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Nook Tablet pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON CES 2012: Fire rival up close 11 January 2012 1:11 GMT TweetBack in November, Barnes and Noble announced the Nook Tablet featuring a Kindle Fire beating spec sheet so we thought we'd best take it for a quick spin when we spotted it on show at the CES expo in Las Vegas.
The Nook Tablet packs a TI OMAP4 1GHz...
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Nook Color takes on Amazon with Netflix movies
And Flixster, Nook Comics and PagePerfect 12 December 2011 15:44 GMT TweetIf you thought that Barnes & Noble had cast the original Nook Color out into the wilderness following the launch of the Nook Tablet then think again because the year-old ebook reader come tablet has just seen its biggest software update yet - adding...
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Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet launched
Read all about it 7 November 2011 15:26 GMT TweetBarnes and Noble has announced the Nook Tablet, which features a Kindle Fire beating spec sheet and improved functionality over previous versions.
The Nook Tablet features access to millions of comic books and songs as well as a 1GHz dual-core...
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Waterstone's Kindle rival coming in 2012
Bookseller to release e-reader 9 September 2011 11:02 GMT TweetOn the same day in May earlier this year that it was announced that HMV had agreed the sale of Waterstone's to Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut for £53 million, after coming under increasing pressure by online retail rivals such as Amazon, Play...
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Barnes & Noble Nook Color 2 coming September say sources
With Color E Ink screen? 2 September 2011 16:58 GMT TweetA report from the DigiTimes is suggesting that the Nook Color 2 could be just around the corner - well, September to be exact, so very soon indeed.
The Nook Color 2 is the followup to the Android-powered Nook color, which had built-in mono...
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Barnes & Noble responds to Amazon with Nook iPad app update
Magazines and newspapers to be available 26 July 2011 14:13 GMT TweetJust 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...
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Barnes & Noble uses Angry Birds to show location is future of mobile gaming
HANDS-ON Visit a store to complete levels 28 June 2011 23:43 GMT TweetBarnes & Noble in the US is hoping that Angry Birds fans will be lured into its high street bookshops with the promise that it will help them complete any level they are stuck on opening up a new future for mobile gaming.
Customers who have...
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Amazon hits back at Nook with $164 3G Kindle
Special offers edition extended 25 May 2011 11:22 GMT TweetTiming is everything. With Barnes & Noble announcing the All-New Nook at an event in the States on Tuesday, it should come as no surprise that Amazon made a big Kindle announcement a day later - the availability of a 3G version with special offers...
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All-new Nook touches down for a spot of reading
Touchscreen sequel announced in the US 24 May 2011 16:38 GMT TweetIf you were going to add a touchscreen interface to what is already quite a successful device you'd probably add touch to its title. But not so for Barnes & Noble who has simply added "All-New" in front of its ereader moniker - Nook - for the Wi-Fi...
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Froyo update transforms Nook Color from ereader into full fledged tablet...sort of
Apps and Flash crash land 25 April 2011 15:39 GMT TweetWhen is an ereader not an ereader? When it's a tablet, that's when.
And when is a tablet a tablet? When it gets apps, web browsing and an email program we suppose. And that's exactly what Barnes & Noble's ereader, sorry tablet, the Nook Color,...
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Nook 3G and Nook Wi-Fi update goes live
New features and enhancements for your ebook reader 22 November 2010 22:40 GMT TweetNook might be focusing its efforts on the Nook Color at the moment, but that doesn't mean that owners of the original black and white first generation Nook are getting left out in the colour.
Barnes and Noble has just released NOOK eReader...
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First Look: Nook Color review
FIRST LOOK Will this bring colour to your reading? 28 October 2010 15:13 GMT TweetBook lovers and journalists across New York City gathered at Barnes & Noble’s massive flagship store in Union Square for their “Very Special Event” to launch the new Nook Color, and of course Pocket-lint was there to cover it. The new 7-inch tablet...
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PHOTOS: Nook Color hands-on
Up close and personal with the new colour ebook reader 27 October 2010 9:57 GMT TweetBarnes and Noble has announced the launch of the Nook Color, a 7-inch colour ebook reader that aims to bring colour to your reading, and guess what? Pocket-lint was there at the launch in New York City to see what all the fuss was about and get a bevy...
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Nook Color: Reading gets colourful
Colour tablet disguised as an ebook reader gets US launch 26 October 2010 21:33 GMT TweetBarnes and Noble in the US have announced the release of the Nook Color, a 7-inch colour ebook reader that will go on sale in the US before the end of the year, at an event in New York City.
But rather than opt for Qualcomm's colour capable...
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Nook back in stock as Barnes & Noble starts Valentines sales push
Daily stock updates for sought-after ebook reader 8 February 2010 17:42 GMT TweetThere weren't as many Nooks under Christmas trees as Barnes & Noble may have seen due to strong pre-orders for the device catching the bookseller seriously unprepared, but the company is hoping Valentine's Day will be different.
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