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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Google confirms Android Pay, mobile payments war escalates

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Last week rumors surfaced that Google Inc. will introduce Android Pay, a new payments API to power in-store and in-app payments for third-party Android apps. In an announcement made yesterday at Mobile World Congress, taking place in Barcelona this week, Google SVP …

PayPal acquires Paydiant, recommits to mobile payments war

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

On Monday, PayPal announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Paydiant Inc., a mobile payments company that provides technology that enables retailers to create their own branded mobile wallets. While PayPal has not disclosed the deal value, anonymous sources …

BlackBerry reveals cross-platform ‘BlackBerry Experience Suite’, expands Samsung partnership

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

BlackBerry Ltd. announced yesterday that it is expanding its cross-platform software strategy. Scheduled for availability later this year, the “BlackBerry Experience Suite” will deliver the company’s security, productivity and communication tools to smartphones and tablets running iOS, Android as well as Windows. …

Apple-IBM partnership is more than a simple hardware distribution deal

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

The past week saw IBM host its annual cloud and mobile conference, InterConnect, in Las Vegas while the company’s CEO, Ginni Rometty delivered the annual investor briefing to Wall Street. Both events reaffirmed that the Apple-IBM partnership is an important part of …

Apple’s iOS dominated enterprise space and smartphone profits for Q4 2014

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Looking at overall smartphone market share for 2014, you’d be forgiven for thinking Google Inc.’s Android operating system is winning the race. Android took 81.5 percent market share compared to its nearest competitor Apple Inc.’s iOS that only took 14.8 percent. Looking …

Softcard confirms termination of Android, Windows Phone apps following Google deal

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

On Monday, Google Inc. announced that it had purchased “technology and intellectual property” from Softcard to improve its own mobile payments service, Google Wallet. At the time, it was unclear what the deal would mean for Softcard’s customers. The company simply stated …

Apple sets March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ event, likely to show off Apple Watch

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Apple on Thursday sent out invitations for its press event, “Spring Forward”, scheduled to take place on March 9 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, while also updating the Apple website to announce the event to …

Android for Work: Google’s enterprise play

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

On Wednesday, Google Inc. announced its Android for Work program in an effort to tap into the “business and innovation potential” of the more than one billion Android smartphones in use. Google claims that for many Android smartphone owners the devices have …

Report: Apple, Samsung loses tablet market share to generic brands

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

The top two tablet makers, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., lost market share to generic brands in 2014, according to two new reports from research firm Strategy Analytics. Combined, these generic brands accounted for 70 million devices or 29 percent of …

Google tipped to launch Android Pay, intensifies effort to compete with Apple Pay

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. is apparently preparing to introduce a new payments API, dubbed Android Pay, to power in-store and in-app payments for third-party Android apps. Anonymous sources familiar with Google’s plans told Ars Technica that the search giant intends to launch Android Pay …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Google confirms Android Pay, mobile payments war escalates

PayPal acquires Paydiant, recommits to mobile payments war

BlackBerry reveals cross-platform ‘BlackBerry Experience Suite’, expands Samsung partnership

Apple-IBM partnership is more than a simple hardware distribution deal

Softcard confirms termination of Android, Windows Phone apps following Google deal

Apple sets March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ event, likely to show off Apple Watch

Android for Work: Google’s enterprise play

Report: Apple, Samsung loses tablet market share to generic brands

Google tipped to launch Android Pay, intensifies effort to compete with Apple Pay

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