• The best eBook reader just got better. Barnes & Noble NOOK Color updated with Android 2.2

    The Barnes & Noble NOOK Color eReader just got updated with Android 2.2 (Froyo). The update adds Adobe Flash Player support, NOOK Friends beta social network for sharing books, 15 new NOOK Kids Read and Play books, NOOK Email, NOOK Books Enhanced with embedded video and audio, and NOOK Newsstand for quick access to magazines…

  • Nook Color gets over clocked

    1st  Ubuntu was ported to the Nook Color and now hackers at the XDA Developers have overclocked  it to run at speeds up to 1GHz. The custom kernel ups the speed of the CPU while running it at a lower voltage, which means longer battery life. The system became unstable at the 1GHz level, but there…

  • Nook Kids? Why Not

    Nook Kids? Why Not

    Barnes and Noble has just released its Nook kids app for the iPad. The app — which is already available on B&N’s Nook Color — is essentially an e-reader with kid-friendly features, and enhanced storybook reading options, making full use of the Nook Color’s (and now the iPad’s) color LCD. Other features of the app include the…