Capture, Connect and Conquer with the New Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today unveiled the Galaxy A70, the newest smartphone in the popular Galaxy A range. Built with Samsung’s latest innovations and upgraded essential features, the Galaxy A70 showcases a stylish design, large infinity display, enhanced triple camera, powerful battery and seamless connectivity. This smartphone is designed for digital natives who want to capture, connect and share life as it happens.

“Today’s consumers are using their phones in a more visually active and authentic way – sharing their experiences and staying connected longer,” said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “These connections can only thrive when the most essential features allow people to enhance interactions through spontaneous, collaborative, and genuine connection. This requires an evolution. Which is why, to meet the needs of this emerging generation, we created the new Galaxy A70 – designed for the way people are connecting now.”

Stand out with an immersive display and sleek design

Featuring a 6.7” Infinity-U display along with the biggest screen in the Galaxy A portfolio to date, the Galaxy A70 provides a more immersive edge-to-edge experience to everyday activities. The Galaxy A70’s sleek and ergonomic design and a 20:9 display ratio delivers an immersive viewing experience whilst providing optimal grip.

Available in three distinctive colors (blue, black, white), the Galaxy A70 features a stylish prism effect that reveals stunning gradient colors depending on light direction and reflections.

Never miss a moment

With the Galaxy A70’s enhanced triple camera comes with a 32MP super high-resolution front and rear lens, take bright sharp shots that never sacrifice on image quality no matter where you are, or what time of day. The Depth lens enables you to adjust the depth of field to focus before and after taking a shot so people can choose what and where they want to highlight. Combined with the 8MP Ultra Wide Lens, enjoy expansive photos that mirror the same viewing angle as the human eye.

Make the most of your snaps with the Galaxy A70’s Scene Optimizer that can recognize and intuitively enhance up to 20 scenes, bringing out the best in what it sees. And with Flaw Detection that automatically identifies glitches before you click, you’ll never miss the perfect shot.

Stay live for longer

The Galaxy A70 comes with a powerful 4,500 mAh battery, giving you the freedom and convenience to share, stream and play all day. With Super-Fast Charging at 25W, you can be back in the action faster when you need a battery boost.

Connect seamlessly and securely

The Galaxy A70’s new intuitive positioning of the on-screen fingerprint scanner makes it more convenient than ever to control access to your phone for a more seamless user experience without requiring people to reposition their grip. Paired with Samsung Pass, people can sign into websites and apps by using biometric authentication as an easier and more secure way of logging-in. This ease and convenience is enabled by Samsung Knox, Samsung’s defense-grade security platform designed to protect from chipset to software. Samsung Knox gives you a piece of mind about your privacy on the Galaxy A70, so you can use your phone freely with ease.

Get the full Galaxy experience

Galaxy A70 features Samsung’s One UI platform to encourage productivity and focus. Designed to improve the Samsung’s Galaxy user experience, One UI enables convenient and smarter interaction including One Handed Navigation, making interactions easier by bringing the controls within one-handed reach. To make the experience more comfortable, consumers can enable One UI’s Night Mode to switch the display to evening time viewing and get more control over screen time with theGalaxy A70’s App Timer that gives visibility over your screen usage levels. Additionally, the Galaxy A70 includes Samsung Health, Bixby and more.

Stay tuned for more information on the Galaxy A that will be revealed at ‘A Galaxy Event’ – taking place across three different continents on April 10th.

To learn more about the Galaxy A Series, visitwww.news.samsung.com/galaxy,www.samsungmobilepress.com, orwww.samsung.com/galaxy.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A70 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
CATEGORY		FEATURES
Display		6.7” FHD+ (1080x2400) Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display
Camera	Rear	Main: 32MP, F1.9 Ultra Wide: 8MP, F2.2 (123°) Depth: 5MP, F2.2
	Front	Selfie: 32MP, F2.0
Body		164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9mm
AP		Octa Core (2.0GHz + 1.7GHz)
Memory		6 GB RAM / 128 GB Internal Storage Micro SD slot (up to 512 GB)
SIM Card		Triple Slot (Dual SIM + Micro SD)
Battery		4,500 mAh (typical) 25W Super Fast Charging
OS		Android 9.0 (Pie)
Biometric Authentications		On-Screen Fingerprint, Facial Recognition
Color		Black, Blue, White
Design		3D Glasstic

JOIN JOLLIBEE'S JOLLY BREAKFAST DAY CELEBRATION ON MARCH 11

Monday mornings can be the most difficult since it’s the start of another challenging week. But on March 11, 2019, get ready to start your week on an exciting note as Jollibee spreads more joy with Jolly Breakfast Day!

To bring more joy to customers on March 11, the country’s number one fast-food brand will be celebrating “Jolly Breakfast Day”, where freeBacon, Egg, & Cheese Sandwiches will be given to customers seeking a delicious and satisfying way to start their Monday.

From 8:00 to 9:00 AM, head to the nearest Metro Manila Jollibee Breakfast store and get a chance to get your hands on the new Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich!

“Breakfast is perhaps the most important meal of the day, and a flavor-packed, satisfying meal in the morning can spell the difference between a great day and an ordinary one,” said Mari Aldecoa, Jollibee Marketing Director for Core Category.  “Jollibee’s New Breakfast Sandwiches offer breakfast favorites in a meal that’s easy to enjoy even when you’re on the way to a long, busy day at work or at school!”

The Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich brings together classic breakfast favorites in one easy-to-eat, affordable sandwich. Imagine your favorite Bacon, Egg, and Cheese sandwiched between two soft buns lathered with a butter and maple syrup spread for that extra hint of deliciousness. It’s a sandwich that truly delivers the joy needed to kickstart the day ahead. The Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich is available at P50 (solo). Jollibee also offers an Egg & Cheese Sandwich available for P39 (solo).

For more information on Jollibee’s Jolly Breakfast Day Celebration and other events, like Jollibee Philippines on Facebook, subscribe to Jollibee Studios on YouTube, and follow @Jollibee on Twitter and Instagram.

ABS-CBN GLOBAL LAUNCHES THREE FILIPINO CHANNELS ON NINMEDIA INDONESIA

After conquering the Indonesian free-TV with Filipino shows “Pangako Sa’Yo” (Janjiku) and “On the Wings of Love”, ABS-CBN Global is about to bring more Filipino shows to the country with its partnership with Ninmedia Indonesia.

ABS-CBN Global, the international subsidiary of the largest Filipino media and entertainment company ABS-CBN, is bringing to Indonesia—one of the Southeast Asian countries with the largest economy today—three of its channels: The Filipino Channel (TFC), ABS-CBN Sports + Action, and Lifestyle Network.

“We are excited about this opportunity to give the Indonesian viewers a different kind of viewing experience, hoping to satisfy their diverse viewing needs,” said ABS-CBN Global Chief Operating Officer Olivia De Jesus.

The flagship brand of ABS-CBN Global, TFC, houses informative and entertaining shows. Some of the popular programs today are “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” (Brothers) which stars Coco Martin and “The General’s Daughter” with lead star Angel Locsin.

Meantime, ABS-CBN Sports and Action is the free TV sports channel of ABS-CBN. Its programs cover local and international athletic events and produce original shows that put the spotlight to different athletes and sports.

On the other hand, inspiring and empowering women to pursue their passion is the goal of the channel Lifestyle Network. Its programs cover women’s diverse interests from self-love, food, travel, and entertainment.

With this announcement, some Indonesian viewers who were fans of the previously aired ABS-CBN shows expressed their excitement. One of them is Ferizka Dewi who said, “WOW! Pinoy teleseryes her in Indonesia? Exciting! Good luck, TFC!”.

Meantime, Indonesian national Nat Widiasari, who is doing graduate studies in Manila, is glad that ABS-CBN Global channels will be available in Indonesia. “Really? It's good. I think the more ASEAN countries share their shows the closer we are to each other,” she said.

These ABS-CBN Global channels will reach even viewers at the outskirts of the country through the first and only free satellite TV platform, Ninmedia.

“With this partnership, we’re sure it can make more potential viewers in Indonesia and we hope all of Ninmedia's existing viewers will get a new experience from the three favorite channels of ABS-CBN,” said Rahadi Arsyad, CEO of Ninmedia.

Get to enjoy programs that match your interest as TFC, ABS-CBN Sports + Action, and Lifestyle Network channels can now be seen via Ninmedia.

A FRESH LOOK AT MERMAID MYTHOLOGY

Humans have long been entranced by the idea of mermaids, from the sailors and fishermen of old to modern-day enthusiasts. In 2018, to the delight of fans everywhere, the producers of Siren declared March 29 as International Mermaid Day! Clearly, people remain fascinated by the very idea that they exist but, as with all fairy tales, there is a much darker story that goes farther back.

The age-old story of human-mermaid interaction is retold in Siren, which takes place in a coastal town called Bristol Cove. According to its lore, it was once home to mermaids and strange newcomer named Ryn triggers a series of events. Befriending marine biologist Ben and girlfriend Maddie, Ryn and her brethren turn the sleepy neighbourhood on its head and bring to light jaw-dropping revelations about Ben’s ancestors and the town’s shameful past.

In the second season, tensions flare as the battle between man and sea continues, confirming some of their more sinister aspects: 

1. Mermaids are superior in strength and ferocity than humans.

Any creature that lives in the depths of the ocean has to be fierce and strong, or they won’t survive. Predatory instincts and tribal loyalty run strong and wild in mermaids as demonstrated by Ryn and her brethren, so it’s no wonder that some of them look at weaker, tail-less humans with disdain.

2. Mermaids are highly intelligent!

Many people equate savagery with brainless brutality but this doesn’t apply to mermaids. On the contrary, they are highly intelligent and have the ability to observe, reason and conspire, as Ryn’s sister Donna demonstrated when she escaped from captivity in Season 1. Coupled with their strength and ferocity, this is bad news for anyone who stands in their way.

3. Mermaids are haunting, ethereal and alluring

This is one point where popular mythology and modern retellings seem to agree – mermaids are irresistible. Traditionally, the song of the siren drove sailors mad and Ryn has this ability too; it’s a powerful addition to her physical strength.

4. Mermaids are skilled at shape-shifting  

Taking human form is another common theme when it comes to tales about mermaids, and what better way to hide among humans than in plain sight? However, every transformation comes at a painful, sometimes fatal, price. In spite of this anguish, Ryn seemed determined to stay and defend her human friends. But now, with her sister gone and her presence endangering her friends, where will she go?

As more mermaids come onto land, it’s no longer just a fight between human and mermaids – It has become a survival of the fittest within their own kind. Tune in to Siren season 2 mid-season catch up that will bring you up to date on all that’s happening in Bristol Cove from episode one to five on Sunday, March 3, from 3:30PM on Blue Ant Entertainment available on SKYcable channels 53(SD) and 196(HD), SKYdirect channel 35, Destiny Cable channel 53, and Cablelink channel 37.