The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet ships with a custom version of Google Android designed to let you download books, periodicals, and apps from the B&N Store. But hackers have been installing other versions of Android for months, allowing you to install Google’s digital content store and tweak everything from the tablet’s home screen to […]
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NOOK Tablet gets Android 4.0 (unofficially with CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)
The first build of Android 4.0 for the NOOK Tablet is now available thanks to a group of independent developers who have ported CyanogenMod 9 to run on the 7 inch tablet. CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 is still rough around the edges and not everything works properly, but you can use the software to surf the […]
Root tool for the 8GB NOOK Tablet now available
Barnes & Noble now offers two versions of the NOOK Tablet. There’s the 16GB model with 1GB of RAM which has been available since November, and a new cheaper model with 8GB of storage and 512MB of RAM. Because of minor differences, it turns out you can’t use exactly the same tools to root the […]
CyanoBoot alpha bootloader released for NOOK Tablet
Now that it’s possible to get around the locked bootloader on the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and load custom ROMs and other software on the 7 inch tablet, independent developers are working to make it easier to manipulate the tablet. A hacker going by the name of fattire has released a new tool called […]
Now you can boot an 8GB NOOK Tablet from an SD card
A week after Barnes & Noble released a new version of the NOOK Tablet, hackers have figured out how to get it to boot from a microSD card. This allows you to circumvent the locked bootloader and load custom firmware on the tablet including ClockworkMod Recovery or custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod 7. The new […]
MIUI 2.2.3 ROM ported to the NOOK Tablet
MIUI is a custom version of Google Android with a highly modified notification area, home screen and app launcher as well as custom apps for browsing files and performing a few other tasks. It’s proven popular with Android smartphone users looking for custom ROMs for their devices — and now you can install a test […]
Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet 1.4.2 software update available
Just a day after introducing a new, cheaper version of the NOOK Tablet, Barnes & Noble has released a software update for the 8GB and 16GB versions of the tablet. According to the company, OS version 1.4.2 “provides minor system enhancements” including an updated email application. Like most previous software updates, there’s also a good […]
B&N to let NOOK Tablet users repartition storage space
One of the big differences between the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and the Amazon Kindle Fire is that the NOOK Tablet offers twice as much storage space. While Amazon’s tablet has just 8GB, the NOOK Tablet is now available with either 8GB or 16GB. But Barnes & Noble reserves most of the space on […]
8GB NOOK Tablet now just $199, NOOK Color drops to $169
As expected, Barnes & Noble has introduced a new version of the NOOK Tablet with just 8GB of storage and 512MB of RAM. It’s available from B&N for $199. You can still pay $249 to get a model with twice the RAM and storage if you prefer. The bookseller is also dropping the price of […]
How to install CyanogenMod 7 alpha on a NOOK Tablet
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet ships with a custom version of Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread. But it doesn’t include the Android Market and it has an unusual app launcher and home screen and only allows you to use 1GB of the available 12GB of disk space for files not downloaded from the B&N Shop. […]