Globe Telecom brings Chromecast to Ph

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Globe Telecom brings the entertainment experience to a whole new level as it brings Chromecast to the Philippines to offer Filipinos a new way to stream their favorite entertainment content at home.

Dan Horan

“We are excited to be working closely with Google to bring Chromecast to Filipinos who are huge fans of everything entertainment: from movies, TV shows, games, sports, to photos and videos. With Chromecast, our customers get instant access to quality entertainment experience at home as they get to see their favorite content and apps from the small screen to the big screen. Offering Chromecast supports our commitment to enable the Filipino digital lifestyle further as we provide our customers a platform to enjoy entertainment at the comfort of one’s home,” says Dan Horan, Senior Advisor for Consumer Business at Globe.

Chromecast is a thumb-sized media streaming device that plugs into the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port of one’s television set at home. With Chromecast, customers can cast their smartphone, tablet, or laptop to a bigger screen for a better and more inclusive viewing experience. Chromecast can also be used as a remote control for TV, set-up a party at home with the TV set as instant DJ or VJ, enjoy family game-time with smartphones as controllers, watch shows that only selected users can hear, and view Chromecast-ready apps.

Chromecast is compatible with Android devices, tablets, iPhones, iPads, Macs or Windows laptops or Chromebooks, allowing users to cast their favorite entertainment and apps to the big screen. To use Chromecast, customers can plug in the device to an HDMI TV and a power source, download the app on a smartphone device, tablet, or laptop, authenticate the code, and click the cast icon on their apps to view content on TV.

Filipinos can enjoy the following apps which are Chromecast-ready:

• TV and Movies: HOOQ, CrunchyRoll, Stream2Cast, AllCast, Flixster, Dailymotion, Viki, SkyOnline and more.

• Games: Just Dance Now, Monopoly Dash, Wheel of Fortune, Rube, Catch Phrase Blitz, FitFlap, Scrabble Blitz, Alien Invaders, Big Web Quiz and more.

• Sports: NBA App, MLB, Red Bull TV and more.

• Photos and Videos: YouTube, Chrome, Piccastr, BubbleUPnP, Pixlr, Lyve, Avia, Picture Cast, DayFrame and more.

The telco’s global content partners are also Chromecast-ready, allowing customers to enjoy thousands of movies and TV series on HOOQ, watch live and on-demand NBA games via the NBA League Pass, and stream music and video content on YouTube.

Soon, Globe customers can get the Chromecast for free starting at Globe Home Broadband Plan 1299 with free access to HOOQ as well as across all Home Broadband Plans with free access to HOOQ and Spotify or the NBA League Pass.

Meanwhile, Platinum Home Broadband customers can avail of the Chromecast for free starting at Plan 3749 to Plan 9999 with free access to HOOQ, Spotify, and the NBA League Pass.

Visit www.globe.com.ph/chromecast to know more about the offers.

Photo: Arts&Travel Magazine 

#QC75 Diamond Jubillee Celebration; A visit at the Quezon Heritage House

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The most populous city in the Metro Manila, National Capitol Region in the Philippines, Quezon City, also called QC celebrates this month of October its 75 Diamond Jubillee Anniversary.

Quezon City was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second official President of the Philippines and the first of an internationally recognized independent Philippines.

Rich with heritage, one of the city’s most famous landmark is the Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park and a national shrine located in Quezon City, which became the capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976. The park is located inside a large traffic circle in the shape of an ellipse and bounded by the Elliptical Road.

At the center is the Quezon Memorial Shrine, a 66-meter mausoleum that houses the remains of President Manuel Quezon and his wife, the First Lady Dona Aurora Quezon. 

And inside the Circle is the Quezon Heritage House, where bloggers and guests enjoyed a visit and tour the replica of Manuel Quezon’s house last Thursday, October 1. 

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With excitements, we also had a photo shoot with collaboration of Project Headshot Clinic. I’m gladly to be reunited with Niccolo Cosme, founder of HSC and a celebrity and fashion photographer. "Project Headshot Clinic", a digital concept that merges profile photos used online with advertisement and/or advocacies. This is my 4th time to have my personal tribute to Headshot’s greatest inspirations. 

Thanks organizer, Sir Anton and MsEarth Rullan for a historical and an educational tour to Quezon Heritage House, also known as the Quezon family’s Weekend House. It used to be situated in No. 45 Gilmore Street in New Manila, until it was transferred to the QC Memorial Circle. 

The Quezon Heritage House is open to the public from Tuesdays thru Sundays, 9 am to 4pm.

Quezon City is also well known as an entertainment capital, a shopping destination, a health and wellness center, many places of government operations and media houses, like ABS-CBN, GMA 7, UNTV, Ch. 13, Ch 9, Ch 4 and TV5.

For its 75th anniversary this year, the QC government prepared a set of activities designed to pay tribute to the monumental figures and events that served as its foundation. Each of these culminating activities are scheduled on October 10 and 11, 2015 and has been crafted to leave a mark on the city’s 75 years of cityhood.

