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

Software that keeps employees happy, automates deployments faster

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart IT roundup features a new program to keep employees in the loop, a virtual machine that reduces automated deployment time, and the state of software-defined data centers. Klick Health’s Genome Klick Health (Klick Inc.), a Canadian company providing …

Stellar debuts with a bang, gives away digital currency for free

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

There’s a new kind of cryptocash in town going by the name of “Stellar”, but unlike other digital monies, it plays well with both existing ones and regular fiat currencies. What’s more, it’s giving away Stellars for free. Sounds intriguing? Read on. …

Revolutionizing buildings with the help of IoT

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart City roundup features new ways in which elevators are being improved with the help of Internet of Things technology, smarter and connected hotel trends, and a new smart and sustainable office building. ThyssenKrupp Elevator gets connected Elevators are …

Coinapult eliminates Bitcoin volatility with ‘Locks’

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

One of the biggest hindrances in the wide adoption of Bitcoin is its price volatility. No one wants to invest, say $1,000, today and have that value drop by tomorrow. But neither has anyone attempted to address this issue and save investors …

All-access medical app delivers prescriptions via smartwatch

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Health roundup features a new and improved mobile health service, a smart tag to keep Fido safe, and an app to fight childhood obesity. HealthTap Prime HealthTap Inc., an interactive health company, unveiled its next generation digital health service …

Ecuador bans Bitcoin, plans to create its own digital currency

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

While most countries take the wait-and-see approach with regard to Bitcoin and other digital currencies, Ecuador has officially banned them. The reason behind this decision is not because the government doesn’t trust it, but because it’s decided to make its own digital …

Smart kitchens get wave of new tools and funding

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Living roundup features a smart baking companion, an immersive movie and lighting experience for home entertainment, and more star power behind smart home products. PantryChic’s smart baking tool Nicole Sollazzo Lee, inventor, Founder and President of Nik of Time, …

IoT upgrades for better translations and security : Software-led trends

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart IT roundup features an Internet of Things (IoT) translator emerging from stealth, improved security for OpenStack, and an updated Spend Automation software release from SciQuest Inc. Octoblu emerges from stealth Octoblu, a real-time connections and communications management platform …

BitHalo: The decentralized escrow service

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

Some people say that Bitcoin is risky to use, because there’s no way to reverse payment if the other party decides to scam you. If you’re worried about this, it might be better to use escrow services such as PayPal, Visa or …

Smart city adoption on the rise, revenue to increase by 9.4%

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart City roundup features a new report on the state of smart building adoption, the first smart city course offering, and a new Internet of Everything (IoE) innovation center to open in 2016. Smart building adoption on the rise despite …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Software that keeps employees happy, automates deployments faster

Stellar debuts with a bang, gives away digital currency for free

Revolutionizing buildings with the help of IoT

Coinapult eliminates Bitcoin volatility with ‘Locks’

All-access medical app delivers prescriptions via smartwatch

Ecuador bans Bitcoin, plans to create its own digital currency

Smart kitchens get wave of new tools and funding

IoT upgrades for better translations and security : Software-led trends

BitHalo: The decentralized escrow service

Smart city adoption on the rise, revenue to increase by 9.4%

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