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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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Tune out and turn off with ‘Offtime’ for Android

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Offtime for Android wants to free us from our smartphones. A Berlin-based startup, the app lets you “switch off and tune out” while still allowing you access to the important things via controls set by you. You get to decide if and when …

Suicidal SSD ‘kills itself’ after just one text message

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

Fit for a British spy, the UK-based SecureDrives has announced a range of solid state disk (SSD) drives that will self-destruct when triggered remotely via SMS text message. The drives function normally with automated 256-bit self-encryption, but the user has the ability …

PayPal’s independence will bring the fight to competitors

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

eBay Inc.’s announcement yesterday that it will spin off PayPal into a separate business in 2015 may position PayPal to more effectively respond to growing competition in the online payments market. PayPal faces rivals from the likes of Google Inc.’s Google Wallet, Square …

GoPro’s new ‘Hero’ is a game changer

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

GoPro, Inc. is releasing its new Hero line of cameras on October 5th. The range includes the Hero, the Hero4 Silver and the Hero4 Black. While the three new models vary in price and specifications, it is the GoPro Hero that is …

Xbox One at last on sale in China, without Halo

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL12 YEARS AGO

On Monday, September 29, Xbox One went on sale in more than 4,000 retail outlets in 37 cities across mainland China. The country recently ended a 14-year ban on the sale of foreign-made game consoles, making Microsoft, Corp.’s Xbox One the first game …

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