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Barnes & Noble drops the price of the Nook Color and Nook Tablet
Barns & Noble has cut the price of the Nook Color and Nook Tablet to $149, $179 (8GB), and $199 (16GB), respectively.
ForeverMap 2 offers first full-fledged mapping solution for B&N Nook Tablet and Nook Color
One of the new downsides of Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet is that it doesn't have access to the Google Play app store; instead it has to rely on the customer B&N solution. As such, it's missing many of the core Google apps, including Maps. As such, owners haven't had much of a high-quality mapping solution for their devices, but Skobbler is trying to change that with the launch of ForeverMap 2 in the Nook App Store.
DC Comics titles now available on Nook Color and Tablet
Barnes and Noble today announced a new partnership with DC Entertainment that brings more than 100 new titles to the Nook Tablet and Color. The company also introduced a new Zoom View reading feature.
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Kobo Vox gets access to Google Play store
Kobo has announced that its Android-powered e-reader will now have access to app from the Google Play store.
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Good Deal: Get $20 off Nook Simple Touch and Nook Color when paying with MasterCard
Barnes & Noble is offering a promotion until June 17th that saves customers $20 when buying a Nook Simple Touch or Nook Color with a MasterCard.
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Nook version of 'War and Peace' replaces all instances of 'kindled' with 'nookd'
In the War and Peace on the Barnes and Noble Nook platform, every instance of the world "kindled" has been replaced with "nookd."
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Good Deal: $20 off Nook Simple Touch and Nook Color
Barnes & Noble is running a Mother's Day deal now through May 12th that knocks $20 off both the Nook Simple Touch e-reader and the Nook Color tablet. Fortunately for us, you don't have to prove that your purchase if for your mother, so that means that anyone can take advantage of the discount.
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B&N CEO: future Nook to have NFC for in-store browsing
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch revealed today in an interview that the company plans to launch an NFC-equipped Nook alongside NFC-enabled hardcover books for an improved in-store browsing experience.
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Nooks with E Ink get seasonal sales boost in summer, tablet bundles doing well
Barnes & Noble's President of Digital Devices tells us the E Ink Nooks traditionally have a surge in sales just before beach weather and around Mother's / Father's Day.
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Barnes & Noble hosting Nook developer workshop in London on March 19th
If you live in London and you're interested in some info on developing for the Nook platform, Barnes & Noble is holding an event on March 19th that might be worth attending.
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Barnes & Noble fiscal Q3 earnings down on higher sales
Barnes & Noble has presented its earnings today for the third quarter of fiscal 2012.
Nook Tablet 8GB official at $199, Nook Color price down to $169
Our sources were right on the money: Barnes & Noble has just announced an 8GB version of its Nook Tablet, pricing it in direct competition with the Kindle Fire at $199.
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Kobo Vox e-reader heading to Best Buy stores
The Kobo Vox 7-inch, Android-based, LCD e-reader goes on sale at Best Buy stores.
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Barnes & Noble profiled by NYT, reveals it's preparing new Nook for spring launch
The publishing industry is looking to Barnes & Noble to save it from declining sales amidst the continued success of the Amazon Kindle.
Nook Tablet hack allows rooting from an SD card
Developers have figured out a simple way to root the Nook Tablet using only an SD card.
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Free Nook Simple Touch and $99 Color with NYT subscription, $199 Tablet with People magazine
In the market for an e-reader? Barnes & Noble is offering some steep discounts on its Nook line — provided you like reading The New York Times or People Magazine.
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Nook sets holiday sales records, Barnes & Noble considering spinoff
Barnes & Noble says the Nook family of e-readers and tablets saw a 70 percent sales boost this year over theh holidays, and the Nook business is doing so well the company is considering spinning it off.
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ReaderDock N-Station: a docking station for the Nook Color and Tablet
ReaderDock has announced the N-Station, a docking station for the Nook Tablet and Color. The station features built-in speakers and allows for USB charging while the device is in use.
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Words with Friends comes to Nook tablets; Twitter and more to follow
Barnes & Noble has announced a new wave of apps for the Nook Color and Nook Tablet, including Words With Friends, Twitter, and Plants vs. Zombies. Most of the apps won't be available until 2012.
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Nook Color 1.4.1 update adds Netflix, comics, landscape reading, and more
Already the visual appearance between Nook Tablet and Nook Color made it hard to differentiate, and now with Color's version 1.41 update, the feature set is beginning to look decidedly similar to its successor. With today's new software, its "biggest ever update," Barnes & Noble is adding Netflix and Flixster video apps, comics, and more!
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Barnes & Noble: Nook is now a $220 million business
Barnes & Noble says its overall Nook sales, including hardware, accessory, and digital content sales, increased by 85% to $220 million in its FY2012 second fiscal quarter.
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Staples Black Friday 2011 deals
For Black Friday 2011, Staples is offering deep cuts on Canon's EOS Rebel T3 DSLR, the BlackBerry PlayBook, camera bags, printers, hard drives, and more.
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Barnes & Noble Black Friday 2011: Nook Simple Touch price cut
Black Friday 2011: Barnes & Noble Simple Touch reader price drops to $79 for Black Friday.
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HP has sold more tablets in 2011 than Samsung, says NPD
An NPD Group study found that HP is the second-leading tablet manufacturer in 2011, responsible for 17 percent of retail sales.
Mog to come preloaded on AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and HTC Vivid
Unlimited music streaming MOG will come pre-loaded on AT&T's new LTE phones, the Sansung Galaxy S Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, and that customers will be able to try the service free for a week.
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Nook Tablet vs. Nook Color
The Nook Tablet and Nook Color are almost indistinguishable in person, in terms of form factor. You can really tell the 1.7-ounce different, however, when holding one in each hand. (The Nook Tablet is actually lighter.) See if you can figure out which is which!
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Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Color vs iPad 2 comparison
Comparison of the Nook Tablet, Kindle Fire, Nook Color, and iPad 2 (Wi-Fi)
Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet: pictures, video, and hands-on impressions
The first hands-on look at the Nook Tablet, Barnes & Noble's Kindle Fire competitor.
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Nook Color price drops to $199.99
Barnes & Noble cuts the price of the Nook Color to $199.99
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Reminder: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet event live blog today at 10AM EST / 7AM PST
The Verge will be live blogging Barnes & Noble's Nook event tomorrow, November 7th at 10:00AM EST.
Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet and Nook Color: pricing, specs, photos, and more
- Nook Tablet can sideload Android apps, no root required Nov 17, 2011, 1:20am EST
- Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Color vs iPad 2 comparison Nov 7, 2011, 10:49am EST
- Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet: pictures, video, and hands-on impressions Nov 7, 2011, 10:45am EST
- Nook Simple Touch updated with new rendering software, $99 price Nov 7, 2011, 10:26am EST
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Nook Color drops to $199.99, courtesy of Best Buy
As expected, Barnes & Noble's Android-based Nook Color has fallen $50 to $199.99 ahead of the presumed announcement of a successor next week.
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Nook Color to drop to $199, get Hulu Plus and streaming music services
According to a document obtained by Android Central, the Nook Color won't only be dropping to $199 but it will also be getting Hulu Plus, Rhapsody, MOG, and Grooveshark apps via a 1.4 software update.