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

BlackBerry secures a bevy of U.S. patents and may join the fast-growing wearables market

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

The Financial Post has reported that Blackberry Ltd. has attained 27 new U.S. patents. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Official Gazette, included in the patents are security features and a user interface for a conference-calling system. Blackberry has seen …

Twitter acquires Twitpic’s archive at the eleventh hour

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. has saved Twitpic Inc. Noah Everett, creator of Twitpic, announced on their blog on October 25 “I’m happy to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to give them the Twitpic domain and photo archive, thus keeping the …

Airbnb considers employee stock sale, evaluation set to rise to $13 Billion

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

As Airbnb Inc. prepares for an employee stock sale, their valuation is set to rise to $13 billion, up from its $10 million valuation in April. Airbnb is already one of the world’s most valuable private technology companies, beating publically traded hotel …

Apple Pay is one week old and it’s been a week of highs and lows

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Since launching to the public on October 20, Apple Pay hasn’t been as smooth a ride as Apple Inc. would have hoped. Apple Pay seems to be catching on with consumers and retailers; however, it hasn’t been without a few glitches. Most …

With Fabric, Twitter wants to be developers’ new best friend

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

At Flight on October 22, their first developer conference in four years, Twitter announced an app development platform called Fabric. Twitter is aiming to become the first stop for developers wanting to build or improve their mobile app. They will also be …

Skyscanner buys Distinction, says the future of travel booking is in mobile

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Skyscanner, a veteran in the travel search market, has acquired Distinction a mobile app development company based in Budapest. The 30-strong team of web developers and designers will continue to be based in Budapest and will form Skyscanner’s new mobile hub. The …

Google launches ‘Inbox’ – and it looks like the future of email

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

This could be the future of email. Google Inc. have announced on their official Gmail Blog the launch of a new email app called ‘Inbox’. The search giant invigorated webmail with the launch of Gmail back in 2004, and now they’re doing it all …

Apple iCloud ‘hacked’ in China –allegations fly

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Great Fire, a reputed non-profit organization that monitors Internet censorship in China, has claimed that Chinese authorities are staging a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on Apple Inc’s iCloud, saying “This is clearly a malicious attack on Apple in an effort to gain access to …

Google’s Switch tells you exactly how to move from iOS to Android

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Google has launched Switch, a website that tells you everything you need to know about switching from Apple Inc’s iPhone and iPad to an Android-based device. The site is basically a manual that tells people how to move everything from photos, music …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

BlackBerry secures a bevy of U.S. patents and may join the fast-growing wearables market

Twitter acquires Twitpic’s archive at the eleventh hour

Airbnb considers employee stock sale, evaluation set to rise to $13 Billion

Apple Pay is one week old and it’s been a week of highs and lows

With Fabric, Twitter wants to be developers’ new best friend

Skyscanner buys Distinction, says the future of travel booking is in mobile

Google launches ‘Inbox’ – and it looks like the future of email

Apple iCloud ‘hacked’ in China –allegations fly

Google’s Switch tells you exactly how to move from iOS to Android

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