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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Loop your memories with Instagram’s Boomerang app

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

If you are someone who loves watching a one-second video on a loop over and over again until you get sick of it, then you will be pleased to know that Instagram has launched a new app, called Boomerang, just for you. …

iOS 9.1 is available: New emoji, improved Live Photos, Apple News in more countries

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple on Tuesday released iOS 9.1 to the general public, making it the first major update to the company’s new iOS 9 mobile operating system released in September and the third update following two minor releases: iOS 9.0.1 and iOS 9.0.2. iOS …

iPhone 7: No Home button, sapphire screen, better battery life, predicts analyst

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple’s iPhone 6s is a runaway success and, despite the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus having been available for less than a month, rumors regarding next year’s iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 7, are already doing the rounds. Adding the iPhone 7 …

Misfit debuts Shine 2, the ‘thinner, stronger, smarter’ wearable

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

The next generation of the Misfit Wearables’ fitness tracker is here, with the launch of Shine 2. Despite being a more powerful version than the flagship Shine, the Shine 2 kept its reported 6-month battery life like its predecessor. The similarities continue …

Detouring for gas just got easy with Google Maps

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

You load your final destination into Google Maps and are on your way, when you realize you will never make it to your destination without stopping at a gas station. Gone are the days of cancelling your Maps destination to find the …

Tired of Lollipop? 8 new features Marshmallow brings to Android smartphones

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

The official release date for Android 6.0 Marshmallow was October 5th, but we won’t see the OS on phones until the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, and LG G4 start shipping to consumers later this month. If you are not planning to upgrade …

9 cool things you can do with 3D Touch on your iPhone 6s

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Perhaps the coolest new iPhone feature – and one of the few that sets the new iPhone 6s apart from the old iPhone 6 – is 3D Touch. Based on Force Touch, which we first experienced on the Apple Watch, 3D Touch …

iPhone tips and tricks: How to automatically delete old messages to free up space on iPhone, iPad

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

If your iPhone or iPad is running out of storage space, the most likely cause can be your bloated Messages app. Text messages, photos, videos, gifs, and audio notes combined can take up a few gigabytes of space in no time. And …

iPhone battery still dying at midday? 5 more tips to help your iPhone go all day

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

In our earlier article, we gave you five tips and tricks to stretch your iPhone battery life. We focused on limiting battery-draining background processes and optimizing your iPhone display to prevent it from running your battery down unnecessarily. Now, we bring you …

iPhone tips and tricks: 5 surefire ways to stretch your iPhone battery life

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Researchers say we now spend on average nearly five hours a day on our smartphones texting, calling, using social apps, doing business, and entertaining ourselves with funny cat videos (are those still a thing?). Apple estimates that a new iPhone 5s is …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

iOS 9.1 is available: New emoji, improved Live Photos, Apple News in more countries

iPhone 7: No Home button, sapphire screen, better battery life, predicts analyst

Misfit debuts Shine 2, the ‘thinner, stronger, smarter’ wearable

Detouring for gas just got easy with Google Maps

Tired of Lollipop? 8 new features Marshmallow brings to Android smartphones

9 cool things you can do with 3D Touch on your iPhone 6s

iPhone tips and tricks: How to automatically delete old messages to free up space on iPhone, iPad

iPhone battery still dying at midday? 5 more tips to help your iPhone go all day

iPhone tips and tricks: 5 surefire ways to stretch your iPhone battery life

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