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

The SA Guide to HP Vertica 2014: Live event coverage

Following the success of Hewlett-Packard, Co.’s inaugural HP Vertica Big Data Conference 2013, SiliconANGLE’s roving news desk theCUBE returns to this year’s event in Boston from August 12-14, 2014. Broadcasting live from the conference, theCUBE will interview industry experts and partners to learn how to maximize Big Data analytic outcomes. Looking to become a top leader ...

Smart World Weekly: Connected ski goggles, a bracelet that zaps and more

This week’s Smart World Series features smart skiing goggles, a classical conditioning method being applied to wearable tech, a report on the projected growth of the smart city market, and a new segment in SiliconANGLE’s Smart World Series for developers looking to automate the app-building process for the Internet of Things (IoT). For those who ...

Will the Ecuadorean ‘Bitcoin’ be the nation’s salvation?

Ecuador’s economy has been in deep trouble since President Rafael Correa decided to increase spending on public works projects and social programs designed to reduce poverty. Though the intentions were good, the policy has resulted in depleting dollars for public spending and the amassing of a huge amount of debt. To prevent an economic collapse, ...

IoT developers feel the love with new API directory and conference

The month of August ushers in a new addition to SiliconANGLE’s Smart World Series, called Smart DevOps, showcasing the tools, platforms and products geared towards developers making apps for connected devices. To kick things off, this week’s Smart DevOps features a directory for APIs dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and a conference that ...

Scared of Russian criminal hackers? Try these 5 password tips

Hold Security, LLC. reports what it claims to be the “largest data breach ever” from a group of south Russian hackers who trawled the web using a vast botnet of hijacked computers to identify sites that are vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. The attack resulted in the breach of 1.2 billion user credentials, about 500 ...

Middle East, Africa and Asia will win the Smart City market

This week’s Smart City roundup features the projected growth of the smart city market, an expanded partnership to deliver smarter city and energy solutions, and a new cloud-based center for the Internet of Things. Smart city market projected at $1.3 billion by 2019   Research and consulting firm MarketsandMarkets, Inc. released a new report entitled ...

UK Chancellor wants to turn London into the Bitcoin capital of the world

George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Second Lord of the Treasury in the United Kingdom, has commissioned the Treasury to launch a program that will scrutinize the potential risks and benefits of digital currencies such as Bitcoin. The result of this research will be published this fall, and will be used to determine ...

Zap yourself into shape with new smartbands

This week’s Smart Health roundup features a tracker that zaps you into shape, a health tracker for the whole family and entertaining new technology that corrects eyesight. Pavlok   With dozens of specialized health trackers available on the market, Pavlok hopes to be the last wearable gadget you’ll ever need to help you get in shape. Named ...

Will BTC be a girl’s new best friend?

When buying an engagement ring, many men are inclined to follow traditions and expectation. There’s an unwritten rule that one should spend three times his monthly salary on a ring, so if things don’t go as planned, he can always get a some money back for it. But he also has to consider her style ...

Smart Living gets interesting with ski goggles, Chinese cars

This week’s Smart Living roundup features a universal heads-up display mount, a smart hub that now supports Android, and another Chinese company entering the connected car market. GogglePal   Snow sports enthusiasts looking for a device to improve their game may be interested in a new project preparing to launch Kickstarter, Inc. for a gadget ...