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Panasonic’s Toughbook S1 is a rugged 7″ Android tablet with warm-swappable batteries

Panasonic unveiled a small but tough tablet for field workers, but if you want one, you should probably ask your boss to get one for the company. Otherwise, you would be on the hook for €1,110/£1,004 plus VAT.

The 7” Panasonic Toughbook S1 is IP67/IPX5 dust and water resistant. It is also MIL-STD-810H certified and has undergone tests to ensure it can withstand falls onto concrete from 1.5m (5 ft). It has an operating temperature range between -20ºC and 50ºC (-4 to 122ºF).

The Panasonic Toughbook S1 is a rugged 7″ tablet

The S1 can share accessories with the Toughbook L1 and A3…

Samsung UK offering up to £250 in app services to its Galaxy S21 series users

Samsung just announced Boost – its newest additional value service available to current and future Galaxy S21 series owners in the UK and Ireland. It’s available to those who already own an S21 device or pick up one before October 31 2021. The offers include 4 months free YouTube Premium, as well as 4 months Deezer HiFi, 6 months of Calm Premium and more.

Samsung reveals the list of services is only available to Galaxy S21 users and estimates the total value of these at over £250. There’s no word if similar bonuses will be available for users in other regions. Samsung also confirmed…

Over 17.5 million Poco phones have been shipped, with the M3, F3 and X3 Pro being top performers

Poco is approaching the third anniversary of its first-ever device. Since then the brand has shipped a total of over 17.5 million smartphones. In November that number sat at just 6 million, so Poco’s growth is accelerating.

A large chunk of those are Poco M3 units, over 3.2 million of which were shipped in less than 7 months. This means the M3 has surpassed even the mighty F1, which has 2.2 million shipments to its name.

Poco has shipped over 17.5 million smartphones in total since its inception

The Poco F3 and X3 Pro combined add another 2 million shipments to the total….

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Olympic Edition debuts in Japan

Samsung has been partners with the International Olympic Committee for a long time, and we’ve seen great collaborations in the world of smartphones. While the better part of the batch of branded devices went to competing athletes, there were also units for sale in select markets.

Last year we saw the Galaxy S20+ get the Olympic treatment with the Tokyo 2020 logo on the back. This year Samsung is treading carefully and is launching the Galaxy S21 5G Olympic Edition, but only with the IOC five-circle logo on the back. There is no mention whatsoever of the upcoming XXXII Olympics on the…

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 778G chipset

Back in March, Qualcomm brought its 5nm Snapdragon 780G chipset and now it’s bringing a slightly toned down version dubbed Snapdragon 778G. The major difference is that the 778G is built on a 6nm node instead of Samsung’s 5nm seen on the 780G.

Snapdragon 778G

The new 778G brings a Kryo 670 CPU paired with an Adreno 642L GPU and a Spectra 570L ISP. The chipset also brings an integrated Snapdragon X53 5G Modem-RF which delivers mmWave and sub-6 5G connectivity support. Qualcomm’s triple ISP allows you to capture photos and videos from wide, ultrawide, and telephoto cams…

Breaking: IFA Berlin 2021 is canceled because of the coronavirus

The Germany tech expo IFA 2021 has been canceled because of uncertainties around the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, Messe Berlin and gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH have announced the key reasons for the cancellation – rapid emergence of COVID-19 variants in South East Asia and “continued uncertainties about the speed of the rollout of vaccination programs around the world.”

The uncertainty brought hesitance among companies to commit to participating at the Berlin trade show, as well as media and visitors who would have to plan in the last minute as travel rules…

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