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

Facebook Finds A Home On The HTC First

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

Facebook has finally unveiled its mobile plan: the Facebook Home. Facebook Home isn’t an operating system, but rather a way to transform your Android phone into a Facebook phone. In short, Facebook has found a way to dominate your mobile device, making …

What Is Bitcoin? Here’s a Little “Bit” of Bitcoin History For You

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

There’s so much talk about Bitcoin these days but some may not be that well versed in the topic. Seriously, what is Bitcoin and what is its purpose? Will it eventually be replacing the standard form of currencies in play, or will …

Samsung Beefs Up Mobile Security with Absolute Security

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

In today’s mobile and social news roundup: Samsung taps Absolute Security to fortify mobile security measures; Anonymous hacks North Korea’s Twitter and Flickr accounts; More Android users are active on Instagram; Samsung builds stores inside Best Buy; and Microsoft’s relevance dwarfed by …

Two iPhones Coming This Year, Google Readies New Nexus 7 for July

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

In today’s mobile news roundup: Revamped iPhone production slated for Q2 ; Second generation Nexus 7 coming in July; Vodafone shares drop after Verizon denial; and Android Jelly Bean getting traction with Google’s new math. Revamped iPhone production slated for Q2 According …

Top 20 Programming Languages of Hacker News Readers January 2013

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

Just like anyone, programmers are meticulous about their work as one simple line could ruin months of work. And reaching the ultimate goal may take longer if they are not using the language they are accustomed to. In April year, Hacker News …

Google Shopping Express vs Amazon, eBay + Walmart ToGo

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

Google revealed a new Consumer Service last week that allowed for same-day delivery of products coming from Target, Walgreens, Staples, American Eagle and Toys“R”Us/Babies“R”Us, as well a local shops like San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, and the Bay Area’s Palo Alto Toy …

Remorseful Apple Faces Growing Competition from Facebook, China and HTC

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

In today’s mobile and social news roundup: Apple apologizes to China; The Facebook phone; the Smartisan OS launch; and AT&T to pre-sell HTC One on April 5. Apple apologizes to China After Chinese government bureaus and consumers’ relentless efforts in forcing Apple …

4 Ways Driverless Cars Could Boost Productivity

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

A few decades ago we thought we’d all be riding around in driverless cars by now (thanks for nothin’ George Jetson). Well, the present is finally catching up with the future, and one of the most promising results of driverless cars is …

The Real Tech Behind Google’s Nose Prank : Smells Funny

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

We all got pretty excited about Google’s latest Beta product, Google Nose, until we found out that it was just a part of Google’s notorious and regularly-schedule April Fools’ Day series of pranks. But would you believe that the technology for Google …

Beware of Google’s Bag of Gags : April Fools for Geeks

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

Though we at SiliconANGLE love pranks, we’re not about to pull one on you guys even if it’s April Fools’ Day. There are already tons of pranks going around the web and we don’t want to be the ones to drive you …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Facebook Finds A Home On The HTC First

What Is Bitcoin? Here’s a Little “Bit” of Bitcoin History For You

Samsung Beefs Up Mobile Security with Absolute Security

Two iPhones Coming This Year, Google Readies New Nexus 7 for July

Top 20 Programming Languages of Hacker News Readers January 2013

Google Shopping Express vs Amazon, eBay + Walmart ToGo

Remorseful Apple Faces Growing Competition from Facebook, China and HTC

4 Ways Driverless Cars Could Boost Productivity

The Real Tech Behind Google’s Nose Prank : Smells Funny

Beware of Google’s Bag of Gags : April Fools for Geeks

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