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

Apple, Samsung lose tablet market share in Q2 as LG, Huawei capitalize despite shrinking market

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Despite iPad sales falling to a four-year low in the quarter ended June 30 with just 10.9 million units shipped, Apple managed to hold on to the top spot as the worldwide tablet market leader. According the latest data from the International …

Samsung Q2 mobile profits tumble 37.6% amid weak demand for Galaxy S6

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

In its second quarter (Q2) earnings announcement Thursday, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said net profit for the quarter declined 8 percent over the same period last year. The decline in net profit is largely due to lower than expected demand for Samsung’s …

Battle of the flagships: OnePlus 2 vs. iPhone 6 Plus

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

On Monday, OnePlus, the company behind last year’s OnePlus One, unveiled the new OnePlus 2, touting it as a “flagship killer.” Although the company is of the opinion that “a great product should make its users forget about specs,” many will still …

A rumored 10M signed up for Apple Music free trial, but will they stick around and pay?

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple Music is slightly less than a month old and seemingly off to a great start – at least according to the folks from Hits Daily Double (via 9to5Mac) and their “inside sources at some of the major labels.” Apple has not …

Strong finish for #UncarrierAmped as T-Mobile adds Apple Music to Music Freedom, offers free upgrades to next iPhone

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

T-Mobile has been riding the wave of summer with its Un-carrier Amped promotion and on Tuesday announced a strong finish to the campaign. In what the company says is its “last move” for Un-carrier Amped, T-Mobile CEO John Legere revealed that, starting …

Counterfeit operation responsible for 41k fake iPhones valued at $19M shut down in China

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Beijing police have raided and shut down a factory responsible for producing in excess of 41,000 fake iPhones worth around 120 million yuan ($19.4 million) over a five-month period, reports Reuters. Among the nine people arrested by police were a husband and …

Latecomer CurrentC may finally hit stores next month, albeit in ‘limited trial’

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

CurrentC, the mobile payments service developed by Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), will reportedly enter a limited public trial in selected stores during August. A spokeswoman from MCX-member, Lowe’s Cos., told Bloomberg that MCX intends to roll out its CurrentC app during the …

Rumor: Apple considered BMW i3 as foundation for its own electric car effort

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

A new report published Friday shores up rumors that Apple is working on its own electric car. German business magazine Manager Magazin (via 9to5Mac) claims Apple started talks with BMW back in 2014 to use components from the German automaker’s i3 electric …

Best Buy to start Apple Watch sales next week as Apple ramps up availability

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Major U.S. retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. announced on Saturday that, starting August 7, it will sell Apple Watch in 100 Best Buy stores as well as online at BestBuy.com. The retailer – the first to sell Apple Watch outside Apple’s own …

Apple sold 4M Apple Watches, takes 75% market share, says report

NEWS By COLLEN KRIEL11 YEARS AGO

Apple has not said how many Apple Watches it sold last quarter and analyst estimates vary wildly. Following Apple’s third-quarter earnings results released on Tuesday, we were left guessing at the number of Apple Watches sold. A new estimate from research firm …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Apple, Samsung lose tablet market share in Q2 as LG, Huawei capitalize despite shrinking market

Samsung Q2 mobile profits tumble 37.6% amid weak demand for Galaxy S6

Battle of the flagships: OnePlus 2 vs. iPhone 6 Plus

A rumored 10M signed up for Apple Music free trial, but will they stick around and pay?

Strong finish for #UncarrierAmped as T-Mobile adds Apple Music to Music Freedom, offers free upgrades to next iPhone

Counterfeit operation responsible for 41k fake iPhones valued at $19M shut down in China

Latecomer CurrentC may finally hit stores next month, albeit in ‘limited trial’

Rumor: Apple considered BMW i3 as foundation for its own electric car effort

Best Buy to start Apple Watch sales next week as Apple ramps up availability

Apple sold 4M Apple Watches, takes 75% market share, says report

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