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Banking malware stole 36 million euros

• The Zeus trojan was used as part of a sophisticated malware attack that was able to steal an estimated 36 million euros from over 30,000 customers based at 30 different banks in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Italy
• The trojan infected victims’ PCs and Mobile phones, and intercepted their attempts to interact with their banks
• Victims were tricked into infecting their Mobiles when the trojan on the PC claimed it ‘needed to upgrade your online banking software’, and asked for additional information, including the number of your mobile phone
• The mobile version of the trojan targeted both Blackberry and Android devices
• The mobile infection was the key to the success of the trojan, as it allowed the attackers to intercept SMS messages containing the ‘TAN’ (Transaction Authentication Number) that the banks would send, and would need to be entered to confirm any large transactions
• This allowed the attackers to transfer money out of the victims account without alerting the victim, and the banks saw the transactions passing the additional fraud verification steps (SMS TAN), so were not alerted to a problem
• The trojan would initiate transfers ranging from 500 to 250,000 euros to various accounts around europe, where the funds would then be withdrawn by mules
• The Zeus trojan is also known for modifying the pages returned by online banking, to show the expected account balance and transactions. It would hide the transfers, and adjust the displayed balance to be correct, even after additional valid transactions. (See previous episode on man-in-the-browser attacks)
• The attack consisted of a number of steps:
• Victim accidentally visits malicious site, or is tricked into clicking a link by a phishing email or social media attack
• The victim visit their bank’s site and log in to their account to make a transaction
• The trojan modifies the code of the bank page, prompting the user to enter their mobile phone number and operating system
• The collected information is sent back to the attacker’s C&C server
• The attacker then sends a text message to the victim device, prompting the user to download the Zitmo (Zeus in the mobile) trojan, disguised as an ‘upgrade to the security of the online banking system’
• Each time the victim logs into their online banking, the trojan initiates transfer of money out of the victim’s account using their real credentials
• The banks recognize this as a large, high risk transaction, and as such, delay the transaction and request the user complete 2 factor authentication, the bank sends a TAN number to the user’s mobile
• The TAN SMS is intercepted by the trojan on the victim’s mobile device and delivered to the attacker’s C&C server, the victim never knows they received the text message
• Javascript injected into the online banking page via the PC trojan receives the TAN from the C&C server and authorizes the transfer
• The Eurograbber attack is now complete and the attackers transfer money out of a victim’s account
• This attack highlights the need for better phishing prevention by financial institutions
• All financial institutions should be using SPF and cryptographically signing all legitimate emails with DKIM. Then some type of DNS whitelist, that says ‘any domain on this list, will ALWAYS have a DKIM signature, if it does not, this email should be rejected’, similar to the recent HSTS standard for HTTPS
• Threatpost Coverage

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Researcher developes 0day exploit against Samsung SmartTVs

• Luigi Auriemma, a researcher for Malta based security firm ReVuln, has developed a number of 0day exploits against Samsung SmartTVs
• He has apparently found some signature that allows him to scan networks to find the IP addresses of any connected SmartTV devices
• The exploit allows him to remotely image all storage devices connected to the TV, including the internal storage, but also any USB devices that happened to be attached
• The exploit could also allow an attacker to install custom firmware, malicious applications, operate any microphones or cameras connected to the TV, steal credentials stored on the device, overwrite the root certificate store to allow spoofing of HTTPS sites (allowing a successful man-in-the-middle attack), or keep a log of all content played on the TV
• The exploit can also be used to remotely control the device, using a feature allowing the TV to be controlled from a smartphone. This allows the attacker to have the same control over the device they would have if they were in the room, further allowing them to exploit the device
• Technical details were not disclosed, ReVuln is currently selling the vulnerability
• If your TV is connected to the internet behind a NAT router or firewall, such that it cannot be connected to directly from the internet, it is less vulnerable. However you still have to consider the case of an attacker cracking your WiFi and being able to access the device via the LAN, or SmartTV devices connected to office networks, as well as those devices in bars, cafes, hotels and the like.
• Luigi has previously disclosed other flaws in the Samsung SmartTVs

