iPhone 5 announced!

Well, finally after so many rumours and so much anticipation. Apple has announced the iPhone 5 which follows on from the 4S with a taller display, new processor chip and thinner form factor. The new iPhone is really thin at 7.6mm thick and is only bigger in height being 123.8mm in comparison to the iPhone 4S's 115.2mm.

Specs wise, the iPhone 5's display is taller making it 4-inches with a resolution of 1136x640 and retaining that retina goodness, powering it is Apple's newest generation A6 processor, however there isn't any details on number of cores or an actual clock speed but has 1GB of RAM and run iOS 6 well. Camera's include a 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls. Internal storage is the usual 16/32/64GB variants with no way of expanding.

I'm disappointed, yes, the screen and processor -which are arguably the most important features on a phone, may have been changed. But Apple really needs to come up with a different design, it's old and boring and it needs a refresh. Still, It's nice to see a new iPhone and it will most likely sell well.

Archos unveils 9.7-inch Android 4.0 tablet...

Archos has revealed the 97 Carbon, a super-cheap Android 4.0 tablet with a 9.7-inch display (same as iPad's) for a little over what the Nexus 7 is being offered at. The tablet which will go on to retail for $249/£219, will be part of Archos's elements range (hence the name) which will include a 7 & 8-inch iterations in the future that may undercut the Nexus 7.

The exacts specs include a 9.7-inch display with a resolution of 768x1024, powered by a single-core 1GHz Cortex A9 processor with 1GB of RAM. The device has two cameras, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera for video calling, it also has 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded using Micro-SD card (up to 32GB). The tablet runs Android 4.0 out of the box and is bound to be updated to Android 4.1 in the future.

Honestly, I'd test this tablet out before buying it but if you want a tablet that is almost 10-inches for a small price tag then this is the tablet for you.

HTC "Golf" leaked... Again.

Photos of HTC's next entry level phone codenamed "Golf" have been unleashed by ITProPortal who was reportedly sent them. The phone takes heavy design cues from HTC's flagship device the One X. This phone is rumoured to have a final name of Wildfire C or Desire C.

The phone is rumoured to have a 3.2-inch screen with a resolution of 480x320, a single-core 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM, the phone will apparently sport a 5MP camera and come with 4GBs of internal storage and come with Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0 overlay.

Will the Galaxy SIII just be a “incremental upgrade"?

Recently an insider has claimed that the Galaxy SIII -which is to be unveiled on the 3rd of May is just an "incremental" upgrade instead of an all round brand new device, similar to what the iPhone 4S was to the 4. The insider also claims that the naming of the Galaxy S devices will be altered, paralleling Apple with their "New iPad" instead of "iPad 3"

If this were true, then instead of the HD screen we've been hearing so much about, we'd probably see the current screen featured on the Galaxy S2 enlarged by less than half an inch, a faster processor (could still be a quad-core chip) and maybe a few aesthetic changes for the bigger battery to accommodate for the extra two cores.

In my opinion, an "overhaul" of the features on the predecessor instead of brand new features won't be enough to compete with the offerings of other mobile phone companies these day referring to the HTC One X. Remember, The Galaxy S2 literally wiped the floor when it came to a high end device last year. Samsung can do it again and personally I hope they do.

Do you think the much anticipated Galaxy S3 will just be an update? or a totally new device?