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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Latest Apple patent points at gesture controlled Apple TV

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has been granted 34 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Included in the batch is an incredibly broad patent for gesture-based controls or “Three dimensional user interface session control”, as described in the patent. The patent was actually …

Leaked: Apple Watch ‘Companion’ app for iPhone, plus new features

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Apple fans keen to know how the upcoming Apple Watch will work will be delighted to know that an Apple Watch app for the iPhone is being tested in the latest iOS 8.2 beta. The iPhone app manages Apple Watch application settings, …

Samsung launches Galaxy A7: ultra-thin, metal uni-body and 8-core processor

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has officially introduced the new ultra-thin Galaxy A7 smartphone. Coming in at a thickness of just 6.3mm, the Galaxy A7 beats the recently launched Galaxy A5 and becomes Samsung’s thinnest smartphone to hit the market. Rumors about the …

2014 App Store sales up 50%, iOS devs paid total of $25B and 2015 off to a record start

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has set a new record in sales on its App Store. iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users spent half a billion dollars in the first week of 2015, with New Year’s Day ranking as the single biggest day in the …

BBM coming to Android Wear, BlackBerry enters smartwatch market

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

By integrating BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) into Android Wear, BlackBerry Ltd. is entering the smartwatch market. The announcement happened yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES), taking place in Las Vegas this week. The integration will bring all of the BBM features straight to …

LG drops Android for WebOS-powered smartwatch coming in 2016

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

LG Electronics Inc. has a new range of smartwatches in the works slated for release in early 2016. Unlike the company’s current line, the G Watch and the G Watch R, which runs Google Inc.’s Android operating system (OS) for smartwatches, Android …

Take the Apple Watch for a spin with this interactive online demo

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

With rumors circulating that Apple Inc. will release the Apple Watch at the end of March, you still have a few weeks to wait before you can get your hands on the real deal. However, courtesy of Pipes, the iOS news app, …

Apple Watch on sale in March, retail training kicks off in February

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc.’s release of the long-awaited Apple Watch could go on sale by the end of March, according to 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman. According to his sources, Apple is completing work on the Watch’s software and the device will be ready to ship in …

WhatsApp hits 700M users sending 30B messages daily

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

The popularity of messaging service WhatsApp continues to grow at a rapid pace. The latest figures, announced by WhatsApp Inc. CEO Jan Koum in a Facebook post, saw one of the world’s most popular messaging services increase their monthly active users to …

TCL acquires Palm, intends to crowdsource the brand’s comeback

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

It’s official. Palm has a new home. On Tuesday, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited announced that it is the proud new owner of the PDA giant of old, confirming last week’s rumor that the brand could be coming back under Chinese ownership. …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Latest Apple patent points at gesture controlled Apple TV

Leaked: Apple Watch ‘Companion’ app for iPhone, plus new features

Samsung launches Galaxy A7: ultra-thin, metal uni-body and 8-core processor

2014 App Store sales up 50%, iOS devs paid total of $25B and 2015 off to a record start

BBM coming to Android Wear, BlackBerry enters smartwatch market

LG drops Android for WebOS-powered smartwatch coming in 2016

Take the Apple Watch for a spin with this interactive online demo

Apple Watch on sale in March, retail training kicks off in February

WhatsApp hits 700M users sending 30B messages daily

TCL acquires Palm, intends to crowdsource the brand’s comeback

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