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Researchers develop attacks that could cripple GPS receivers

• Using $2500 worth of gear, researchers from Carnegie Mellon were able to disrupt both customer and professional grade GPS receivers
• “A 45-second crafted GPS message could bring down up to 30 percent of the global GPS Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), while other attacks could take down 20 percent of NTRIP networks ”
• Attacks were conducted against seven receiver brands including Magellan, Garmin, GlobalSat, uBlox, LOCOSYS and iFly 700, whereas Trimble was working with researchers to push out a patch for its affected products
• These new attacks are quite different than existing GPS spoofing attacks, the new research covers a much larger attack vector “by viewing GPS as a computer system”. This included analysis of GPS protocol messages and operating systems, the GPS software stack and how errors affect dependent systems
• The attacks include messing with the time, since GPS is used as a source of clock synchronization, allowing the attackers to trigger the UNIX epoch rollover or otherwise tamper with devices
• Full research paper

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• Intel announces new ATOM based SoC servers. Dual-core w/ HT and density in excess of 1000 cores per rack
• GhostShell hackers release 1.6 million NASA, FBI, ESA accounts
• Researcher from last week’s MySQL vulns posts more, faster online password cracking
• Eric Schmidt says that Google Fiber ‘is a real business’ and plans to expand it
• FreeBSD Could Miss Year End Funding Target By Nearly 50%
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We take a look at Red Bull Stratos updates, an apple a day, new GPS satellites, a Space Station mission, Endeavours final leg of its journey, warp drive, SpaceX and Curiosity updates and as always take a peek back into history and up in the sky this week.

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Red Bull Stratos

• Last time on SciByte
• iPhone Nurse & “Warp Drive” | SciByte 64 [September 25, 2012]
• Olympic Science & Red Bull Stratos | SciByte 56 [July 31, 2012]
• Launch Requirements
• Winds of less than 2 mph [3 kph] up to 800 feet [244 m] in altitude
• An FAA regulation prohibits balloons from ascending if skies are overcast such that horizontal visibility is less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers)
• Atmospheric air cool enough to enable Baumgartner’s falling body to surpass the speed of sound
• Delays
• The original launch date of Monday, October 8th was delayed due to high winds and less than horizontal visibility of 3 miles (4.8 kilometers)
• On Tuesday early morning although winds were calm problems in Baumgartner’s custom-built capsule delayed liftoff for hours
• Later on Tuesday
• The Balloon
• Helium filled balloon
• Constructed of strips of high-performance polyethylene (plastic) film that is only 0.0008 inches thick
• All of the strips combined would cover 40 acres if they laid out flat
• At launch the uninflated balloon measures 592.41 ft [180.6 m]
• At 120,000 feet: Height / Diameter of 334.82 ft / 424.37 ft [102.1 m/129.3 m]
• Requires approximately 8 hours of preparation immediately before launch, including about 45 to 60 minutes for insertion of the helium.
• The balloon once “unboxed” can not be used again as they are very fragile
• The Descent
• Expected freefall of 5 minutes, 35 seconds or more
• Felix will deploy his parachute at 5,000 ft [1,524 m], after which it will take 10–15 minutes before reaching the ground
• The total time in the air from the edge of space to Earth is estimated at about 15–20 minutes
• The combined parachute system components – Felix’s overall rig – will weigh about 60 lbs./27 kg. In comparison, a typical skydiving rig weighs about 20 lbs./9 kg., and a BASE jumping rig weighs 10 to 12 lbs./4 to 5 kg.
• Thermosphere
• The outermost layer of the atmosphere
• Solar radiation bombards this layer, striking sparse air molecules and causing them to emit flashes of light, the auroras
• Mesosphere
• At 53 miles [85 km] it has faint clouds
• Electrical discharge events called red sprites and blue jets
• Stratosphere
• Goes from an altitude of 6 miles (10 kilometers) up to about 30 miles (50 km) above the surface.
• Air pressure drops from 10 percent of its value at sea level to just 0.1 percent
• Absorption of UV sunlight by ozone causes the temperature to actually increase as the altitude increases
• The temperature coupling of temperature with altitude prevents convection from happening, and so the air in this layer is dynamically stable.
• Troposphere
• Includes everything from an altitude of 6 miles down over most of Earth
• Weather and jet stream
• Multimedia
• YouTube Free Fall Jump Aborted Cancelled due to High Winds | Red Bull Stratos Felix Baumgartner Upset | TheRobotCinema
• Interactable Mission Timeline | RedBullStratos.com
• Image Gallery RedBullStratos.com
• Social Media
• Red Bull Stratos @RedBullStratos
• Further Reading / In the News
• Home | Red Bull Stratos
• Drop Zone | Red Bull Stratos
• How Supersonic Skydiver Will Freefall Through Earth’s Atmosphere | Felix Baumgartner Space Jump | Space.com
• Record-Breaking Supersonic Skydive Attempt Delayed to Tuesday | Space.com
• Supersonic Skydive’s 5 Biggest Risks: Boiling Blood, Deadly Spins, and Worse | National Geographic

