Four days after its release a root has been provided for the Nook Tablet to turn it into a full Android tablet. The Nook Tablet was released November 16, earlier than originally expected, and probably due to Amazon’s Kindle Fire release date. Here’s the 6.9Mb download file that comes with the instructions at XDA Developers.
Kobo Reader Promo
Received the following promo email from Kobo. There’s some useful links you may want to check out. Note: If you have an Amazon account you can buy the Kobo 6-Inch eBook Reader from Amazon
Nook for Android
I tried to download the Nook reader for Android, however I got the message: “the item cannot be installed in your device’s country”. This is for my Bell Samsung GT9000M smartphone. What’s up Barnes & Noble? Why can’t I read books and magazines here in Canada? There’s also a lot of comments on the Marketplace
New Barnes & Noble eReader Tablet
Monday, Barnes and Noble revealed their new tablet, called the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet. It is interesting to note that B&N is calling this a tablet, not an eReader, the applications are certainly digital text focused as expected. It has a US price of $249. This is $50 more than Amazon’s Kindle Fire, but
Google Bookstore Live In Canada
Google made their bookstore available to Canadians on Tuesday. http://books.google.ca/ebooks
New Nook November 7
It is rumored that November 7th Barnes and Noble will release a new Nook Color. No specifications are known yet however this rumored Nook will almost undoubtedly have a seven inch screen. The B&N stores are apparently transforming a section in the stores for this announcement (has anyone seen this, got pictures?).
Blackberry Playbook Buy 2 Get 1 Free
Does this seem like an act of desperation? RIM is now offering a special from now to December 31, 2001. Buy 2 Playbooks and get a third one free!
Kobo Vox launches Oct 28
[Update: The Kobo VOX release has been delayed to Nov 2, no word as to why yet] Kobo’s new eReader Vox is coming out this Friday Oct 28 Nov 2 and is available in Canada at Chapters and Indigo (see locations). Although we’ve mentioned the Kobo Vox specifications before, here they are again. You can
iPad 2 Security Issue with Smart Cover
Thought your iPad was protected? It has been discovered that someone can easily unlock your iPad 2, even if it is password protected. All you need is a iPad Smart Cover (?!).
5 million Kindle Fire Tablets
Amazon is projected to sell 5 million Kindle Fire tables when it releases November 15th. Amazon received 95,000 pre-orders when the Kindle Fire was announced and has been getting 20-25,000 orders a day since then. At a price point of US$199 it is within many people’s budget to be a present under this year’s Christmas
