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Grab Your Nook Color! Mighty Eagle Swoops into B&N Stores
Posted Jun 28 2011 by Vincent Messina in News with 2 Comments
Rovio has teamed up with Barnes & Noble to give Nook Color users an exclusive first look at Angry Birds’ location based gaming project: “Magic Places.” Any Nook Color user who partakes in some in-store Angry Birds gaming will be treated to an exclusive Angry …
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Barnes & Noble Introduce All-New, Android-Powered NOOK
Posted May 24 2011 by Scott Webster in News with 4 Comments
And there you have it, another NOOK from Barnes & Noble. Officially unveiled this morning at a New York press event, the Simple Touch Reader, features a 6-inch touchscreen with E Ink Pearl technology and a a “best-in-class” battery life, with 2-month stand by time. …
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Barnes & Noble Expected to Announce Another Nook on May 24
Posted May 5 2011 by Scott Webster in Rumors with 2 Comments
Barnes & Noble is expected to announce another device in their NOOK lineup later this month, possibly more powerful than its predecessors. Although the full details remain hazy at this point, whispers peg the new model with a couple of potential features. On one side, …
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Barnes & Noble Accuses Microsoft of Anti-Android Scheme
Posted Apr 28 2011 by Chuck Falzone in News with 0 Comments
In response to a lawsuit brought by Microsoft claiming that Android-based Nook devices infringe on patents, Barnes & Noble has fired back, asserting that Microsoft is misusing their patents in an anti-competitive scheme against Android. You may recall that Microsoft threatened HTC with its pile …
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NOOK Color v1.2 Adds Support for Apps, Email, and More!
Posted Apr 25 2011 by Scott Webster in News with 3 Comments
Barnes & Noble announced a large firmware update today for their popular NOOK Color, including Froyo and Adobe Flash support as well as other tablet-like options. As we’ve been anticipating for quite some time, the NOOK Color now has access to a select set of …
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B&N Starts Shipping NOOKcolor, Update Due Next Week for NOOK 3G
Posted Nov 16 2010 by Scott Webster in News with 0 Comments
Barnes & Noble just shot over an email advising that the their new NOOKcolor eReader has already begun shipping. Running Android 2.1 and looking very awesome, the new color eReader features 8GB internal memory (6,000 NOOKbooks), a 7-inch color screen, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), 3.5mm headphone …
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“NOOKcolor” Revealed by Barnes & Noble
Posted Oct 27 2010 by Thijs Koot in News with 2 Comments
The fog has finally lifted around the new E-reader of Barnes & Noble, of which Cnet had the first picture a couple of days ago. There was a little doubt at Cnet wether it sported an E-Ink or LCD-screen, but it turned out to be an “boring” LCD-screen.
And could somebody please explain why B&N doesn’t call it an Android tablet instead of E-reader?
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Droid & nook Top TIME List of Gadgets
Posted Dec 8 2009 by Scott Webster in News with 5 Comments
As if we needed more credibility to Android or the Droid specifically. Motorola’s signature handset has topped TIME’s annual list of gadgets for 2009, saying this marks “Android’s first credible challenge to the iPhone”. Huzzah! Validation feels good, but so does getting to say “I …
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Barnes & Noble’s “nook” Run Android, Has WiFi, PDF Support and More
Posted Oct 20 2009 by Scott Webster in News with 21 Comments
The buzz word this week seems to be eBook Readers – specifically the Barnes & Noble ‘nook’ which makes its debut today. Why would an Android site be talking about an eBook Reader, you might ask? Well as it turns out, this one has Android …
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Pouring Water on the B&N eReader Rumor?
Posted Oct 9 2009 by Scott Webster in Rumors with 13 Comments
All the excitement around today’s news of a Barnes & Noble eReader running Android may end up being for naught. According to IREX Technologies, their new DR800SG series eReader is going to be the device that Barnes & Noble uses for their Kindle-killer. This soon-to-be …
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