Apps and Software

Barnes & Noble is offering a $30 discount on its latest a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook to some customers who trade in their old Nooks.

Through Jan. 17 of next year, the retailer will accept used models of the Nook 1st Edition, Nook Color and Nook Tablet for store credit. If the devices work, Barnes & Noble will take them. There is not a cash trade-in option, however. Barnes & Noble club members will get an additional 10% off.

There are two models of the Samsung Nook tablet available after a trade-in. The ...

Pandora stations are about to get easier to customize.

The company previewed an upcoming update to its iOS and Android app Tuesday that will give users more ways to personalize the music in their radio stations.

The update, which is still in beta, is focused on improving the way users can personalize stations. The now playing menu will include a new personalization icon that allows users to more easily surface station details, including a history of songs they've given the thumbs up or thumbs down, and which songs or artists the station is based on. You can also use this menu to rename or add more variety to stations. ...

The voice of the visionary behind much of the success of Apple, the late Steve Jobs, will be heard once again thanks to a videotaped deposition set to be entered into evidence in a decade-old class action lawsuit

A case filed back in 2005 asserts that Apple's proprietary software for the iPod allowed the company to shut out rival digital music download services — forcing users to buy higher-priced iPods over competing music players and locking users into the iTunes ecosystem.

The antitrust case, which will go back to court this month, could end up costing Apple roughly $350 million, according to ...