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

FirstRain joins the Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ecosystem: changes how users explore business insights

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

FirstRain, a top provider in Personal Business Analytics, will be harnessing the power of Wave, Salesforce’s Analytics Cloud, which was launched on October 13. With the added power of structured data, it will be possible for any business user, with any device, to …

Best thing since Ice Cream Sandwich: Android 5.0 Lollipop is unveiled

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Yesterday saw the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop and becomes the 13th major release for Android. However, it is the first one to be fully developed under Sundar Pichai, the Google senior vice president and confidant of Chief Executive Officer Larry Page. …

Audyssey changes mobile music forever: updates iOS Music Player app

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Audyssey Laboratories, Inc is a trailblazer when it comes to providing the mobile world with high-quality audio, and the latest launch further strengthens this point. Today they launched a major update to the Audyssey Music Player. This update to the Music Player app …

Need to rent a car? Get a good deal with Alipay

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Alipay is Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s electronic payment service and over the past year, it has transformed into a mobile payment tool. Smartphone users are able to use the payments app to pay for all kinds of services including theater tickets and …

Tablet sales hits the skids in 2014: Gartner

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

As Apple Inc looks to revive lagging tablet sales with the upcoming launch of the new iPad Air, Retina iMacs and possibly a new Retina iPad mini, Gartner today released its latest report showing tablet sales declining steeply in 2014. Gartner Inc.’s …

Say it with a ‘Qik’ video: Skype Qik is the latest video messaging app

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Yesterday Skype Technologies S.A. announced the launch of their latest app Skype Qik. This video messaging app is used alongside the main Skype app and is available on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. Piero Sierra, Skype’s director of mobile explained to The Verge …

Tweet money to your friends, but only if you’re French.

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Reuters reports that one of France’s largest banks, Groupe BPCE, has teamed up with Twitter, Inc. to offer mobile money transfers via tweets. This service will be open to French residents, whether they are customers of the bank or not. The simple …

Apple Pay set to launch October 18th, says a leaked memo from Walgreens

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

As announced on September 9, the popular drug store Walgreens will be one of Apple Inc.’s major launch partners for its payments system. According to a memo sent to Walgreens employees, they are to prepare for the upcoming launch of Apple Pay …

T-Mobile U.S. once again looking for a suitor as Iliad walks away from bid

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

French low-cost telecoms operator Iliad SA has become the third bidder in three years to walk away from an attempt to buy T-Mobile US Inc. Backed by billionaire founder Xavier Niel, Iliad abandoned its attempt to buy T-Mobile US after resistance from …

With a renewed valuation of $6B, will Square survive Apple Pay?

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

In their early days, Square, Inc. had cornered a niche aspect of the mobile payments market, focused on smartphone-compatable, square-shaped credit card readers for small businesses. Yet their efforts to make commerce easier are now met with a bevy of rivals in …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

FirstRain joins the Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ecosystem: changes how users explore business insights

Best thing since Ice Cream Sandwich: Android 5.0 Lollipop is unveiled

Audyssey changes mobile music forever: updates iOS Music Player app

Need to rent a car? Get a good deal with Alipay

Tablet sales hits the skids in 2014: Gartner

Say it with a ‘Qik’ video: Skype Qik is the latest video messaging app

Tweet money to your friends, but only if you’re French.

Apple Pay set to launch October 18th, says a leaked memo from Walgreens

T-Mobile U.S. once again looking for a suitor as Iliad walks away from bid

With a renewed valuation of $6B, will Square survive Apple Pay?

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