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It's Official: Barnes & Noble Rolls Out 8GB Nook Tablet for $199

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:04:55 -0600

Tablets, Barnes & Noble, NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble on Tuesday officially introduced a previously rumored 8GB version of its low price Nook Tablet. By cutting internal storage in half from 16GB and reducing the amount of RAM to 512MB, B&N was able to shave $50 off the retail cost and sell the new version for $199, the same exact price as...

B&N NOOK Tablet firmware update blocks app sideloading

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:42:08 -0600

Tablets, Barnes & Noble, NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble has slammed shut the loophole allowing NOOK Tablet owners to install third-party apps, pushing out a new firmware update – v1.4.1 – that closes the door on all but the retailer’s own, approved software. Described as making “minor system enhancements” to the Android-based ereader by B&N...

Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet already rooted

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:52:27 -0600

Tablets, Barnes & Noble, NOOK Tablet
Keeping up the tradition of hacked Nooks, XDA-Developers forum contributors have posted a full root for the Nook Tablet. A combination of USB drivers as well as either a batch program or a command line sequence will let users freely install or remove apps on the Android 2.3 slate. The hack, zergRush,...

Nook Tablet limits internal storage for non-B&N purchased content to 1GB

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:31:55 -0600

Tablets, Barnes & Noble, NOOK Tablet
Well, this is definitely a bummer. Barnes & Noble has spent a fair amount of time talking up all of the Nook Tablet's internal advantages over the Kindle Fire, a list that includes 16GB of storage to the Fire's 8GB. That particular spec may not be quite as good as it looks on paper, however. It seems...

Barnes & Noble launches Nook Tablet, lights a fire under Amazon

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:45:24 -0600

Tablets, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, NOOK Tablet
Yep, we had a feeling this one was coming. As expected, bookstore mega-chain Barnes & Noble has launched its answer to Amazon's Kindle Fire (and to a lesser extent, Kobo's multimedia Vox slate) -- also as expected, the thing looks an awful lot like its predecessor, the recently discounted Nook Color,...

Barnes & Noble responds to Amazon with Nook iPad app update

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:33:32 -0500

Tablets, Apple, Barnes & Noble, iPad, iPad 2
Just as Amazon revealed that it will be offering its iPad app Kindle users access to newspapers and magazines, rival Barnes & Noble has done the same with an announcement that periodical access for its iPad Nook app will come "in the coming days".

The app gives users access to 175 magazines and...