Vivo Launches Pioneering In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology in PHL with New Flagship Smartphone X21

Vivo finally released the X21 flagship smartphone in the Philippines to bring users a brand new and futuristic unlocking experience with industry-leading In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology. Combined with its FullView™ Display, AI photography and upgraded face recognition technology, the X21 is the ideal mobile partner for the tech-savvy consumer.

Through its continuous research into user needs, Vivo has consistently pursued innovation to solve consumer pain points. Having invested in long-term research and development to overcome the problems posed by mass producing In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology, Vivo is finally bringing this secure and intuitive unlocking solution to more consumers. Vivo has also made major technology breakthroughs with its FullView™ Display and AI photography featured in the X21.



Two unlocking technologies to bring double convenience

Vivo has been the industry pioneer of In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology from showcasing its first prototype demonstration to successful mass production. To ensure user expectations for this technology are being met, Vivo has tasked its teams to innovate and perfect this technology on the new X21 to provide a reliable and secure unlocking solution to all consumers.

Vivo X21 replaces the rear fingerprint sensor with the latest In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology. This allows the sleek and unified design of the smartphone to be preserved without the need for a rear fingerprint sensor. With mere a flick of the wrist and a press on the screen to unlock, this convenient and seamless process is intuitive for any user.

Other than In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology, X21 also offers upgraded facial recognition technology with Face Access which scans users’ facial features for enhanced security.

Impressive FullView™ experience with a screen-to-body ratio of over 90%

Vivo X21 has a 6.28-inch 19:9 FHD+ FullView™ Display. With a super slim notch, and 1.66mm side bezels, it achieves a 90.3% screen-to-body ratio to provide a wider viewing experience compared to other similar-sized phones. Vivo has even enhanced its software to support the notch and developed a notification bar that maintains an immersive experience. Maximizing the beauty of the display, Vivo X21 uses P3 display color management technology and supports a P3 wide color gamut to ensure more accurate, natural and saturated colors.

Taking phone design to the extraordinary, X21 has ditched the metal body for a new 3D glass back cover. Every arc and curve on the back cover are ergonomically optimized to ensure comfort in your hand, with only 3.1mm thick in the middle. More than just smooth to the touch, X21 uses a new color-blending technique, which creates a unique luster that creates its elegant look.

AI Photography Brings a Superior User Experience

X21 continues Vivo’s heritage of photography leadership, featuring 12MP (24 million photographic units) front and rear cameras with Dual Pixel Sensors. The secondary rear camera is 5MP. Thanks to the larger photographic area of each pixel, X21’s camera significantly boosts picture clarity. On top of this, the X21 features fast focusing technology that rivals DSLRs, which enables it to focus fast and capture depth of field data in every pixel.

Vivo X21’s AI Scene Recognition not only identifies night, sports, vibration or back light scenarios, but it can also detect and identify 18 tags and 140 scenarios such as portraits, food and plants as it shoots. It then actively adjusts photography settings and effects to make it easy for the user to capture a great photo.

By upgrading Vivo’s photography technologies with AI, Vivo’s AI Face Beauty and AI HDR features can identify the subject’s sex, skin tone and surrounding lighting environment to create the ideal facial enhancement settings, even in a backlit environment. With AI Face Beauty learning the user’s specific preferences for beauty, it can generate custom beautification effects tailored to each user. Think of X21 as your personal make-over team packed into one intelligent device.

System level optimization enhances mobile entertainment

Hardware forms the basis of any user experience. The X21 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660AIE chip which can effectively utilize CPU resources for complex AI and neural computing. Its 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM increases the speed of launching, loading and switching even large and complex mobile games. With the large storage space, users can go wild downloading all the applications, movies and photos they want without the hassle of clearing space.

While gaming, the system will automatically adjust the CPU to optimize performance according to the game’s resources for a smoother gaming experience. The Game Mode on X21 even prevents accidental touch operations, ensuring gamers only make the moves they intended.

