The BBC have announced that they have launched a new version of their BBC News application for Android tablets.

Last year a version of the BBC News application launched for Android smartphones which has since been downloaded by over three million people.

The new tablet version optimizes the experience for use on larger screens , but is only compatible with tablets running on Android Honeycomb. Additionally, you need to have a tablet with a touch-screen larger than 7.1 inches with the app supporting both landscape and portrait viewing.

The BBC News application can easily be customised so you only see whats of interest to you and also features a number of on-demand videos, which can be streamed over WiFi or 3G. The Beeb also confirmed they are working on an International version of the application which should be available to download soon.

You can download the BBC News application for Android Tablets by clicking here.