I came very close to saying Barnes & Noble's Nook Color was the surprise deal of the season. Very close. But I can't say that. For three reasons.

The Barnes & Noble Nook Color steps into the big time today with the release of its 1.2 software update, which finally delivers apps, e-mail, and Web browsing to the versatile e-reader. With the ...

Before we get to the whole Nook Color vs. iPad value equation, we have to address a broken e-book promise. It really doesn't matter how cool the Nook Color is — and itis.

Impressive Specs. For starters, the beefed-up horsepower in this tablet, compared to the earlier Nook Color, really counts. The dual-core 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4 CPU and 1GB of RAM made ...

The Nook Color is powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 processor that is clocked at 800MHz. It has 512MB of RAM and a 7-inch, multitouch-enabled, color screen with a 1024x600 resolution.

While it's still calling it the "Reader's Tablet," it's now inserted the adjective "full-featured" in front of it and says that at $249, the Nook Color "presents the best value of any tablet on ...

The new 1.5 update for the Nook Color came out recently and it adds tons of functionality to the device, with an email client, better web browser and a limited selection of apps.

Barnes & Noble today discounted its Nook Simple Touch and Nook Color models by $20. The sale, in effect until May 12, turns what were already fine values into some of the best bargains ever for a ...

With version 1.2 of its Nook Color software, Barnes & Noble turns the e-reader into a more fully functional Android tablet and marks a subtle but important shift in its marketing strategy.

The line between tablets and e-readers got blurrier Monday with the announcement by Barnes & Noble of its updated nook color e-reader. The company said the new features make the $249 device "the ...

I came very close to saying Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color was the surprise deal of the season. Very close. But I can’t say that. For three reasons.

I came very close to saying Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color was the surprise deal of the season. Very close. But I can’t say that. For three reasons.