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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Realme 1 Silver Limited Edition Will Go on Sale via Amazon on June 18
June 14, 20180 Comments

R ealme has announced that the Moonlight Silver colour variant of the Realme 1 smartphone will be arriving in India next week. The Oppo-owned brand had launched the Realme 1, aimed at the Indian youth and meant for e-commerce channels, in May 2018 as its first smartphone. Initially, the handset was available in Diamond Black and Solar Red colour variants and, the company had promised a Moonlight Silver colour model later in June.


The Silver colour variant of the Realme 1 comes just a month after Oppo launched the smartphone. The handset will be launching on June 18 and will come in only one variant. While the smartphone was launched in three different storage variants - 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage, 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage, and 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage - the Moonlight Silver Limited Edition model will only be available with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. The Realme 1 price in India for the Silver model has been set at Rs. 10,990, identical to the other models with the same configuration. Since Oppo has already named Amazon India as its strategic partner for the phone, the new variant will also be exclusively available on the online marketplace.




Realme 1 specifications

To recall some of the specifications, the Realme 1 is a dual-SIM smartphone that runs ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo. The handset sports a 6-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) display with an 84.75 percent screen-to-body ratio. It is powered by the octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC that's clocked up to 2GHz, as well as a dual-core AI-specific chip.

The Realme 1 features a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and an 8-megapixel front camera. It uses Oppo's AI Beauty 2.0 feature that apart from beautification also offers 296-point facial recognition. The smartphone also has a Face Unlock feature, but a fingerprint sensor is absent. The inbuilt storage is expandable via microSD card. Connectivity options in the phone include dual 4G VoLTE support. It is fueled by a 3410mAh battery. In terms of dimensions, it measures 156x75.3x7.8mm and weighs 158 grams. Notably, it also features an AI Board assistant.



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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Couple who scammed Amazon for products worth $1.2 million jailed for 6 years
June 10, 20180 Comments


A couple who admitted stealing more than $1.2m (£900,000) worth of goods from Amazon have been sentenced to nearly six years in jail.

Erin and Leah Finan had previously pleaded guilty to charges of postal fraud and money laundering.
The couple exploited Amazon's customer service policy by claiming electronics they ordered were damaged and received replacements at no charge.

Prosecutors said that the sentence should serve as a warning to others.

"Consumer fraud not only unjustly enriches the perpetrator, it causes all of us to pay higher retail prices," said US Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Josh Minkler, in a statement.

"To those who seek to exploit the convenience of online shopping through fraud, remember this case. You will be caught. You will be prosecuted. And you will go to federal prison for a long time."

The couple used hundreds of fake identities to order gadgets from Amazon, then reported fake issues with the devices that led to replacements being sent out which they sold on for profit.

They were due to be sentenced last November but that was delayed after they were accused of defrauding another internet retailer.

In the Amazon scam, the couple stole more than 2,700 electronic items including Microsoft Xbox consoles, Samsung smartwatches, Apple MacBook and GoPro cameras.

The goods were sold on to another person, Danijel Glumac, who was given a 24-month prison sentence.

Erin Finan was sentenced to 71 months in prison and his wife to 68 months.
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