Bloomberg News has launched an Android application for tablets.
The app is free, which means, like the Bloomberg.com website, it’s supported by advertising. Samsung is the premier launch partner, running campaigns about its newly released Galaxy Tab 10.1, the world’s thinnest mobile tablet with a 10-inch touch screen.
With the app, users can create personalized views of the news by industry, region, exclusivity, region or popularity. You can also read news related to particular stocks and see details for the open, close, high, or low during the last five years.
The app also features two home screen widgets, so if you want a quick snapshot of the stocks in your portfolio or a quick glance at the latest breaking news, you can get that. Also, you can read stories while off-line.
In addition to Android, Bloomberg currently has consumer apps for the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Nokia.
Meanwhile, the Bloomberg Businessweek iPad app has added some features, including more audio and the ability to print articles wirelessly using AirPrint compatible printers, becoming the first business magazine to support this technology.
