Samsung and Barnes & Noble today unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK, a co-branded tablet that brings together a 7-inch Samsung tablet with NOOK’s reading technology and content. The U.S. bookseller previously released its own NOOK tablets and e-readers but exited the market after sales failed to meet expectations. The partnership with Samsung lets it get back into the […]
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Rumour: Microsoft and Barnes & Noble to announce tablet on June 18th
Microsoft has shed little light on its scheduled event on June 18th. Rumours have been suggesting that it will unveil a Microsoft-branded Windows RT tablet (like Google does with its Nexus smartphones). According to TechCrunch sources, they are “somewhat right but mostly wrong.” TechCrunch has learned that the announcement will be made with Barnes & Noble and will focus instead […]
NFC coming to the Barnes & Noble Nook
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft yesterday announced a new partnership in the e-reading space that will see the Nook and Barnes & Noble’s college textbook business spun off into a new subsidiary called Newco (until they come up with a new name). In an interview with Fortune, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch shed a bit more light on what […]
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble form Nook e-book platform partnership
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble today annnounced a new partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary focused on e-reading technologies. The new subsidiary, called Newco until a final name is found, will consist of the Nook unit as well as Barnes & Noble’s college textbook business. Microsoft will make a US$300 million investment in Newco for a 17.6% equity […]
Barnes & Noble announces NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight
Barnes & Noble yesterday unveiled its latest e-reader, the NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight. Glowlight is a lighting technology that solves one of e-readers biggest challenges – reading in the dark. 8 embedded LEDs provide illuminate the 6-inch touchscreen with a “soft, adjustable glow” and allows people to read in low light or dark conditions. It turns on automatically and […]
Barnes & Noble unveils Nook Tablet
As expected, Barnes & Noble today announced the Nook Tablet, billed as “the company’s fastest and lightest tablet with the best in HD entertainment.” Essentially the successor to the Nook Color, it comes with upgraded specifications and more multimedia content (such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Pandora). Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet: Processor: 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4 Operating system: Google […]
Barnes & Noble to launch Nook Tablet for US$249 on November 16th?
Ahead of its launch next week, new details have been leaked about Barnes & Noble’s latest Nook device. While the new Nook Tablet will look very much like the Nook Color, there are a few improvements under the hood. Multimedia, including video, will take on a larger portion of the limelight with bundled Hulu Plus and Netflix apps and new […]
Barnes & Noble to host Nook event on November 7th
Barnes & Noble will be hosting an event on November 7th where it is expected to unveil a successor to its Nook Color tablet. Little is known about it but it is expected to keep the 7-inch display of its predecessor. It will be interesting to see what Barnes & Noble unveils in terms of features and pricing given the […]