ben Israel and David Lian discuss:
1 Twitter banning third-party advertising platforms using its API
2 Nokia and Yahoo combine together to form a less-than-enthusiastic…
The Digital Edge 40: Google discovers the Internet →
John Lim, Nazrul Kamaruddin and Lim Yung-Hui discuss:
1 The big announcements from Google I/O, starting with Google Wave opening up.
2 Google Buzz API allows it to be on Seesmic and…
The Digital Edge 39: The freedom to choose →
This week, John Lim, Suffian Rahman, and Kelvin Lim discuss:
1 The many Facebook privacy issues
2 Is the death of advertising greatly exaggerated?
3 What Mozilla’s new CEO needs…
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Introducing the Google Font API & Google Font... →
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This kicks my ass. Excited about it. and it’s FREE unlike typekit.
Droid Serif looks good. Update: found the aliasing is based on the browser - it’s probably better that way.
Acer to launch Chrome OS devices in two weeks... →
It’s been some time since we received any new details on Chrome OS, Google’s web-focused operating system for netbooks. But that’s about to change in a couple weeks. We’ve learned from multiple sources that the Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer will launch Chrome OS devices at the Computex Taipei show, which will be held from June 1 to June 5.