Collen Kriel, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Google confirms Android Pay, mobile payments war escalates

By Collen Kriel Mar 3, 2015

Last week rumors surfaced that Google Inc. will introduce Android Pay, a new payments API to power in-store and in-app payments for third-party Android apps. In an announcement made yesterday at Mobile World Congress,…

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PayPal acquires Paydiant, recommits to mobile payments war

By Collen Kriel Mar 3, 2015

On Monday, PayPal announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Paydiant Inc., a mobile payments company that provides technology that enables retailers to create their own branded mobile wallets. While PayPal…

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BlackBerry reveals cross-platform ‘BlackBerry Experience Suite’, expands Samsung partnership

By Collen Kriel Mar 2, 2015

BlackBerry Ltd. announced yesterday that it is expanding its cross-platform software strategy. Scheduled for availability later this year, the “BlackBerry Experience Suite” will deliver the company’s security, productivity and communication tools to smartphones and…

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Apple-IBM partnership is more than a simple hardware distribution deal

By Collen Kriel Feb 28, 2015

The past week saw IBM host its annual cloud and mobile conference, InterConnect, in Las Vegas while the company’s CEO, Ginni Rometty delivered the annual investor briefing to Wall Street. Both events reaffirmed that…

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Apple’s iOS dominated enterprise space and smartphone profits for Q4 2014

By Collen Kriel Feb 27, 2015

Looking at overall smartphone market share for 2014, you’d be forgiven for thinking Google Inc.’s Android operating system is winning the race. Android took 81.5 percent market share compared to its nearest competitor Apple…

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Softcard confirms termination of Android, Windows Phone apps following Google deal

By Collen Kriel Feb 27, 2015

On Monday, Google Inc. announced that it had purchased “technology and intellectual property” from Softcard to improve its own mobile payments service, Google Wallet. At the time, it was unclear what the deal would…

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Apple sets March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ event, likely to show off Apple Watch

By Collen Kriel Feb 27, 2015

Apple on Thursday sent out invitations for its press event, “Spring Forward”, scheduled to take place on March 9 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, while also updating…

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Android for Work: Google’s enterprise play

By Collen Kriel Feb 26, 2015

On Wednesday, Google Inc. announced its Android for Work program in an effort to tap into the “business and innovation potential” of the more than one billion Android smartphones in use. Google claims that…

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Report: Apple, Samsung loses tablet market share to generic brands

By Collen Kriel Feb 26, 2015

The top two tablet makers, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., lost market share to generic brands in 2014, according to two new reports from research firm Strategy Analytics. Combined, these generic brands accounted…

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Google tipped to launch Android Pay, intensifies effort to compete with Apple Pay

By Collen Kriel Feb 26, 2015

Google Inc. is apparently preparing to introduce a new payments API, dubbed Android Pay, to power in-store and in-app payments for third-party Android apps. Anonymous sources familiar with Google’s plans told Ars Technica that…

Collen Kriel

Google confirms Android Pay, mobile payments war escalates

PayPal acquires Paydiant, recommits to mobile payments war

BlackBerry reveals cross-platform ‘BlackBerry Experience Suite’, expands Samsung partnership

Apple-IBM partnership is more than a simple hardware distribution deal

Softcard confirms termination of Android, Windows Phone apps following Google deal

Apple sets March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ event, likely to show off Apple Watch

Android for Work: Google’s enterprise play

Report: Apple, Samsung loses tablet market share to generic brands

Google tipped to launch Android Pay, intensifies effort to compete with Apple Pay

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