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Tips and Tricks of LG G7+

A picture speaks a thousand words. With the superior camera of the LG G7+ThinQ, you can take amazing photos like a pro.

With many built-in functions to play with, you can easily edit images and videos on the G7+ThinQwithout the need for third-party apps.

This Mid-Autumn season offers fantastic photo opportunities to capture the various lantern décors that have lit up across Singapore. Here are some tips and tricks to capture these great photos with the LG G7+ThinQ/
Auto Mode with Filters Lets You Set the Right Mood for the Right Moment.

Right place, right time — sometimes good photography takes a bit of luck. Using the camera’s auto mode, all you need to do is to tap the screen to focus on the subject and start snapping away.
The LG G7+ThinQ also has up to 17 preset filters for you to set the mood of your photos. For Mid-Autumn Festival shots, the romantic filter works well as it adds a warm atmosphere to the photos.
Switch to Manual Mode When Photographing Night Events

The manual mode on the LG G7+ ThinQ can achieve this. Firstly, set the aperture to f/1.6 to allow more light to pass through the camera ’s sensor. Then increase the ISO to boost the camera sensor’s sensitivity to light —

the higher the ISO, the brighter your photos will be.

Alternatively, use a shutter speed of 5, 10 or 20 seconds to allow light to enter the camera for a longer duration. In turn, your photos will appear sharp and bright. When using slow shutter speed, it is recommended to

mount the smartphone onto a tripod as the slightest movement will cause the picture to become blurry.

Use the Super-wide-angle Lens to Capture the Full Essence of a Scene

The LG G7+ThinQ comes with a 16MP rear camera, which has a 107-degree super-wide-angle. With this lens, you can easily create reflection shots, which are a popular photography style on Instagram. Stunning reflection shots require capturing more details, such as the full display of lanterns and lights or the multitude of passersby walking along the streets. You can easily capture such scenes with the camera’s super-wide-angle lens. Also, LG G7+ThinQ has an IP68 rating, which means that you do not have to worry about damage should the phone come into contact with the water.

Aspect Ratio is the Key to Better Compositions

Manual Settings: F-stop (f/1.6), Exposure Time (1/10 sec), I
SO (50), Filter: Everyday, Intensity (45)

LG G7+ThinQ’s camera offers three aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, and 18:9:9. To photograph the larger-than-life lantern sets, and include as much as of the sprawling display as possible, toggle the full-screen option and set it to 18:9:9 to take panoramic shots. Instagram aficionados will appreciate the 1:1 setting as well, as they now have a definitive guide on how to compose shots ideal for the iconic square frame.

HDR –Shoot Outdoor Photographs with Greater Confidence

HDR Disable

HDR Enable

The High Dynamic Range (HDR) function is a boon for street photographers in sunnySingapore. When enabled, the HDR function adjusts and property sets the exposure inharshly lit conditions. Get a nice contrast of colors with the blue sky and red lanterns.When the camera is in auto mode, it will intuitively decide when you need to turn HDRmode on.

Bonus Tip: Produce 4K HDR10 Home Videos with LG G7+ThinQ
Now that you are familiar with LG G7+ThinQ’s functions, you can harness them to shootvideos for keepsake as well! The smartphone can record HDR10 videos; this video formatreproduces a broader range of colors, so that your footage of the dazzling lanterns pops and
looks true to life. The smartphone can also shoot videos up to 4K resolution for sharpimagery.

For more information about the LG G7+ThinQ: http://www.lg.com/sg/mobiles

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Tech Review: Touché

Touché is proud to present the world’s first biometric loyalty and payment platform, which is activated by just your fingers. In Singapore, within a span of three months, 150 restaurants, 15 local hotels and 5 private social clubs have shown interest in implementing this solution. The homegrown company aims to foray into Japan, with a market size in
excess of US$200 million.

Touché is a world first. It is not a better mousetrap, but a brand-new idea, says Sahba Saint-Claire, CEO of Touché.

At its core, it aims to make people’s lives easier by removing the need to carry things such as credit cards, loyalty and membership cards, vouchers, coupons, etc. while ensuring they get all the benefits to which they are entitled. You register on Touché once at anywhere that offers the service and you can use it globally.

