Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD And Nook HD+ Tablets Get Google Play

Like Amazon’s Kindle Fire devices, Barnes & Noble’s Android-powered Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets have always relied on the company’s proprietary app store for software distribution.

While this ensures that every app you download will work well on your slate, it also means that the app selection is limited, and nowhere near that of Android’s own Google Play store.

But that all changed today when Barnes & Noble announced it will finally be bringing Google Play to its tablets.

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Zinio Slashes Up To 50% Off Top Magazine Subscriptions Until January 7

Zinio, the popular digital newsstand available to Android and iOS devices, has slashed up to 50% off its top 100 magazine subscriptions until. The deal includes titles like Macworld, GQ, Wired, Playboy, PC Magazine, and many more, and it’s valid until Monday, January 7.

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Magazines Now Available In Google Play

In case you missed the announcement yesterday, Google has added digital magazines to the Google Play Store. You can now download, read, and squash bugs with your favorite editions of Maxim, Popular Science, and more. You can browse through hundreds of magazines from the web store or your Android device, find something you like, and start reading it right away on your tablet or phone with the Google Play Magazines app.

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Google Currents Adds Offline Reading, Instant Online Sync, And More In Latest Update

Google’s beautiful magazine-esque news reader has received its first major update today. The update takes care of a slew of issues but most importantly, it takes care of the painfully slow syncing. Users will now have instant online sync as well as sync speeds 7x faster than the previous version. Other improvements to the app include:

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