Broadcasted live from Barcelona to a worldwide audience the show covered all the hot topics and trends in mobile technology, latest news and developments at MWC and WIPJam, and feature interactive interviews with thought leaders, as well as movers and shakers of the mobile industry.

MWC 2014

Vivi Ntrigkogia, Marketing Director & Research Associate of CERTH, the state funded Center for Research in Thessaloniki, Greece, talks about Social Sensor, an EU funded project, that collects, processes and aggregates big streams of data. The platform leverages intelligent techniques to deliver personalised content to its users, while responding to the need for real-time social intelligence and responsiveness. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #18. Social Sensor a tool for journalists to tap into public sentiment

Panos Tsakos, Marketing Director presents their large variety of online payment services included on Viva Wallet, a product of their initial platform of Viva Payments;  the first licenced mobile payments solution from the European Central Bank, already expanding to many countries. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #17. Viva Payments, making online payments easy and credible

Nikolas Kokkotas talks about M-STAT, the bulk sms provider and mobile app development company. They target medium & larger companies that are in the need of reselling sms services without further technical knowledge. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #12. M-STAT creates your own SMS store with a 1-stop solution

Nikos Avaritsiotis, responsible for new business development at Hotech, talks on the potentials of NFC whether it be ticketing, loyalty schemes, event management, identity, control, data collection and more. They’ve already expanded in the Middle East and were eager to find more partners through MWC14. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #16. Systems integrator Hotech talks NFC

Mathew Valvis, Marketing communication rep for Jupitee gives us a brief description of how their platform allows you to build a native mobile application in a few minutes. Quite intuitive and straight forward it allows you to set it up in less than 2 hours. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #15. Jupitee: Creating a mobile application with no coding

Noveltech has created a useful tool targeted to tourists and locals that allows someone to identify personal needs and interests; getting them around the city/town efficiently. Manolis Marazakis talks about how their app brands an area, creating awareness by sharing smart and useful information for visitors, curated by local municipalities and businesses. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #13. Noveltech creating a Mobile City Guide

George Saslis, Solution Designer of Cytech, the b2b software solutions  company for the mobile sector, explains why SMS is not dead but on the contrary is the one communication medium that connects everyone. He goes on to identify other enterprise solutions that are showcased at MWC14 and predicts the future for NFC, iBeacons, mobile app development and more. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #11. Cytech explains why SMS is still a key technology player

The two co-founders of Contests4Causes, Nick Tsoniotis and Alexandros Binopoulos talk about their presence at Mobile World Congress 2014 and how they plan to get their application known to the world. They explain that Contest4Causes is a platform combining people who like participating in contests and those who want to help good causes; a twist to the Κickstarter model in microfinancing for a social need. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for TechTalksCentral.

TTC #10. Tackling socent’s need for microfunding: Contests4Causes

Aimilios Chalamandaris from Innoetics explains how their text to speech technology is used for accessibility enhancement tools, education, GPS, mobile and much more. Whether emotion & expression can be included in artificial speech and how users can interact with their mobile phones in a more human way. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #9. Innoetics: A text to speech technology

We talk with Fotis Paraskevopoulos, cofounder of Peekintoo, a service that allows you to upload short video moments, anonymously, just because you felt it was worth mentioning or responding to a demand. With presence in over 50 countries and plenty of hype generated during #mwc14 he joins us to talk about their service, their plans and possible funding opportunities. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #2. Short video bursts: An interview with startup Peekintoo

We chat with Magnus Ekenheim and Anna Aleryd from Sony Mobile about the opportunities Internet of Things (IoT) presents for application developers, the Sony Smart Eyeglasses and Smart Watch, and how they see IoT affecting consumers in the future. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #6. SONY Mobile sharing the Future of Wearables

Jordi Bacaria, counselor-at-law at Global Legal Data, dives into consumer privacy and the guidelines mobile developers should follow to embed privacy practices in mobile app development. cInterviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #19. What Mobile App Developers Should Know About Privacy

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.


TTC #20. Vidavo, mHealth and the State of Wearable Medical Devices

Priya Prakash is a passionate entrepreneur that believes in making services and products with a true purpose. She has been deeply affected by what she has seen in communities of people in less economically fortunate countries and along with her experience in designing products like the Nokia Asha smartphone, she combines her strengths for lasting social impact. Here she explains to us where Changify is heading to. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #3. Socent & sustainability: An interview with Priya Prakash from Changify

Sakis Triantafyllakis, Co-Founder and CEO of PanelSensor (previously SpeakerZen), gets into the shoes of presenters and speakers and talks about getting reliable and objective feedback from the audiences in the quest for the wow-factor zen. He also gives the early stage startup perspective of MWC: what are the expectations and what the opportunities. Interviewed by George Voulgaris for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #14. Delivering real-time feedback to speakers

We talk with Scott Apeland at Mobile World Congress 2014 about Intel's developer program for Internet of Things (IoT), the challenges that developers face, what the Galileo board offers for developers, Intel's Code for Good program, and his take on how IoT, big data and cloud will converge in the future. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.


TTC #1 - Internet of Things (IoT): An interview with Intel

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.


TTC #5. Want to Get More Out of Your Data Plan? Opera Max

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.


TTC #7. Keynote, Quality User Experience with Mobile Analytics

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.


TTC #4. PayPal introduces Mobile payments using Beacons

We chat with Zac Bowling from Apportable about the challenges that developers of mobile games are facing today; what Apportable is doing in the mobile gaming space; and his take on how mobile gaming is going to evolve. Interviewed by Tina Miteko of Tech Talks Central.


TTC #8. The State of Mobile Gaming with Apportable

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