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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.

Microsoft’s Mobile Strategy Lacks Family Support

By Mellisa Tolentino Nov 3, 2011

Microsoft is focusing on making things more mobile. Yesterday, they launched Bing for Mobile and updated Bing to make it show identical results in all platforms. But with release versions for iOS and Android,…

Yahoo’s Latest Comeback: Apps And Ads

By Mellisa Tolentino Nov 3, 2011

Back in September Yahoo fired CEO Carol Bartz and the company seemed to spin out of control. Though Yahoo is still CEO-less as no one seems to want to fill the position, the company is slowly…

Android Developers Anxious for Upcoming 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” Release

By Mellisa Tolentino Nov 3, 2011

Everyone is gushing about the updated Android 4.0, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich. The best thing about it is that it’s for both smartphones and tablets, unifying efforts for Google and developers alike. But the…

More Legal Hurdles for AT&T, Apple

By Mellisa Tolentino Nov 3, 2011

We consumers aren’t really bothered by what goes around in the tech industry. All we care about is that we have a device to use and a network to support our device. But if…

HP Tries Their Luck On Another Tablet: HP Slate 2

By Mellisa Tolentino Nov 3, 2011

After Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman announced that their PC division will not be spun-off, their HP TouchPad made an effort for a last hurrah and partnered with Best Buy offering the tablet for only…

A Buggy Bug Fix for iOS 5.0.1

By Mellisa Tolentino Nov 3, 2011

Users of iOS 5 devices noticed that their devices lacked juice. Apple confirmed that there is indeed an issue on iOS 5 that led to poor battery life, as well as other bugs. Apple…

Scandalous German Police Trojan Makes Anyone Vulnerable to Hacking

By Mellisa Tolentino Oct 31, 2011

Earlier this month, we reported that Germany’s Chaos Computer Club made public that the Trojan Bundestrojaner, also known as ‘0zapftis’ and ‘R2D2,’ legally used by the authorities to tap into Skype calls could also…

The Walking Dead Tablet: HP TouchPad

By Mellisa Tolentino Oct 31, 2011

Last week we mentioned that Hewlett-Packard will be re-awakening their dead TouchPad tablet. Back in August Leo Apotheker, then CEO of HP, announced the death of the tablet. Things got confusing when they then sold…

800 MoMo Employees’ Heads Will Roll

By Mellisa Tolentino Oct 31, 2011

I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence but isn’t it freakishly weird that as most parts of the world are celebrating Halloween, jobs are getting sacked? It’s like Motorola Mobility timed their announcement…

More Programs for Internet TV as Cable Goes the Way of the Dinosaurs

By Mellisa Tolentino Oct 31, 2011

Talk about cord-cutting. Last week it was reported that cable TV subscribers are on the decline as more consumers are opting to pay for internet TV that comes with their internet connection. And several companies are…