Barnes & Noble's Releases New Nook Tablet

Barnes & Noble has released an improved version of its 7-inch Tablet PC named Nook. It has a 1 GH dual-core processor, a 7-inch screen, and weighs less than a pound. It can run video for 9 hours. It is compatible with Netflix video libraries and Hulu Plus.

The Nook is pitted directly against Amazon's Kindle Fire. Nook, which costs $299, is slightly more expensive than Kindle Fire but it is faster than Kindle and has more memory too. The price  compares extremely favourably with Apple iPad which costs $499. Given that, Nook may well prove to be a threat to iPad too - though iPad is almost in a class of its own.'

The release of Nook at this juncture is bound to make the catch the festive fervour ahead. We can only nod wisely and say "The timing seems to be perfect!".

Amazon Kindle will be cheaper, courtesy AT&T

World’s biggest online retailer Amazon.com today announced that they have signed one sponsorship deal with largest telephone provider in US AT&T to offer a less expensive version of its Kindle 3G digital reader.

Amazon wants to compete with Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook and Apple Inc's iPad tablet. And therefore they are looking for more sponsorship deals like this.

Amazon’s e-book reader Kindle 3G which costs $189, allows readers to read without subscribing to a wireless network. After AT&T’s sponsorship, now the cost will come down to $139.