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BBC updates its News Android app with support for large tablets

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By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 3:10 AM

Good ol’ BBC has once again updated its Android app, this time focusing on all of you with Android tablets. Yep, the new version of the application sings along Honeycomb devices, offering “simple browsing in landscape and portrait view.” In other words, it [application] now has a new UI for “large tablets” while those of you with 7-inch ones will continue to see the mobile phone version…

And that’s about all there is in this release. The future update will also bring Live News Channel and home screen widgets.

All in all, if you’re getting your BBC News fix on a smartphone, there’s no need to update. If you, however, want the same content on your Honeycomb tablet (presuming you have one), you’ll want to get the latest version. Download link is below – in case you still don’t have BBC News running on your Android device…

BBC News (FREE) [Android Market link]

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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.

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