Barnes & Noble recently announced the new Nook Color, a 7" lightweight touchscreen reader in gorgeous color. Color! Imagine the possibilities, as you probably already have since the first time you ...

I’m a big believe in simplicity. (The column isn’t called Hassle-Full PC, after all.) So when given the option between something simple and something complex, you can bet I’ll choose the former every ...

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color e-reader has proven to be a favorite among consumers and critics alike. With its 7-inch capacitive touchscreen and Android 2.1 operating system, it blurs the boundaries ...

In December 2009, brick-and-mortar book-selling powerhouse Barnes & Noble got into the e-reader game, two years after Amazon.com‘s Kindle jump-started the category. Its Nook had some distinguishing ...

As expected, Barnes & Noble will release the Nook Tablet, a new 7-inch multimedia reading and media device, priced at $249, on November 17. In addition, B&N is upgrading the NookColor and the Nook ...

Barnes & Noble's $199 Nook Color got a big software update today that adds many features available on the step-up $249 Nook Tablet. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's ...

When a problem arises that makes the Nook Color unresponsive or otherwise problematic, you must troubleshoot to find the solution. An inadequate battery charge results in the dimming of the Nook Color ...

More powerful than a Kindle but less functional than an iPad, the Nook Color occupies an unusual place on the electronic bookshelf. But the middle spot has turned out to be fertile ground for Nook ...

Just a few days before the November 8th release date of its new Nook HD and Nook HD+, Barnes & Noble is giving its older tablets a price cut: last year’s Nook Tablet now costs $159 for 8GB and $179 ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

Barnes & Noble isn’t done with its original tablet. The Nook Color is over a year old and it just got its largest update to date that brings Netflix, Flixster, and access to Nook Comics and ...