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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 31, 2012
Koobe, one of the greater China market's biggest maker of e-reader devices, has partnered with Qualcomm today at the Taipei International Book Fair to announce the mirasol display equipped Jin Y...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 19, 2012
Amazon is pushing out Software Version 6.2.2 for the Kindle Fire over the air, and it's also available for manual installation. Here's what's new:
Enhances fluidity and performan...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 17, 2012
Amazon has been quick to tell us how popular the Kindle Fire has been the past couple of months, but we've yet to see any real numbers. Perhaps that will change Jan. 31, when the online retailer...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 30, 2011
Don't blink. If you do, you might miss your Amazon Kindle Fire updating to software Version 6.2. Amazon's not really saying what's new in the update other than "provides improvement...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 23, 2011
Fora while now Qualcomm has been working on its mirasol display technology and despite rumors of a delay, they've now announced in partnership with Kyobo in South Korea to bring to market the wo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 21, 2011
The folks at iFixit have done their thing to the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. Not a whole lot to learn here -- it's got electronics and stuff inside. You're not likely to be doing any sor...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 16, 2011
Not content with letting that ... other tablet ... ship a day early, Barnes & Noble's dropped word that its new Nook Tablet -- be sure to check out our hands-on -- also has shipped a day ear...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 09, 2011
Just in case you've not already updated as of yet -- Barnes & Noble is now sending out emails letting everyone know Nook Newsstand has now been added to the Nook for Android app along with a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 07, 2011
If you loved the Nook Color, which quickly went from e-reader status to beloved hacker tablet, you're going to love the new Barnes & Nobile Nook Tablet. And make no mistake, boys and girls: ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 07, 2011
We're at the Union Square Barnes & Noble store this morning in Manhattan for the unveiling of the next iteration of the Nook, which we last week learned should be the Nook Tablet. Liveblogga...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 05, 2011
Barnes & Noble might be waiting for Monday to drop the Nook Color to $199 as the Nook Tablet takes over, but Best Buy's coming out of the gate first, already shaving $50 off the popular 7-in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2011
Will cost just $50 less than the new Nook Tablet
The venerable Barnes & Noble Nook Color hasn't been left out in the cold just because the new Nook Tablet specs and pricing are here. No,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 31, 2011
Barnes & Noble's whipping up some breakfast on Nov. 7, and it looks like we've got some new hardware in store, too. At the very least, we're promised a "very special announcemen...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 28, 2011
The Nook Color is somewhat of an Android phenomenon, and according to the folks over at The Digital Reader the sequel is potentially just around the corner.
Sources close to them from Barnes ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 25, 2011
Amazon released its third-quarter earnings today. And while the Kindle Fire isn't yet available, CEO Jeff Bezos is pimping pre-orders like they're they lifeblood of the company. And if the r...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 25, 2011
An e-ink Sony PRS-T1 Reader might not be an all-singing, all-dancing tablet-come-e-Reader like the Kindle Fire or the Nook Color. But, as the folks at The Digital Reader have found out, it does run ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 28, 2011
Amazon's big Kindle Fire announcement day has come and gone, and a lot of you may be scratching your head trying to figure out all the news that happened while you were stuck at work or school.&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 28, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing
What do you get when you take a traditional web browser, crunch it through some cloud servers, compress the data and make it more mobile friendly by sharing the loa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 28, 2011
There it is, folks. The Amazon Kindle Fire. Looking a little more like an e-reader than a tablet -- though it certainly does resemble the BlackBerry PlayBook on which it's based -- the Kindle Fi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
We've been patiently sitting back and watching the rumors surrounding Amazon's supposed Android tablet, because, frankly, that's all they've been. Rumor and conjecture. But TechCrunch's MG Siegle...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 23, 2011
Barnes & Noble has announced that the Nook Color will be getting a software update over the air this week. The Version 1.3 upgrade brings access to a number of Time Inc. magazines, including...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWhy do we hack and root Android devices? Because we can. And while it's not exactly the same as rocking a dual-core tablet, the latest Nook -- all six inches of it...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2011
Barnes & Noble's new Nook is smaller, lighter, and has decidedly more geeky inside -- and it's now shipping. For $139, you can get now get the diminutive e-reader that's powered by Android 2...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2011
Believe it or not, folks, you're looking at the latest Android tablet/e-reader/thingy from Barnes & Noble. It's the all-new Nook -- six inches of E Ink Pearl on a Wifi-only device. It weighs ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 07, 2011
An e-mail just dropped from Barnes & Noble, bringing details of its upcoming wave of new applications. First off, devs are now able to register and start submitting apps at NookDeveloper.com....
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 31, 2011
Our very own Phil Nickinson has been quite a busy man, pumping out news, heading down to CTIA to bring us all the coverage, talking tablets with our sister sites, and now hitting TV. As we...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2011
The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a great little $250 e-reader to turn into a decent little Android tablet. But maybe you went just a little too far and borked it. Or maybe you just want to g...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2011
We've read enough books on the Samsung Galaxy Tab to say that e-reading's a breeze on Android tablets. But that hasn't stopped Amazon from wanting to improve its Kindle app, and today it announced it...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 30, 2010
Barnes & Noble today announced that its Android-based Nook line of e-readers is "the company's biggest bestseller ever in its nearly 40-year history." That's, like, EVER. It a...
