A few people over at XDA have already managed to root the new Nook Touch with GlowLight. There are a couple of ongoing threads on the subject: Nook ST GlowLight – ready to root? and New Nook GL rooting. And there are detailed directions for manual rooting at Nookdevs. The process is different than rooting […]
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How to Backup and Restore Nook Glow and Nook Simple Touch
Now that the Nook Glow has been released, development is already underway to get it rooted just like the original Nook Simple Touch. But the #1 most important thing to do before rooting or experimenting with any hacking is to create a backup so that you can restore your Nook Glow or Nook Touch to […]
Nook Touch with GlowLight Review Part 1 – Plus Video Review and Photo Gallery
Since my Nook Touch with GlowLight arrived from Barnes and Noble I’ve been spending a lot of time playing with it and testing out the new GlowLight. I decided I would go ahead and put together this initial review along with a video review and a photo gallery showing the new Nook in action and […]
First Impressions of the Nook Touch with GlowLight – A Reader’s Review
Editor’s Note: This first impressions review of the Nook Touch with GlowLight (dubbed NookGL) was submitted by Cloudmann in the comments section of an earlier post. It’s kind of hidden over there so I thought I’d give it a post of its own since it is well-written and informative. Plus this gives everyone a good […]
New Nook Touch with GlowLight Shipping Ahead of Schedule
Barnes and Noble has started shipping out their new Nooks with frontlit screens a week earlier than expected. They did the same thing with the Nook Tablet so that’s not surprising. Initially the Nook Glow was slated for a May 1st release, but display units have started arriving in some stores this week and now […]
GlowLight Nook Touch Details Revealed, Now up for Pre-Order (Video)
Barnes and Noble officially announced the new Nook Touch with GlowLight today. It is up for pre-order right now from Barnes and Noble with a release date of May 1st. The new Nook Touch is pretty much a twin to the original Nook Touch in size, shape, and functionality, but it comes with a nifty […]
B&N to Unveil Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Soon
Well, it looks like the rumors and speculation were true. Barnes and Noble does have a lighted ereader in the works—it’s called the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight—and they could announce it as soon as tomorrow or perhaps next week (now that the cat is out of the bag they might as well make it […]
Rooted Nook Touch Gets Multi-touch Support (Videos)
The developers over at XDA have figured out how to enable multi-touch on the rooted Nook Touch. One of the main benefits of multi-touch on the Nook Touch, along with the No Refresh App, is improved usability for PDF apps. You can easily zoom in and out using pinch-zooming and the No Refresh App keeps […]