Mellisa Tolentino

Mellisa Tolentino started at SiliconANGLE covering the mobile and social scene. Over the years, her scope expanded to Bitcoin as well as the Internet of Things. SiliconANGLE gave Mellisa her break in writing and it has been an adventure ever since. She’s from the sunny country of Philippines where people always greet you with the warmest smile. If she’s not busy writing, she loves reading, watching TV series and movies, but what she enjoys the most is playing or just chilling on the couch with with her three dogs Ceecee, Ginger, and Rocky.

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

On Leadership + Productivity in Tech: Focus on People + Culture

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Where do great ideas come from? At the top of the corporate ladder? Nope. Great ideas can come from anyone in the company, and they usually come when you least expect it. This is how Kate Matsudaira sees the world. Anyone in …

Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra vs. A Bunch of Other Phablets

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

The rumored big brother of the Sony Xperia Z has been launched and it looks like quite a handful. Phablets, though too big to be a considered a smartphone, and too small to be a ‘real’ tablet, serve a variety of purposes …

Can Snapchat Really Be Worth $800 Million?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Snapchat, the wildly chat messaging app that allows users to set a time limit for how long or short an image or video they send can be viewed, closed a $60 million round of Series B funding led by Institutional Venture Partners, …

3 Ways Facebook Can Beat Flipboard + Thrive as Google Reader Replacement

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

A week from now, Google Reader will be seeing its final day. There are already some news readers that have gained plenty of attention ever since the news of Google Reader’s demise surfaced, which means there are several news readers to choose from …

Private Search Engines Gain Traction, Does it Even Matter?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Do people really care about privacy? Well, obviously not everyone does, but if you look at Duck Duck Go and other private search engines’ latest numbers, you’d have to admit that more than a few people do. DDG tweeted last that “It …

Resource Guide for Hadoop Summit North America 2013

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Hortonworks and Yahoo! invite you to attend the Hadoop Summit North America 2013 on June 26-27 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. The two-day event will feature many of the Apache Hadoop thought leaders, such as Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz–Senior …

3D Printing Leaders Forge Alliance: Stratasys and MakerBot Pair Up

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Stratasys Ltd., the leader in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, and MakerBot, the leader in desktop 3D printing, signed a deal that would make MakerBot a subsidiary of Stratasys while maintaining its independence. The stock-for-stock transaction is valued at $403 million and …

Vine vs Instagram : The Downside to 15-Second Video + Filters

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

If you’re a fan of social networking sites, you’ve probably heard that Instagram now has Video, so it’s a lot like Twitter’s Vine now. Some have already dubbed it the Vine killer, but is it really? SiliconANGLE’s Ryan Cox argues that since …

GE + Industrial Internet : The Agent of Good

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

With the Industrial Internet market predicted to surpass $1.7 trillion by 2020, GE is in the forefront of the market with its strategic alliances and investments. It recently announced its “industrial strength” Big Data and analytics platform, robust enough to handle data …

2 New Voice-Activated Assistants for Today’s Smart Home

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could walk in your house and command things to turn on or off with just the sound of your sultry voice? Though this scenario may sound like a stolen scene from a Sci-Fi flick, it’s real …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

On Leadership + Productivity in Tech: Focus on People + Culture

Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra vs. A Bunch of Other Phablets

Can Snapchat Really Be Worth $800 Million?

3 Ways Facebook Can Beat Flipboard + Thrive as Google Reader Replacement

Private Search Engines Gain Traction, Does it Even Matter?

Resource Guide for Hadoop Summit North America 2013

3D Printing Leaders Forge Alliance: Stratasys and MakerBot Pair Up

Vine vs Instagram : The Downside to 15-Second Video + Filters

GE + Industrial Internet : The Agent of Good

2 New Voice-Activated Assistants for Today’s Smart Home

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