Good news from Sony Mobile, bad news from BlackBerry
Mark Bridge writes:
I don’t know about you but I’m delighted to see Sony Mobile getting plenty of coverage for its new smart watch and giant smartphone. The company’s impressive presence at Mobile World Congress 2013 showed plenty of promise... and I’d say it’s now delivering.
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Production of other Nook eBook readers to continue
Barnes & Noble says it’s now going to work with third-party manufacturers to produce its Nook tablets.
Its monochrome Simple Touch and Glowlight eBook readers will continue to be developed in-house.
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Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Media subsidiary says its NOOK Video service is now available in the UK for customers who have a NOOK HD or NOOK HD+ tablet. It means that a wide variety of films and TV shows are available to stream or download over WiFi.
NOOK ebook readers and tablets launched in the UK earlier this year, challenging Amazon’s Kindle devices.
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In April we reported that US-based bookseller Barnes & Noble was forming a partnership with Microsoft to combine Barnes & Noble’s digital eBook and College education businesses. The as-then unnamed company would be a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble but with Microsoft owning a 17.6% share.
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have now completed the partnership deal, naming the new company NOOK Media LLC.
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US-based online and high-street bookshop Barnes & Noble has launched two new tablets in the USA and the UK. The 7-inch NOOK HD and 9-inch NOOK HD+ will support more than 2.5 million eBooks, electronic magazines and apps. In addition, B&N says TV shows and movies will also be available in the next few weeks.
Pre-orders will begin next month, with availability expected towards the end of November.
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