Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus confirmed by benchmarks...

We've previously had a leak regarding a Plus version of the Samsung Galaxy S2. Now, It has popped up in benchmarks on GLBenchmark sporting the model number i9105. This benchmark also confirms some of the previous leaks given specs and corrects some as well.

Confirmed is the qH (960x540) resolution display which is thought to be 4.5-inch in size. The dual-core processor featured in the handset is now said to be clocked at 1.4GHz instead of 1.5 and the device's GPU will be the PowerVR SGX 544MP. 

Amazon announces new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9...

Within the last few hours, Amazon has announced there new iteration of the Kindle range with the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9. Obviously, we're interested in this new 8.9-inch variant of the Kindle Fire. However, specs wise you can expect 40% faster performance over the original Kindle Fire, according to Amazon.

Exact specs for the Kindle Fire HD include a 7-inch IPS display with WXGA resolution (800x1280), powered by a dual-core TI OMAP 4470 processor clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM. The device only has a front-facing which is said to be HD with no exact resolution given. Internal storage is at 16GB for $199.

Now for the new kid on the block, the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 packs a 8.9-inch IPS display with WUXGA resolution (1200x1920), powered by a dual-core TI OMAP 4470 processor with 1GB of RAM. Similarly, The device has only one camera, being a HD capable front-facing camera. Internal storage is at 16GB for a price of $299.

Nokia announce Lumia 920 & 820 with WP8...

Nokia has just recently announced two new Windows Phone 8 handsets at there event in New York. The devices namely, the Lumia 820 and 920 feature Microsoft's newest Windows Phone version as well as ClearBlack displays.

The Lumia 820 is the less costly of the two coming with a 4.3-inch display with WVGA resolution (800x480), powered by Qualcomm's S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's include a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA camera for video calling. Internal storage is at 8GB and can be expanded using MicroSD card.

Then we have the Lumia 920, the flagship device of the two, coming in with a 4.5-inch display with 720p resolution (720x1280), powered by Qualcomm's S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's include a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with Nokia's PureView technology and a front-facing 1-megapixel camera for video calling. Internal storage in the device weighs in at 32GB and can't be expanded.

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.

Samsung announce Galaxy Proclaim...

Straight Talk is expanding is range of phone, their latest addition is a entry-level Android device by the name of Samsung Galaxy Proclaim. This device will be available for $179.99 but no release date is currently confirmed.

The Galaxy Proclaim comes with mid-range specs including a 3.5-inch HVGA display with a resolution of 320x480, a single-core 1GHz Processor with an unconfirmed 512MB of RAM, 1GB of internal storage (but a 2GB MicroSD card is included). The device runs on Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" with Samsung's TouchWiz on top. Cameras include a 3MP rear-facing but no front-facing, battery capacity is 1,500mAh.

People are calling this the "Mini Nexus" due to it's contour screen which the Nexus S has. There's also the 4 capacitive buttons are the bottom which again, point to the Nexus S. Nevertheless, the phone looks good with a soft back providing extra grip in the hand.

Samsung announces Omnia M...

Samsung have announced a new Windows Phone based device, the Omnia M and is said to be coming to the U.K. pretty soon. However, you'd be forgiven to think that this phone has almost same specs as the 2010 Omnia 7, because well, it does.

The Omnia M packs a 4-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 480x800 giving out a pixel density of 233PPI. The device runs on a Single-core 1GHz processor with 384MB of RAM. Cameras include a 5MP rear-facing camera capable of shooting 720p videos and a 0.3MP front facing camera for video calls. The device has 4GB of internal storage which can't be expanded and runs on 7.5 Mango.

Overall, this phone is a very minimal upgrade (or should I say large downgrade?). Specs like these used to be mid-range but I see them as low-range nowadays. The only way of telling the Omnia 7 and M apart is the physical look of the device which does look very nice, fitting in with the design of most phones produced by Samsung.