Having test-driven the Audi TT Coupé 2.0 TFSI S tronic for the past week – courtesy of Audi Singapore – I found the luxury sports car a thrilling ride suited for urban roads of Singapore. This is the conclusion of a two-part review following the test drive.
The Audi TT Coupé 2.0 TFSI S tronic hits 100kph in 5.9 seconds.
The front-wheel driven car is powered by a bigger 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that puts out 227bhp and 370Nm of torque, which is plenty light 1,285kg that the facelift weighs.
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The ride for the Audi TT Coupé 2.0 TFSI S tronic is firm, while the steering is light but precise.
Mid-drive acceleration is responsive especially in Sport mode with the maximum 370Nm at 1,600rpm.
Tried out the Audi TT Coupé 2.0 TFSI S tronic last week to check out the latest facelift for the luxury sports car. This is the first half of the review, which concludes tomorrow.
It’s been more than 25 years since the Audi TT concept car was first showcased in 1995 at the IAA in Frankfurt. The first Coupé premiered in 1998, with the 2nd generation in 2006 and the 3rd gen in 2014.
This latest update to the Audi TT Coupé sees the new direct injection 2.0 TFSI engine with 230hp replacing the previous 180hp 1.8 TFSI.
It’s been more than 25 years since the Audi TT concept car was first showcased in 1995 at the IAA in Frankfurt.
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The design vocab of the Audi TT Coupé comprises geometric shapes, circles and strong lines. Managed to find matching environs to shoot the car.
The first Coupé premiered in 1998, with the second generation in 2006 and the third generation in 2014.
The latest Audi TT Coupé is now more masculine, progressive and sportier.
First announced at CES2020, LG’s latest gram series – comprising the LG gram 17 (model 17Z90N), LG gram 15 (model 15Z90N) and LG gram 14 (model 14Z90N) hits Singapore shelves on 9 March 2020. Prices of various configurations below.
From Left: LG gram 14, LG gram 15, LG gram 16 (not to scale).
The 2020 lineup of LG gram notebooks maintains the focus on being lightweight, compact and having a long battery life.
At the heart of the new series is the 10th Generation Intel Core processor with Iris Plus graphics and up to 24GB of dual-channel DDR4 memory.
“The LG gram series continues to lead the industry in delivering beyond expectations when it comes to portability without sacrifice. Customers often have to choose one feature preference among performance, portability and battery life. LG gram is proof that this adage is no longer true,” said Lee Chang Ha, Home Entertainment Product Director of LG Electronics Singapore.
With double the graphics processing power of last year’s gram models and a larger RAM, content creators will enjoy having the speed and power to edit 4K videos on-the-go while video game lovers can marvel at smooth, uninterrupted gaming with Iris Plus built-in.
The large 80Wh battery in both the 17Z90N and 15Z90N allows users to enjoy hours (up to 18.5hours per charge) of true portability without having to worry about finding a charging point.
The new LG grams also come with Wi-Fi 6 ensuring enhanced wireless connectivity, better efficiency and lower battery consumption.
Coupled with the Mega Cooling System, the LG grams are kept running cool and quiet under all usage scenarios.
You can now ask Google Assistant to read aloud the text on a webpage – basically turning any webpage into a podcast! The new functionality is now available on all Android phones.
Check out the video about the new Read It feature for Google Assistant in Android phones.
Nowadays we consume so much content on our tiny smartphone screen – news, articles, stories etc.
For older folks with failing eyesight, or anybody with visual or reading difficulties, Google Assistant can now read web articles on your smartphone browsers out loud.
When a web article is displayed on the browser in your Android phone, you can say, “Hey Google, read it” or “Hey Google, read this page” – Google Assistant will immediately read aloud the content of the web page, using a voice of your choice.
To help you follow along, your browser will automatically scroll the page and highlight words as they’re read aloud.
You can also alter the reading speed, jump forward or backwards by 30sec and 10sec respectively or skip to any part of the web page.
I’ve always wished that I could consume web content while I’m driving.
At the moment, you can only do that if it’s a podcast, or unless you just listen to the audio of a video, because you got to keep your eyes on the road while driving.
So I listen to the news or radio, or my own music while I drive.
With the ability of Google Assistant to read aloud web pages, I don’t have to postpone perusing a web article until when I can read it myself.
I can listen to it when I’m driving, or taking a bus or train (using earphones) so that I don’t have to strain my eyes reading on a moving vehicle.
Lazada’s Online Tech Show offers tech deals and discounts of up to 80% off, taking the place of IT Show 2020 which has been postponed from 12-15 March to 11-14 June due to COVID-19.
The top 50 spenders during Lazada’s Online Tech Sale will stand a chance to win over S$16,000 worth of prizes, which include a Yale Digital Door Lock (worth S$1,059), Samsung Digital Door Lock (worth S$888), Vivo Smart Phone (worth S$710), LG 43-inch TV (worth S$599), Braun Electric Shaver (worth S$549), and more!
