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

Mobile Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Kick Starts More Tablet Wars

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

The mobile world was quite busy with various upgrades and device launches–it’s really quite hard to keep up with them. Well, what can you do? Nowadays, technology equates to change, as in ‘The only constant thing in this world is change.” So …

In-App Purchases Bring in Big Bucks for Small Game Developers

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Mobile gaming is expanding as social games leader ngmoco, a DeNA company, announced that its Mobage social games platform for Android has been released in English-speaking countries around the world; the service is slated to expand to other territories and mobile platforms …

Gingerbread’s Sluggish Roll Out: Fragmentation for All!

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Android 2.3 a.k.a. Gingerbread is an Android platform released by Google in December 2010, but the newer OS version hasn’t been integrated into many smartphones until recently. The platform features enhancements for game development, rich multimedia, and new forms of communication among …

ITC Sides with Samsung, Agrees To Appeal Case Against Apple

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Here’s a recap: Apple sued Samsung for patent infringement on its device design, so Samsung retaliated by hitting Apple back with infringement suits as well. But the two companies are still in business, as Samsung still supplies vital parts for Apple …

IBM’s Latest Creation: a Services Innovation Lab

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

After celebrating 100 years, IBM still moves forward as they announced the creation of Services Innovation Lab. The lab will consist of 200 hand-picked technology experts from different sectors of the company that will focus on cloud computing, analytics, service delivery automation …

Can BBM 6 Save RIM? No, but it Makes Texting Way Easier for Multitaskers

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

We already know about RIM’s 2000 employee layoffs, and being the first FIPS certified mobile manufacturer. It seems like the company is currently on a see-saw, it’s quite hard to determine whether they’ll be able to pull through this slump. So what do they do to …

Alibaba Launches Cloud OS Smartphone, Intensifies Competition

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Earlier this month, while US and Europe are gushing over Android and iOS, China was preparing to launch a smartphone run by Cloud OS. Today, the wait is over, as the very first cloud-based smartphone was launched. Alibaba Cloud Computing (“AliCloud”), the …

Android Tops Mobile OS, Its Manufacturers Battle Apple

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

According to Nielsen, Google’s Android OS tops in consumer use with 39% market share, followed by Apple with 28% then RIM BlackBerry down to 20%. But since Apple is the only company manufacturing smart phones with the iOS, they are still the …

Netflix’s Plan Will Hurt, but Media Partners Like CBS are Anxious for Global Expansion

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO15 YEARS AGO

Though Netflix’s Q2 net income surpassed expectations, there is no doubt, and even Netflix admits this, that with the price increase on their services will take a toll in their Q3 earnings, as many of their current subscribers are outraged by it. …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Mobile Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Kick Starts More Tablet Wars

In-App Purchases Bring in Big Bucks for Small Game Developers

Gingerbread’s Sluggish Roll Out: Fragmentation for All!

ITC Sides with Samsung, Agrees To Appeal Case Against Apple

IBM’s Latest Creation: a Services Innovation Lab

Can BBM 6 Save RIM? No, but it Makes Texting Way Easier for Multitaskers

Android Tops Mobile OS, Its Manufacturers Battle Apple

Netflix’s Plan Will Hurt, but Media Partners Like CBS are Anxious for Global Expansion

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