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

Wozniak talks about Apple’s rumored electric car project and the Apple Watch

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks Apple should explore other high-volume markets, such as cars, and while he intends to buy an Apple Watch, it won’t be the high-end Edition, but rather the entry-level Sport. In an interview, Wozniak, who recently became …

Google’s new project will let you pay bills from Gmail, making month-end a breeze

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. is supposedly working on a new service for its Gmail email platform that will allow users to receive their bills in digital format directly to their inbox and also pay those bills without leaving Gmail. The new service, dubbed “Pony …

Apple Pay decals aimed at reminding ‘forgetful’ iPhone users about Apple Pay

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. is offering retail partners free Apple Pay acceptance decals via a newly updated section of the company’s website. All a retailer has to do is select the number of Apple Pay glass and register decal kits required, enter a company …

Rumor: Slack in talks to raise capital at a valuation of $2B-plus

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Slack Technologies, Inc., the company behind the enterprise messaging platform Slack, is said to be in talks with investors to raise capital at a valuation of between $2 billion and $2.6 billion. The news comes less than six months after Slack secured …

Twitter faces gender discrimination lawsuit, follows in Facebook’s steps

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. is facing a class action gender discrimination lawsuit, filed last Thursday in the California State court in San Francisco. A former female software engineer, Tina Huang, claims the company’s promotion process is unlawful and favors men. Secret management committees apparently make …

Twin Prime exits stealth and bags $9.5M to speed up mobile content delivery

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Twin Prime, Inc., a start-up claiming to solve delays in mobile data delivery, came out of stealth mode this week and has announced a funding round of $9.5 million. The Series A round funding is led by DFJ Ventures and True Ventures, …

Android Device Manager now lets you find your lost phone from your wrist

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Google has announced an update to Android Device Manager to include support for Android Wear smartwatches. Using your Android Wear smartwatch, you will be able to quickly and easily locate your lost or stolen device. To locate your lost phone from your …

Remitly raises $12.5M Series B, plans to add countries to service

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Remitly, Inc., the online remittance service, today announced it closed a $12.5 million Series B funding round. The latest round was led by DFJ and includes investments from DN Capital and existing investors QED Investors and Trilogy Equity Partners. The Seattle-based mobile …

Nomad’s Pod promises four full ‘on-the-go’ charges for Apple Watch

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Accessory maker Nomad Goods, Inc. is out with two new accessories for Apple Inc.’s upcoming Apple Watch. The first, the Stand, is, as the name suggests, a charging stand for Apple Watch, and the second, the Pod, is a portable power dock and …

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Latest from Collen Kriel

Wozniak talks about Apple’s rumored electric car project and the Apple Watch

Google’s new project will let you pay bills from Gmail, making month-end a breeze

Apple Pay decals aimed at reminding ‘forgetful’ iPhone users about Apple Pay

Rumor: Slack in talks to raise capital at a valuation of $2B-plus

Twitter faces gender discrimination lawsuit, follows in Facebook’s steps

Twin Prime exits stealth and bags $9.5M to speed up mobile content delivery

Android Device Manager now lets you find your lost phone from your wrist

Remitly raises $12.5M Series B, plans to add countries to service

Nomad’s Pod promises four full ‘on-the-go’ charges for Apple Watch

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