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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Find out if the new iPhone is for you: 10 reasons to upgrade to the iPhone 6s

Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will hit stores on September 25 and the Cupertino giant says it’s already taken pre-orders for around 10 million units over the first few days since announcing its latest iDevices. If you’re on the fence about upgrading your current iPhone (or Android phone) to a new iPhone ...

11 more ‘hidden’ iOS 9 features for your iPhone

By now you are probably quite familiar with the more notable and talked-about features of iOS 9, including the new News app, the revamped Notes app, multitasking features for iPad, public transit info for Maps and the Proactive personal assistant. But this is not all there is to iOS 9. We have already brought you more than 15 ...

7 tips to get the most out of iOS 9 on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Apple released iOS 9 to the general public yesterday. If you’ve updated your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 9 (or even if you’re still thinking about it), we’ve got seven tips to help you get the most out of iOS 9. Some of these new features in iOS 9 work just on the ...

iOS 9 update available today: worldwide iOS 9 release times, support from volunteer Apple Genius staff

The long-awaited release of iOS 9 has finally arrived and, as usual, millions of iOS users around the world will be eagerly waiting to update their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch as soon as humanly possible. It seems Apple has taken to social media to reveal the specific times the iOS 9 update will be ...

Report: How to use the Purify ad blocker on iOS 9

Shortly after Apple announced iOS 9 in June, developers uncovered code in the iOS 9 beta that revealed support for content-blocking Safari browser extensions in iOS 9. Following iOS 9’s general release later today, iOS 9 users will be able to download apps from the App Store that bring content blocking extensions to Safari on ...

iPhone 6s vs. Galaxy S6 vs. Xperia Z5 Premium: Flagship smartphone cameras focus on selfies and 4K video

Apple claims the iPhone camera is the world’s most popular camera. It’s hard to argue with that statement when the Instagram hashtag ‘#iphoneonly’ has garnered more than 83 million images uploaded by users and has become a matter of pride among amateur photographers on the platform the world over. Earlier this year we even saw ...

Leak: Surface Pro-like Dell XPS 12 2-in-1 tablet due Oct.

In what appears to be a reincarnation of its 2012 12.5-inch XPS 12 convertible notebook, Dell Inc. is seemingly gearing up to launch a 2-in-1 Surface Pro-like tablet, dubbed the XPS 12. German site Giga published what it claims are leaked images detailing the specs and release date of the Dell XPS 12 2-in-1 Windows ...

Developer reveals iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus has 2GB of RAM, iPad Pro has 4GB of RAM

While it has been long-rumored that Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus would receive not only a more powerful processor but also a significant bump in RAM to 2GB, we have seen no evidence of the bump in RAM to date. At launch, Apple revealed that the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus would ...

iOS 9.1 public beta available now, not just about iPad Pro: new middle finger emoji, more

After unveiling its 12.9-inch iPad Pro on Wednesday, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 9.1 to developers. iOS 9.1 brings support for iPad Pro accessories like the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, and Apple is providing app makers ample time to start prepping their apps for the mammoth iPad. It’s not all about iPad ...

Apple Pencil vs. Microsoft Surface Pen: Do more than just circle stuff

Apple’s newly revealed 12.9-inch iPad Pro is the first modern Apple device compatible with a stylus since the Newton Message Pad, released more than 20 years ago. Apple’s stylus for iPad Pro is not simply any old stylus. It’s not even called a stylus. The Apple Pencil, unveiled alongside the iPad Pro, is designed and ...