Top 10 Android Tablet Apps

Android tablets don’t get a lot of love. Eclipsed by Apple’s iPad, they fight to get market share–not to mention attention from developers. But there are some great Android apps optimized for tablets. You just need to look for them, and for that, there’s Tablified Market HD Pro, a $2 (and well worth it) app designed to help you sniff out the best Android tablet apps. But before you head off to start your downloads, check out the following 10 Android apps optimized for tablet screens. The following are some of the best productivity, business, information and entertainment apps you’ll find–most are free. For more ideas, check out CIO.com’s blog Martin on Mobile Apps.

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There are a jillion Twitter client apps available, but, TweetCaster for Twitter has the edge among tablet-optimized Android apps for its many useful features. The app lets you restrict searches to a specific Twitter account, a timeline, mentions, or favorites. You can simultaneously update multiple Twitter and Facebook accounts and schedule tweets in advance. Adding photos and videos to tweets is easy– you can edit photos before tweeting. TweetCaster shows you currently trending hashtags and topics in the geographic area of your choice. There’s an option for viewing weekly trending hashtags, but when I’d select, the app crashed.

Download TweetCaster for Twitter from the Google Play Store for free or buy TweetCaster Pro for Twitter for $5 (which removes the ads).

Weather geeks have no shortage of great mobile apps–but The Weather Channel app is one of the most complete. You get the 411 on what’s happening right now in a given city–including the wind speed, UV index, visibility, dew point, and humidity. Looking ahead, the app gives you hourly forecasts; a 36-hour prediction; and the 10-day outlook. Weather maps, video forecasts, severe weather alerts, pollen reports, and local weather-related tweets complete the picture. This app tells you everything but the temperature of the roast in the oven.

Download The Weather Channel from the Google Play Store for free.