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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Hear from Citrix Engineer, VMware Author at Live Wikibon Event Tomorrow

Wikibon is once again holding their Peer Incite tomorrow, August 21.  Peer Incite is a research meeting held periodically wherein “a guest presenter(s) is prompted by the moderator and delivers a 10-15 minute introductory discussion, puts forth a premise and then the community discusses the implications for the remaining 40 minutes or so. The sessions ...

B&N Nook Heads to UK as iPad Mini Hype Grows

It’s been quite a while since we took a look at what OEMs have to offer in the tablet market, and as Apple’s press event nears, the industry is taking measures to prepare for whatever devices Apple will unveil.  We’ll look at what just launched, soon to launch and of course, rumored devices.  So let’s ...

Motorola Files New Patent Claims Against Apple

Today’s mobile news roundup features: Motorola filing new patent claim against Apple; Apple-Samsung trial nears end; HTC’s $40M investment loss; and Eva Restaurant offering discounts for checking your phone at the door. Motorola files new patent claims Days  before an important ruling is expected to come out, Motorola filed new patent claims against Apple for ...

Nokia and Microsoft to Launch Windows 8 Phone Before iPhone 5

Today’s mobile news roundup features: Nokia and Microsoft’s attempts to rain on Apple’s iPhone launch parade; Samsung and Apple asked to “make peace”; and Google’s Map upgrade. Nokia and Microsoft out to get Apple Everyone is eagerly waiting for the arrival of Apple’s new iPhone, which reliable sources say will be launched in September.  But ...

Crimes In the Valley: Famous Tech Leaders Robbed, Arrested and More

There are a lot of things happening in the tech industry like new devices being launched, new software, newfound malware creating havoc…  But these days, ordinary people aren’t the only ones being victimized, even famous people are getting hit. Burglarized Criminals are getting gutsy n0w, hitting up the homes of the rich and famous.  News ...

New OEMs for Microsoft, More Tablet Details Revealed

Microsoft unveiled the Surface tablet back in June, which raised a few eyebrows but still managed to intrigued consumers and pundits alike.  The surprising thing about the tablet is that it’s made by Microsoft and not other OEMs, as expected.  But that doesn’t mean the software giant was going to snub OEMs in their effort ...

Google+ Targets Brands with Vanity URLs, Photo and Music Updates

Google announced new features for their social networking arm, Googe+, which users would surely appreciate. New photo features According to Andrew Lee, a Software Engineer on the Google+ Photos team, since the service launched, they’ve been receiving requests from users to add features to it like the ability to view photos in a slideshow and ...

Apple-Samsung Trial Sheds Light on Samsung US Sales

Today’s mobile news roundup features: Apple-Samsung trial shedding light on Samsung sales; burning iPhone 5 rumors; smartphone sales dipping as the world awaits for the next iPhone; and Motorola Mobility’s massive layoff. Apple-Samsung trial update US District Judge Lucy Koh, overseeing the Apple-Samsung case, expects the two companies to deliver closing arguments by next week. ...

Rally Acquires Agile Advantage, Raising the Bar for Development

Rally Software, the company that offers Software-as-a-Service–based Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platform and products, announced the acquisition of Agile Advantage, a performance management solution that helps organizations maximize the financial return of Agile software development projects.  ALM is the union of business management to software engineering and a continuous process of managing the life of ...

Mobile Round-Up: Apple’s Sanction Request Denied By Court, Android Zombies 4 BRAINZ

Today’s mobile news roundup features: Judge denies Apple request for sanction; Revamped Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to arrive later this month; Nokia fighting for shelf-space; HTC entering the phablet market; and Black Ops Zombies now on Android. Apple denied sanction in fight against Samsung Apple Inc. was requesting the San Jose court to grant them ...