Collen Kriel

Collen Kriel is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE covering consumer technology with a focus on mobile. He has a passion for words, the Internet, the Web and all things tech. He endures a minor fascination with people who define themselves by the brand of smartphone they own. Prior to writing for SiliconANGLE he worked as an account executive in the IT industry, directly for, or in association with companies like Mimecast, IBM, VMware and Micros. He is an avid traveller currently making his way around South East Asia

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Teaser videos for Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 focus on camera enhancements

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

In just over a week, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will unveil its long-awaited flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9. Thanks to the numerous reports and leaked renderings over the last few months, there will be few surprises on Feb. 25 at Mobile World …

Video platform Vimeo adds new social distribution tools

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Video platform Vimeo LLC today rolled out new tools that will help simplify the distribution of videos across social media platforms. The new update comes just a few months after the company finally introduced live streaming to its platform, the No. 1 …

Facebook’s new Lists feature focuses on more personal posts

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

In its continued push for more meaningful interactions on its platform, Facebook Inc. is rolling out a new feature that will allow for more personal posts from users. The new feature, called Lists, will allow users to create and post personal lists as …

Report: Apple rethinks software release schedule for iPhone, iPad and Mac

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has reportedly decided to slow down its annual software updates for iOS and macOS and instead will spread out new features over the next two years. The company has decided to make a major change to its development program, rather …

Microsoft’s LinkedIn Resume Assistant rolls out to Office 365

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has rolled out its LinkedIn-powered Resume Assistant tool to Office 365 subscribers. Resume Assistant, which Microsoft announced in November, will give users access to insights from millions of LinkedIn profiles, which the tech giant acquired for $26.2 billion in 2016, …

Google reunites with Nest to expand smart home ambitions

INFRA By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Apparently hoping to bolster its chances in the smart home market, Google Inc. announced Wednesday that it’s once again joining forces with Nest, the company it bought for $3.2 billion in 2014. Today’s announcement comes just a few months after the Wall …

Google updates Motion Stills Android app with new augmented reality mode

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC Tuesday announced a new augmented reality mode in its Motion Stills app for Android. The company launched its Motion Stills app for Android users in July, following the launch of the app on iOS the previous year. Google launched the …

Google update lets mobile users book hotels and flights directly from search results

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. announced Tuesday that it’s updating its search results for hotels and flights on the mobile search engine to make the travel process easier for smartphone users. The updates include the ability to scroll through images of the hotel, book flights …

Latest renderings showcase the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ ahead of Feb. 25 launch

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

In less than three weeks, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will unveil its latest flagship at Mobile World Congress, and with the many reports and leaked images, there are unlikely to be many surprises on Feb. 25. The latest renderings of the Galaxy …

Google new Assistant gets smarter and goes more places

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC announced new features Thursday for its digital assistant and released a lightweight version of the app that will work on most Android devices. The Google Assistant Go app is optimized for the Android Go platform, which is the company’s streamlined …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Teaser videos for Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 focus on camera enhancements

Facebook’s new Lists feature focuses on more personal posts

Report: Apple rethinks software release schedule for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Microsoft’s LinkedIn Resume Assistant rolls out to Office 365

Google reunites with Nest to expand smart home ambitions

Google updates Motion Stills Android app with new augmented reality mode

Google update lets mobile users book hotels and flights directly from search results

Latest renderings showcase the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ ahead of Feb. 25 launch

Google new Assistant gets smarter and goes more places

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