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 […]
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Barnes and Noble extend Nook HD and HD+ discount indefinitely – is this the end?
Good news, bad news time. The good news is that if you missed out on the big Nook HD and Nook HD+ sale for Father’s Day that had Barnes & Noble’s tablets discounted to $129 and $149, respectively, there is still hope. Today B&N announced that they are extending that sale and did not give […]
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Deals of the Day (6-12-2013)
Barnes & Noble continues to sell its NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ for prices as low as $129, and $149 respectively. Sure, these deals started this weekend and continue through Father’s Day, but since the prices are so good, I figure it bears repeating. The NOOK HD is a 7 inch tablet with a 1440 […]
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B&N NOOK HD on sale for $129, NOOK HD+ for $149
Barnes & Noble is offering deep discounts on the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets this week. The company’s latest 7 and 9 inch tablets normally sell for $199 and up, but right now you can buy a 7 inch model for $129 and up, and 9 inch models have prices starting at $149. Those […]
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2 Comments on TechCrunch: B&N to exit the Android tablet biz in 2014, Microsoft could buy NOOK division for $1 billion
TechCrunch: B&N to exit the Android tablet biz in 2014, Microsoft could buy NOOK division for $1 billion
2 Comments on TechCrunch: B&N to exit the Android tablet biz in 2014, Microsoft could buy NOOK division for $1 billionBarnes & Noble’s may be getting ready to pull out of the Android tablet space by the end of next year. TechCrunch reports that Microsoft is seeking to acquire the NOOK business from B&N for about a billion dollars, but that the deal would largely be for the company’s digital bookstore, not tablets like the […]
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B&N slashes NOOK HD, NOOK HD+ are up to $90 off through May 12th
Barnes & Noble is running a Mother’s Day sale on its 7 and 9 inch tablets, and there’s never been a better time to buy one. The company is offering the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ by as much as $90 off the list price. The move comes just days after B&N issued a software […]
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B&N adds Google Play store to NOOK HD, NOOK HD+
Barnes & Noble is stepping up its competition with Amazon in the digital tablet space by adding support for hundreds of thousands of Android apps to its latest tablets. The somewhat surprising thing is that B&N is doing that by adding support for the Google Play Store to the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+. While […]
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Lilbits (4-26-2013): AirDroid 2.0, Ubuntu remixes, NOOK HD+ sale
Facebook recently launched a beta program where a limited group of folks using its Android app could get new features first. To do that, Facebook started sending update notifications to users within the Android app itself, asking users to download and install an update without going through the Google Play Store. It doesn’t seem like […]
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Deals of the Day (4-15-2013)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK HD+ is a 9 inch tablet with a 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a 1.5 GHz TI OMAP 4470 dual core processor, and an Android-based operating system. It’s available with 16GB to 32GB of storage, and unlike some tablets, it has a microSD card slot if you decide you want […]
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Deals of the Day (2-06-2013)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK HD is a 7 inch tablet which normally sells for $199. But right now you can pick one up for $229… which is actually a pretty good deal, since B&N will also toss in a refurbished NOOK Simple Touch to sweeten the deal. You can use either device to read […]