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

4 alternatives to Flipboard & Zite (that haven’t been acquired yet)

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Flipboard, the news reader and content aggregator service, has partnered with CNN and also acquired Zite, the intelligent magazine, from the news company. So in the event Flipboard shuts down Zite, here’s some alternatives to consider. It is expected that Zite’s service …

Privacy phone wars: Boeing Black vs. the Blackphone vs. Snowden Phone

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency spying on basically everything we do and say online has upset a lot of people, so it’s no surprise that we’re now looking for ways to ‘opt out’ of the NSA’s dragnet. Though not …

Spotify acquires The Echo Nest, adds data-savviness to the bottom line

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Spotify, the Swedish cloud music streaming service, announced that it will be acquiring The Echo Nest, one of the industry’s top music intelligence platforms. Financial aspects of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition supports Spotify’s goals to grow global music consumption …

Flipboard acquires Zite & teams up with CNN

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Flipboard, the service that delivers news and social updates directly to your mobile device, has made two announcements that should vastly improve the service for its users. First off, it announced that CNN will now be available on Flipboard, so users can …

Smart home solutions for people with special needs

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Efforts in the smart home industry are mostly geared towards making things remotely accessible and manageable for homeowners so they can save on utility bills and monitor for adverse activity, but the technology being put into smart homes can also help those …

What will you do while your car drives itself? GMS debuts new smart car concepts

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

The 84th International Geneva Motor Show officially kicks off tomorrow, and attendees and participants are all set at the Geneva Palexpo convention center in Switzerland. The event will span until the 16th of March, but there are already some interesting developments announced …

Online TV gets a boost (and you get the bill) with new partnerships + deals

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

The Internet has drastically changed people’s lives and now, as people are more mobile, it allows them to consume entertainment when they want, even on the go. Because of this, service providers are looking for ways to get more people sign up …

iOS 7.1 arriving any day now, in time for iTunes Festival at SXSW

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

SXSW 2014 is kicking off later this week, and if you’ve ever been to this event, you’ll know that it has three parts to it, namely: Interactive, Music, and Film. Music will be held on March 11-16 and in line with this, …

Yahoo! discontinues 3rd party sign-in for its services

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Yahoo! is aiming to deliver a more personalized experience, and to accomplish this task its decided to remove third-party sign-in from its services. This means users of Yahoo services will have to sign up for a Yahoo ID – if they don’t …

Truly fashionable gesture control, alerts + digital visualization

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

This week’s Wearable Tech roundup features a ring that shortcuts your way into everything, a fashionable security tracker, and a modish way to wear technology. Ring . The ring is the latest fashion accessory technologists are looking at to connect the Internet, …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

4 alternatives to Flipboard & Zite (that haven’t been acquired yet)

Privacy phone wars: Boeing Black vs. the Blackphone vs. Snowden Phone

Flipboard acquires Zite & teams up with CNN

Smart home solutions for people with special needs

What will you do while your car drives itself? GMS debuts new smart car concepts

Online TV gets a boost (and you get the bill) with new partnerships + deals

iOS 7.1 arriving any day now, in time for iTunes Festival at SXSW

Truly fashionable gesture control, alerts + digital visualization

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