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Nov

21

2011

Amazon May Still Be Making Bigger Tablets, Orders both 8.9 and 10.1 Displays (Rumor)

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by Jack Holt
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Ever since Amazon announced that they would be entering the tablet market it was rumored that they would be bringing different tablet sizes to the table. This rumor became more reputable when Amazon announced the 8.9-inch version of their Kindle Fire.  Well it appears that a 10.1 inch version may also be in the works. [...]

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Sep

4

2011

Nook Color 2 Could Launch This Month

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by Justin Routhier
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color is an all-around consumer favorite and between its 7-inch capacitive touch screen (1024×600 resolution) and Android 2.1 operating system, it doubles as a nice tablet option too (as long as you can follow a few hacking instructions). On that note, Digitimes, a Taiwanese trade publication, has recently reported that B&N [...]

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Jul

30

2011

Binatone releases a non-touchscreen, Android 2.1, QWERTY E-reader

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by Adam Johnson
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Not often you see an Android device that isn’t a touchscreen. Well that what this Binatone ReadMe Mobile is. It is in a sense a cross between a tablet and an e-reader. Check out that nifty QWERTY keypad and directional button, sporting a 7-inch 800×400 display. In all reality this device probably won’t fall under the ‘gotta [...]

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Jul

12

2011

Panasonic Introduces The UT-PB1 E-Reader Tablet With Android On Board

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by Joe Sirianni
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Panasonic has decided to enter the e-Reader war with its newly announced UT-PB1 e-Reader with none other than yours truly, Android on board.  The device, at this time, is just a prototype but it appears to have some promise.  The video below reveals some slight lag and a not that all intriguing UI.  However, in all [...]

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Apr

25

2011

Barnes & Noble Nook Color updated with Froyo apps and flash – hands on

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by Jesse Bauer
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All those with a B & N Nook Color should be happy to hear that a new update is due out and its going to be bringing some nice features to the Android e-reader. Thos features will include access to some Froyo applications, games, Flash Support in web browsing and email. The update does not [...]

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Feb

26

2011

Nook for Android gets an update – Barnes & Noble promise Honeycomb version in Spring

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by Jesse Bauer
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A couple of things to mention for the Nook app from Barnes & Noble. The first is that the Nook app has been updated to version 2.5 and includes a Wish List feature, a library Grid View, as well as a book download progress bar, cause Barnes & Noble knows hoe we LOVE to watch [...]

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Feb

1

2011

Nook Color Honeycomb available for download

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by Jesse Bauer
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Yesterday we showed here that the Barnes and Noble Nook Color ereader can run Honeycomb without any real major issues. This puts the NookColor in league with other tablets that have been shown running Android 3.0, and leaves the other ereaders in the dust. If you want to give it a try, you can download [...]

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Jan

5

2011

Qualcomm Mirasol Promo Video Reveals Pocketbook’s Tablet?

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by Joe Sirianni
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In late November, Pocketbook teased that they would be unveiling, at CES, their Mirasol Tablet/e-Reader in all of its glory.  However, it looks like it’s possible that Qualcomm is giving us a first peak at the device in a promo video for their Mirasol screen technology.  So far, there is very little that we do [...]

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Nov

22

2010

Android e-reader NOOKcolor Commercial Released for Holidays

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by Jesse Bauer
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The Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor running Android gets its video treatment for the holidays featured in the commercial seen below. The NOOKcolor eReader comes packed with full color display (clearly), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 8GB onboard storage, 32GB Micro SD support, 7 inch display, and up to 8 hours of reading battery life among other features. [...]

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Oct

21

2010

New Nook e-reader to run Android

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by Jesse Bauer
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Barnes & Noble is set to release a new rendition of the successful “Nook” e-reader which will be in full color. Finally! I can read my G.I.Joe comics with justice… Aside from that tidbit, the new “Nook Color” (rumored to be the actual name) will be running on Android OS, although we don’t have any [...]

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