The latest software update for the Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Nook HD+ enables access to all Google apps including Play, Map, Gmail, and YouTube.

It looks as if Barnes & Noble is trying even harder to get on your Christmas list as they’ve announced prices cuts for both the Nook Color and Nook Tablet.

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Inc. have joined hands to announce a strategic partnership – A B&N subsidiary, provisionally referred to as Newco. Read more for more details, and the unanswered questions.

Google is rumored to be launching a direct-to-consumer store for “Nexus” tablets. Is it doomed, given how Nexus phone experiment failed? Not so much.

Barnes & Nobles have just unveiled their new tablet, the Nook Tablet. The device packs a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and comes with a GB of RAM>

Today, Barnes & Nobles have announced an all new version of the Nook.

XDA member deeper-blue ported the preview SDK version of the next iteration of Google’s mobile OS Android 3.0 on the Barnes & Noble eBook reader, the NOOKColor. Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb has been developed with tablets in mind. This means that when properly streamlined and optimized for tablet computers, Honeycomb will take the mobile computing scene to newer heights. So, in a few days, the NOOKColor will probably have a working version of Android 3.0!

NOOKcolor eReader from Barnes & Noble runs a highly customized version of Android 2.1 but without the Android Market. However, the modding community has hacked the NOOKcolor to get the Android Market working on the device. Nevertheless, Barnes & Noble has now promised that the NOOKcolor eReader will get the Android 2.2 update in January.

The Nook Color has been rooted by the guys at XDA. It can now be used as a cheap Android tablet.

Apparently, Barnes and Noble is set to launch a new ebook reader – the Nook Color, on Tuesday. It is holding an event then, when according to multiple rumors, it will unveil the new Android based eReader. It will likely have a 7 inch color touchscreen display and will be priced at $249. No other [...]

Nook owners rejoice! The popular eBook reader from Barnes & Noble will be getting a major software update in the upcoming month. The update will increase the page turn speed on both the models of the Nook – 3G and Wi-Fi.

Amazon just announced in a press release that the Kindle would be getting a price cut. The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader, with 3G capability.