Gadgetory

Barnes & Noble is going with a new strategy for the Nook I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update Barnes & Noble is no longer making its own nook tablets instead it's using samsung to put an oak spin on a galaxy tablet the bookstore is now selling the galaxy tab for nook and when it comes to hardware this 7-inch tablet is identical to Samsung's existing galaxy tab for the word nook isn't even printed anywhere on the device but there are two differences for starters the nuke version is 20 bucks less priced at a hundred and eighty dollars and the second difference it's preloaded with a special nuke interface this is not just the nook app it's more like a skin on the home screen that shows book recommendations deals in a shortcut to your library to sweeten the deal Barnes & Noble is giving owners five dollars in credit to spend along with access to two hundred dollars worth of best-selling content for free like ebooks and TV episodes unlike Amazons fire tablets the galaxy nooks give you full access to all Google apps including Google Maps because this tablet includes GPS and Bluetooth if you're going to get the galaxy nook you'll want to spend that twenty dollars you saved on a 32 gig micro SD card because it only comes with five gigs of free storage now elsewhere in the world of gadgets sharp has created quite the eye catching smartphone I know sharp isn't a brand you think of when it comes to smartphones in fact it's been three years since sharp came out with a smartphone in the US but that all changes with the aquos crystal it's a unique design that has a 5-inch screen that spans almost the entire front of the phone there's barely any border frame showing it has a lower screen resolution than other phones but it is priced lower to sprint is selling it for just twenty dollars if you get a two-year contract or you can pay 150 dollars on a prepaid plan and the uber app is making news again this time it wants to take on amazon google and ebay as an instant delivery service instead of just using the app to get a car to pick you up on demand you can ask uber to pick you up some basic household goods from the store the corner store service is only for Washington DC residents right now but even if you don't have over in your neighborhood it's worth paying attention to this quickly expanding service for two reasons one ubers car pickup service is now being integrated into other apps and Starbucks signed on to be a partner that increases exposure maybe we'll be ordering a car with our coffee second reason uber hired President Obama's 2008 campaign manager to help the app fight opposition from the taxi industry and create a positive public image for the service that you're seen at tech news update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey