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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Samsung confirms launch of Galaxy S9 smartphone next month, but its foldable device is delayed

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. confirmed Wednesday that it will unveil its Galaxy S9 at Mobile World Congress next month, verifying reports that emerged in December. It was initially reported that the flagship device would make an early appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, …

Report: Facebook to enter hardware market with Portal, a $499 video chat device

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. will reportedly launch its first hardware device at its F8 developers’ conference in May. Initial reports appeared in June that the tech giant was working on a smart speaker with a 15-inch touch panel, similar to Amazon.com Inc.’s Echo Show. …

Vuzix launches first augmented reality sunglasses with Alexa integration at CES

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Vuzix Corp. today unveiled the first augmented reality sunglasses with Amazon.com Inc.’s voice assistant built-in. Called the Vuzix Blade, the smart glasses announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas resemble a more traditional pair of sunglasses, unlike Vuzix’s previous iterations …

Baidu unveils new smart speakers powered by its Duer digital assistant

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Chinese web giant Baidu Inc. has boosted its lineup of smart home devices with the launch of three new smart speakers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Baidu’s trio of new smart speakers includes one with a smart screen, similar …

Google Assistant broadens reach at CES with smart display speakers, headphones, TVs and cars

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

The Consumer Electronics Show opening this week in Las Vegas may be the biggest tech show, attracting more than 180,000 attendees and 4,000 exhibiting companies, but one of the biggest tech firms has been mostly AWOL: Google LLC That all changed this …

The 5 big trends that will dominate at CES 2018

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

The biggest technology show of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off in Las Vegas on Jan. 9 and runs for four days. Many of the tech giants, however, will reveal their latest products at press conferences over the weekend. …

CES 2018: What to expect from Samsung, LG, Dell and more

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

The 51st annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas next week, but many companies will reveal their new products this weekend. They’ll be clustered on a handful of technologies, including fifth-generation or 5G wireless communications technology, over-the-air wireless charging technology, augmented …

How to get your $29 iPhone battery replacement

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Late last year, Apple Inc. admitted it throttles the performance of older iPhones, which according to the company avoids sudden shutdowns due to aging batteries. Following outrage from some consumers and subsequent lawsuits, Apple apologized last week for keeping the whole process …

Apple apologizes over handling of battery slowdown and offers discounted replacement

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

A seeming conspiracy theory that has been making the rounds for the past year was proved true last week when Apple Inc. admitted to slowing down older iPhones. This revelation prompted the filing of at least eight lawsuits against the tech giant. …

Instagram rolls out recommended posts to main feed on iOS and Android

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram is changing up its news feed slightly with a new feature called “Recommended for You.” These recommended posts are based on what Instagram thinks users will like according to what the accounts they follow have liked. The recommended posts from …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Samsung confirms launch of Galaxy S9 smartphone next month, but its foldable device is delayed

Report: Facebook to enter hardware market with Portal, a $499 video chat device

Vuzix launches first augmented reality sunglasses with Alexa integration at CES

Baidu unveils new smart speakers powered by its Duer digital assistant

Google Assistant broadens reach at CES with smart display speakers, headphones, TVs and cars

The 5 big trends that will dominate at CES 2018

CES 2018: What to expect from Samsung, LG, Dell and more

How to get your $29 iPhone battery replacement

Apple apologizes over handling of battery slowdown and offers discounted replacement

Instagram rolls out recommended posts to main feed on iOS and Android

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