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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Darkhotel: Hackers selectively target top execs via hotel Wi-Fi in Asia

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

In a report titled: The Darkhotel APT: A Story of Unusual Hospitality, security research firm, Kaspersky, details how hackers have been targeting high level executives using in-house Wi-Fi in hotels across Asia for some four years now. According to the report, the …

Antix auto-creates a highlights reel of your top GoPro moments

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

All GoPro Inc. users are bound to have endless hours of footage stored on their computers and that’s where they stay, because the thought of actually going through them and selecting the best shots is a task you may rather avoid. A new …

You can finally switch off iMessage for good and ditch your iPhone

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc.’s new tool finally allows former iPhone users to switch off iMessage and regain control over their text messages. Launched within the last few days without any fanfare, the new tool lets a user switch off iMessage via an app before switching away …

Lenovo’s busy week: launches S90 ‘iPhone 6 copy’, Vibe X2 and earnings report

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

It’s been a busy week for Lenovo Group Ltd. This week saw them launching two new phones, one of which looks very much like the new iPhone, and announce a significant increase in net profit for the quarter ending September 30. Here …

New malware found targeting Apple users in China

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Palo Alto Networks, a security company, published a new research paper on November 5, which documents a new family of malware called WireLurker affecting Apple devices. The malware attack originated from a Chinese third-party app store, and has mainly affected users within …

Google Maps for iOS and Android with exciting new OpenTable and Uber functionality

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

As part of the visual theme, called Material Design, which they introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google Inc. has rolled out an update to Google Maps. The update to the Maps app follows the design changes that have already happened for Drive, …

Alibaba reports strong growth post-IPO, increased user numbers and mobile growth

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. released their first earnings report yesterday November 4, since listing as a public company in September. Alibaba’s earnings dropped due to stock awards that were handed out to employees and executives prior to their $25 billion IPO. Earnings …

Apple Watch rumors abound: reported “spring” launch date and pricing

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

At the September launch, Apple Inc’s CEO Tim Cook hinted at a launch date of “early 2015”. More reports then emerged that the Watch would be available in time for Valentine’s Day. However due to engineering difficulties the launch was delayed to …

Google Wallet now lets you add recurring bank transfers to top up your Wallet Balance

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

It’s been a tough week for mobile wallets with major retailers disabling NFC in payment devices in an effort to block systems that rely on it, such as Google Wallet and Apple Pay. Be that as it may, if you are a …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Darkhotel: Hackers selectively target top execs via hotel Wi-Fi in Asia

Antix auto-creates a highlights reel of your top GoPro moments

You can finally switch off iMessage for good and ditch your iPhone

Lenovo’s busy week: launches S90 ‘iPhone 6 copy’, Vibe X2 and earnings report

New malware found targeting Apple users in China

Google Maps for iOS and Android with exciting new OpenTable and Uber functionality

Alibaba reports strong growth post-IPO, increased user numbers and mobile growth

Apple Watch rumors abound: reported “spring” launch date and pricing

Google Wallet now lets you add recurring bank transfers to top up your Wallet Balance

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