Samsung has sent an invitation to Australian tech media to attend a Galaxy Note II launch event on Wednesday 14 November. The event invites attendees to "create, connect and collaborate" with the hotly-anticipated Galaxy Note II.

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Unveiled in August at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, the Galaxy Note II is the successor to the . The new model has a larger 5.5in screen, a faster, quad-core processor and runs the Google's 4.1 'Jelly Bean' version of Android.

At the time of its unveiling back in August, , only saying that "a decision has not yet been made whether this product will be made available in Australia."

The Galaxy Note II is currently available in Europe, Asia and the Middle East and was officially released in the US last week.