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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...

NEW YORK -- 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 its ...

The Nook hacking frenzy seems to be as active as the first wild days of iPhone cracking, with new news arriving all the time. Now owners of the Barnes & Noble e-reader can “jailbreak” the device ...

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” ...

I was pleased that Barnes & Noble (B&N) had updated its HD line with Google Store. I knew this software upgrade would make the low-priced HD — usually $149 to $199 ...

The Nook has pleasantly surprised publishers, who worry about Amazon's domination of the e-market. Unveiled to skeptical reviews in 2009, the Nook is estimated to account for about 25 percent of the U ...

The software giant is considering paying up to $1 billion for certain digital assets of the joint venture, according to internal documents obtained by TechCrunch. Steven Musil is a senior news editor ...