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— NEWS BYTE —

An Apple a Day

• In a study the consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered levels of a substance linked to hardening of the arteries by 40 percent blood
• The low down
• The difference between eating an apple or not was similar to that found between people with normal coronary arteries versus those with coronary artery disease
• Apples seemed to lower LDL, “bad” cholesterol, levels during the study [LDL, low-density lipoprotein]
• The cholesterol LDL is more likely to promote inflammation and can cause tissue damage.
• There was a tremendous effect against LDL being oxidized with just one apple a day for four weeks
• Significance
• The study also showed that simply taking capsules containing polyphenols, a type of antioxidant found in apples, had a similar, but not as large of an effect.
• The researchers believing that polyphenols in the apples contribute to the effects and tried to extract them
• The extracted polyphenols did register a measurable effect although not as strong as straight apples
• Higher doses that used in this study may improve the results although apples themselves could be doing better if there are other unknown compounds contributing to the effect
• These possible unknown compounds could also contribute to the overall effect by aiding absorption
• Of Note
• Eating apples has also shown some effects on antioxidants in saliva, which has implications for dental health
• The study is funded by an apple industrial group
• Multimedia
• YouTube An Apple a Day May Keep Heart Doctor Away | OARDC
• Further Reading / In the News
• An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries | MedialXPress

— TWO-BYTE NEWS —

New GPS Satellite System

• A Delta IV rocket launched on Oct 4th, sending a next-generation Global Positioning System satellite into orbit
• The low down
• The satellite will be part of the GPS system that is used by both civilians and the military
• This system will replace a 19-year-old navigation satellite in the global system that includes 31 operational satellites on-orbit which broadcast position
• This particular launch is the the third of 12 planned launches to provide improved GPS signals
• This satellite system features improved anti-jam technology, more precise atomic clocks, an upgraded civilian channel for commercial aviation and on-board processors that can be reprogrammed in flight
• The new satellite should be available by November
• Multimedia
• YouTube Launch of GPS IIF–3 on Delta IV Medium Rocket | SpaceVidsNet
• Further Reading / In the News
• Liftoff! Delta IV Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite | UniverseToday.com

A Year in a Space Station



• The low down
• On October 5th NASA and the international partners of the International Space Station announced an agreement to send two crew members to the International Space Station on a one-year mission
• This type of mission is designed to collect valuable scientific data needed to send humans to new destinations in the solar system
• The crew on this mission would be one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut
• The mission is scheduled to begin in spring 2015
• Scientists say that if the mission proves to be effective, they will discuss making year long missions on a permanent basis
• Further Reading / In the News
• Year-Long Missions Could Be Added to Space Station Manifest | UniverseToday.com