To mark 75th anniversary with parades, concerts, dances, food festivals, and more to welcome to coming year with positive vibes and shrill momentum.

Everyone will be treated to a night of music, performances, food, and fireworks as they countdown to the city’s anniversary. Simultaneously, there will be a city-wide medical mission, job fairs, fun run, Senior Citizens' Program, Sports Exhibition by the PSC, Skateboard Competition, Volleyball Tournament, Rock Concert, Martsa ng Musiko, among others.

Happy 75th Anniversary Quezon City! 

Photos: Arts & Travel Magazine

KrisFlyer members can now earn miles on Scoot and Tigerair

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Here's for travellers and members of the KrisFlyer frequent flyer programme can now earn miles when flying on Scoot and Tigerair, in the latest enhancement to the programme. 

With effect from today, KrisFlyer members can earn miles when they purchase a PlusPerks bundle or FlexiCombo fare for their flights on Scoot and Tigerair, respectively. The option for KrisFlyer members to redeem miles for vouchers for travel on Scoot and Tigerair, or to pay for selected products offered by the two low-cost carriers, was made available earlier this year.

“We are pleased to offer our KrisFlyer members more benefits through this partnership with Scoot and Tigerair. With this launch, our members can now earn and redeem KrisFlyer miles across the Singapore Airlines Group portfolio of airlines,” said Singapore Airlines’ Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, Ms Lee Wen Fen.

“KrisFlyer is committed to delivering on our promise to constantly make it more exciting and rewarding to be a member with the range of partners we have now.”

Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson added: “PlusPerks, a new bundle of benefits including KrisFlyer mileage accrual, priority check-in and boarding, preferred seat selection and ticket flexibility, delivers Scoot’s commitment to choice and unbeatable value. PlusPerks gives you all the more reason to ‘get outta here’ with Scoot.”

Tigerair CEO Lee Lik Hsin commented: “FlexiCombo delivers a unique bundle of popular add-ons, flexibility and mileage accrual that will appeal to both leisure and business travellers alike. We are glad to deepen our relationship with the KrisFlyer programme by offering the opportunity for KrisFlyer members to accrue miles when flying Tigerair.”

The PlusPerks bundle enables Scoot customers to earn KrisFlyer miles on eligible fares, enjoy preferred seat selection with extra legroom, access priority check-in and fast boarding privileges and make one date or name change with administrative fees waived.

Tigerair customers can enjoy 15kg checked-in baggage, free upfront seat selection, KrisFlyer miles accrual and one-time fee waiver on date change with the FlexiCombo fare.

About KrisFlyer

KrisFlyer is Singapore Airlines’ frequent flyer programme. KrisFlyer members can earn miles when they travel on Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, partner airlines in Star Alliance, as well as other airline partners including JetBlue, Virgin Australia and Vistara. KrisFlyer also collaborates extensively with over 170 non-airline partners worldwide ranging from banks to hotels, travel services and retail, so members can continue to earn miles for rewards even when they are not flying.

KrisFlyer members can redeem their miles for award flights on over 30 world-class airlines to more than 1,000 destinations in 170 countries. KrisFlyer miles can also be redeemed for upgrades to Singapore Airlines Suites, First Class or Business Class on Singapore Airlines, and to Business Class on Singapore Airlines’ regional carrier, SilkAir. KrisFlyer members also have the option to mix their miles and cash when paying for their tickets, as well as to purchase preferred seats with more leg room in Economy Class, on Singapore Airlines flights, when booking on singaporeair.com. Members can also choose to convert their miles to points with selected partner loyalty programmes for more rewards on the ground.

KrisFlyer continually enhances the programme to bring more value and benefits to its members. With “KrisFlyer Spree”, Singapore Airlines’ online shopping mall, members can earn KrisFlyer miles when they shop at more than 2,000 global and local brands and merchants such as Adidas, Apple, Asos, Bloomingdales, eBay, Gap and Marks & Spencer.

About Scoot 

Scoot, the low-cost, medium-haul arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, has carried over five million guests since taking to the skies in June 2012. The world’s first all-787 Dreamliner fleet operates between Singapore and Sydney, Gold Coast, Bangkok, Taipei, Tokyo, Tianjin, Shenyang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Seoul, Hong Kong, Perth, Osaka, Kaohsiung and soon to Hangzhou and Melbourne. Scoot provides – in addition to fantastic value airfares – a safe, reliable and contemporary travel experience with a unique attitude –

Scootitude. Offering amenities including on-board Wifi Internet connectivity, in-seat power and the ability to redeem and accrue Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles, Scoot was voted Best Low Cost Airline 2015 (Asia/Pacific) by AirlineRatings.com and ranked in the Top 10 of the World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines in 2015 by Skytrax. Scoot is passionate about changing the way people travel long distance. Book your tickets at FlyScoot.com or contact our Call Centre. Find out more on FlyScoot.com, Facebook.com/FlyScoot or Weibo.com/Flyscoot.

About Tigerair

Tigerair is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Limited and is listed on the SGX Mainboard. Established in 2004, Tigerair is a leading Singapore-based no-frills airline that offers affordable travel options and a seamless customer experience. 

