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 use Facebook’s new ‘Order Food’ service, now available to all U.S. users

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In its attempt to keep users inside its app, Facebook Inc. has launched a “food order” feature for U.S. users. Unlike similar services like UberEATS, Facebook’s Order Food service will act as a middleman rather than a delivery service. It will utilize …

Foldable smartphone battle could soon heat up if Apple enters fray

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Rumors have been making the rounds for years that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is working on a foldable smartphone, codenamed the Galaxy X. And the company showed off its first foldable display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, but no foldable device …

How to get started with ‘Movies Anywhere,’ Disney’s digital movie locker

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Movies Anywhere, a digital movie locker owned by The Walt Disney Co., has launched with the backing of major Hollywood studios. It’s not a completely new service, originally launched Disney Movies Anywhere in 2014, but the service has been expanded significantly to …

Facebook expands virtual reality Spaces app with new features

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. Wednesday announced various new features for Spaces, its virtual reality hangout app. The new features, announced at the company’s Oculus Connect conference, include additional creative tools, live video streaming and more. Spaces, which Facebook launched in April at its F8 …

Snapchat’s new Context Cards bring ride-hailing, reviews and restaurant bookings into its app

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Snapchat is becoming a more useful app with the introduction of Context Cards. The new feature will allow Snapchat users to find out more information about the Snaps shared by others, giving users access to things such as restaurant reviews and reservations, …

Microsoft’s Cortana brings AI assistance into Skype chats

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. announced the integration of its digital assistant Cortana into Skype at its Build conference last year, but despite overhauling Skype earlier this year, the integration has become available only this week. With the integration, Cortana will be able to assist …

Samsung Galaxy S9 could dominate with the latest Snapdragon chipset

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

If the latest speculation is to be believed, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. could once again gain the upper hand on its competitors as it obtains the first batch of Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s Snapdragon 845 chips. It’s still months away from the launch …

Microsoft’s Edge browser arrives in beta on iOS and Android: Here’s how it will work

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. announced its “cross-device” vision at its Build conference earlier this year, and Thursday it moved one step closer to fulfilling it by announcing previews of Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, as well as Microsoft Launcher for Android. Despite still officially working on …

Google expands smart home speaker lineup, adds new Assistant features

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC has taken the fight to Amazon.com Inc., the established name in the smart home market, with the introduction Wednesday of two new smart home speakers. The company’s Google Home lineup now includes the new Mini, a smaller, cheaper option and …

Watch live: NetApp evolves cloud, hyperconverged infrastructure at NetApp Insight 2017

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Laying low at the onset of the cloud revolution, storage provider NetApp Inc. has been cautious in its market entry. But the strategic acquisition of SolidFire has rejuvenated NetApp’s efforts in modern, hyperconverged infrastructures. How will NetApp build on this revival to …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

How to use Facebook’s new ‘Order Food’ service, now available to all U.S. users

Foldable smartphone battle could soon heat up if Apple enters fray

How to get started with ‘Movies Anywhere,’ Disney’s digital movie locker

Facebook expands virtual reality Spaces app with new features

Snapchat’s new Context Cards bring ride-hailing, reviews and restaurant bookings into its app

Microsoft’s Cortana brings AI assistance into Skype chats

Samsung Galaxy S9 could dominate with the latest Snapdragon chipset

Microsoft’s Edge browser arrives in beta on iOS and Android: Here’s how it will work

Google expands smart home speaker lineup, adds new Assistant features

Watch live: NetApp evolves cloud, hyperconverged infrastructure at NetApp Insight 2017

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