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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How to get started with Google’s new Wifi router

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. in October introduced its Wi-Fi router, which creates a “mesh network” to blanket your entire home in Wi-Fi. Google Wifi, available in a single or three-pack, is now available for purchase from the Google Store, Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon. …

Windows 10 Creators Update: security and device management features for enterprise users

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has announced a slew of features for its Windows 10 Creators Update, due out in spring 2017, for information technology administrators and enterprise users. Microsoft has seen a “3X increase in Windows 10 enterprise deployments over the last six months,” …

Oculus Touch arrives: how to buy it, what to do with it

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc.-owned Oculus VR has finally released its Touch motion controllers for the Oculus Rift. Despite its release date being pushed out by several months, Facebook announced at its third annual Oculus Connect Conference in October that pre-orders of Oculus Touch would …

How to use Trusted Contacts, Google’s personal safety app for Android users

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has launched a new Android app called Trusted Contacts, a personal safety app that lets you share your location with friends and family, even if you are offline, your battery is dead or you can’t get to your phone. …

HP print bot lets you print shared files directly from Slack

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

HP Inc. has made it easier to print files shared in Slack with the launch of its HP Print Bot for the team messaging platform. The HP Print Bot for Slack makes use of a cloud-based HP ePrint, allowing you to print …

Computer vision, sensors and deep learning drive the new Amazon Go smart convenience store

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its brick-and-mortar retail presence with the launch of Amazon Go, a small convenience store in downtown Seattle that will allow customers to simply take items off the shelf and walk out, no checkout needed. Together with a smartphone …

Microsoft expands Office 365 accessibility features

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

On Friday, Dec. 2, the day before the 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Microsoft Corp. announced various new accessibility features for Office 365 to ensure content is easier to use for people with varying levels of vision, hearing, cognition and …

How to stop Uber tracking your location before and after your ride

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. has added additional location tracking to its ride-sharing app for both Android and iOS users. The location tracking service called “Trip Related Location Data” will be able to track Uber users from the moment they book a ride as …

Amazon Web Services unveils slew of cloud services for developers, IT staff

CLOUD By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. launched a slew of new developer features and tools Thursday at it Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. During a two-hour keynote presentation, Werner Vogels (left), Amazon’s chief technology officer, announced new features for Lambda, a new service that …

Google launches App Maker, a faster tool for app developers

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. is rolling out a test version of App Maker, an application developer tool for enterprises that doesn’t require as much manual coding. App Maker is intended to software developers to build and deploy apps within their organization faster than they …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

How to get started with Google’s new Wifi router

Windows 10 Creators Update: security and device management features for enterprise users

Oculus Touch arrives: how to buy it, what to do with it

HP print bot lets you print shared files directly from Slack

Computer vision, sensors and deep learning drive the new Amazon Go smart convenience store

Microsoft expands Office 365 accessibility features

Amazon Web Services unveils slew of cloud services for developers, IT staff

Google launches App Maker, a faster tool for app developers

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