We talk with Opera Software and Sergey Lossev, head of products for Opera Max as he discusses the launch of Opera Max at Mobile World Congress 2014, a free app which promises data savings by compressing data across applications on your mobile device - including video, text, and images - so you can get the most out of your data plan and more control over your data usage. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

John Lunn, Lean Evangelist for EMEA PayPal, covers their major Mobile World Congress 2014 announcements; the Samsung Galaxy S5 which will allow payments with your fingerprint and the collaboration on the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Watch. How PayPal is more interested in making our lives more convenient and not only secure. Interviewed by George Voulgaris for Tech Talks Central.

Muki Kulhan talks about Jiggster, a Zap Venture, which is an online free video console game trading marketplace. A mobile app that allows mass gamers or just fans to trade for free with close proximity users or ever broader out, their old games. Muki talks about expansion and monetization. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

Thomas Gronbach from Keynote Systems talks about the key differences that make integrating mobile into existing Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) a challenge; how companies and QA testers can get a true sense of the user experience; when to test using emulators versus real devices; the difference between manual testing and automated testing; and tips for those who do not yet have a viable mobile strategy in place. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

We talk with Tim Messerschmidt, Developer Advocate for PayPal at Mobile World Congress 2014 about what beacons are, how PayPal is leveraging this technology to pilot cashless transactions in retail stores, his take on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, and much more.

Valerie Westerduin, HR Recruiter from Booking.com join us at Tech Talks Central to discuss the skillsets that developers should possess, how booking.com helps employees evolve professionally, and share insights on what it’s like to work for booking.com. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

Pantelis Angelidis, founder of Vidavo, talks about the state of mhealth and how innovations in mobile technology bring citizens and medical professionals together to better manage healthcare and wellness. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

Angelina Kouroubali talks about FORTH’s Computer Science and Health research centre outcomes, ‘From Research to Αffective Ιmpact on Ηealth’ sharing 30 years of experience on eHealth, big data and creating actual products for the Greek market. Professor Karantanas takes us on a quick journey over their advanced medical imaging research and the possible opportunities in the market. He continues, deepening on the causes of public health care dysfunctionality, analyzing the disconnection between applied science and policy makers; wrong investments decisions; availability of funds and steps that need to be taken to turn the tide, in Greece. Interviewed by TTC’s George Voulgaris.

Professor Nora Kearney dives into a 10 year journey into the eSmart project mostly designed for cancer patient monitoring and relief. She analyzes the technical side; the risk algorithms and the triggers that alert health professionals, real time. A purely patient driven project, that doesn’t neglect clinical finds, it focuses on patient perspective developing prototypes for long term conditions and multiple chronic disease manifestations. Interviewed by TTC’s George Voulgaris.

We had the pleasure and honor to talk with Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and leader for the Digital Agenda. Unfortunately - due to a last-minute rescheduling issue the Vice President only had time for two brief comments on the eHealth share within the 2020 Horizon framework and EU’s position in the prospect of a growing Sharing Economy. Interviewed by TTC’s Yannis Rizopoulos & George Voulgaris.