Nook Color and Tablet get another price slash to $139 & $159

As Barnes & Noble prepares for the launch of its brand spankin' new Nook HD and HD+, the company is apparently looking to unload some of its old stock by dropping the prices.

More iPad 3 rumor goodness: 16GB & 32GB models coming, 8GB iPad 2 ready as well

With Apple’s iPad 3 event scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, the rumor mill concerning the world’s most popular tablet has gone into overdrive.

So far, we’ve heard that the iPad 3 will be slightly thicker to accommodate several new features, …

Barnes & Noble misses Street expectations, but thankfully Nook business is up nearly 40%

Barnes & Noble missed Wall Street expectations with its fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday, but at least it had some positive news on deck. Not only did the company announce the $199 8GB Nook Tablet, but also its overall Nook …

Barnes & Noble to launch 8GB Nook Tablet to better fight Kindle Fire, says report

Barnes & Noble will soon launch a cheaper 8GB model of its Nook Tablet to help the company compete with Amazon’s blazing Kindle Fire sales, according to a document obtained by The Verge.

The current Nook Tablet runs $249, but …

Barnes & Noble working on a new Nook, finally going international

Barnes & Noble is reportedly working on a new e-reader device that could help the book publisher take on both Amazon and the international market.

Barnes & Noble’s line of Nook e-reader devices, which first debuted in 2009, are helping …

Barnes & Noble explores spinning off Nook business

Amid record digital sales and floundering physical sales, Barnes & Noble announced today that it plans to explore spinning off its Nook and e-book business.

Barnes & Noble is in the precarious position of having its losing physical bookstore business …

Apple may be eyeing smaller sizes for the iPad

Sources in Apple’s Taiwan-based manufacturers say the tech giant may be thinking of downsizing the iPad’s 9.7-inch screen size.

According to Taiwanese blog Digitimes, which gets frequent (and often accurate) reports from many gadget component manufacturers, Apple may be preparing …

Kindle Fire ships over 3M units, may already be no. 2 tablet after iPad

Amazon’s ultra-cheap Kindle Fire has already shipped between 3 and 4 million units. Combined with news of excellent Black Friday sales last week, the Fire may already be the number two tablet after the Apple iPad.

As far back as …

Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet follows Kindle Fire with early release today

Barnes & Noble has released its new $249 Nook Tablet today, following Amazon’s lead by unleashing its e-reader/tablet hybrid on the market a day early.

“Nook Tablet is the best wireless reading and entertainment tablet in the 7-inch class, and …

Kindle Fire sets developer hearts aflame, says survey

Speaking volumes about the sorry state of Android tablets, North American developers are far more interested in Amazon’s Kindle Fire than any other Android slate, according to a survey by mobile app framework company Appcelerator.

Out of a survey of …

Print is dying: E-readers start slaughtering print book sales (infographic)

If you believe in karma, it should come as no surprise that e-readers are slowly killing off print books — perhaps in retaliation for all those trees murdered over the years.

With the launch of Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Kindle …

Surprising number of consumers could buy the Kindle Fire instead of the iPad 2

Tablets in all shapes, sizes and price ranges will greet shoppers this holiday season. The iPad currently reigns supreme, but can a more moderately priced, smaller device like the Kindle Fire win over gift-buying consumers?

Absolutely, says consumer electronics review …

Kindle Fire will launch with apps for Netflix, Facebook, Angry Birds and more

Amazon’s ridiculously hyped Kindle Fire tablet will launch next week with apps from Netflix, Facebook, Rovio, Electronic Arts, PopCap and more, with several thousand apps available in total, the company announced.

The Kindle Fire, like the Nook Color and some …

Dylan’s Desk: Welcome to the age of integration

Apple understands it. Amazon understands it.

But nearly every other gadget manufacturer is missing the point: It’s not about the specs any more. It’s about the ability of devices to deliver a seamless, integrated, easy-to-use experience that combines plenty of …

E-reader wars: How the Nook Tablet compares to the Kindle Fire

In a remarkably speedy attempt at one-upmanship, Barnes & Noble announced its new Nook Tablet today, a direct competitor to Amazon’s similar Kindle Fire.

They have a lot in common. Both are 7-inch, sub-$300 Android tablets, and both are shipping …

Hands-on with the Nook Tablet, and a chat with B&N’s Nook CTO (video)

Let me make it clear up front: The Nook Tablet looks and feels exactly like last year’s Nook Color. But Barnes & Noble is hoping that its beefed up hardware will make it a worthy contender against Amazon’s upcoming Kindle …

B&N revamps $99 Nook Simple Touch with better E-Ink screen, drops Nook Color to $199

Alongside Barnes & Noble’s announcement today of its new $249 Nook Tablet, it has also revealed that it’s upgraded its Nook Simple Touch e-reader with faster rendering software and a new E-Ink screen while also dropping the price to an …

The $249 Nook Tablet : Like the Nook Color, but built for HD media

‘Tis the season of cheap tablets. Today Barnes & Noble announced its Kindle Fire competitor, simply called the Nook Tablet.

The company announced the $249 tablet today at a press event at its Union Square store in New York City, …

Barnes & Noble’s $249 Nook Tablet to challenge Amazon’s Kindle Fire

Barnes & Noble is taking on Amazon and its Kindle Fire tablet by expanding its lineup of Nook e-readers to include a lighter, faster, 7-inch color touchscreen device called the Nook Tablet, according to documents obtained by Engadget.

The Nook …