Hakaniemi is a part of Helsinki city centre traditionally associated with the working class and workers’ associations.
Fresh flowers being sold at the Hakaniemi farmers’ market. Photo taken with a Nikon D600 with AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
Every morning farmers set up stalls at the farmers’ market selling groceries and flowers to the locals.
The HTC One Android smartphone will be available in Glamour Red in Singapore from today. Available from all telcos in 32GB (S$968) and 64GB (S$1,068) versions.
The release of the new Glamour Red version of the HTC One coincides with Singapore’s National Day.
Up to now, only the Glacier Silver and Stealth Black models of HTC’s flagship smartphone were available in Singapore.
Tech specs and more information on the HTC One can be found below.
This is the second ASUS-brand store that the Taiwanese PC manufacturer is collaborating with Newstead Technologies, a local consumer electronics retailer in Singapore. Promotions below.
ASUS VivoCity Shop is at #02-216A in VivoCity (1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore 098585). Opening Hours: 11am – 9pm (Monday to Sunday). Contact No.: +65 6376 9314.
Similar to the first store at Sim Lim, this new store at VivoCity (#02-216A) sports a clean and elegant interior finishing, with an array of the latest range of ASUS notebooks, ultrabooks and tablets on display.
The new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens is an approximately 7.8x high-power normal zoom lens compatible with Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras; while the Speedlight SB-300 is a compact and lightweight camera flash unit that can easily be taken anywhere.
Just announced in Tokyo by Nikon. Price and availability TBA. Not shown to scale.
The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR high-power normal zoom lens covers the frequently used wide-angle 18mm to telephoto 140mm (equivalent to 27-210mm in 35mm [135] format) range of focal lengths.
Lifestyle and technology blogger Mohd Hisham went on a Ramadan walkabout at the night bazaar.
Waxing lyrical – literally – about his wares. Photo taken with a Nikon D90 with a 50mm f/1.8 lens. Photo credit: Mohd Hisham.
What caught Hisham’s eye was this guy perched on a high chair holding a microphone and selling his wares by reciting traditional 4-lined poems.
According to Hisham, the Malay poem style is known as pantun, comprising usually 4 stanzas, sometimes 3.
The gentleman in the photo was reciting the traditional and more common 4-stanza poems.
Hisham blogs at his Lifestyle and Technology blog: mhisham.org.
WeChat 5.0 introduces a sticker shop with online payment. WeChat 5.0 for iOS is now available for download. WeChat 5.0 for Android will be available at a later date.
Screenshots from WeChat 5.0.
The launch of WeChat 5.0 further enriches the user experience.
It had recently announced that it had passed 70 million registered user accounts internationally.
With the WeChat 5.0 comes the introduction of the Sticker Shop which is supported by online payment.
Users download and pay for stickers via the platform.
Also new with the WeChat 5.0 is the ‘Hold Together,’ a location based service that allows users to further find and connect friends who are close to each other.
Along with ‘Shake’ and ‘People Nearby’ (previously called “Look Around”), users are able to connect with friends with just a simple touch of the screen.
In addition, other platform updates include:
Here are some cheerful cupcakes to light up your day.
Take your pick of favourite vibes from these cheerful cupcakes. Photo taken with an Olympus E-450 with Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
Got a box of these cheery cupcakes during the launch of the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone in Singapore some 2 weeks back.
Have been saving this snapshot to cheer up the day.
These mannequins give an idea of what it’s like to be dolled up with the prettiest outfits.
These mannequins look so life-like you wonder if they might actually come to life! Photo taken with a Nikon D600 with AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
These mannequins look all ready to welcome the approaching Hari Raya Puasa.
Photo of the Day: Xperia by SONY presented Fashion TV Beach Festival at Tanjong Beach Club in Sentosa.
Xperia by SONY presents Fashion TV Beach Festival at Tanjong Beach Club in Sentosa, Singapore. Photo credits: All photos in this post are taken by Andrew Ng.
The festival is one of the biggest and most luxurious beach party in Singapore.
The NAD VISO HP50 headphones are available in black, red and white in Singapore for S$399.
The NAD VISO HP50 headphones retails in Singapore at S$399. In the US, it has an RRP of US$279.
The NAD VISO HP50 Over-Ear Headphones join NAD Electronics’ growing range of high performance personal audio products that already include the NAD VISO 1 and NAD VISO 1 AP Wireless Digital Music Systems.
The NAD VISO HP50 headphones were launched in Singapore during the Mook Headphone Festival.
