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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The current state of women in tech explored at Grace Hopper 2017

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

What is the current state of women in technology, given the rising complaints of gender inequality and sexual harassment in tech hub Silicon Valley? Looking to answer this question and others, SiliconANGLE is at the Grace Hopper Celebration, taking place in Orlando, …

How to secure or delete your Yahoo account

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

If you’re a registered Yahoo user, it’s now pretty much a sure bet you account was hacked in the data breach of 2013 that was revealed last year. Because the hack exposed details like names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, …

Google’s big hardware event kicks off Wednesday: Here’s what to expect and how to watch it

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

After plenty of rumors and leaks, Google LLC’s highly anticipated Oct. 4 event happens is nearly at hand. Unfortunately for the company, a leak late last month gave everyone a clear idea of what will be unveiled on Wednesday. If the leak …

Apple can’t comply with FCC request to ‘activate’ FM chips – they don’t exist in newer iPhones

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

In the wake of the recent devastating hurricanes that hit the U.S., Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, the Federal Communications Commission has urged Apple Inc. to activate FM radio chips in iPhones so that people can access life-saving information – even …

Alexa everywhere: Amazon expands AI voice assistant to new Echoes and beyond

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Doubling down on its Alexa voice assistant technology, Amazon.com Inc. unveiled a slew of new Echo products Wednesday, including five new Echoes and a new Fire TV each for under $150. “With these new products from Amazon, they’re really trying to swim in …

Watch live at Big Data Week NYC: Software is eating the edge

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

The annual Wikibon Presentation & Party takes place on Wednesday, September 27, in New York City during Big Data Week. Presented by Wikibon Research (Wikibon Inc. is owned by the same parent company as SiliconANGLE Media Inc.) in association with the Strata …

Microsoft unveils slew of OneDrive enhancements at Ignite conference

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

In addition to announcing Bing for Business, three new machine learning products and new tools for cloud administrators at its Ignite conference in Orlando, Microsoft Corp. has also unveiled various new updates its OneDrive cloud storage. The long list of enhancements for …

Ride-hailing rivals Uber and Lyft roll out new driver-centered updates

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Both ride-hailing giants, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., have made numerous changes to their apps to make life easier for their drivers. Uber continues to dominate the market, currently operating in 732 cities in 84 countries, but Lyft, which currently only …

Watch live from Splunk .conf2017

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

How can information technology keep pace with machine-learned systems, solving problems at the edge of the network where devices like smartphones and sensors thrive on real-time interactions? Looking to answer this question and others, SiliconANGLE is at Splunk .conf2017, currently underway in Washington, …

Watch Live: Exploring big data monetization opportunities at BigData NYC 2017

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

In the wake of the Amazon Effect where businesses feel the pressure to digitize storefronts, customer service interactions and marketing, what are the opportunities and challenges in big data monetization and value extraction? Kicking off today to answer these and other questions, …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

The current state of women in tech explored at Grace Hopper 2017

How to secure or delete your Yahoo account

Google’s big hardware event kicks off Wednesday: Here’s what to expect and how to watch it

Apple can’t comply with FCC request to ‘activate’ FM chips – they don’t exist in newer iPhones

Alexa everywhere: Amazon expands AI voice assistant to new Echoes and beyond

Watch live at Big Data Week NYC: Software is eating the edge

Microsoft unveils slew of OneDrive enhancements at Ignite conference

Ride-hailing rivals Uber and Lyft roll out new driver-centered updates

Watch live from Splunk .conf2017

Watch Live: Exploring big data monetization opportunities at BigData NYC 2017

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