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

Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 announced, Samsung’s “slimmest smartphone to date”

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

In light of Samsung’s poor Q3 2014 earnings, released yesterday, the company promised to overhaul its smartphones. It seems to be doing just that with the launch of the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A3. Both are all metal devices with the …

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge could launch on T-Mobile November 14

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

For those who have been waiting for the official arrival of the Galaxy Note Edge since it was launched last month, the wait may be nearly over. According to supposedly leaked documents revealed by Windows Central, the Galaxy Note Edge could be …

Xiaomi is now the third-largest smartphone manufacturer

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

An IDC report released yesterday, October 29, reports a 25.2% growth from Q3 2013 in the amount of smartphones shipped. This year’s third quarter figure is 327.6 million; a rise of 8.7% from the previous quarter’s 301.3 million. The big news out …

Apple iPhone may soon be on sale in Iran

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Apple Inc. is in early stage discussions with distributors about the possibility of selling Apple products in Iran. According to people familiar with the situation, senior Apple executives have met, at their company’s headquarters in …

MCX speaks out over CurrentC hack and their position on Apple Pay

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

On Wednesday, Merchant Consumer Exchange (MCX), the group behind CurrentC, spoke out regarding reports that its system was hacked and their stance on Apple Pay in member stores. In an online press conference, Dekkers Davidson, CEO of MCX confirmed that the hacking …

Samsung users vulnerable to DDoS attacks via Find My Mobile service

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

“Find my phone” apps are becoming more popular and the majority of smartphones are released with these built-in tracking systems. These systems make it easy to remotely lock or wipe your phone if you happen to misplace it or it is stolen. …

New security features for Android Lollipop, not just a fancy wrapper

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Android 5.0, codenamed ‘Lollipop’, begins shipping November 3. Most users are probably excited about the design and visible changes, but Google has been hard at work making changes and improvements behind the scenes. Most notably are improvements to overall security. In a …

YouTube to launch ad-free subscription service, still optimistic about imminent music service

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, discussed a variety of topics in her interview with Re/code’s Peter Kafka and Liz Gannes at the Code/Mobile conference, held yesterday. The most important information to come out of the interview was the fact that Google Inc’s YouTube are …

Alibaba and Apple partnership on the cards, Tim Cook and Jack Ma to meet later this week

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, and CEO of Apple Inc. Tim Cook are set to meet later this week to discuss a potential partnership. Discussions of the potential meeting arose at the WSJDLive conference held on Monday. Ma …

Apple Pay blocked by more retailers, Apple is unconcerned

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Tim Cook does not appear too concerned over retailers blocking Apple Pay. On stage at the WSJDLive conference taking place in Laguna Beach, California, he referred to the continuing issue of merchants blocking Apple Pay as merely a “skirmish”. Since Apple Inc. announced the …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 announced, Samsung’s “slimmest smartphone to date”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge could launch on T-Mobile November 14

Xiaomi is now the third-largest smartphone manufacturer

Apple iPhone may soon be on sale in Iran

MCX speaks out over CurrentC hack and their position on Apple Pay

Samsung users vulnerable to DDoS attacks via Find My Mobile service

New security features for Android Lollipop, not just a fancy wrapper

YouTube to launch ad-free subscription service, still optimistic about imminent music service

Alibaba and Apple partnership on the cards, Tim Cook and Jack Ma to meet later this week

Apple Pay blocked by more retailers, Apple is unconcerned

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