Here are 11 news, video and entertainment apps optimized for Honeycomb
We've already started solving the mystery of the missing apps optimized for Android tablets with our list of social Honeycomb apps, but we're determined to get to the bottom of this and the next logical step is Honeycomb news, video and entertainment apps. These apps are tailor-made to to fit the large screen realities of a tablet, but also deliver the best possible experience, so feel free to check them out and add your suggestions in the comments below.
News, video and entertainment apps for Honeycomb:
Honeycomb news apps
- CNN | Free
CNN has worked to polish the UI of its Honeycomb app so getting news is as buttery smooth as it gets.
- USA Today | Free
Our alternative pick for a news app, brings similar functionality and a slightly different viewpoint at news.
- Pulse | Free
Pulse is one of the best visual news readers out there and it's optimized for tablets.
- Feedly | Free
Available for pretty much every desktop browser out there, this Honeycomb-optimized news reader brings all of its features like Google Reader integration on a variety of platforms.
- Newsr | Free
Only available on Android Honeycomb tablets, this reader is as tablet-optimized as it gets.
- MoboPlayer | Free
MoboPlayer has managed to play every file in every codec we've thrown at it, and really, what else do you need from a player?
- Movies by Flixster | Free
Research a film, get ratings, watch trailers, find a movie theater and start times. With Movies by Flixster you'll avoid seeing the wrong movie – definitely an essential app.
- QELLO for Tablet | Free
HD concerts on your tablet? Hell yeah, you might say, but while the QELLO app bringing you all this is free, 30 days of rentals run at $4.99.
- Kindle | Free
Pretty much a monopolist in e-book readers, the Kindle app aggregates all your reading in one place.
Honeycomb drawing, misc. apps
- DrawFree | Free
Have kids? A simple drawing application we'd compare to Paint for Windows, will keep them occupied, but you can play with it also if you wish.
- Androidify | Free
Androidify lets you create a green robot of your own and personalize it.
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