The Universe of eReaders and eBooks
After Amazon announced its new set of Kindles we didn’t hear anything from its competitors like B&N. However, it was well-known at that time that B&N will announce a new Nook Color in the early November. And now we know the announcement is coming on November 7. In preparation of that B&N is going to [...]
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Chicago Sun-Times has published a story on NookColor with the above title. Those of you are not Kindle fans and want to have a cheap device for e-reading can try NookColor. According to the piece: ..this fall has seen the release of two 7-inch multitouch-capable Android tablets. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is nice enough, but [...]
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Here is the collection of FAQs about NOOKcolor for you. I’ll add more as I get more information about the device. Q: What is the OS of NookColor: A: Android OS 2.1 Q: What is the internal storage of NookColor? A: 8GB Q: Does it support SD card for memory expansion? A: Yes, microSD card. [...]
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After some speculations about B&N’s event, it’s final now. B&N has just announced a new ebook reader called NookColor. It’s a 7″ LCD touchscreen device running Android OS with built-in wifi, and web browser. The price is $249. B&N is taking pre-order now. Supported file type: EPUB (including Non or Adobe DRM) PDF Other documents: [...]
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Nook 3G that is being shipped now by B&N has been updated with new hardware. And it seems it can’t be hacked anymore with the old nookDev’s software. Accoding to NookDev: It appears Barnes and Noble has introduced a new hardware revision or another change which is causing units to become bricks after running the [...]
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A new FCC report reveals that B&N is coming with new Nook. According to Ubergizmo: the main difference from the existing Nook will be that its Sierra Wireless 3G modem supports the 850MHz and 1900MHz bands, though it drops support for the 2100MHz band. Such a move means more international 3G bands will be supported, [...]
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Twook is an application for posting and reading messages on Twitter. This was developed bu Nookdevs. According to Noodevs: The most recent version is 0.0.6. It has 4 custom search buttons, a button to display the favorite tweets for the authenticated user, and search users button. The tweet button is now large and on the [...]
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As soon as B&N lowered the price of Nook to $199, and introduced wifi-only Nook, released a Nook software updates 1.4 with some new features and improvement in Nook’s overall performance: Extended AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspot support — FREE and seamless connection to AT&T’s entire nationwide Wi-Fi network including restaurants, hotels and additional locations, and wherever [...]
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Borders is talking pre-order for Kobo at $149, and the Borders ebook store is supposed to open July 6. To beat the market, B&N finally has released Wifi Nook at $149. Not only that they have also reduced the 3G Nook to $199. This news is amazing in the sense that ereader prices are coming [...]
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Engadget reports with a scrrenshoot regarding a wifi-only Nook. It’ll be sold at $149 same as the Kobo reader being sold by Borders. There are rumors that it’s coming this Wednesday. It seems not realistic. Why does B&N release a new Nook without any campaign within such a short time interval? However, it’s reasonable to [...]
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