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

Tableau IPO Taking DATA To The NYSE – Breaking Analysis

Tableau Software, a Big Data software company that produces interactive data visualization products, has filed for an IPO and plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “DATA.” That Tableau is filing for an IPO isn’t as shocking as it sounds, since it boasts of more than 10,000 customers including big ...

Microsoft Rebranding Video Shouldn’t Be Dismissed – Breaking Analysis

In Norway, Windows Phone design studio general manager Albert Shum and Todd Simmons, creative director at Wolff Olins, revealed a two-year old concept video regarding the “re-imagining” of Bing, Skype, Yammer, and Xbox. The redesigning of the other Microsoft products comes just a year after refreshing its Windows, Office and Microsoft brand logos.  As mentioned ...

Tablet Technology Wanes & Driving Technology Rains – SiliconANGLE News Roundup

In today’s NewsDesk news roundup: Samsung announces Galaxy Tab 3; Meebo Bar to retire in June; Vermont Telephone Company offers gigabit connection at low price; Intel set to wow Computex Taipei attendees; Google releases Google Glass source code; Facebook losing users in largest markets; Windows Phone popular with first-time smartphone buyers; Technology replicates human touch ...

Google Glass Source Code Now Available, Runs on Android ICS

Google Glass won’t be available for the general public until 2014; but on the developer and first-adopter front lucky geeks are having a blast wtih Explorer Edition Google Glasses. So far, here’s what Google told us about Glass: it has a display comparable to a “25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away,” the camera ...

Meebo Bar Says “Bye Bye” as it Makes Way for Google+ Sign

On June 6, 2013, another of Google’s tools will be kicking the bucket, but not because no one uses it. Instead, the search giant has just decided to favor its Google+ Sign-in more. Meebo, the service that started as a browser-based instant messaging program which supported multiple IM services such as Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live ...

theCube : LIVE at Stanford-Accel Symposium : Understanding the IT Renaissance

SiliconANGLE.tv’s premier video production, theCube, will be at Stanford University on April 30, 2013 for the 17th Stanford-Accel Symposium.  The annual event is brought to you by Accel Partners and Stanford and will be hosted this year by MediaX. This year’s theme is “The Re-Imagining of the Modern Enterprise,” which aims to understand the drivers ...

Join us at Amazon’s AWS Summit : theCube Features Live Interviews + Analysis

Developers comprise a hot commodity amidst the Cloud Wars currently taking place between AWS and the whole of the industry, as Amazon makes its mark in the enterprise.  Infrastructure-as-a-Service is a byproduct of a rapidly evolving datacenter, and open source technology is powering the revolt against Amazon.  The appeal to developers in this case is increasingly important, ...

Patent Dispute at the Heart of Yahoo’s Board Shakeup?

Yahoo!’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Fred Amoroso recently announced that he will be leaving the company in June, with rumors suggesting that Marissa Mayer’s appointment as CEO triggered his departure. Amoroso had previously voiced his support for Ross Levinsohn to take that position, and reportedly wasn’t too happy when Mayer was appointed over ...

How the Parse Buyout Can Help Facebook Compete With Android

Last week we learned that Facebook has acquired Parse, a mobile-backend-as-a-service (mBaaS) company that allows developers to build mobile applications for iOS, Android, Windows and the mobile web, to promote mobile app development, for an undisclosed amount which experts are pegging at around $85 million. Joining Kristin Feledy in last week’s Live NewsDesk Show is ...

Bitcoin 2013 Conference: ‘The Future of Payments’ Coming May 17-19 to San Jose, CA

Can’t seem to have enough of Bitcoin?  Then you’re in luck!  Bitcoin 2013 will be kicking off on May 17-19, 2013 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. Bitcoin enthusiasts, miners, developers, architect, or anyone from the financial world, or anyone curious about the future of BTC are invited to attend the ...