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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.

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Database Scaling Explained As Easy As Baking a Cake

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

In reading tech blogs or talking to people with in depth knowledge of the IT world, you’d often hear phrases such as “scalability is the key to…” or “scaling is important…” or “…and that’s what scaling is about.”  But the question is, …

BEWARE! Hurricane Sandy-related Scams and Malware

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

The East Coast is slowly recovering from the havoc that Hurricane Sandy brought upon them.  Thanks to AT&T, T-Mobile, Comcast and other companies and organizations like them that are making people’s lives bearable through the ordeal by keeping lines open so they …

Apple Retracts Misleading Samsung Ad

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

In today’s mobile news roundup: Apple’s new ad regarding Samsung’s products; Samsung boasts 3 million Galaxy Note II sold; and Microsoft tests components in Asia for smartphone plans. Apple’s new ad regarding Samsung’s products The court ordered Apple to put an ad …

Compaq Turns 30: A Brief History of Texas’ Digital Gusher

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

The Compaq Alumni Group announced in early October that they will be celebrating the  Compaq 30th Anniversary Reunion on November 4th, which also marks the 30th anniversary of the company’s first product, the Compaq Portable Computer, and the public announcement of the …

What the iPad mini Means for App Developers

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

“It is meaningless unless your tablet also includes sandpaper, so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one-quarter of their present size.” – Steve Jobs That’s what the late Apple leader thought about smaller tablets.  It’s just funny how …

AT&T, Comcast: The Good Samaritans of Sandy Recovery

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

The devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to the East Coast is really heart wrenching, but there’s nothing humans cannot overcome, no matter how grim.  New York is slowly recovering, pumping out flood water from buildings, clearing up streets of debris, trying to …

New Mobile Laws Keep You from Touching your Phone

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO14 YEARS AGO

In today’s mobile news roundup: tough, new mobile phone laws passed; Samsung Galaxy SIII mini launch date; Carriers already testing BlackBerry 10 devices; and AT&T and T-Mobile team up to bring service to Hurricane Sandy affected areas. New mobile phone laws In …

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