With a fleet of Airbus A320-family aircraft, Tigerair operates flights to 39 destinations across Asia such as Singapore, Bangladesh, Greater China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Tigerair empowers travellers to explore new destinations, and accumulate memorable experiences, by offering an increased network of destinations. It is also committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety, security and reliability. For more information, please visit www.tigerair.com.

Nickelodeon Premieres Make It Pop!

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If Make it Pop’s funny, feel-good theme and perky and adorable characters don’t get you hooked, the cool clothes and awesome music definitely will! Revolving around three very different teenage girls who end up to be roommates at a boarding school—and later on bandmates, as they form their own k-pop girl band, Nickelodeon’s newest live-action scripted series is bursting with so much fun and energy, you can’t help but get your groove on, too. 

In this new half-hour musical comedy, everyday high school scenarios are spiked with doses of silly antics, over-the-top personalities, and zany teenage drama, with its main characters breaking into song-and-dance numbers throughout the episode—a pure crazy, fun entertainment. 

Speaking of the main characters, the girls will surely take you out of this world with their quirky vibe and their ultimate popstar fantasies. Pick your favourite from the trio: the diva Sun Hi (played by Megan Lee) who documents everything she does for her “fans” on her video channel, the “Sun Hi Nation.” She is ambitious, she craves for fame and attention, she’s melodramatic, and always with exaggerated reactions and facial expressions. She’s also the most passionate, most determined little thing. Then there’s Jodi Mappa (played by Canadian-Filipina Louriza Tronco), who is fierce and fashionable, with a kind, thoughtful nature. Finally, you have Corky Chang (played by Erika Tham), who comes from a wealthy Chinese family. She is incredibly smart and musically gifted, but she is quite reserved—the total opposite of her newfound friend Sun Hi. The threesome quickly discovered how well they clicked, no matter how different they are from each other, especially when it comes to music, and went on to become pop sensations at their school, naming their K-pop group XO-IQ.

Adding a male perspective to the show is Caleb Davis (played by Dale Whibley), the young and talented DJ-wannabe who is partly responsible for bringing XO-IQ to life. Caleb is often clueless and accident-prone, but he’s also energetic, effortlessly funny, and very creative. He also happens to be Jodi’s object of affection.

Make it Pop, though it can be a little too theatrical, is actually relatable, especially to young girls, as it has a storyline that deals with sticky school situations, dreams, friendships, and the drama that comes with teenage territory. It’s a fun 30-minute show that features brilliant original songs and lively performances with a modern pop twist and an EDM beat from the show’s emerging, real-life group, XO-IQ.

The musical numbers are so catchy, you’ll just catch yourself unconsciously bopping your head, drumming your fingers, tapping your feet, and totally shaking it to XO-IQ’s beats.

Claiming the 6PM slot on Nickelodeon, Make it Pop is the perfect show to come home to after a long day at school. Enjoy!

LG 4K OLED TV: A New Breed of Technology

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Months after global innovation leader LG Electronics announced the latest developments in their OLED technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 last January, LG’s 4K OLED TVs (EG960T) are finally set to stand on Philippine shores by the first week of November.

Being a leader in home entertainment novelties, LG was the only player to develop OLED TVs and set the bar even higher by marrying 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) technology with OLED technology. This display technology allows deeper blacks and richer colour contrast as compared to its LED and LCD cousins. LG’s OLED line-up offers a slimmer and lighter TV that comes with the latest and best in LG TV technology.

Come home to a relaxing evening with your perfect partner for a perfect movie experience-the LG 4K OLED TV.

LG reinvents TV resolution with their industry-leading OLED display technology. The self-lighting pixel technology of LG ensures to display perfect black on TV screens and in turn displays brighter colors making OLED technology an ideal match for high-definition content. The technology offers unparalleled picture quality, delivering true-to-life colors, and crisp imagery because of its perfect black contrast. Their groundbreaking home entertainment innovations resonate in their line of OLED TVs by combining vivid detailing of 4K image resolution with OLED’s infinite contrast.

Curve will never run out of style as LG’s OLED TVs come in sleek and svelte with their ‘perfect slim’ aesthetic concept that makes it appear to be floating from its stand. Meant to be slim and curved, OLED technology has its self-lighting pixel, making for thinner and sleeker TV sets. LG’s OLED TV line-up comes up with the industry’s first slimmest curved TV design at 4.8 mm thin.

With LG’s webOS 2.0 user interface, LG’s OLED TVs provide user-friendly interaction. With sound designed by revolutionary audio company Harman Kardon, LG’s OLED TVs provide TV audio viewing experience unlike any other.

Set to come out in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes, the LG OLED TV will be available in the Philippine market by November.

LG continues to revolutionize OLED technology by marrying 4K upscaling imaging to their OLED lineup. Enjoy TV viewing experience like no other with LG’s 4K OLED TV which is capable of producing perfect black and perfect color contrast.

To learn more about LG’s 4K OLED TV lineup, visit www.lg.com/ph.