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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.

Samsung Beats Apple Again: Australian Ban Lifted

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 9, 2011

Samsung is on a roll. After dodging a US ban on their Galaxy smartphones and tablets, and having the German ban on their tablet lifted, the gadget maker celebrates another victory in Australia, where…

Daily Deals Industry Preps for 2012

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 8, 2011

This year might be considered as the year of the daily deals sites, as more and more companies venture out into this market. There are daily deals sites dedicated for travelers, moms, spa-holics and…

Google Readies First Asian Data Centers

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 8, 2011

Google announced that it will spend $300 million on a new data center in Hong Kong which will be operation by 2013. “We’re working as quickly as we can to get this facility operational so…

Fab.com Gets More Fabulous with $40M in Fresh Funds

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 8, 2011

Fab.com, one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies out there, announced a $40 million round of Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise–Fab.com has taken off…

OnLive Cloud Gaming Goes Mobile

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 8, 2011

OnLive, the cloud gaming platform that synchronizes, renders, and stores games on remote servers and delivers them via the Internet, announced the availability of their app for tablets and mobile devices. The app allows…

It’s a Name and Numbers Game for Warring Mobile Industry

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 7, 2011

Apple has been trying to product-block competition in the US as well as other countries, riding a case for patent infringement. They were successful in some instances, but their competition doesn’t easily backdown. Apple…

Verizon Takes On Pay TV, 4G & Mobile Payments

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 7, 2011

Verizon Communiations Inc. is said to be cooking up a plan to take on Netflix and traditional cable TV providers. Verizon currently offers FiOS, a bundled package of internet access, telephone and TV service…

Lawsuits and Probes Don’t Slow Down Groupon’s Latest Acquisition

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 7, 2011

OpenCal, the online appointment scheduling and booking site, has been taken in by Groupon. Though the announcement was made just this week, it’s reported that the acquisition may have quietly taken place sometime in…

Facebook Timeline Heads To Land of Kiwis as Zuckerburg Gets Exposed

By Mellisa Tolentino Dec 7, 2011

Facebook recently announced the acquisition of the talents behind Gowalla, the location-based social network, but not the service itself. Though it is unclear as to how the Gowalla team will be incorporated in the…