X21 continues Vivo’s Hi-Fi legacy and houses the AK4376A audio chipset. It is also equipped with Deep Field technology, which was developed by Vivo to provide panoramic surround, mega bass, clear voice effects and various environmental audio effects, allowing users to tailor their audio experience.

PDRF, PCPPI to provide 20,000-liter Water tanks for Marawi rehabilitation

Marawi is on its way to recovery. As the efforts continue to revive Lanao Del Sur’s capital after being ravaged by war, private institutions and government organizations are partnering to address the need for water of Maranaos and others in the area.

(L-R) Holding the scale model of the 20,000-liter water tank to be deployed in Marawi is Lanao Del Sur Provincial Information Officer, Salma Jayne Alonto Tamano; Task Force Bangon Marawi Undersecretary, and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Secretary General, Falconi Ace Millar; Pepsi-Co Products Philippines Inc. President Samudra Bhattacharya, and Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation President Butch Meily

As the country's major private sector driver and coordinator for disaster resilience, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) linked with Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) to provide the internally displaced people of Marawi with clean and safe water. PDRF tapped PCPPI to provide 12 cylindrical, 20,000-liter water tanks to various gravely affected barangays across the province. PCPPI will also partner with PDRF to conduct community training on water management and hygiene, as well as initiate various programs for the holistic, socio-psychological recovery of the Maranaos.

In full support of this partnership is Atty. Falconi Millar, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Secretary General, who was present during the signing ceremony.

Millar also serves as Undersecretary of Task Force Bangon Marawi—the inter-agency task force group of the government dedicated to the recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of Marawi and other affected localities.

The Undersecretary underlined that PDRF was one of the first to send recovery teams to Marawi, and that with their partnership with PCPPI he sees an evolution of responsible corporate citizenship in the private sector.

The collaboration between PDRF, PCPPI, Task Force Bangon Marawi and the Lanao del Sur government helps mobilize the next phase of rehabilitation efforts in the war-stricken area, beginning with the need for water.

The PDRF implements an eight-cluster system model for private sector coordination aimed to provide a more robust platform for collaboration and interoperability with key partners in disaster preparation, response, and rehabilitation. PCPPI’s efforts fall under the Water and Sanitation cluster.

Also at the event was Lanao Del Sur’s Provincial Information Officer, Salma Jayne Alonto-Tamano. Millar reiterated the government's relentless pursuit of rebuilding Marawi, returning it to its vibrancy.

PDRF first worked with the bottling company last year for the donation and installation of 1,000 gasera lights and 500 solar street lamps in Marawi.

Suit up for the Incredible Adventure at SM Cinema

Get ready to fight crime and evil as the incredible superhero family returns to the big screen! SM Cinema is inviting the whole family for a day of superpowered fun at the launch of Incredibles 2: Incredible Adventure at the event atrium of S’Maison at Conrad Manila.

Interactive booths and exciting activities await families in the Incredible Adventure where kids (and kids at heart!) can experience what it’s like to be a superhero!

Collect balloons and win fun prizes in the Violet Force Field Booth and test your speed in Dash’s Timed Obstacle Dash. Feel the rush, jump and fly at Elastigirl’s Trampoline Area and show off your creativity with Mr. Incredible’s logo builder by Nutri-Asia’s Papa Catsup.

Kapuso star, Klea Pineda and her sister tried the interactive booth. They build the Incredibles 2 logo.

Experience being incredible in these super activities coming your way at S’Maison on June 8 – 13, SM North EDSA on June 15 – 20, and SM Southmall on June 22 – 24.

Then don’t miss the return of your favourite superhero family! With Helen busy saving the world, it is Bob who is left at home with Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack, whose turbulent superpowers are starting to emerge. As the family struggles with the change, they also have to work together to defeat the dangerous plot of a new villain.

