Remember that post from a couple of weeks ago about how someone at XDA forums got Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the latest version of Android designed for tablets, to work on the Nook Color? It turns out the process is far simpler than I thought. There’s no hacking or rooting required. All you need is a […]
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Get a Nook Color, NOOKbooks, Nook Classic for Half Price!
There seems to be a loophole that a number of folks have stumbled across to get a brand new Nook Color for roughly half price or even less. This would apply to the regular E Ink Nook as well and other merchandise from Barnes and Noble, including NOOKbooks. Groupon is running a promotion for $20 […]
Nook Color Android 3.0 Honeycomb Hack (Videos)
One thing is for sure: the Nook Color has a thriving hacking community. And the folks at XDA forums have done it again. Google just released the SDK for Honeycomb—Android 3.0, the first version of Android designed specifically for tablets—on the 26th of January and now someone’s already managed to get Honeycomb running on the […]
Nook: Spotlight Pick and More In Store Offers for February
Barnes and Noble released the February line-up for the More In Store promotion where Nook owners can download exclusive content each week by visiting a B&N retail store. Barnes and Noble also announced the “Spotlight” pick for the month of February. This is a new promotion where they offer the first book in a series […]
Updated NOOK 3G and NOOK Wi-Fi Review with Firmware 1.5
Here’s the link to a new updated Nook review for the original E Ink Nook 3G and Nook Wi-Fi. Thanks to Doug Pardee, a veteran Nook owner, for writing the review. It is very thorough and very accurate and draws fair comparisons between the Nook and the Kindle. Looking back at my original Nook Review […]
Nook Color Firmware Update 1.1 Now Available
Barnes and Noble just released a new firmware update for the Nook Color that adds some new features and fixes some bugs. The update is version 1.1.0 and unfortunately isn’t the BIG update we’ve been waiting for that will upgrade the Nook’s operating system to Android 2.2.
3G Nook Being Phased Out; Nook 2 Coming Soon?
There’s an article at Engadget that has prompted a lot of “Nook 3G not selling well” and “Barnes and Noble dropping 3G Nook” articles. According to the report, Engadget has “hard evidence” from within B&N that the Nook 3G is being discontinued, with sales to seemingly continue until stock is exhausted, and that B&N is […]
B&N’s ePeriodical Subscriptions Thriving Thanks to Nook Color
Barnes and Noble issued a press release today with some surprising statistics about their NOOKnewsstand, B&N’s online store for digital newspaper and magazine subscriptions. According to the press release, digital periodical sales have exceeded expectations with more than 650,000 total subscriptions and single copy sales driven by Nook Color customers. Another interesting stat, since Christmas […]