Collen Kriel, Author at SiliconANGLE

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 30, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 30, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 29, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 29, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 29, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 28, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 27, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 27, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 27, 2015

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…

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

By Collen Kriel Jul 23, 2015

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…

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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