Barnes & Noble issues voluntary recall of dangerous Nook Tablet 7 chargers

While there's no reason to fear or try to return your ultra-low-cost new Nook Tablet 7, Barnes & Noble admits its power adapter can be dangerous.

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Barnes & Noble now faces criticism for baking Adups spyware into $50 Nook Tablet 7

You didn’t really think Miami-based BLU Products was the only Android device manufacturer that unwillingly put its users’ personal data at risk by loading cheap phones up with a malicious third-party Chinese app, now, did you?

In fact, recent research estimated the number of gadgets pre-installed with Adups firmware at around 700 million, allowing the shady “leading global FOTA provider of end-to-end device management and software solutions” to potentially monitor text messages, phone call histories, and details of how all these phones are used without their owners’ permission.

Among those controversially choosing to collaborate with Adups, we found important OEM names like Lenovo and ZTE in addition to BLU, while Barnes & Noble reportedly joins the list after the holiday launch of the ultra-low-cost Nook Tablet 7.

For just $50, it seems you’re not only getting a compact “reading-optimized” IPS display, full Play Store access, skinned Marshmallow, exclusive B&N content, up to 7-hour battery life, and 8GB expandable storage, but also complimentary spyware.

At least in theory therefore, everything from call logs to contacts and even your IMEI number are in danger of falling into the wrong hands, although we have to underline the low-end slate doesn’t support cellular services. Still, Barnes & Noble should take care of this security hazard in a similarly expeditious way as BLU so as to nip unnecessary scandals in the bud.

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Barnes & Noble charges as little as $100 for ‘new’ Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook

Could it be a coincidence that the largest retail bookseller stateside practically took the wraps off the “next-generation reader’s tablet” at the same time as Kobo unveiled the premium Aura One e-book reader?Probably not, but what leaves us scratching our heads in even more confusion is Barnes & Noble’s apparent broken promise from back March. It seems the Nook brand will live on at least a little while longer ...

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Barnes & Noble NOOK to be no more

Barnes & Noble’s NOOK digital offerings have not been winners for the company — rather, far to the contrary. From the provision of its own Android-based hardware (before having Samsung build some) to the locked down ecosystem of the company’s content stores, it just ...

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Samsung and Barnes & Noble join forces for $250 Galaxy Tab E Nook

When the largest retail bookseller in the United States first sought the help of the market-leading Android device manufacturer last year, many analysts and mobile consumers rushed to deem the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook DOA.But the ultra-low-cost 7-incher must have done something right, boosting Barnes & Noble’s industry relevance, since Samsung recently green-lit external software modifications on an additional two of its pads.B&N has also grown bolder ...

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The new Nook: more Galaxy than ever before (Video)

Barnes & Noble hasn’t had much luck competing with Amazon’s Kindle line of e-readers, its Nook tablets selling poorly enough to prompt an announcement from the bookseller in June that it was spinning off the whole division. That hasn’t stopped the company from actively trying to better the line, though; it’ll

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