UPGRADE: Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color Becomes a Full-On Android Tablet. “Version 1.2 of the Nook Color’s firmware launched Monday morning, bringing Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) to existing users of the e-reader tablet. The software includes expansions to web surfing on the device, including Adobe Flash and Air support, as well as the ability to receive e-mail. The company also announced the launch of the Nook App store. Customers are now able to download and use apps on their Nook Color devices, while still being able to purchase books from the Barnes & Noble reading catalog.”

Plus this: “At a paltry $250, the Nook Color’s bottom line bests the priciest of the new tablet debuts, many of which start at upward of $500.”