Avoid crowds and shop safely from the comfort of your homes, given the current COVID-19 outbreak.
“We are proud to continue to bring the best tech deals to our customers, especially in this current climate, where gathering in crowded areas is not encouraged, but customers are looking for gadgets to create a more conducive and productive environment when working from home. Our Online Tech Show is really an opportunity for us to excite shoppers with the best IT deals and help our brand partners navigate this extraordinary climate,” said James Chang, Chief Executive Officer, Lazada Singapore.
The Lazada Online Tech Show is back this year from 12 to 16 March, with daily flash sales, storewide vouchers, attractive deals and discounts at up to 80% off.
Customers can select from more than 200,000 products from over 1,000 brands such as HP, Acer, Lenovo, JBL, Sennheiser, Bose, Sony, Samsung, Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi, Dyson, Philips, Kenwood, DeLong, LG and Panasonic, and enjoy interest free installments while shopping during this Online Tech Show.
Working with leading tech brands and partners, Lazada will also hold a storewide flash sale on 12 March, from 12am to 2am, along with a range of other offerings.
Aside from brands, Lazada is also working with several credit card partners, including Citibank, UOB and HSBC, to offer customers exclusive vouchers during the campaign.
The 48-megapixel, 4200mAh Huawei nova 7i will be available for pre-order in Singapore from 5 March and hit Singapore on 14 March. RRP: S$388.
The Huawei nova 7i Android smartphone is available in Singapore in Midnight Black and Sakura Pink.
The Huawei nova 7i is equipped with a quad-camera system that supports Handheld Night Mode.
The camera system includes a 48MP Main Camera, an 8MP Ultra Wide Angle Lens, a 2MP Macro Lens and a 2MP Bokeh Lens.
Key technical specifications of the Huawei nova 7i Android smartphone.
Equipped with a 6.4-inch FHD+ Punch FullView Display and a big screen-to-body ratio of 90.6%, the Huawei nova 7i has a 16MP front camera on the upper left corner for selfies.
The Huawei nova 7i also features a side-mounted fingerprint power button for faster unlock.
The Huawei nova 7i has a large 4200mAh battery and Kirin 810 chipset.
With 40W Huawei SuperCharge support, the device can be charged up to 70% in 30 minutes.
Huawei AppGallery, the world’s third largest app store, is pre-installed on all Huawei mobile devices including the latest Huawei nova 7i.
The free full featured Kaspersky product licenses will be valid for six months.
The free availability of Kaspersky’s core endpoint security products for medical organisations will help them stay protected from cyberthreats during the pandemic.
The full list of B2B products available for free for six months includes Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Plus, Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced and Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security.
More details below from the press release.
I just watched the Oscar-winning Parasite during the week with the family. It was entertaining as a comedy and thought-provoking as a satire. Great movie. Here’s some data on how people searched about the movie during Oscar season.
A refreshing treatment of the age-old dichotomy between the haves and the have-nots.
My family and I watched the movie over dinner time and thoroughly enjoyed the dark but refreshingly directed satire, including my teenage son, although he did express a desire to take a hiatus from the genre in the coming months.
A friend of mine thought Parasite was a sci-fi/horror movie about aliens hijacking human bodies and spreading like a zombie apocalypse.
But I told him the Oscars do not typically give the top award to that genre.
So here’s what Google shared about the interest that global viewers showed in the first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture – instead of just the traditional Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
As a Best Picture nominee in the week prior to the awards, Parasite was the third-most-searched nominee behind “1917” and “Jojo Rabbit”.
Incidentally, we’ve also watched Jojo Rabbit and found it an excellent movie. We’ll probably watch 1917 after my son’s hiatus.
On Oscars day, Parasite searches jumped almost nine-fold to become top-searched.
The 17,000 square-feet sales gallery for OLÁ Residences at Sengkang will open to the public today with celebrity appearances, soccer clinics and carnival.
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The luxury EC will feature a handcrafted chandelier and other porcelain ornaments from Lladro of Spain and paintings of children and family settings by renowned Spanish artist Eva Armisen that evoke themes of love, family and the community.
The celebrity-chef cookout will feature Li Nanxing, Constance Song, Julie and Wei Le.
The show gallery is located along Anchorvale Street opposite Sengkang General Hospital, next to Farmway LRT (SW2).
The nearest bus stop is at 544651, Cheng Lim Stn Bus Stop Exit A.
Coaches from the Real Madrid Football School will give soccer tips to aspiring young players, alongside a renowned Spanish artist, Eva Armisen, painting at the gallery itself.
Carnival activities from 1-3pm today include performances by Kpop dancers, jugglers, stilt walkers; food and drinks as well as claw machines and games with prizes to be won.
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A highlight of OLÁ Residences is the provision of telehealth services by local healthcare startup HiDoc – for the first 2 years, in-condo telemedicine consultations will be free (excluding medications).
OLÁ Residences is developed by Anchorvale, a joint-venture between homegrown EVIA Real Estate and Gamuda Land, a leading property developer based in Malaysia.
