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

Google Allo: Smart messaging for iOS, Android with AI-based chatbot, Smart Replies, more

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

At its I/O developers conference, Google Inc. released Allo, a strong competitor to Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and iMessage. Allo is a smart messaging app that comes with machine learning Smart Replies and its AI-based chatbot, Google Assistant. The Allo app will be …

8 tips to get the most out of Facebook Messenger

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

With 900 million users, Facebook Messenger is fast becoming one of the favorite messaging apps, but with the ability to send money, video call, chat to a bot, and more, Messenger has gone beyond a simple messaging app. If you are an …

Uber’s new Trip Tracker lets you track a loved one’s ride

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. released Family Profiles in March, a convenient feature that allows up to 10 family members, friends etc. to share a single payment method. The company has now introduced a new tool that will allow you to track the Uber …

YouTube for iOS gains Google Cardboard support: How to watch videos in VR

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

YouTube introduced support for Cardboard in November for Android users, allowing users with a Google Cardboard to enjoy all YouTube videos in VR mode. Cardboard mode, designed for use with Google Cardboard and other VR headsets, allows users to watch videos in …

How to use Google’s new messaging app, Spaces: Search, YouTube, Chrome all rolled into one

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Google has announced the launch of a new app for Android, iOS and the web called Spaces. The app is aimed at “small group sharing” allowing you to use the inbuilt Google Search, YouTube or Chrome to share links, videos, images and …

How to send documents on WhatsApp for desktop

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL10 YEARS AGO

Last week, Facebook-owned WhatsApp released a desktop app version of their popular messaging service for both Windows and Mac users. The WhatsApp desktop app has now also received the functionality to share files, a feature that rolled out to iOS and Android …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

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