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

What Did Yahoo Just Do to Flickr? Here’s 3 Altneratives

Yahoo! has been extremely busy with social media announcements of late.  Though it promised to not screw up Tumblr, it would appear that promise didn’t extend to Flickr.  Or maybe, because they messed with Flickr so much, what Marissa Mayer actually meant to say is that Yahoo’s ‘team’ is too tired to do anything that ...

What to Expect at the Xbox Event

Microsoft is set to unveil its next generation gaming console previously dubbed as Durango.  There are many rumors regarding the big reveal, and in just a few hours, everything will be clarified – hopefully, unless Microsoft decides to do a Sony and just reveal a controller and talk about how awesome the non-existent device is. ...

5 Alternatives to Tumblr In Case Yahoo! Screws It Up

Guess you’ve already heard that Yahoo! has reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr, the blogging syndication tool for $1.1 billion.  Upon hearing the news, more than a few Tumblr users were quick to go on panic mode thinking Yahoo will end up screwing Tumblr the way it’s screwed up so many services its bought. This ...

Tableau IPO Will Take DATA from Toy to Tool – Breaking Analysis

Tableau Software,  a Big Data software company that produces interactive data visualization products, has rung the bell at New York Stock Exchange and debuted under the ticker DATA. Initially shares were priced at $23 to $26 per share, but that has been increased to $31 per share.  Tableau is offering 8.2 million shares and has ...

Lifelogging Tools for the Self-Quantified Lifestyle: Become a Better You

Sometimes, everything just gets out of hand.  You find yourself always running out of time to do anything.  It’s like 24 hours a day isn’t enough to get things accomplished.  Am I right?  Or are we just not managing our time correctly? I think it’s the latter.  Sometimes, we don’t notice this, but we spend ...

EA’s Nonexistent Plan for Wii U Sheds Light on Nintendo’s Developer Woes

EA Games, one of the largest game developers/publishers, has announced that currently, there are no games in development for the Wii U, Nintendo’s latest game console that has yet to capture the hearts of gamers. Wii U, though powerful as a game console, seems to be lacking some components that gamers and developers are looking ...

“Glassware” Apps Now Available for Google Glass

Glassholes rejoice!  New apps are coming to Google Glass which means you’ll have more things to do with the high-tech specs than just tinker around with Google services. Path and New York Times were among the first apps announced for Google Glass use, but until now we haven’t heard much else. Now though, at the ...

Rise of the #Glassholes : Superior Tweets, Photos + Videos

What do you call people who wear Google Glass?  Googlers?  Nah, that’s already taken.  Glassers?  Hmm, I don’t think so, not too catchy.  How about Glassholes?  If you don’t like it, too bad.  The joke’s on us, the early adopters anxious to see how Google’s newest gadget will impact the market of devices and the ...

Congress Has Some Tough Questions For Google Glass

Google Glass is still a long way from being released to the general public yet we’re already seeing a number of privacy concerns arise, giving birth to the new term #glassholes to depict those wearing the device who might leave you feeling uneasy. Indeed, the concern for the public’s privacy has grown so big that ...

Swag On, IT : From “No to Now”, CIOs are In Demand | #servicenow #Knowledge13

ServiceNow SVP of Worldwide Sales and Service Dave Schneider noted in his interview on theCube that IT departments have been disregarded in organizations; that there’s some disbelief regarding the important role ITs play within an organization. “What happens in IT is that they’ve been the forgotten ones.  They’ve been the ones that didn’t have the ...