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

Latest from Collen Kriel

Samsung Flow released, promises more features than iOS Handoff, Continuity

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Originally announced at Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.’s developer’s conference in November 2014, Samsung Flow was released on the Google Play Store in beta yesterday. The app allows Samsung device users to switch seamlessly between devices like smartphones, tablets and smartwatches while continuing …

TomTom, Apple extend digital maps deal

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

In a very brief statement on its website, Dutch navigation systems company TomTom NV announced on Tuesday that Apple has renewed and extended the global agreement under which TomTom provides the Cupertino, California-based technology giant with digital maps and related information for …

First Apple Watch software update, more accurate fitness tracking, improved Siri, and more

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Following the release of the Apple Watch nearly a month ago, Apple on Tuesday rolled out the first software update, Watch OS 1.0.1, for the company’s first wearable. The update is available for download via the companion app for Apple Watch on …

Apple Watch update in the works, more secure and more ‘Complicated’

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Less than a month after shipments of Apple Watch started, Apple is seemingly working on the next iteration of its smartwatch operating system along with a hardware update for the next generation of Apple Watch. A reputable source told 9to5Mac that the …

Apple bought Coherent Navigation, a high-precision GPS specialist

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

In what may be an effort to improve the location technology behind Apple Maps, Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation, Inc., a San Francisco Bay Area-based Global Positioning System (GPS) specialist firm, for an undisclosed amount. The Coherent Navigation acquisition, first reported by …

Smaller tablet vendors, like Huawei, gain market share in Q1 despite market decline, says report

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw double-digit declines in tablet shipments in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015, contributing to an eight percent contraction in the tablet market year-on-year. By contrast, smaller tablet vendors like Huawei, TCL-Alcatel and LG all saw …

Next iPhone imagined: an ultra-thin 4 inch ‘iPhone Air’

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

The next iteration of Apple’s popular iPhone, due out in September, may be a 4 inch iPhone 6c – to replace the outgoing iPhone 5c – or an all-new iPhone 7; or, depending on which rumors you believe, the Cupertino-based technology giant …

Touch ID could bring new functions to home button on next iPhone

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Currently used to deliver security features to the iPhone and iPad, Apple’s fingerprint recognizing Touch ID, first introduced on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, may bring added functionality to the home button on future iOS devices. The iPhone maker filed …

First HomeKit devices go on sale in June, says Apple

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Following a media report that the launch of Apple’s highly-anticipated HomeKit will be delayed until early fall, the iPhone maker issued a statement saying that the first HomeKit-enabled smart home devices will hit the market as early as next month. “HomeKit [hardware …

iPhone 6s coming in September, will have 2GB RAM and 12MP camera, says analyst

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

If you find it hard to keep track of all the rumors surrounding Apple’s next iPhone due for launch in September, you are not alone. The rumor mill has, at different stages, reported that Apple’s next iPhone will be called the iPhone …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Samsung Flow released, promises more features than iOS Handoff, Continuity

TomTom, Apple extend digital maps deal

First Apple Watch software update, more accurate fitness tracking, improved Siri, and more

Apple Watch update in the works, more secure and more ‘Complicated’

Apple bought Coherent Navigation, a high-precision GPS specialist

Smaller tablet vendors, like Huawei, gain market share in Q1 despite market decline, says report

Next iPhone imagined: an ultra-thin 4 inch ‘iPhone Air’

Touch ID could bring new functions to home button on next iPhone

First HomeKit devices go on sale in June, says Apple

iPhone 6s coming in September, will have 2GB RAM and 12MP camera, says analyst

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