So Barnes and Noble has officially made known that they plan on entering the tablet market with their NOOK Tablet. This announcement came after Amazon unveiled their first tablet device, the Kindle Fire. Both of these devices run on Android, albeit a heavily modified version of our favorite mobile OS. But, it has been awhile since Amazon introduced all… Read more
We had already seen that the Nook Tablet was the real thing a few days ago, and Barnes and Noble has stuck to their schedule and officially announced the newest member of the Nook family this morning on the East coast. The device looks exactly like the original Nook Color, but the internals are certainly geared more towards a “tablet” experience, rather… Read more
Barnes and Noble has something to announce soon, real soon, but it looks like the cat has already jumped out of the bag. At least that’s what we can tell from a recent leak that broke cover today. According to the fine folks at Android Central, the newest device in the Nook family line-up will be landing in the middle of this month and pack quite the… Read more
Rumors about the NOOK Color 2 aren’t hard to come by these days, and it doesn’t look like Barnes and Noble, the brick-and-mortar bookseller that launched the color eReader late last year, is trying to keep the rumor mill quiet, either. If this invite is any indicator as to what’s going to be announced on the seventh of November, we can probably expect some… Read more
Ever since Barnes & Noble revealed the very first Android-powered NOOK, the eReader line-up has done pretty well for itself. Now that it features one of the best eReaders out there (the NOOK Touch), along with an affordable tablet alternative (the NOOK Color), the book seller is looking to expand its product availability. Starting soon, you’ll be able to… Read more
As anyone is well aware, the NOOK Color is a pretty reliable Android eReader. What’s more, though, is that the tablet-like device suddenly becomes a real tablet when you get into a little bit of development behind the scenes. But, as anyone might assume, Barnes & Noble wants you to look at the NOOK Color in the way they meant it, and that means without any… Read more
If you’re in the market for an Android-based tablet, but don’t want to spend the money for one of those “high-end” devices, then you’ve probably heard someone mention the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. While it’s positioned as an eReader, the device itself actually works quite well for a mid-range tablet device, after some modifications. With that in mind, it… Read more
For those of you out there with a Barnes & Noble NOOK Color, today is your lucky day. If you like updates, anyway. The giant book seller has announced via their official blog that the Color has been graced with a brand new update, which is available right now. Along with the standard performance improvements, this update actually packs in a few interesting… Read more
Barnes & Noble announced today pre-order availability for their new simplified Nook e-book reader, The Simple Touch. This Wi-Fi-only e-ink tablet runs $139 and will be shipping on June 10th. The 6″ display is black & white, and, as the title suggests, is touch sensitive. The Simple Touch runs Android 2.1 without Market access. But B&N is launching a new… Read more
This is great news for people who like testing new software and tinkering around without actually altering (and potentially damaging) their hard earned gear. XDA-Developers member deeper-blue has made public his project that patches together the Honeycomb SDK emulator images, parts of CyanogenMod, and other little bits, allowing Android 3.0 to run on a… Read more
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