Article posted: 10/27/2012 7:29 AM

Holiday gadgets: Samsung launches Note II phone

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Attendees try out the new Samsung Galaxy Note II Wednesday during a launch event in New York. Aside from the 5.5 inch screen, the Note comes with a stylus and runs the latest version of Google's Android operating system, Jelly Bean.

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Kevin Packingham, chief product officer for Samsung Mobile USA, demonstrates the new Samsung Galaxy Note II Wednesday during a launch event in New York.

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Samsung Electronics Co. has been running ads touting its Galaxy S III phone as its "next big thing." Now it has something bigger. This week, Samsung is releasing the Galaxy Note II, a smartphone with a 5.5 inch screen. Aside from the larger screen, the Note comes with a stylus and runs the latest version of Google's Android operating system, Jelly Bean.