Nook Tablet Kicks Off Flame War With Kindle Fire

The Nook Tablet debuted today with a boatload of features–1GHz CPU, 11.5 hours of battery life, 16GB of memory, 1GB of RAM–all for $249. Plus, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch suggested on Monday that every unit comes with a free helping of Amazon smack talk. Normally it’s the tech press that ratchets up the drama between companies, emphasizing the heated competition to the point where it might seem NATO and a UN resolution are needed to keep the peace

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Nook Tablet Kicks Off Flame War With Kindle Fire