Mellisa Tolentino, Author at SiliconANGLE

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.

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Stress-Busters: Holiday Travel iPhone + Android Apps

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 17, 2012

A lot of people are heading home, or some other dream destination this holiday season. And while some of these people like to take on holiday travel-planning as early as possible, many of us…

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Google Blames LG For Nexus 4 Shortage

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 17, 2012

In today’s mobile news roundup: Nexus 4 shortage blamed on LG; Over 2M iPhone 5 sold in China; Sprint buys entirety of Clearwire; and Instagram tweaks ToS for better Facebook integration. Nexus 4 shortage…

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GPS Still Vulnerable To Attacks Show Researchers at University of Texas

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 15, 2012

Global Positioning System “transmits timing information in atomic clock precision to receivers”–in short, this is what you see in movies or TV shows that detectives use to track down the location of bad guys…

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Gifting Apps Returns for iOS 6, Just In Time for Christmas

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 14, 2012

In today’s mobile news roundup: iOS gift apps, Facebook updates iOS app; Apple found guilty of infringing patents; and Galaxy Note III rumors. iOS gift apps If you still haven’t figured out what to…

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SOPA 2012: A Year of Censorship in Review

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 14, 2012

In the hashtag category of Zeitgesit 2012, Google’s top searches of the year, SOPA or the Stop Online Piracy Act topped the bill. You might have been surprised by this as I’m sure some…

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Head-to-Head: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 13, 2012

Google Maps app is now available for Apple iOS 6 users and many Apple Maps users are very grateful for the addition. One user even commented that he almost died in Australia and is…

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Battle of The Filters: Instagram vs. Twitter vs. Flickr

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 13, 2012

Instagram made a huge splash in 2012, becoming one of the most used photo editing/filtering/sharing apps on the market. Things only got better when Facebook took them in for a cool $1 billion. But…

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I’m Finally OK with My iPhone 5 Purchase. Google Maps App Has Landed!

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 13, 2012

In today’s mobile news roundup: Google Maps app now on iOS 6; Dell to drop smartphone business globally; E-book price fixing resolved; Samsung Australia takes a jab at Apple Maps; and NY to experiment…

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iPhone and Android Apps To Curb Data Usage + Manage Consumption

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 12, 2012

The holidays are just around the corner and I bet a lot of people will be stuck on their mobile devices sharing everything they do to their friends or the web in general. But…

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Pope Benedict XVI’s Inaugural Tweet

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 12, 2012

In today’s mobile news roundup: The Pope makes his first tweet; Surface tablets to become available in non-Microsoft retail stores; and Yahoo! upgrades Mail and Flickr app. Pope makes his first tweet Though this…

Mellisa Tolentino

Stress-Busters: Holiday Travel iPhone + Android Apps

Google Blames LG For Nexus 4 Shortage

GPS Still Vulnerable To Attacks Show Researchers at University of Texas

Gifting Apps Returns for iOS 6, Just In Time for Christmas

SOPA 2012: A Year of Censorship in Review

Head-to-Head: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps

Battle of The Filters: Instagram vs. Twitter vs. Flickr

I’m Finally OK with My iPhone 5 Purchase. Google Maps App Has Landed!

iPhone and Android Apps To Curb Data Usage + Manage Consumption

Pope Benedict XVI’s Inaugural Tweet

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