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

The Force is in your smart home: Touchless gesture control upgrades at #MWC2016

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

The way we interact with our smart home devices is about to change thanks to new software that introduces touchless gestures and presence detection. At Mobile World Congress, Elliptic Labs AS introduced a new way for consumers to interact with smart home …

Verizon expands ThingSpace security, opens to third-party service providers | #MWC16

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Communications, Inc. made some announcements regarding the scope and security of its ThingSpace Internet of Things (IoT) platform. The move marks a milestone in the telco industry, as IoT services move closer to computing’s …

Nothing to sneeze at: Next gen sensors detect allergens, decode physical matter

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and Consumer Physics, Inc. (CP) announced a collaboration to develop a sensor-to-cloud personal and industrial Internet of Things platform that analyzes liquids and solids, including food, plants, drugs, chemicals, the human body, and a variety of other materials. …

IoT = the Intimacy of Things? Intel report rethinks connected society

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

A new survey finds that the Internet of Things (IoT) we know now could one day become an acronym with another name: the Intimacy of Things. In a survey commissioned by Intel Corp., it was revealed that consumers are expecting the Internet …

Is Barbie’s smart home spying on kids? Launch revives privacy concerns

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Barbie is moving into her very own connected smart home in 2016, but with Internet-capable features like voice command, is this toy able to listen in on kids conversations and home activities? Barbie gets smart Following last year’s release of Hello Barbie, a …

What you missed in the Smart World: Big Brother, IoT and beyond

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

The government’s watchful eye to has a new ally, and it could very well be your freshly installed connected light bulb, smart TV or smart refrigerator. This is just one of many recent developments in the Internet of Things (IoT), a market ripe with fresh …

Your Fitbit did what?! Tracking pregnancy and heartbreak

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Fitbit, Inc. may be trading well below its IPO price, but that doesn’t mean the device maker’s products aren’t getting the job done and then some. Fitbit’s collection of wearable bands are able to track steps taken, distance covered, calories burned, heart rate, and even …

Furniture-as-a-Service is a real thing: Swivelfly rethinks enterprise services

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

The cloud has become a scalable service for businesses on a budget, now furniture is following suite. One startup is targeting the enterprise sector to make furnishing an office that much easier with a Furniture-as-a-Service model that grows with a company. Swivelfly …

Netflix and chill is the second favorite activity for Valentine’s Day

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

Fancy dinner or Netflix and chill this Valentine’s Day? According to one survey, the answer to that may be influenced by which state you live in or how long you’ve been in a relationship. According to a survey conducted by Finder.com, a …

IoT can’t save you from Big Brother

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO11 YEARS AGO

If there was any doubt that the Internet of Things could be used to spy on people, the head of National Intelligence has admitted that it can. As part of the assessment with regards to threats faced by the U.S., James Clapper, …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

The Force is in your smart home: Touchless gesture control upgrades at #MWC2016

Verizon expands ThingSpace security, opens to third-party service providers | #MWC16

Nothing to sneeze at: Next gen sensors detect allergens, decode physical matter

IoT = the Intimacy of Things? Intel report rethinks connected society

Is Barbie’s smart home spying on kids? Launch revives privacy concerns

What you missed in the Smart World: Big Brother, IoT and beyond

Your Fitbit did what?! Tracking pregnancy and heartbreak

Furniture-as-a-Service is a real thing: Swivelfly rethinks enterprise services

Netflix and chill is the second favorite activity for Valentine’s Day

IoT can’t save you from Big Brother

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