I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately from people trying to decide which Nook Color alternate firmware to go with, CM7 or Honeycomb. CM7 is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Honeycomb is Android 3.0, the first version of Android designed for tablets instead of smartphones. Both have their pluses and minus, but one clearly […]
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Nook Color vs BlackBerry PlayBook Comparison (Video)
Here’s the link to a new review and video review comparing the Nook Color vs the BlackBerry PlayBook, two of the top 7″ tablets on the current market on two different ends of the tablet spectrum. One is budget and one is business. The Nook Color is focused on e-reading, and can be transformed into […]
App Review: Nook Android Tablet App with Magazines, Newspapers (Video)
Barnes and Noble has released an update for the Nook Android app designed to add support for 7-inch and larger tablets with Android 2.1 and up. The update adds newspaper and magazine subscriptions for tablets, and comes with a new tablet-optimized layout. I decided now was a good time to put together a review and […]
Sales and Deals: Ebook Readers and Tablets
Here’s a list of ebook readers and tablets that are currently on sale or that have been recently discounted, along with some refurbished items. Additionally, Borders is running a 50% off sale on ereader cases. They don’t have a very wide selection but there are some good deals. They have quite a few Kobo covers.
Dozens of Free TextVooks for Kindle, Nook, iBooks
This week there are dozens of TextVook’s available for free in the Kindle store, Nook store, and in iBooks. Most are regular TextVooks, but there are also a handful of animated TextVooks. These usually cost $1.99 each for the regular, and $6.99 for the animated versions. They have been free all week and could expire […]
Nook Color: How to Install CM7 ROM for Android 2.3 and Android Market (Video)
I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about a ROM for the Nook Color called CM7, short for Cyanogen 7. I’ve already tested the Honeycomb ROM for Nook Color and thought it was time to move onto something new, so today I put together a how to tutorial and video review for CM7 on […]
The Nook 2 is Coming May 24th, a New eReader From Barnes and Noble
We’ve all been wondering when Barnes and Noble would finally update their original E Ink Nook—it’s been out nearly 18 months now; that’s pretty long by electronics standards—and now it looks like a new Nook, let’s dub it the Nook 2, will launch on May 24th. This news comes via a federal filing that Barnes […]
Free Nook Books and Free Kindle Books
Here’s a list of free Nook and Kindle ebooks to start off the weekend, along with one free game for the Kindle. As usual, most of these are promotional and are only free for a limited time. These ebooks will work on the Kindle and Nook ebook readers as well as all the free ebook […]