YouTube | 55 Years of Space Exploration, 1957 – 2012

• Multimedia
• 55 Years of Space Exploration, 1957 – 2012 | NU STARS

– SPACECRAFT UPDATE –

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft re-supply mission



• The flight, referred to as Commercial Resupply Services–1 (CRS–1), is the first of a dozen resupply flights for which NASA is paying SpaceX $1.6 billion to fly.
• Mission Patch
• The first of NASA’s contracted cargo resupply flights to the International Space Station now has its own mission patch
• The CRS–1 mission patch, which borrows its shape from the Dragon capsule, shows the solar-powered spacecraft grappled by the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm as it is being brought in to connect with the stations Harmony module
• Almost camouflaged with the patch’s green-colored North American continent is a four leaf clover. The symbol for luck, the clover has become a regular feature on SpaceX’s insignias since the Hawthorne, Calif.-based company’s first successful Falcon 1 launch in September 2008
• Embroidered versions of the patch may be in the mission’s Official Flight Kit (OFK) of mementos to be presented to NASA and SpaceX team members for a job well done.
• Launch
• Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, launched its second-station bound Dragon capsule atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket at 8:35 p.m. EDT (0035 GMT Oct. 8) from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
• Engine Failure
• 79 seconds into the launch one out of nine of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 suddenly lost pressure and was shut down [it did not explode as they continued to receive data]
• None of the other 8 engines were affected and the Falcon 9 rocket re-calculated a new launch profile to arrive in the correct orbit
• Careful analysis of all data to find the cause, identify the problem and find solutions for future missions
• Eleven minutes after launch, when the Dragon was safely in orbit, two 15-foot (4.6 m) solar arrays were deployed to provide power to the spacecraft.
• The ‘debris’ seen falling from the engine is most likely protective fairings around the engine from engine pressure releases
• Theodore Kurita | SpaceX Falcon Engine Failure
• @StarbaseUGC | SpaceX Falcon Engine Failure
• Orbcomm satellite
• Orbcomm operates a global machine-to-machine messaging service using a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit.
• Its second-generation constellation is designed to provide faster and higher-volume messaging, and also to provide a global Automatic Identification Service on maritime traffic.
• The New Jersey-based company had a piggybacked payload on the Falcon 9 launch, the OG2
• The failure in one of Falcon 9’s engines prevented the OG2 to be deployed into an orbit that was lower than intended
• Both companies are working together in communication with the satellite to determine if it can be raised into an operational orbit
• No statement has been released as of the filming of todays show but it is thought that they will be able to get a few months work out of the prototype
• Plans are still in place to launch 17 more OG2 satellites on two Falcon 9 rockets in 2013 and 2014
• Sweet Treat for the Space Station Crew
• GLACIER, or General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator, is primarily used to preserve science samples that require temperatures between minus 301 and 39 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 160 and 4 degrees Celsius)
• The mini-fridge sized freezer has previously flown aboard the space shuttle and will be used to return frozen samples back to Earth
• The vanilla with swirled chocolate sauce ice cream cups won’t melt on their three-day journey to the space station thanks to a freezer on board the Dragon capsule
• The brand of ice cream flying in the Dragon’s GLACIER is Blue Bell Creameries, a Texas dairy that has a strong fan base in Houston
• Blue Bell ice cream has been flown to the space station before. The creamery’s cups first launched to the orbiting laboratory in 2006 on board the space shuttle Atlantis
• Of Note
• The Dragon Spacecraft should arrive at the space station on Wed when it will be captured using the station arm
• It’s two week visit will conclude on Oct 28 for a splashdown off the coast of S California
• Multimedia
• YouTube Space X/Dragon Heads to ISS | NASAtelevision
• Image Gallery SpaceX Dragon Launches on 1st Space Station Cargo Trip | Space.com
• Social Media
• Handle @
• Further Reading / In the News
• Private Rocket Suffered Slight Glitch During Sunday Cargo Launch | Space.com
• Astronaut Ice Cream: Frozen Dessert Launching to Space Station | Space.com
• Station-Bound Dragon Spacecraft’s Mission Patch Unveiled | Space.com
• Recovery Prospects Unclear for Orbcomm Craft Launched by Falcon 9 | SpaceNews.com
• [SpaceX Rocket Launch Glitch Left Piggyback Satellite in Wrong Orbit | Space.com]https://www.space.com/17984-spacex-private-rocket-glitch-satellite.html)

