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

Apple agrees to refund $32.5M for unauthorized ‘in-app’ purchases

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Parents who were shocked to be billed for in-app purchases made by their kids have been given a welcome reprieve by Apple, which has agreed to refund those purchases. According to reports, Apple has agreed to pay at least $32.5 million in …

Get outta here! Internal Yahoo memo confirms Henrique De Castro’s gets the boot

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

When Marissa Mayer was appointed as Yahoo!’s new Chief Executive Officer, she was dead set on doing everything her way in order to revive the company’s flagging fortunes. Naturally, that included hiring new people – her own people – to help her …

Will FoodBots revolutionize the fast food industry?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Fast food should be fast, right? But we all know how the lines get so long during the lunch or dinner rush, and even if you opt for drive-thru, you could still wait quite a while to get your food. So what’s …

Turning social data into cash : Real-time winning

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

The proliferation of mobile technology has left few without a social media presence, empowering individuals through personal and professional connections across the globe. It’s an inevitable aspect of our cultural revolution, and one the enterprise can no longer ignore. The past few …

Ford + Audi seek developers for smart cars, AT&T joins the race

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

This week’s SmartCar roundup features PubNub’s connected car effort, AT&T’s push into connected cars, and Audi’s Android tablet. PubNub enters connected car market with Ford PubNub, a company that specializes in real-time scaling and building of apps, has entered the connected …

Chicago Sun-Times to experiment with Bitcoin Paywall

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

On February 1, 2014, something new will happen in the digital news world, and it’s good news for anyone who loves Bitcoin. The Chicago Sun-Times, with the collaboration of BitWall, will begin testing a Bitcoin paywall for its digitally published articles. On …

Facebook to launch ‘Paper’ news reader app later this month

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Facebook is constantly reinventing its products and services to increase user engagement. Even though it’s not always the case, Facebook love to experiment with things it thinks might click with the masses. In line with this tradition of experimenting with new ideas …

CES 2014 aftermath : Quantified Self review

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

This week’s Quantified Self roundup features a device that lets you know when to wear sunscreen, a fitness tracker that makes sense of your data, and a new way to monitor your sleep patterns. June by Netatmo June is a piece …

Ultra HD porn is on the way: Up close and very, very personal

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Is the resolution of your pornographic videos really that important? Or are you happy with those grainy old videos you typically view on XXX-rated sites, so long as you have something to get off on? One porn company believes that viewers will …

OpenStack : Breaking into the Enterprise Forum this month

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO13 YEARS AGO

Some would call OpenStack the Linux of its day, empowering the likes of Dell, Hewlett Packard and many others to compete with hyperscale cloud providers now gaining traction. The open source sector is paving the way for public cloud offerings to survive …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Apple agrees to refund $32.5M for unauthorized ‘in-app’ purchases

Get outta here! Internal Yahoo memo confirms Henrique De Castro’s gets the boot

Will FoodBots revolutionize the fast food industry?

Ford + Audi seek developers for smart cars, AT&T joins the race

Chicago Sun-Times to experiment with Bitcoin Paywall

Facebook to launch ‘Paper’ news reader app later this month

CES 2014 aftermath : Quantified Self review

Ultra HD porn is on the way: Up close and very, very personal

OpenStack : Breaking into the Enterprise Forum this month

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