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

Kaazing, Dell And TIBCO Team To Deliver Large Data At Faster Speeds

For the first time ever, a single Dell server rack can now support up to one million concurrent web-connected users by utilizing the power of Kaazing’s JMS Edition 3.5 platform.  This was possible through the collaboration of Dell, TIBCO Software and Kaazing, the first industry web benchmark that provides real-time interaction, capable of delivering near ...

Facebook Shares Unlocked, See Who’s Selling Now

On Wednesday, 800 million Facebook shares were sold or distributed, becoming available for trade as part of the social networking giant’s unlocking of shares.  The locked up shares were part of the agreement when Facebook went public – shareholders weren’t allowed to sell their shares for a certain period.  Though unlocking shares usually results in ...

You’re Talking A Lot of Smack to Be So Late to the Tablet Game, HP & Microsoft

Apple and Samsung are currently at the top of the mobile ladder.  Though they have a lot to boast about, with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 being chosen as the tablet to store the highlights of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in digital format, and with Apple’s iPads still in high demand, the two don’t seem to ...

May the Phorce be With You! This Connected Powerbag Tracks Lost Devices

For all the tech enthusiasts out there, you’ve all probably thought about purchasing the Powerbag, the bag that lets you bring all your gadgets and adds battery juice to them at the same time.  The only problem is, you can’t decide which type of bag you want to get.  Would a backpack suit your lifestyle ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Gets the Royal Treatment

In today’s mobile news roundup: Samsung Galaxy 10.1 gets the royal treatment; Lawyer sues Microsoft for misleading ad; and Voyager Mobile to offer free global roaming. Samsung Galaxy 10.1 get the royal approval Apple and elitism go hand in hand, but it wasn’t the iPad the Royal Commonwealth Society chose to present to The Queen. ...

Demonoid Is Back… Well… Sort Of

Demonoid is rising from the ashes as its tracker is now back online.  The site is not operational yet but getting its tracker back online is the first sign of its comeback. The BitTorrent tracker was taken down back in July as a form of a gift from the Ukrainian government to the US via ...

Google Security Expert Sees Sophos Antivirus Not Fit For Government Use

According to Google Information Security Engineer Tavis Ormandy’s report, “Sophail: Applied attacks against Sophos Antivirus,” Sophos’ antivirus should not be used on environments that host sensitive information and should only be used at low-value non-critical systems. Sophos prides itself in the fact that their products are used in healthcare, government, finance and even the military, ...

Nokia Shifts Strategy to Software, Infiltrates iPhone 5 and Android

In today’s mobile news roundup: Nokia Maps to infiltrate iOS and Android devices; Samsung unwilling to settle Apple dispute; and Android market share jumps to 72.4 percent. Nokia Maps to infiltrate iOS and Android devices Nokia is still struggling to keep up with the horde of iOS and Android devices available in the market, but ...

Breaking Analysis: Sinofsky the Tyrant – Is Windows 8 Better Off Without Him?

Microsoft and Steven Sinofsky already said their goodbyes, but some questions are still left unanswered. With Sinofsky’s farewell memo, it appears that a loving father is saying goodbye to his children in order for them to grow and for him to pursue the meaning of life.  But some sources say that his departure is not ...

John McAfee In Hiding, Pleads Innocent To Murder Accusation

From tech entrepreneur to a guy accused for murder, anti-virus pioneer John McAfee is now in hiding. News broke out over the weekend that Gregory Faull, an expatriate in Belize and a neighbor of McAfee had been murdered and the prime suspect is the anti-virus pioneer.  Preliminary reports stated that McAfee and Faull had a disagreement ...