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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Facebook rolling out Live video to all, launches photo and video collages

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Facebook has announced that it is rolling out their streaming video broadcast feature, Live, to all users, inside its Facebook app. Facebook first introduced Live four months ago, but it was a feature reserved for celebrities and other high-profile users. In addition …

OnePlus 2 goes invite-free forever, joined by OnePlus X for limited time

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

OnePlus, the Chinese startup behind last year’s OnePlus One Android-based smartphone, bucked tradition by adopting an invite-only system to sell its first product. When the company introduced its latest smartphones, the flagship OnePlus 2 and lower-end OnePlus X, it stuck to the …

New iPhone 6s ads tout performance features and always on ‘Hey Siri’

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple has debuted the company’s latest ads on their YouTube channel, promoting some of the features of the recently released iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The two ads entitled “Hey Siri” and “Ridiculously Powerful” focus on, as you would expect, the iOS …

Data Saver on Chrome for Android now saves 70% data by not loading images

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

In an attempt to help smartphone users reduce data consumption, Google introduced the Data Saver feature into its Chrome browser for Android and iOS in January 2014. In March this year, the company extended the data saving feature to its laptop and …

Moto 360 Sport on sale January for $299, in time for New Year’s fitness resolutions

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. unveiled its new Moto 360 range of Android Wear-powered smartwatches at the beginning of September. The range included two variants of the next-gen Moto 360 – one for men and a smaller version for women – as well …

Apple Music coming to Sonos speakers near you, starting Dec. 15th

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

It will now be possible to enjoy Apple Music throughout your entire home with the announcement that Sonos will be launching support for Apple Music. In a couple of weeks, starting December 15, Apple Music will be available on Sonos speakers in …

Samsung Galaxy S7: Everything we think we know so far

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is due to unveil its next range of flagship smartphones in early 2016, as is the company’s tradition. With the Galaxy S6 now old news and the Galaxy S6 edge+ almost a non-event, everyone is waiting to see …

Adobe Premiere Clip comes to Android: Video editing on the go just got easier

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Adobe Premiere Clip makes creating videos on the go simple. Up until now, only iOS users have enjoyed this video editing tool. That has now changed with the announcement that Premiere Clip is coming to Android. The Android version of Adobe Premiere …

Swatch, Visa partnership will let you tap-to-pay with upcoming Swatch Bellamy

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Swiss watchmaker, Swatch SA, has teamed up with Visa Inc. and Visa Europe to let Visa cardholders in the U.S., Switzerland and Brazil pay for stuff with just a tap of the wrist using the company’s soon-to-be-launched “pay-by-the-wrist” watch, the Swatch Bellamy. …

Still hungry for deals? Sears’ Cyber Monday sale has 6 days of deals on iPads, Kindles, more

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Sears’ Cyber Monday brochure is out and contains a variety of deals on tablets, iPads, Kindles, TV accessories and various other tech accessories. The company’s Cyber Monday deals will run until Saturday, December 5. For full details of the below deals and …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Facebook rolling out Live video to all, launches photo and video collages

OnePlus 2 goes invite-free forever, joined by OnePlus X for limited time

New iPhone 6s ads tout performance features and always on ‘Hey Siri’

Data Saver on Chrome for Android now saves 70% data by not loading images

Moto 360 Sport on sale January for $299, in time for New Year’s fitness resolutions

Apple Music coming to Sonos speakers near you, starting Dec. 15th

Samsung Galaxy S7: Everything we think we know so far

Adobe Premiere Clip comes to Android: Video editing on the go just got easier

Swatch, Visa partnership will let you tap-to-pay with upcoming Swatch Bellamy

Still hungry for deals? Sears’ Cyber Monday sale has 6 days of deals on iPads, Kindles, more

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