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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

Wearable tech gets star power and flexible batteries

This week’s Smart Health roundup features an NBA star’s entrance in the tech industry, fresh funding for a flexible battery maker, and a shirt that tracks your vital stats. NBA star enters the tech scene   Carmelo Anthony, who plays forward for …

AirBaltic becomes the first airline to accept Bitcoin

It’s a fact that you can now travel the world using Bitcoin. Expedia allows you to book hotel rooms; affordable plane tickets can be purchased using Bitcoin on Cheap.Air.com; and BTCTrip allows you to plan your whole vacation using the cryptocurrency. And …

New York bids to regulate virtual currency exchange markets

The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed a set of rules to regulate virtual currencies so people using digital currencies such as Bitcoin can be better protected. According to Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s Superintendent of Financial Services, the …

Chef’s stellar quarter topped with Tower 3 acquisition

This week’s Smart IT roundup features Chef’s new acquisition and a buyback program for businesses looking to improve automated document management. Chef acquires Tower 3, launches new products   Chef, a provider of web-scale IT automation, announced its acquisition of Tower 3, …

Bloodiest job cuts in tech history

An internal Microsoft memo revealed that the software giant is cutting 14 percent or 18,000 of its workforce.  Over the years, Microsoft has amassed 127,000 employees, with 30,000 coming from its acquisition of Nokia.  New CEO Satya Nadella wants to streamline Microsoft …

Did GHash.io deliver another empty promise?

GHash.io, the Bitcoin mining pool owned by CEX.io, has been shrouded in controversy since the start of the year when it edged towards controlling 51 percent of the hashrate. If it reached this point, it would mean that one entity could control …

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