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it's Wednesday September 26 2012 I'm adi robertson dial star 8 37 43 for 90 seconds on the verge amazon and barnes & noble's endless game of one-upmanship continues today with a new pair of nook tablets to compete against the kindle fire HD the 7-inch nook HD and nine inch nuke HD plus feature redesigned interface based on android 4.4 into noblesse emphasizing much improved screen on both models and the HD Plus actually has a 1080p full HD resolution The Bookseller also revealed the Nook video store with content deals from HBO Viacom Sony Pictures and more that's due out this fall both tablets will be available at the end of October with the nook HD starting at one hundred ninety nine dollars and the HD Plus starting at 269 pre-orders start now Google Play is crossed the 25 billion download mark the digital storefront formerly known as the Android Market entered 2012 at just over 10 billion downloads needless to say it's had the best year ever for the next five days Google will celebrate by offering top-tier apps for 25 cents each check out the google play store for more details naturally finally starting tomorrow Angry Birds fans will get to experience the other side of the pig war in bad piggies gamers must construct and pilot elaborate vehicles made up of objects like boxes wheels and fizzy soda bottles it's a much slower and more methodical game than angry birds is it just as addictive though you'll have to find out tomorrow on iOS Android and Mac and that's it for today's top stories coming up tomorrow clamshell phones are making a comeback but dear God why