Efficient Loyalty and Payment through A Simple Device, Made in Singapore, the hardware of Touché is an elegant rectangular device that is certified andcapable of multiple payment options including a magnetic stripe reader, chip reader, and 2.2-inch (diagonal measurement) biometric sensor with the highest resolution in the market to detect two fingers for efficient payments. Most customers will choose to pay with just two fingers after a simple registration, but they may also choose to pay with their physical credit cards. The device works over a Wi-Fi or 3G connection.

Convenience is the key. You will no longer need to carry anything around when shopping this includes your cards, phones, vouchers or wallets! Look forward to fast transactions, as there is no need to look for your payment or loyalty cards, count dollar notes or wait for paper receipts and signatures to be processed. Imagine checking your bill on the device, placing your fingers

on the Touché device and you’re out of the restaurant in just a few minutes. You will then receive an email detailing your experience. No more paper!

Security is at the core of Touché. The company’s brainchild scans any two of your fingers to extract around 40 to 45 specific points of each fingerprint. It does not store images of your fingerprints. The information is encrypted on a cloud system. It is virtually impossible to create a replica of your fingerprints with this information. The anti-spoofing and live detection technology at Touché also ensures that the fingerprints are real.

Credit card information is tokenised, and the card details are not stored in the database. No
information is stored on the device, and it communicates with the server using the highest encryption levels to protect our users’privacy.

With one simple registration, users can use the system globally. The first time you visit a merchant, you can pay with your credit card and use Touché’s solution to link the card to your fingers. You then update your particulars online, and even add your profile picture! For subsequent visits to any merchant that uses Touché, there is no need for further registration, and you can even choose between multiple credit cards in your Touché wallet to make payment.

Smart shopping and increased savings with Touché. The Touché wallet offers you more than just payment methods. Wherever you go, your favourite offers, loyalty programmes, vouchers, coupons and memberships follow. Access to your shopping or dining experiences and expenditure history is readily available via the Touché journal. Touché ensures that your entitlements are applied automatically at every interaction. You will also be notified of the loyalty benefits or credit card promotional offers at one glance, making it easier for you to choose your preferred payment method for greater savings.

Supercharging businesses with a gentle touch. For businesses, this platform is time saving and efficient. It adapts to existing technology and process environments, so integration is a cinch. It can be utilised to create long-term relationships with their customers. They can tailor loyalty programmes and create unique offers for different customers. Businesses can also curate data about their customers, and the insights can be used to create, moments that wow at every turn.

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Tech Review: LG G6

LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled the G6 smartphone, its latest flagship offering that features a bold new display format complemented by a cinematic viewing experience, exceptional screen to body ratio, wide angle camera and more. Designed in response to consumer feedback and user opinions, the LG G6 focuses on the features consumers want, most notably a big screen that comfortably fits in one hand.

To own the G6 is to embrace the future of smart technology. This stunning smartphone comes with voice control and a personal assistant amongst other new features, offering unrivaled usability and convenience. Coming in astro black, ice platinum and mystic white colors, the smartphone will retail at S$988 and is available from April 14, 2017 onwards at M1, Singtel, StarHub and other LG authorized retailers. Each purchase of the G6 comes with a free flip case worth S$58 while stocks last.

First Smartphone in the World to Feature 18:9 Display Format

The LG G6 comes with a 5.7-inch QHD+ (2,880 x 1,440 resolution) FullVision display, and for the first time ever in a smartphone, an 18:9 screen aspect ratio. Compared with conventional 16:9 aspect ratio displays, the 18:9 format offers more viewing space and a more immersive experience when streaming videos and playing games.

Despite the larger display format, the LG G6 comes in an ergonomic design that is optimal for usage with one hand. The ergonomics research teams led by Dr. Andris Freivalds at Pennsylvania State University and Dr. Ji Yong-gu at Yonsei University tested the smartphone, and it received the highest marks for the test categories including stability when holding the phone, comfort in various postures and actions, as well as muscle fatigue when using the smartphone for long periods.

Sculpted from aluminum and glass, the G6 features a minimalist and sleek design smooth to the touch. The metal frame that is a soft matte finish, imparts solidity in style with a high gloss back is perfectly flat. The rounded corners of the G6 also disperse the impact if the phone is dropped.

Elevate the Mobile Viewing Experience with Dolby Vision

With the rising trend for content on demand and a greater viewing experience, the LG G6 now supports two High Dynamic Range (HDR) standards for viewers to get more out of cinematic contents available for smartphones. As the first smartphone to feature Dolby Vision technology, the LG G6 also supports HDR 10, both of which are standards for the picture quality technology that displays a wider range of color and luminosity. The darkest and brightest areas are more vivid, revealing greater detail for a truly immersive viewing experience. Users will get to enjoy cinematic-like viewing experience for streaming videos from Netflix, Amazon and more content providers that are increasingly creating HDR video content.