Shuttle Endeavour Parade Coming



• Last time on SciByte
• iPhone Nurse & “Warp Drive” | SciByte 64 [September 25, 2012]
• The low down
• Nicknamed Mission 26, pre-dawn Friday morning [Oct 12] Endeavour will starts it’s 2-day 12 mile journey from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to its new exhibition at the California Science Center (CSC)
• Mission 26 will take Endeavour through Inglewood and Los Angeles, including passing over the 405 freeway
• Endeavour will make the journey atop a modified NASA overland transporter, driven most of the time by four self powered, computer controlled vehicles.
• Los Angeles and Inglewood police departments have said that public viewing will be limited on Friday until Endeavour’s overnight crossing of the 405 is completed
• Although original plans included a Toyota stock truck to tow the shuttle on its last quarter-mile (400 meters) to the science center. Instead, the pickup will be used to move Endeavour over the freeway due to its computer-driven transporters not being cleared for use on the overpass.
• Travel Logistics
• Police will have to shut down streets and sidewalks
• Crews will have to temporarily remove and reinstall power lines, traffic signals and street lights
• Although the route did involve the removal of several hundred trees, for every tree that was removed, up to four trees of higher quality will be planted in its place, in addition 2-years of of tree maintenance will be provided
• Multimedia
• Google Map of the Journey
• Further Reading / In the News
• Space shuttle Endeavour to leave on L.A. road trip this week | CollectSpace.com
• How to Steal a Space Shuttle | UniverseToday.com

— VIEWER FEEDBACK —

Dilithium Crystals



• A new fusion impulse engine could cut the travel time to Mars from six months to six weeks
• The low down
• Since the sponsors of the project have ties to military funding the project will first be available for military uses, possibly for nuclear testing equipment
• The process still has a few things to work through such as a way to harness the fusion energy
• Also in question is turning the power generated by the fusion into thrust for an engine
• Any craft that used this system would need to be assembled in space
• This technology also has applications far beyond military or space exploration
• Even with these issues scientists on the project are hoping to make the system a reality by 2030
• The scientists are hoping to make impulse drive a reality by 2030
• Of Note
• The fuel that they are calling “basically dilithium crystals” is deuterium [a stable isotope of hydrogen] and Li6 [a stable isotope of the metal lithium] in a crystal structure
• Further Reading / In the News
• ‘Star Trek’ fusion impulse engine in the works | Crave – CNET
• Newest Fusion Engine Is Powered On Star Trek Like Dilithium Crystals | Business Insider

– CURIOSITY UPDATE –

• What’s the scoop? Scooping!
• Researchers drove forward into a “wind formed ripple” to give a better idea of the particle-size distribution
• The first two scoops will be discarded for quality assurance
• The third scoop will place it in an observation tray for inspection by cameras mounted on the rover’s mast
• A portion of the third sample will be delivered to the mineral-identifying chemistry and mineralogy (CheMin) instrument inside the rover.
• From a fourth scoopful, samples will be delivered to both CheMin and to the sample analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument, which identifies chemical ingredients.
• On the mission’s 61st Martian day, or sol (Oct. 7, 2012),NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity used its soil scoop for the first time, collecting a scoopful of sand and powdery material at the “Rocknest” site.
• You can see where the soil collected by the scoop was removed from the ground, leaving a hole 1.8 inches (4.5 centimeters) wide in THIS IMAGE
• While the first scoop seemed to go well, a bright object spotted on the ground near the rover halted all arm activity until the rover team was sure it wasn’t from the rover’s arm
• the rover team’s later assessment of the object was that it was something from the rover, most likely a shred of plastic and benign although it hasn’t been definitively identified
• Team continues to be on stand by, analyzing whether or not to continue the scoping process at this location
• Jeromy Blake | Curiosity spots ‘shiny’ object
• Multimedia
• YouTube Curiosity Report (Oct. 4, 2012): Rover Gets Set to Scoop | JPLnews
• YouTube Curiosity’s First Scoopful of Mars | JPLnews
• Image Galleries at JPL and Curiosity Mulimedia
• Image | ChemCam view of the ‘bright object’
• Image | Bright Object spotted on the ground
• Image | First scoopfull of regolith
• Image | Wheel “scuff mark”
• Social Media
• Curiosity Rover @MarsCuriosity
• Further Reading / In the News
• Object Likely Benign Plastic from Curiosity Rover | mars.jlp.nasa.gov
• Curiosity Finds…SOMETHING…on Martian Surface | UniverseToday.com
• Checking a Bright Object on the Ground | mars.jlp.nasa.gov
• First Scoopful A Success | mars.jlp.nasa.gov
• Scuff Stuff | mars.jlp.nasa.gov
• NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Prepares To Study Martian Soil | mars.jlp.nasa.gov

