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

What to expect from Xiaomi’s Mi5

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Xiaomi, Inc., the world’s third largest phone manufacturer and currently the hottest tech startup in China, was awarded a Guinness World Record for selling 2.11 million smartphones in just 12 hours. This record was accomplished during the Mi Fan Festival 2015 wherein …

Smart World Problems: When the concept is better than the product

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart World Problems edition looks at the conundrum of maintaining connected device software, and the rising security concerns with smart cars’ hackability. Sometimes the concept can be better than reality. When the concept is better than the product Several manufacturers, …

Ask Dr. Bitcoin: How do you teach children to use Bitcoin?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin has seen some pretty dark times, but can the cryptocurrency overcome its most recent obstacles? The Bitcoin Foundation, the entity that’s been promoting the cryptocurrency, may be running out of money. The foundation could simply go away or reorganize into a much …

Amazon, Belgian grocer launch connected kitchens with voice-control shopping

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Living roundup features a portable smart light and new tools that allow people to order right from their kitchen, as well as a new tool that takes the temperature guesswork out of cooking. Philips Hue Go Royal Philips has …

Farewell Internet Explorer, you were my first : What I’ll miss about IE

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Last month, Microsoft’s Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela confirmed reports that Windows 10 will be shipping with a new web browser dubbed Project Spartan. This new browser will take the place of Internet Explorer (IE) as the default browser that enables Windows …

Take the perfect selfie with these new-ish apps

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

The infamous selfie. It can draw followers in or completely turn them off. It’s warranted selfie schools for teens and celebrities alike, and helped Instagram become a billion-dollar app. Today we take a look at some of the newer selfie-specific offerings in …

What you missed in the Smart World: Talking Barbie, billions invested in IoT

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart World Series features a smart, talking Barbie doll, the latest on Japan’s smart home scene, a new smart car diagnosis tool that uses your phone, a smart pill to monitor stomach health, smart highways and more. For those who …

RIP OnLive cloud: Here’s your alternative gaming services

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

You may have already heard that OnLive, the cloud gaming service, will be going away by April 30, 2015. According to reports, Sony Corp. has acquired “important parts of OnLive,” which includes more than 140 patents, and has no plans of continuing …

New Invention platform for the connected world

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart DevOps roundup features an API-first Internet of Things platform, a collaboration to provide an interoperable solution for connected devices and the ‘Invention Platform’ for the connected world. Apigee launches API-first IoT platform API management and predictive analytics platform Apigee …

New in the #hashtag world: How 3 sites put a fresh spin on the pound sign

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

The hashtag has long been used in information technology to highlight special meaning. It was eventually used in Internet Relay Chat to label groups and topics. With the advent of social media, the hashtag found a new home. Social media has drastically …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

What to expect from Xiaomi’s Mi5

Smart World Problems: When the concept is better than the product

Ask Dr. Bitcoin: How do you teach children to use Bitcoin?

Amazon, Belgian grocer launch connected kitchens with voice-control shopping

Farewell Internet Explorer, you were my first : What I’ll miss about IE

Take the perfect selfie with these new-ish apps

What you missed in the Smart World: Talking Barbie, billions invested in IoT

New Invention platform for the connected world

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