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

Google’s New Privacy Policy Raises Concerns, EU’s New Rules Gets Tougher

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Google never fails to surprise me, and it’s not always in a good way. Over the weekend, I received an e-mail informing me that Picnik, the photo editing service under Google, is no longer a stand-alone service but will be integrated in …

Megaupload’s Van der Kolk And Batato Granted Bail

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Yesterday Judge David McNaughton denied Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom of bail, citing flight risk as the reason, but today granted bail for Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato because apparently they’re less likely to flee. “I am mindful of the scale …

Apple Boastful in Q1 while Android Settles for Cheaper ICS Tablets

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Apple Trumps Android Apple announced the financial results for fiscal 2012 first quarter, which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. They reported a record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per …

And Here’s the Latest Wave of Siri Clones…

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

I’m fascinated by artificial intelligence and I’m sure I’m not the only one amused by apps like Siri, which brings a touch of humanity to electronic devices with their witty or funny remarks. The technology has been around for years now, but …

Anonymous Plagued By Wannabes

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Anonymous, the hacker collective that’s been keeping the government on edge, is now being plagued by wannabes, using their name in recruiting people to join their malicious cause and promoting shady sites. Earlier, I mentioned in my report that Anonymous already denied …

Megaupload Founder Denied Bail via E-mail, Claims He’s Reformed

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Kim Dotcom, founder of the infamous file sharing site Megaupload, was denied bail by Judge David McNaughton. The judge cited that Dotcom is a flight risk and there is a possibility that if the bail was granted, he will flee to another …

On Facebook’s Plate: Mandatory Timeline IPO & Anonymous Threats

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

The inevitable has happened: Facebook’s Timeline is rolling out, want it or not. Last week, when I wrote about Facebook unveiling their Timeline Apps, I also mentioned that the Timeline will be a mandatory update and yesterday, Facebook’s Timeline Engineer Paul McDonald, …

Which Cloud Sites are Least Likely to Shut Down Amidst Megaupload Debacle?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

With the recent Megaupload shutdown, cloud users are now asking if the service they are using would be the next target of the authorities. This is actually a great question, since there is an upswing in cloud services for the enterprise and …

Mobile Today: a World of Gains and Losses

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Last December, I wrote an article that lists which Android devices would get the Android 4.0 of Ice Cream Sandwhich update. It was mentioned that Sony UK announced that Sony Tablet S and P would be getting ICS but failed to confirm when it …

RIM’s New Head Sticks with Plan, Even When Facing Patent Lawsuit

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Research in Motion’s poor performance was blamed on the two co-CEOs of the company. Analysts were saying that RIM needed a more structured and streamlined chain of command in order for the company to function better. On Sunday, investors got what they …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Google’s New Privacy Policy Raises Concerns, EU’s New Rules Gets Tougher

Megaupload’s Van der Kolk And Batato Granted Bail

Apple Boastful in Q1 while Android Settles for Cheaper ICS Tablets

And Here’s the Latest Wave of Siri Clones…

Anonymous Plagued By Wannabes

Megaupload Founder Denied Bail via E-mail, Claims He’s Reformed

Mobile Today: a World of Gains and Losses

RIM’s New Head Sticks with Plan, Even When Facing Patent Lawsuit

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