Barnes & Noble is preparing to launch its first new tablet since 2012. In its latest financial report, company officials say B&N is in discussions with hardware partners to develop a new color NOOK device that’ll launch in early fiscal 2015. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait until next year to see a next-gen […]
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5 Tablets that changed the Android landscape
You can’t swing a dead cat5e cable around without hitting an Android tablet these days. It’s almost hard to believe that tablets weren’t always part of the Android landscape. I mean, there were some attempts to put Android on all kinds of platforms in those early days. Later there were a few large-screen Android tablets […]
B&N is done making NOOK tablets, will keep delivering NOOK eReaders
Barnes & Noble is pulling the plug on its NOOK tablet line, and will stop manufacturing new Android tablet, although the retailer will reach out to other device makers. In other words, you may still be able to walk into a B&N store and buy a tablet with the NOOK Shop preloaded a year from […]
B&N NOOK Color gets official CM10.1 nightlies (Android 4.2)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Color was the first popular 7 inch Android tablet to sell for under $250. It went on sale in the fall of 2010, and while the tablet features a highly customized version of Android designed to work with B&N’s app and book stores, it didn’t take hackers long to figure […]
NOOK Color gets Android 4.2 with CyanogenMod 10.1 Alpha
It’s been almost two and a half years since Barnes & Noble released the NOOK Color, and it’s been over a year since the company stopped offering any significant software updates for the 7 inch tablet. But just because the NOOK Color has been discontinued doesn’t mean you can’t teach an old color eReader new […]
NOOK Color joins the CyanogenMod 10 family with official nightly releases
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Color is a 7 inch tablet with a 1024 x 600 pixel display, an 800 MHz TI OMAP 3 processor, and 8GB of storage. While it ships with a custom version of Google Android designed for use with the B&N book store, folks have been tweaking this tablet for 2 […]
Deals of the Day (11-16-2012)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Color may be starting to show its age, with an 800 MHz single core processor. But B&N’s first Android-based tablet still has a pretty great screen, long battery life, and a case designed to be easy to hold during long reading sessions. Today CowBoom is selling pre-owned models for just […]
NOOK Tablet price drops to $159, NOOK Color goes to $139
Starting November 4th, 2012 you’ll be able to pick up a new B&N NOOK Color for $139 or a  NOOK Tablet for $159. Barnes & Noble is cutting prices of its first two Android tablets to help set them apart from the NOOK HD which has a starting price of $199. Update: Prices have fallen […]
Deals of the Day (10-25-2012)
Sure the B&N NOOK HD will be available in a few weeks for $199 and up. But if you’re looking to save a few bucks, you can buy B&N’s first 7 inch Android tablet for the price of a GooPad mini. The bookseller is selling refurbished NOOK Color tablets in its eBay store for just […]
CyanogenMod 10 Alpha brings Android 4.1 to the NOOK Color
Almost exactly two years after Barnes & Noble first released the NOOK Color, a team of independent developers have released an unofficial build of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the 7 inch tablet. Update: This is now an official build. You can download the latest builds directly from the CyanogenMod download page. The NOOK Color […]