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Lilbits: Surface with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 leaked, Indiegogo tries to build confidence, and Precursor could ship soon

Qualcomm introduced its Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor in December, promising an enormous 85% performance boost over the company’s previous-gen chip for Windows laptops and tablets. So far no devices with the processor have officially launched. But leaked benchmarks for an unannounced Lenovo device suggested that the chip really might deliver on that promise, at […]

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B&N NOOK GlowLight 4 eReader coming December 8 for $150

In news I was not expecting to write anytime soon, Barnes & Noble has a new eReader. The new NOOK GlowLight 4 features a 6 inch E Ink display with 300 pixels per inch, a front-lit display with adjustable color temperature, physical page turn buttons and a touchscreen display, plus a USB-C charger. It’s now available […]

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B&N launches Nook Glowlight Plus with 7.8 inch display (and $200 price tag)

Most Nook and Kindle eReaders to ship in recent years have sported 6 inch E Ink displays, which means that if you really wanted a larger (or smaller) option, you had to look elsewhere. But B&N’s new NOOK GlowLight Plus sports a 7.8 inch E Ink display, the largest to date for any NOOK device. […]

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B&N issues recall for NOOK Tablet 7 power adapters

A few weeks after Barnes & Noble stopped selling NOOK Tablet 7″ hardware in stores and through its website due to faulty power adapters, the company has issued a recall for those power adapters. You can register for the recall at the B&N website, and the company will issue a pre-paid shipping label that you […]