Author: Muriel Bonney

Muriel Bonney is a senior reporter at Ziddu focused on labor, transportation, and diversity and inclusion in tech.She previously spent two years at Business Insider covering tech startups focused on the shared economy, IoT, and music industry.

A fraud operation involving 1.000-plus fake iPhones was seized by Swiss custom officials, and a mother and son duo were charged in the process. The Chinese citizens have been charged with fraud involving Apple Care warranty and fake iPhones. The smartphones were shipped from Hong Kong to Switzerland, and exhibited water damage and still under warranty. The fake devices also had an IMEI, or International Mobile Equipment Identity number that matched a legitimate iPhone with an existing AppleCare+ policy. Apple Store employees are instructed not to open devices that had water damage due to short-circuit and fire hazard. When the…

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Xbox Game Pass subscribers can soon enjoy playing Xbox games on their Android smartphones. Microsoft recently announced that the gaming service will have xCloud cloud technology support, which means players can stream their game collection straight to their smartphones. Project xCloud VP Kareem Choudhry made mention that entertainment should be readily available in different scenarios, including the mobile. With cloud gaming, users can bring their Xbox profile and experience with them, as well as their saved games, controller settings, achievements and friend list. xCloud streaming support should be available starting September 15. Xbox Game Pass subscribers will need to have…

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Samsung has announced that they will be selling a 5G enabled A51 in the US next week. Currently, the non-5G version is priced at $400, but the 5G version is expected to be priced at $500 and will work with Verizon and T-Mobile’s 5G networks. The Samsung Galaxy A51 is considered a midrange phone with a rear quad camera setup and a huge 6.5 inch OLED Infinity display with FHD+ resolution. It also has 4GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage and a hefty 4,000 mAh battery. Its processor is an Exynos 9611 and it does have a 3.5mm headphone…

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