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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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B&N could launch cheaper 8GB NOOK Tablet this week
On paper the $249 Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet looks a lot like the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire. They both have 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel IPS displays and 1 GHz TI OMAP 4 dual core processors. But the NOOK Tablet has twice the storage of the Kindle Fire and costs $50 more. Now […]
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Deals of the Day (2-17-2012)
Barnes & Noble is offering the NOOK Tablet for $50 off for the second day in a row today. Yesterday you needed to enter a coupon code to get the discount price from the B&N eBay store, but today the 7 inch Android tablet is available for $199 without any coupons at all. Meanwhile Groupon […]
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B&N NOOK Tablet available for $199 (today only)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet normally sells for $249. But today you can pick up the 7 inch Android tablet for $50 off. Just visit the B&N eBay store, add the tablet to your cart, and apply the coupon CNOOKDEAL at checkout. On the one hand, this temporary sale just means you can pick […]
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CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet – video
A team of independent developers have ported a beta version of CyanogenMod 7 to run on the NOOK Tablet. CM7 is a custom version of Google Android based on the open source version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Update: We’ve put together a step-by-step guide for installing CyanogenMod 7 on the NOOK Tablet. At the moment […]
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NOOK Tablet hacks: Flash a custom ROM or boot Ubuntu to restore OS 1.4.0
NOOK Tablet hackers have added a few new tools to their arsenal this weekend. Developer Cobroto has put together one of the first custom ROMs for the tablet, while developer AdamOutler has put together a rather impressive tool based on Ubuntu Linux which you can use to reformat the NOOK Tablet and roll back from […]
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Root a NOOK Tablet with just an SD card
Barnes & Noble has been playing a bit of cat and mouse game with NOOK Tablet hackers. When the company released the 7 inch Android tablet in November, it didn’t take long for hackers to figure out how to sideload apps, root the tablet, and even install the Android Market. Then Barnes & Noble pushed […]
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Amazon and B&N tablets could account for 40 percent of Android tablet sales
Research firm Strategy Analytics estimate that about 10.5 million Android tablets were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2011. That’s more than a 300 percent jump from a year earlier, and the increase in Android tablet shipments means that Android devices now make up about 39 percent of overall tablet sales. But one thing that […]
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ClockworkMod Recovery for the NOOK Tablet (backup, restore, install updates)
ClockworkMod Recovery is a utility that allows Android phone and tablet users to completely backup or restore their device, erase data, or install custom software. Up until recently there was no easy way to install ClockworkMod or any custom recovery on the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet, but hackers have made great progress working around […]