Microsoft makes its Android Arrow Launcher tablet-friendly.

Microsoft has finally brought Arrow, its launcher for Android, to tablets with support for both portrait and landscape mode. Before this update, Arrow Launcher was available on Android phones only and in portrait mode. I'm looking forward to try it on my Google Nexus 7 later today. That's the only Android tablet I own and will stick to it until it dies.

In addition to making Arrow Launcher tablet-friendly, Microsoft also added the ability to choose what to backup and restore; added support for more IM apps in Recent Pages. The latter feature lets you quickly access your most recent messages and interact with them without opening the messaging app.

Give the new Arrow Launcher - version 3.1 - a try in Google Play Store.

Flipboard update: Pinch-to-zoom full screen images on tablet.

My favorite news reader on Android, Flipboard is a beautiful magazine-like app for Android phones and tablets. With Flipboard you can naturally flip through the news like you would do with a paper-based magazine. You can, obviously, connect to your Facebook and Twitter account or your favorite news source.

The latest update to the app brings some nice features for a better experience on the tablet with the ability to pinch-to-zoom images on tablets. A logical addition, but one that should have been there from the start. To me the most interesting novelty in this update is that users who do not have a Flipboard account will now be able to change push notifications options in settings.

Check out the change log for more info:

- Now you can pinch-to-zoom full screen images on tablet.

- People without a Flipboard account can change push notifications options in Settings.

- Emojis are now compatible everywhere inside the app.

- More bug fixes.

FlipBoard is available free to download here.