We’ve heard word of the Galaxy Note 2 before, but now the benchmarks have leaked, Engadget reports. It’s not certain it’s the Note 2, but the device is listed as the GT-N7100, and the original Note was the N7000, so it looks pretty likely. The page was subsequently pulled, but PhoneArena managed to nab a …

Ouch. Is there a worse feeling than seeing your iPod Touch smack the ground and hearing the unmistakable crack of glass? Just one: picking up the iPod and realizing the screen is shattered top-to-bottom. That was one expensive attack of gravity. This happened to my daughter not long ago, resulting in a fourth-gen iPod Touch that, remarkably, still worked, but …

Despite some delays in shipping, and even some reported problems with the screen, Google and Asus’ Nexus 7 tablet is flying off the shelves. So much so that the 16GB is now sold out, Pocketnow reports. Head to the Google Play store and you’ll see the 16GB version is listed as ‘Coming Soon’. You can sign up to be emailed …

If you look at Ptch’s pedigree, you have to take the start-up seriously. Ptch CEO Ed Leonard was the former chief technology officer of Dreamworks, known for films such as “Shrek” and “Kung Fu Panda,” but left to run the start-up, which last week launched an iPhone app that allows users to easily and quickly create minute-long montage videos out …

Stand by for a new Samsung Galaxy… something. Samsung has notified US press that it will make a ‘major announcement’ on 15 August. Will it be the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or something else? A follow-up to the popular Samsung Galaxy Note tablet is hotly anticipated. A new version of the 5-inch oversized phone / mini-tablet / ‘phablet’ is expected …

The 16GB version of Google’s Nexus 7 is out of stock, as evident by the “Coming Soon” Google Play store. The 8GB version is in stock and ships within 3 to 5 business days. Apparently, Google thought that the $199 8GB version would be the big seller, according to reporting by the Guardian: “The Guardian understands that Google’s planners had thought that buyers on …

Telstra today unveiled the next iteration of its T-Hub connected home-phone concept, switching out the proprietary software that powered the first model for Google’s Android platform. The new T-Hub 2. (Credit: Telstra) The new T-Hub 2 tablet has a 7-inch display, is powered by a 1GHz TI OMAP processor and runs on the Gingerbread version of the Android platform, with …

Samsung’s chief executive predicted last month that sales of the Galaxy S3 would hit 10 million by the end of July and the smartphone appears to have passed that milestone a little early. Shin Jong-kyun, the president of Samsung’s information technology and mobile communication division, told reporters that the Android-powered smartphone surpassed the 10 million sales mark but did not …

CNET Australia is holding a special night, sponsored by Hills Antennas, to give readers a chance to come together with other readers who love their home-entertainment systems, and chat about what really matters in your living room. If that sounds like something you’re keen on, and you can make it to Sydney, then send us your details and we’ll get …

Apple and Google have appealed a ruling by U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner that flat-out dismissed an iOS and Android-related patent case between the two companies. Both tech giants filed appeal notices yesterday regarding the June 22 ruling, Bloomberg reported. Posner had canceled a jury trial over the tit-for-tat infringement claims, saying neither company had been able to prove damages …

The International Trade Commission has upheld a ruling that a Kodak patent in an infringement case against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid — undermining the iconic photography company’s efforts to save itself by selling its patent portfolio. The ITC dismissed the Kodak complaint late Friday, upholding a preliminary ruling made May 21 by ITC administrative law judge Thomas …

Vodafone has had to delay the roll-out of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the Nexus S after finding a software fault. Customers had been expecting Jelly Bean to roll out to the Nexus S today. In a short blog post on the Vodafone Australia website, Vodafone announced it had found that the software “does not meet all the Australian regulatory …

In addition to the Asus Transformer Pad TF300, two other devices will get a bite of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Josh Miller/CNET According to its North American Facebook page, Asus will bring Android 4.1, aka Jelly Bean, to three of its devices: the Asus Transformer Pad, Transformer Pad Prime, and Transformer Pad Infinity. Related Stories Best Gaming PC Deals: Save …

The first images of the Samsung SCH-I200 Jasper have appeared online, giving us a decent look at the midrange Android smartphone. This time, rather than the usual blurry “in the wild” photos, we’re actually treated to press-ready renders of the front and back sides. The details of the Jasper first surfaced a few months back when we heard that the …

HTC One X, meet Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean, HTC One X. That’s the introductions out of the way, so I can get on with telling you that Jelly Bean, the next generation of Android, is coming to the HTC One X and HTC One S. The mobile maker told us: “We know HTC fans are excited to get their hands on …