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Barnes & Noble has released an updated version of its NOOK for Android app. The most important new features of this release are quite a few UI tweaks and additional options that make reading on your smartphone more enjoyable. Here’s what’s new:
- First, there are pop-up menus in Library that appear around eBooks in Library to offer frequently used options such as “Details,” “Lend Me,” “More By” and “Buy Now” (for samples). This is done using QuickActions, which is a new best practice in Android UI that is also used in the Twitter app.
- Second, reading experience is now more customizable. For instance, there’s the four-line spacing option (in addition to the previously introduced four margin) and text justification can be turned on or off, while the Settings screen has been revamped to accommodate the latest updates. Moreover, you can hide the status bar and leave more screen estate for the content itself.
Finally, there are other performance enhancements under the hood, all of which make this a worthy update…
[Via: AndroidCommunity]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