Catch Incredibles 2 with your family at IMAX, Director’s Club and SM Cinema starting June 14. As a special treat for your superkids, they get a free movie seat for every paying adult this June 21 to 27 in SM Cinemas nationwide. Book your tickets through the website, www.smcinema.com or download the SM Cinema mobile app.  You may also follow /SMCinema on Facebook and @SM_Cinema on Instagram for updates!   

Spend a Fun Weekend with Dad via a Boys’ Camp!

Looking for a fun way to celebrate Father’s Day with the entire family? Head over to Boys’ Camp for a day of awesome play, photo fun and lots of toys!

Happening at The Food Circuit of The Block, SM City North EDSA (in front of the SM Supermarket) fromJune 14 to 17, Boys’ Camp features favorite toy brands including Hot Wheels, Jurassic World, Justice League, Ben 10 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Also showcased in the event are new, exciting robot toys from Voltron, Tobot and Optimorphs.

Dive into play with toys from these brands in the event’s Play Grove, or better yet… Shop with dad in the pop-up shop for that mini car or dinosaur that you’ve been wanting. Special discounts and great deals are also in store only on this event!

Go wacky and take photos with dad in the interactive set-up called Crazy Lake. Post it on your social media account with the hashtags #voltron and #boyscamp, and you might win a Voltron action figure. You can also enjoy Animation Mountain, streaming action-packed cartoons all day…

Surprises await Boys’ Camp visitors as special guests drop by for a meet & greet. On Father’s Day, Ben Tennyson and Tobot Deltatron will join in the fun and create super moments to last. Best thing about this edition of Boys’ Camp is that admission is free… For you and dad, and everyone who wants to play all day.

Boys’ Camp is a Richprime Global, Inc. event in partnership with Toy Kingdom and SM Supermalls. Get to know more about the event through https://www.facebook.com/richwellclub/.

Visit and enjoy Above Sea Level

If you're looking for something that serves seafood that consists crabs, shrimps, mussels, corn and java rice. I suggest that you go to Above Sea Level located at StrEat: Maginhawa Food Park, Teachers Village, Quezon City

So up to the next question... what is Above Sea Level?

Above Sea Level is a food shack at The Yard Underground that sells fresh and affordable seafoods.
They only open late afternoon til night, so expect a big crowd and finding a seat can be challenging.

What are their best-seller? Let's name it one-by-one.

>Seafood Festival

           

>Squid Fries

>Super Giant Butterfly Squid

Visit their Facebook page at 
 https://www.facebook.com/abovesealevelph/
Or their Instagram: abovesealevelph

Stay cool this summer with these fun, healthy beverages

Summer is now officially here and it is leaving us thirsty and in sweat. You probably know by now that you should always be well-hydrated but, a glass of water does not hold as much appeal anymore.

One of the best ways to quench your thirst is to prepare refreshing drinks that will let you stay cool this season. While there are many available refreshments you can make for your family, it pays to ensure that you give them not just cold, sweet drinks but also some essential nutrients. 

To help you achieve healthy and family-friendly drinks, Santé Barley listed three fun and exciting refreshments that are sure to provide a cool way to beat the summer heat.

Santé Barley Choco Drink

Whip out your blender and take advantage of this easy-to-make drink as you can never go wrong with its chocolatey goodness, especially this time of the year.

What you need to prepare:

One sachet Choco Barley

6 ounces (177 mL) water or milk

8 sachets of Santé Pure Barley (24g)

6 ice cubes

Three simple steps to follow:

In a blender, add all the ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy.

Pour into a glass or tumbler. *can be served with banana, mango, or any fruit of your choice.

Serve immediately.

Tropical Delight

Hot days call for refreshing drinks and nothing tastes more like summer than a Tropical Delight. This healthy and tasty treat will quench your thirst and will surely drive the heat away.

