Barnes & Noble Announced New Touchscreen Enabled Nook

An all new Nook has been released today by Barnes & Noble packing a 6" touch-enabled E-Ink display and an 80% faster page refresh with minimized flashing compared to other E-Ink readers. The new Nook has improved long-lasting battery life which lets you read for up to 2 months on a single charge. You won't find any 3G inside the new Nook unlike the first generation except for built-in WiFi. The new Nook comes with pre-installed 2GB of memory that is expandable via microSDHC up to 32GB. It's 35% lighter and 6% thinner and over an inch shorter than the first generation Nook. The new Nook is now up for pre-order for $139, and starts shipping on June 10.

Nook Color Gets Updated With Apps, Flash & Email

Nook Color owners will be excited to know that their colorful eReader has now been updated with popular apps such as Angry Birds, Flash for a better web browsing experience, full-featured Nook Email and last but not least, Android 2.2 Froyo OS. The Nook Color looks like a fine entry tablet for its $249 price tag. Download the new Nook Color 1.2 update here.