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Barnes & Noble announce Mother’s Day price cuts for the NOOK HD and HD+

By Robert Nelson
on 6 May, 2013

Barnes & Noble has announced a price cut for the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets. This time around the price cuts are for those in the US market, however the newly lowered price will only be available for a limited time. Barnes & Noble has timed this drop in price with Mother's Day and as such, these prices will only be in effect through May 12.

NOOK HD update delivers Google Play Store and all its content

By Cory Gunther
on 2 May, 2013

Tonight we have some excellent news to announce from the folks at Barnes & Noble. Just like Amazon, they took the approach of launching Android tablets with their own Nook Store for apps, but today they've changed their tune. Starting today, users will be receiving full access to the Google Play Store on the NOOK HD, and HD+ tablets. Now that $199 slate finally will have everything the others do.

Barnes & Noble announce in-app purchasing for NOOK

By Robert Nelson
on 25 Mar, 2013

Some news for those who like in-app purchases and also happen to be using a NOOK. Barnes & Noble has announced the upcoming availability of in-app purchasing. This support is said to be coming "soon." More specifically, Barnes & Noble has said that "thousands of the most-requested games and apps featuring in-app purchasing" will be available in the coming weeks and months.

NOOK Color gets Android 4.2 thanks to CyanogenMod 10.1

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Feb, 2013

The popular Barnes & Noble NOOK Color tablet has been around for some time. It has seen its fair share of update from B&N specifically, but they've basically stopped any sort of support. While the device runs on Android we've seen various ROM's and development for the slate, and now Android 4.2 has arrived (and beat most tablets) thanks to those hard working developers.

Barnes & Noble warns investors of lower than expected revenues

By Robert Nelson
on 14 Feb, 2013

Barnes & Noble has both announced the date when they would be releasing their third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2013 and also offered a warning for investors. According to details coming from the Barnes & Noble issued statement, the third quarter earnings results would arrive before the market opens on February 28. In addition to the earnings report, the company will also have an investor conference call that same day.

Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean comes available for the Nook HD+ by way of N2A Cards

By Robert Nelson
on 17 Dec, 2012

There have been some ROMs based off of CyanogenMod that will get Jelly Bean on your Nook HD+, however we suspect not everyone is going to want to go that route. If that happens to be the case for you, there is now another option to consider. That being said though, this latest option, which comes by way of N2A Cards does have one point that may turn some away.

Barnes & Noble NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ now available with Walmart

By Robert Nelson
on 13 Dec, 2012

Shopping for a Nook HD or Nook HD+ has just become a bit easier for those in the US. Well, not necessarily easier, but more convenient given the newly announced availability with Walmart. Simply put, Walmart shoppers will now be able to pick up either of these Android based tablets.

Barnes & Noble giving a free book for every Nook purchase through December 25

By Robert Nelson
on 11 Dec, 2012

Barnes & Noble has officially kicked off their latest promotion surrounding the Nook. Except, this promotion is one that will benefit others, as opposed to yourself. Simply put, if you buy a Nook, Barnes & Noble will give a book. The promotion is called “Buy a NOOK, We’ll Give a Book” and the key here is who will be getting the book.

Barnes & Noble announce NOOK Video for UK-based Nook HD and HD+ users

By Robert Nelson
on 10 Dec, 2012

Barnes & Noble first announced Nook Video back in September and as we often see with new video offerings, the availability was limited to select markets. In the case of Nook Video, this was made available for those in the US with the promise of UK availability coming before Christmas.

Barnes & Noble reports huge increase in Nook sales over Thanksgiving weekend

By Dave LeClair
on 29 Nov, 2012

Amazon is not the only company seeing a huge increase in sales over the craziest shopping weekend of the year. In fact, Barnes & Noble is reporting that it sold double the amount of NOOK units over the Thanksgiving weekend. B&N says that NOOK sales "doubled over the four-day Black Friday weekend, across all channels, based on information provided by our channel partners on a sell-through basis compared to the similar period last year.”