What you need to prepare:

1 cup milk (or unsweetened vanilla milk almond)

8 sachets of Santé Pure Barley (21g)

1 big banana

¼ cup yogurt (plain or strawberry flavor)

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Three simple steps to follow:

In a blender, add all the ingredients and blend for 30 seconds or until smooth and creamy.

Pour into a glass or tumbler.

Serve immediately.

Strawberry Shake

Skip drinking those sodas with sugar and make yourself a good ole Strawberry shake instead. This drink is a classic and is a hit to everyone who tries it. Not only does it taste good but, it is also easy to prepare, making it a perfect drink to indulge in to cool off for the hot summer days. 

What you need to prepare:

½ ounces (355 mL) water or milk

8 sachets of Santé Pure Barley (24g)

8 strawberries (medium-large size)

6 ice cubes

Three simple steps to follow:

In a blender, add all the ingredients and blend for 30 seconds or until smooth and creamy.

Pour into a glass or tumbler. 

Serve immediately.

These exciting summer refreshments are made easier with Santé Pure Barley and Santé Choco Barley. These powdered drinks are perfect for people of all ages with different lifestyles. They are also ideal partners to create refreshing recipes for families and friends to indulge in while enjoying this summer season.

Santé Pure Barley is a healthy drink that contains vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, and carotenoids. It also uses young barley grasses that are dried and milled into a fine powder, certified by BioGro, the leading organic certifying body of New Zealand.

Santé Choco Barley, on the other hand, will keep your kids healthy and strong. Fortified with rich vitamins and minerals-carrying barley grass, this powdered drink is perfect for picky eaters and can easily become your child’s favorite.

To learn more about Santé Barley and its products, visit their website at: https://main.santebarley.com/ph/ or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/santeofficial.ph/.

Win Delonghi, KitchenAid appliances in Marketplace by Rustan’s Summer Surprise

Over 32,000 summer treats and three major raffle prizes are up for grabs in Summer Surprise, an online game from Marketplace by Rustan’s and Rustan’s Supermarket. Joining is easy: just visit the link http://supermarketsurprise.com to register using your mobile phone number.

Follow the mechanics that pop up on your screen and try to match three items of the same kind to win the product. Among the treats to bag are a Coke Zero Can 330 ml, Del Monte Bone Smart Orange Juice 1L, Nescafe Gold White Espresso 20g, Nescafe Gold Cappuccino 20.5g 4’s, Nescafe Gold White Espresso 25 g 4’s, Lucky Me Pancit Canton Kalamansi Cup 70g, Lucky Me Pancit Canton Chili Cup 70g, Snapmax Party Mix 150g, and Snapmax Coated Green Peas 80g.

Major raffle prizes also await three lucky registrants who will be selected via raffle draw. Third prize is a Delonghi Espresso and Cappuccino Maker, second prize is a KitchenAid Food Chopper, KitchenAid Hand Mixer and KitchenAid Wesserkessel, and the grand prize is a KitchenAid Artisinal Mixer.

The game is on until June 13, 2018. Per DTI FTEB Permit No. 4978 series of 2018.

For more info, visit www.rustansfresh.com, follow and like rustansfresh on Facebook, and @rustansfresh on Instagram and Twitter.

Marketplace by Rustan’s are located at San Antonio Plaza, Rockwell Power Plant Mall and Central Square Bonifacio High Street, Connecticut San Juan, Eastwood City, Shangri-La Plaza, Paseo de Roces, Santolan Town Plaza, and Three Central. Also, visit Rustan’s Supermarkets located at Makati Area: Glorietta, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Magallanes, Alphaland Makati Place, Paseo Center, Century City Mall.  North Area: Gateway Mall, Katipunan, Tomas Morato, P. Guevarra, Corinthian Hills, Village Center Antipolo, The Grove by Rockwell, Ayala Malls The 30th. South Area: Ayala Alabang Village, Evia Lifestyle Center, Uptown Mall BGC. Cebu: Oakridge Business Park, Ayala Center, Arcenas Estate CDO: Ayala Centrio Mall.