SCIENCE CALENDAR

Looking back

• Oct 10, 1846 : 166 years ago : Triton : Neptune’s moon, Triton, is discovered by William Lassell while he was observing the newly discovered planet Neptune. He was attempting to confirm his observation of the previous week, that Neptune had a ring. Instead he discovered that Neptune had a satellite, Triton. Lassell soon proved that the ring he thought he had seen was a product of his new telescope’s distortion. This picture of Triton was taken in 1989 by the only spacecraft ever to pass Triton: Voyager 2, which found fascinating terrain, a thin atmosphere, and even evidence for ice volcanoes on this world of peculiar orbit and spin. Ironically, Voyager 2 also confirmed the existence of complete thin rings around Neptune – but these would have been quite invisible to Lassell!

Looking up this week



• Keep an eye out for …
• October 11 | At first light | The Moon will be in the E, with Venus to the left
• Venus | ~2 hours before dawn | rises in the E, rising higher in the E by morning
• Mars | Evening Twilight | still in the low SW sky, to the right of the orange star Antares, they are getting closer together
• Jupiter | ~ 9–10 pm | Rises in the E-NE, the orange star Aldebaran will be to it’s right
• Saturn | is now washed out in the sunset
• Further Reading and Resources
• Sky&Telescope
• SpaceWeather.com
• StarDate.org
• For the Southern hemisphere: SpaceInfo.com.au
• Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere : astronomyonline.org
• Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand : rasnz.org.nz
• AstronomyNow
• HeavensAbove

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]]> https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/17797/zenithink-c71-review/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:11:37 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=17797 The C71 (aka UPAD) from Zenithink is a tablet that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, it also happens to be what the highly anticipated KDE Spark Tablet is based off of.

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So what is it? It\’s a tablet called the C71 built by ZeniThink, sold under various names.

ZeniThink appears to be competing in the cheap Android space, and some of their models have some real design flair to them.

Zenithink were one of the first Android tablet makers in China, and were responsible for the original Android ePad almost 2 years ago.

The C71 is their cheapest unit, and it also happens to be the unit the highly anticipated KDE Spark Tablet will be built around.

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Pros:

Price. $150 shipped.
802.11n
Very current Android
Ships Rooted!
Screen is bright
5-Point Capacitive Touchscreen
HDIMI Out
VERY easy to re-flash. Just hold down Power and Volume Down at boot.

Cons:

There is no GPS, which is not uncommon for a 7 inch without 3G, but I would have liked it.
There is no bluetooth, which would have been nice.
No 3G
Vertical viewing angle is limited.
4GB of Storage, makes it tight for apps. Gonna need a TF Memory Card
Speaker on the Back, so audio is always away from you.

Build Quality

You can\’t complain much at $150. But it feels very sturdy, but a bit cheap. Some dirt under the screen (very noticeable in one spot) and light bleed from the LEDs.

Battery:

3000mAh
Music: About 8 hours
Video: About 3-4 hours
Standby: About two days

A Different Tactic:

Unlike Apple, Motorola, Samsung, and many others. ZeniThink is going for the direct sale, and white label approach. Mine was labeled and sold as the UPAD

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