Barnes & Noble's latest update to its iOS and Android Nook apps has arrived, bundled with support for new languages as well as iPhone 5-specific enhancements.
For those who unwrap a shiny new iPhone this holiday, the Nook app will now support two new features: VoiceOver and screen magnification. VoiceOver is advertised as a screen reader for the visually impaired, with an emphasis on audio cues. The phone will read descriptions of any item under a user's finger, streamlining navigation. Outside of the Nook app, VoicOver reads emails and makes the Safari web browser accessible to disabled users.
German, Spanish, French, Italian, and British English are now all recognized by both iOS and Android versions of the Nook app. Barnes & Noble has also tweaked its name from B&N Nook to NOOK.
Weeks ago, Barnes & Noble launched the Nook HD and Nook HD+. Both devices carry a dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and microSD slots. The Nook HD sports a 1440 x900-resolution screen, 8GB of storage, weighs 315 grams, and is half an inch narrower than the Kindle Fire. The Nook HD+ shows off a 9-inch, 1920 x1080 resolution screen and weights 515 grams, while carrying 16GB of storage at its base model. Neither version of the Nook HD features a camera. The HD and HD+ run off of a modified version of Android.
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