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

99 problems but Nest ain’t one: Smart home research leads best security practices for device makers

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart World Problems roundup features new research that reveals the vulnerabilities of the connected world. Symantec details the downside of IoT Symantec Corp. released its white paper that looked at the different methods used to manage user data by …

Head-turning wearable devices at SXSW 2015

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Known for launching tech startups into the mainstream, SXSW just wouldn’t seem complete this year without developments in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, especially wearable tech devices that aim to leverage personal data to help us all optimize ourselves. At SXSW …

What you missed in the Smart World: Cat-connected cameras for Instagram, and more

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart World Series features the latest in Internet of Things (IoT) integration for one marketing cloud platform, a connected battery that wisens up smoke detectors, three smart home apps launching with Apple Watch, a connected wearable camera for cats, and more. For …

Security concerns, data reliability questions surround Apple’s ResearchKit

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

According to Stanford University, 11,000 iPhone owners signed up for its heart health study using the new Apple ResearchKit, changing the way medical research is achieved. A feat that used to take at least a year and 50 medical research facilities has …

New health tracker motivates and protects: Next gen wearables

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Health roundup features a fitness tracker that doubles as an SOS wearable, a wearable temperature and position tracker for babies and a new kit that will aid in medical research. Fitkat – fitness tracker that motivates and protects you …

Cliff Notes for full Net Neutrality rules: What you need to know

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Two weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cast its votes regarding rules that are meant to protect net neutrality, which means keeping the Internet accessible to everyone. The Commission voted 3-2 to reclassify high Internet speeds as a telecommunications service under …

Upgraded WiFi SD card comes with free cloud storage for shutterbugs on the go

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart City roundup features a new WiFi SDHC card, smart city initiative extends to U.K., how millions of dollars are saved in smart building initiatives, and a smart cleaning service for the office. . Eyefi’s WiFi SDHC card Eyefi, Inc. …

Free utilities: 10 steps to a net-zero home

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

What drives a person or household to purchase home automation products? A survey conducted by the Internet of Things Consortium and released last December revealed that 60 percent of those who purchased home automation devices did so because they considered energy efficiency …

The Open Compute disruption: Exclusive interviews from #OCPSummit2015

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

As the world generates more data, there is a need to make data center products better able to openly share data management methods and data center designs, a need which led to the creation of the Open Compute Project (OCP) initiative by Facebook, Inc. …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

99 problems but Nest ain’t one: Smart home research leads best security practices for device makers

Head-turning wearable devices at SXSW 2015

What you missed in the Smart World: Cat-connected cameras for Instagram, and more

More app makers focusing on IoT solutions in the enterprise

Security concerns, data reliability questions surround Apple’s ResearchKit

New health tracker motivates and protects: Next gen wearables

Cliff Notes for full Net Neutrality rules: What you need to know

Upgraded WiFi SD card comes with free cloud storage for shutterbugs on the go

Free utilities: 10 steps to a net-zero home

The Open Compute disruption: Exclusive interviews from #OCPSummit2015

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