The Amazon Kindle Fire isn’t the only $200 tablet getting a software update. Barnes & Noble has just rolled out a software update for its year-old NOOK Color tablet. NOOK Color v1.4.1 includes a number of updates including: Support for streaming movies and TV shows from Netflix (for $7.99 per month) Comics and graphic novels […]
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NOOK Color hackers working on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
The Amazon Kindle Fire isn’t the only $200 tablet that’s already running an early version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A team of developers has started porting ICS to run on the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. Barnes & Noble released the NOOK Color last year, and recently dropped the price to $199 to […]
How to add sideloaded apps to your NOOK Tablet home screen, app library
There are about a thousand apps available for the NOOK Tablet in the official Barnes & Noble Shop. But it’s easy to add thousands of additional apps by downloading them off the internet or installing a third party app store on the tablet. Update: Sideloading Android apps on a NOOK Tablet requires a device running […]
Cyber Monday 2011 deals on mobile tech
Black Friday may have come and gone, but many of the price cuts we saw on items last week are still available today… and retailers are running a number of new promotions for Cyber Monday. While there are some great deals on hardware that you can order online, some of the best deals are software, […]
Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet review
The NOOK Tablet is the second Android tablet from Barnes & Noble, but it’s the first one that the company calls a tablet. That’s because while the first model was positioned as an eBook reader that could also run some apps, Barnes & Noble improved the processor, increased the RAM and storage space, and expanded the […]
Barnes & Noble drops NOOK Color price to $199, NOOK Touch to $99
Barnes & Noble’s new NOOK Tablet may be faster and offer more memory and storage than the 1-year-old NOOK Color. But instead of discontinuing the NOOK Color to make room for the new tablet, the company has decided to keep it around… at a lower price. While the NOOK Tablet will go on sale next […]
Barnes & Noble unveils NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble introduced its latest NOOK device today. The new NOOK Tablet looks almost exactly like the popular NOOK Color which was released last year — it has the same case design and the same display. But as expected, the new device has a faster processor, more memory, and more storage. The new tablet […]
NOOK Color price drops to $200 ahead of NOOK Tablet launch
On Monday Barnes & Noble is expected to introduce a new NOOK Tablet for $249. According to leaked documents the company also plans to drop the price of the NOOK Color and NOOK Simple Touch — but some retailers aren’t waiting until Monday. Best Buy announced a prie drop for the NOOK Color today. You […]
Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet coming Nov 16th for $249
Update: Barnes & Noble has officially launched the NOOK Tablet, as well as new pricing for the NOOK Color and NOOK Simple Touch. Barnes & Noble is expanding the NOOK family with a new NOOK Tablet. According to leaked documents it will go up for pre-order on Monday and ship November 16th. The tablet will […]
Rumor: New Nook Color announcement coming Nov 7th?
Nate at The Digital Reader hears that Barnes & Noble will hold an event on November 7th, and that the company could be ready to unveil its next-generation NOOK Color. Meanwhile, Microsoft is holding a Windows Phone event on November 7th. Coincidence? Man, I hope so. Seriously, I know Nokia generated a lot of excitement […]