8GB Nook Tablet to challenge Kindle Fire

Barnes & Noble may launch an 8GB version of its Nook Tablet at the same price point, or perhaps even cheaper than the Amazon Kindle Fire. The as-yet-unannounced device will go on sale in Wal-Mart stores at midnight on Wednesday 22 February, according to documentation leaked to The Verge. The current iteration of the well-reviewed Nook Tablet has 16GB of storage, just like the Kindle Fire. However, the $50 price difference may have pushed buyers towards Amazon's Android device. Evening the playing field The scaled-down slate is likely to match or maybe even undercut the phenomenally successful Kindle Fire and give Barnes & Noble a better shot at competing. The original Nook Tablet launched late last year arrived packing a dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, along with a version of Android 2.3 skinned with B&N's own UI.