A little over a week ago, I wondered whether the world needed tablets that were significantly less costly and significantly less fancy than the iPad and its most prominent rivals. A couple of ...

Barnes & Noble has updated the firmware of its Nook e-reader to v1.3. The update tweaks existing features and adds a few brand new ones. The most exciting is the addition of a web browser, classified ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Samsung to develop Nook tablets, the book seller said Thursday, as it focuses on its Nook software. Barnes & Noble spent years investing heavily in ...

Software updates tend to bring good things (with notable exceptions), and while the latest update to Barnes & Noble’s Nook is packed with new features, there are some things that could be improved ...

Barnes & Noble has added improved functionality, games, web browsing and other features to its Nook digital reading device after issuing an over-the-air wi-fi software update. In addition to faster ...

[timecom-gdgt url=”http://gdgt.com/barnes-noble/nook/” style=”full” float=”right”] Barnes & Noble has announced that its Nook e-reader software is now ...

I’ve been trying the 1.2 Nook Color software upgrade that gives Barnes & Noble’s e-reader access to third-party apps, as well as adding e-mail, Flash, and other features. (The update must be ...

New York, New York – April 5, 2011 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that all subscribers to The New York Times through NOOK Newsstand™ will also ...

Barnes & Noble is rolling out a software update for its NookColor tablet device that will enhance its functionality and give it access to a wider variety of content from streaming video, music and ...

Microsoft's plan to introduce a new tablet computer, the Surface, has set the stage for a three-way battle with fellow giants Apple and Google in the booming tablet market. So where does the humble ...

You didn't think Barnes & Noble was just going to let Amazon rest on its "vague sales milestones" laurels, did you? The veteran bookseller just announced that the Nook lineup -- 3G, WiFi, and the new ...

The Nook, Barnes & Noble’s belated e-book reader has landed in the hands of several high-profile reviewers, and most are not exactly thrilled with the device. Reaction ranges from calling it “a mess” ...