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

Should currencies be privatized and replaced with Bitcoin?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

In a post published by the free-market Institute of Economic Affairs, author and professor of finance and economics at Durham University Kevin Dowd is calling for the privatization of the British pound and replacing it with Bitcoin. In the post, Dowd explains …

Smart cities need two things to thrive : People + speedy Internet

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart City roundup features a more affordable way to transition into smart cities, America’s “first” smart city, and a few ideas on the areas in which smart cities should be focused. Silver Spring Network’s affordable smart city solution Many …

Smart, everyday object send covert messages + detect toxins

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Health roundup features a cup that knows what you’re chugging down, a hoodie that covertly sends messages, and a headband that can relieve stress. Vessyl We’ve all been told that we need to drink at least eight glasses …

GHash gains 51 percent of Bitcoin’s mining power, should you worry?

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

For the past weeks, there have been rumblings about mining pool GHash.io, operated by anonymous entity CEX.io, getting close to 51 percent control of Bitcoin’s mining power. The concern is that if GHash has majority of the control over mining, it could …

Smart homes connected + controlled by smart cars

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Living roundup features Google’s HomeKit competitor, a way to turn your boring garden into a smart one, and a collaboration between a car and an appliance manufacturer. Google expected to launch HomeKit competitor at I/O Google I/O, Google’s …

Smart World Weekly: WebOS revival, Comfy office spaces + more

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart World Series features how LG leveraged WebOS to its advantage, new tools for OEMs and developers in the wearable tech market, a new solution to keep the workplace comfortable, and Sprint’s efforts to bring SaaS products to its consumers. …

Utility + consumer services blend in Smart IT era

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Infrastructure roundup features Sprint’s SaaS investment, Schneider’s smart UPS, and Google’s rumored plan for the power grid. Sprint partners with ItsOn for SaaS Sprint and ItsOn Inc., a company that specializes in Mobile Smart Services, have penned a …

Dollars and sensors : Smart tech keeps buildings cool + connected

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart City roundup feature a system that lets employees control office temperature, a way for small business owners to save on their electric bill, and a district-wide WiFi project to connect more people. Comfy office If you work in …

New tools support the business of wearable tech

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Health roundup features a new sensor hub algorithm for wearable tech, Salesforce’s wearable tech developer kit, and a ring that fuses fashion and tech. QuickLogic’s new sensor hub algorithm for wearable tech With the advent of wearable tech, …

WebOS sees new life in smart homes, leverages 1 million user milestone

NEWS By MELLISA TOLENTINO12 YEARS AGO

This week’s Smart Living roundup features WebOS’ new life as a smart home solution, and home automation solution for DIYers. WebOS now in 1 million homes When HP acquired Palm, many had high hopes for the WebOS platform, but it HP …

Mellisa Tolentino

Latest from Mellisa Tolentino

Should currencies be privatized and replaced with Bitcoin?

Smart cities need two things to thrive : People + speedy Internet

Smart, everyday object send covert messages + detect toxins

GHash gains 51 percent of Bitcoin’s mining power, should you worry?

Smart homes connected + controlled by smart cars

Smart World Weekly: WebOS revival, Comfy office spaces + more

Utility + consumer services blend in Smart IT era

Dollars and sensors : Smart tech keeps buildings cool + connected

New tools support the business of wearable tech

WebOS sees new life in smart homes, leverages 1 million user milestone

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