Dual 13MP Cameras with Wide Angle Lens to Capture all the Beauty

LG G6’s dual 13MP rear cameras, which boast a 125-degree wide angle lens, capture more in a shot that regular phones cannot achieve. When taking scenic shots of natural landscapes such as vast mountain ranges and waterfalls, simply switch to the wide angle lens to get all the beautiful details in. Users will also experience seamless transitions when zooming in and out between the wide angle and standard camera lenses even during 4K video capture.

The G6 comes with an expanded 100-degree field of view with its 5MP front camera, which means users can take selfies or wefies without the need for a selfie stick. Plus, the camera reduces edge distortion, which makes for more natural-looking images.

Square is the New Creative
The LG G6 smartphone offers a Square Camera Mode, which offers new exciting ways to create photos with the Snap shot, Match shot, Grid shot and Guide shot features. Snap shot splits the screen into two, taking advantage of the screen’s 18:9 display which are essentially two squares. The upper half is a viewfinder while the bottom half lets users preview the photos after they take them for easy comparisons. Match shot allows users to get creative, matching disparate photos, such as the wings of a bird to the tail of an airplane.

With Grid shot, users can form a collage made up of four quadrants with photos and video contents. The mode eliminates the need for any third-party apps, and users can share the collages on their favorite social networks instantly.

Finally, the Guide shot is a smart and creative feature that matches the composition of a chosen image to act as a guide for the next shot. This is especially useful to snap a series of photos, such as striking a similar pose in different settings, or various cuisines shot in the same plating format.

With the Square Camera Mode, users can also take pictures in 1:1 ratio on one window while checking, editing and uploading pictures in another window immediately after shooting. They can even create animated GIF files by combining between 2 and 100 photos from the gallery in a loop.

By taking perfectly square photos in 1:1 ratio, the LG G6 is ideal for Instagram, Snapchat and other social media apps. Users can also choose other ratios, such as 4:3, 16:9 and 18:9 based on their preferences.

Built for Durability

The LG G6 boasts IP68 water and dust resistance, which makes it protected up to 1.5 meters of water for as long as 30 minutes. Users can now worry less about accidental drops in water and spillages.

The smartphone also endures tests for high temperatures and nail penetration, and uses a proprietary technology that dissipates heat via an internal heat pipe, the first in an LG smartphone. LG engineers have also positioned the components most prone to overheating as far from each other as possible.

Everyday Tasks a Cinch with the Google Assistant

The LG G6 has Google Assistant built-in. It works seamlessly with LG apps, empowering users to get fast answers, manage everyday tasks, enjoy the best music and videos and search the G6 quicker than ever. And with the remote after-service utilizing artificial intelligence, the more Google Assistant is used, the more personalized the user experience becomes.

“The LG G6 offers users new visual and manual experiences, as it marries an expanded screen with the convenience of one-handed use,” said Mr David Yoh, Mobile Communications Business Director of LG Electronics Singapore. “LG will continue to lead smartphone innovation with a focus on convenience and reliability in order to exceed consumer expectations.”

For more information, please visit http://www.lg.com/sg/mobile-phones/lg-G6

Key Specifications:

Chipset: Qualcomm^® Snapdragon™ 821 Processor
Display: 5.7-inch 18:9 QHD+ FullVision Display (2880 x 1440 / 564ppi)
SIM: Dual-SIM (4G/3G)
Memory: 4GB LPDDR4 RAM / 64GB UFS 2.0 ROM / MicroSD (up to 2TB)
Camera: Front 5MP Wide (F2.2 / 100°)

Rear Dual: 13MP Wide (F2.4 / 125°) / 13MP Standard OIS 2.0 (F1.8 / 71°)

Battery: 3,300mAh (embedded)
Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat
Size: 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9mm
Weight: 163g
Network: LTE-A 3 Band CA
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / Bluetooth 4.2 BLE / NFC /

USB Type-C 2.0 (3.1 compatible)

Colors: Astro Black / Ice Platinum / Mystic White
Other: 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC / Water and Dust Resistant / Fingerprint Sensor / UX 6.0 / Dolby Vision™ / HDR10