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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

FTC To Toughen Up Parental Controls for Mobile Web

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

As more children grow fonder of their mobile devices and mobile apps, parents are growing concerned with the apps their kids are downloading.  Though there are some legit and trustworthy educational or fun kids app, parents can’t really monitor their kids’ internet …

McAfee’s 2011 Most Dangerous Celebrities

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Recently, news regarding famous actress Scarlett Johansson’s nude photos surfaced the Web as the actress’ mobile phone was allegedly hacked by cybercriminals.  Now if you’re a curious cat and set out searching for nude photos of Johansson without finishing this article, chances …

Netflix and Hulu Suffer From Their Huge Mistakes

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

After Netflix announced their 60% price hike back in July, they have been bombarded with harsh words from an angry mob of subscribers who voiced their anguish on Facebook and other outlets.  Netflix was a bit too confident and stood by their …

InMobi Raises $200M, Shakes Up the Mobile Ad War

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Mobile advertising is a fast growing industry utilized by advertisers and developers as mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) and their consumer use continuously grow.  InMobi, a leading mobile advertising company, raised $200 million in funding from Softbank, a Japanese internet company. The …

How Do You Grep the Web? Blekko Tells All

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Blekko, the search engine known for blocking out spam, came quite a long way since their rough launch last year.  People weren’t really expecting too much from them, especially when they downplayed their product as “not a Google killer,” accompanied by a …

Google Flight Search Takes Off, Long Journey Ahead

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Last April, Google’s $700 million ITA acquisition was finally approved with conditions (restrictions?) regarding other travel search competitors, as Google cannot block results coming from them.  And today, Google finally launched the ITA-powered flight search service. Google’s Flight Search is a user-friendly …

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