Monday, April 25, 2011

Barnes & Nobles launches 1.2.0 SW update (Android 2.2 Froyo) for Nook Color.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.



The 1.2 software update officially gives the Nook Color Android 2.2 (Froyo) and an App Store.

Barnes and Noble is providing a major firmware update for NOOK Color that contains exciting new features, addresses key customer requests and provides ongoing performance improvements. 

With NOOK Color v1.2 you get NOOK Email™, an enhanced web experience with Adobe ®  Flash® Player, access to popular apps like Angry Birds, plus NOOK Kids™ Read and Play™ titles, enhanced NOOK Books, and more. 

The software update will be automatically downloaded to devices that are registered and connected to Wi-Fi®, beginning the week of April 25 and over the coming weeks. There’s no need for you to take any action. But if you want the software immediately, you can manually download it here.

 Please refer to the instructions below for the manual download. To check the current software version of your NOOK Color, please click here for additional instructions.

What´s new in the 1.2.0  update?


The NOOK Color Ver1.2.0 update contains new features and enhancements, including:
  • Access to shop a broad collection of popular NOOK Apps™ to enjoy great games, stay up to date on news and weather, and more
  • Full-featured free email to check and send web-based email (i.e., Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, AOL) all from one in-box
  • NOOK Color’s update to Android OS 2.2/Froyo offers system improvements, browser performance and a more complete Web experience giving customers access to enjoy even more video, interactive and animated content. NOOK Color now includes support for Adobe® Flash® Player
  • NOOK Kids™ exciting new Read and Play titles that bring animation, activities and stories together
  • NOOK Books Enhanced offer in-page video and audio in a growing number of titles
  • Enhancements to magazine navigation making it easier to enjoy even more of the growing selection of magazines in NOOK Newsstand
  • NOOK Friends™ (beta) to see your friends’ reading activities, swap books with LendMe™, share recommendations and discover new titles

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