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Barnes & Noble has been making its Nook line of eReaders for a while now. Yesterday Barnes & Noble announced it was cutting prices on two of its most popular Nook products. Both the Nook Tablet and the Nook Color have had prices reduced to their lowest point since the launch of the devices. The new prices are good at all 700 nationwide stores and online.

The Nook Tablet is now available for $179 with the Nook Color going for $149. The Nook Tablet with 8 GB of storage is available for $179 with the 16 GB version going for $199. The Tablet offers access to more than 2.5 million digital book titles in addition to popular movies, TV shows, music, and more. The tablet has a seven-inch screen designed for reading books, magazines, and other content.

When the Nook Tablet launched back in February, the 8 GB version was $199. A $20 price cut could push consumers to buy the Nook Tablet rather than competing products such as the Kindle Fire and other cheap, under $200 Android tablets on the market today. Barnes & Noble last cut the price of the Nook Color in February when it moved to $169.

Other than price cuts, the hardware inside the Nook Tablet and Nook Color remain the same. The 8 GB version of the tablet has 512 MB RAM. Rumors continue to circulate that Apple is working on a smaller version of the iPad dubbed iPad mini. The launch of a cheaper and smaller iPad could have a significant impact on the budget tablet market, forcing prices even lower.

Barnes & Noble cuts prices on Nook Tablet and Nook Color is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning it’s a torrent of magical Apple news, and it’s not going to let up all day long, I guarantee it. We’re just about this close to a new iPhone and perhaps a new iPad mini as well, and what you’re going to find is no less than a billion stories on both coming up in the pipe. Start your journey with the Apple design chief himself talking about how they don’t care about money. Check out the iPad mini tipline and factoids on how it might ship in November. Then if you’re not in for the long haul with Apple, you might want to check out the relatively bad news coming from HTC on how they’re pulling out. Microsoft is also staying vocal with information about Perceptive Pixel and how they’re going big with giant screens.

For those of you interested in Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for your phones, you might be in for a world of hurt if you’re a lover of both LG and Sony. With better interactivity in mind, Barnes & Noble have added maps to the Nook with scobbler. There’s brand new information out there for you BMW motorcycle riders with the BMW C – evolution with Earth friendly tones of green.

One million dollars have been invested in the next big gundam project for Kuratas. Or Iron Man if you prefer.

Apple’s own newest software release OS X Mountain Lion is now the most successful OS release for the company in their history. Saturn’s moon lapetus is having some mysterious ice avalanches. The iOS version of Yelp has had a major update for “awesomeness” as they say. The most gigantic court case in perhaps our entire mobile-covering history is beginning in the USA this week: Apple vs Samsung – and the stakes have never been higher.

If you’re following the Olympics, you’re going to want to get in up close and personal with Google Maps and their brand new Olympics update for London. Microsoft has announced that they’ll be releasing Surface along with Windows 8 on October 26th. There’s a brand new HP tablet out there in the wild. We’ve heard of a new Xbox 720 console out there for testing, and you’ll want to check out the iPhone 5 Frankencasing video as well. Don’t miss it!

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: July 30, 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Display quality is playing an increasingly important role for tablets, with manufacturers now moving towards higher resolution screens or adding other features that add to the overall experience. CNET has heard from a reliable source that Barnes & Noble is planning a shake up with its Nook tablets, saying that the company is aiming to introduce a new 7-inch tablet with “revolutionary screen technology.”

The technology has reportedly been developed in house with the aid of “another company.” Not only that, but it will be the first time the screen technology has made its debut in any product. Other details of the new tablet are minimal, with CNET’s source saying that the tablet will be lighter but continue to run a skinned version of Android.

As to what the screen technology could be, The Digital Reader has tried to break down the various possibilities. Pixel Qi has been working on a screen that matches the Retina resolution on the new iPad while consuming less power, but it hasn’t entered production yet. Mirasol is another option, which would add color to ereaders, but the factory that would produce the technology still needs to be built.

It’s possible that Barnes & Noble’s source is simply hyping up the technology and that it’s a relatively small step. Still, we won’t know until the next Nook tablet is released. Reports indicate that it’s due sometime in September or October, with a lower price point to match more affordable tablets that have cropped up at the $200 bracket.

New Nook will reportedly feature a “revolutionary” screen is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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And just as you thought that your Amazon Kindle for the Web was enough to keep you busy all day, Barnes & Noble is launching a new service that offers an entirely new reading experience on your browser. Barnes & Noble, considered as the largest book retailer in the United States, is launching Nook for Web today. Nook for Web offers avid readers the capability to flip through the hottest digital titles and bestselling books right straight from their computer. Nook for Web can be accessed through today’s standard browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer.

The company said that support for Internet-enabled tablets and smartphones will be arriving as well this fall. For a start, Barnes & Noble is now offering six bestselling NOOK books for free. Titles include Map of Bones by James Rollins, Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, The Vow by Kim Carpenter, The Boxcar Children Summer Special by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Brave by Tennant Redbank and Perfect Island Getaways by Patricia Schultz. You can check out Nook for Web here.

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