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One of the reasons why users loves Android OS platform is the prominent availability of applications. TheAndroid Market or now Google Play Store has been supporting thousands of apps ranging from games to business, social to utilities. And of all these apps from Google Play have been downloaded by millions of users and possibly re-downloaded again for whatever reason.

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Having at least 100 million number of times downloaded from Google Play means it's so popular no matter how small or big is its size.

Here are the top 7 with 100 million Installs or more.

1.    Facebook

All smartphone users know this application and it's the mobile version of the Facebook seen in any desktop or laptop computers. It's a phenomenal social site that made Friendster change its genre and millions of users visit Facebook to see their updates from friends, families, and trending events. Facebook has more than 5M total ratings with 3.63/5 average rating.

2.    Google Maps

Definitely should be in the 100 million rank lists because it's pre-installed and can be installed using packages for custom ROMs. Maps installed in Android smartphones are almost the same with the features from the desktop version. Some changes would differ from features that require high graphics and some are only available for high-end phones. Google Maps right now is very reliable than other mobile maps out there and definitely would keep users safe from being stranded. Maps for Android has more than 2.3M total ratings with 4.37/5 average rating.

3.    WhatsApp Messenger

This is one of the best parts for a smartphone that has an Internet connection, free social feeds, free map navigation, and free SMS and calls. WhatsApp messenger allows user to send SMS as long as they are connected to any Internet source such as 3G or Wi-Fi. The app also features multimedia sending and no hidden and international costs. WhatsApp has more than 1.9M total ratings with 4.58/5 average rating.

4.    Angry Birds

Kids really love this game and adults even play this for several reasons. Its fun, it's entertaining, and it's crazy. Angry Birds have five versions available in Google Play - Angry Birds (original game), Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Space, and Angry Birds Star Wars, and it has HD version for the latest one. Angry Birds Original has more than 1.5M total ratings with 4.61/5 average rating.

5.    YouTube

YouTube has boomed since its conception and is used widely by a lot of people for entertainment, marketing, education, music, and aspects. A lot of singers and individuals have been discovered here and their careers have become global. YouTube is a pre-installed application in Android smartphones with constant update to its mobile version, and it's owned by Google. YouTube has more 1M total ratings with 4.18/5 average rating.

6.    Skype

Skype is under Microsoft, but a lot of today's user who likes video calls and live chat prefer it over the former. Skype app offers free IM and video calls even for low-end devices running Android 2.1 version. It's fast and reliable with access to rear cameras as well. Skype app has more than 850,000 of total ratings and 3.99/5 average rating.

7.    Adobe Flash Player 11

This is required for most smartphones to be able to play flash videos online. It is also used to play flash games. More and more Web sites are using "tubes" which loads flv files; that is why Flash Player is required, otherwise it will not load up. Some smartphones have pre-installed Adobe Flash Player and other devices can download this separately. Adobe Flash Player 11 has more than 700,000 total ratings with 4.29/5 average ratings.

To round up the top 10, Twitter is at number 8, Gmail at 9, and Street View on Google Maps on number 10. The ratings and statistics about these ranking apps are dynamic, meaning they can change anytime.

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Coding… the world runs on it these days. Want job security? Become a developer. Want fame and fortune? Learn to code!

Whether you are a world-class programmer looking for a few extra tools to add to your already awesome arsenal or a wanna-be coder looking to get into the game, these coding resources comprised of many startups (meaning you probably haven’t heard of a lot of these) as well as established sites and services are sure to help you take your game to the next level (whatever that might be). Included here are tools to help you communicate better with your team, share code, test your app and track usage, add functionality and much more. Whether you are a mobile or web app developer, I’m sure you will find something new to love here.

Any suggestions on great sites or services that should be added?

Here Goes , 

                                       RANDOM & COOL

                          

1.     Tracelytics – Full stack application tracing. Cloud APM.

2.     TaskMissile - Makes getting client feedback fast, easy and exact.

3.     Kera – Activate more users with in-app tutorials.

4.     Flowdock - Team inbox with chat. Collaboration web app for technical teams.

5.     Modulus – Host, scale and gain insights into Node.js applications.

6.     Cloud Assault – Load testing without the aeronautics degree.

7.     Metricfire - Powerful application metrics made easy.

8.     Interstate – Turn potential tire-kickers into loyal users. Open project management.

9.     codenow - Developer collaboration. Easily share and discover code.

10.  Lingohub – Start localizing your software for better market adoption.

11.  TranslateKarate – Simple online translation and localization toolkit.

12.  Kickfolio - The simplest way to market your apps.

13.  Snippets – Don’t reinvent your code. Code snippets manager.

LEARN TO CODE

1.     Treehouse - Learn to design and develop for the web and iOS.

2.     Codecademy - Interactive, fun way to learn to code with friends.

3.     Code School - Where web professionals learn by doing.

4.     Udacity - Learn by solving challenging problems from world-renowned instructors.

5.     Coursera – Lots of computer science classes–for free.

6.     RubyMonk – Interactive ruby tutorials.

7.     Khan Academy - Free world-class education on a variety of programming topics.

8.     School of Webcraft - The peer-powered way to learn web development.

9.     Google Code University - Tutorials, introductions and courses.

10.  Orientation to Android Training – Official Android classes.

11.  phpacademy – Free PHP video tutorials.

SOURCE CONTROL

1.     GitHub - Social coding.

2.     Pixelapse - Visual version control. Get a time-lapse view of your designs.

3.     Bitbucket – Free source code hosting.

4.     Versions – Subversion Mac client.

5.     SourceTree – A free Mac client for Git and Mercurial version control systems.

6.     OFFSCALE - Get your database under control. DB version management.

7.     Tower – Git client for Mac.

DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS

1.     Heroku – Cloud application platform. Deploy and scale powerful apps.

2.     Compilr – Develop and learn code all from the comfort of your web browser.

3.     Kinvey - Mobile cloud backend as a service.

4.     Firebase - A scalable real-time backend for your website.

5.     Cloud9 – Online IDE.

6.     Parse – The complete mobile app platform.

7.     CloudMine – The backend as a service for mobile and web apps.

8.     Koding – Browser-based IDE. A new way for developers to get work done.

9.     AppHarbor – .NET cloud platform as a service.

10.  dotCloud - Deploy, manage and scale any web app.

11.  BrainEngine – Cloud-based Force.com development platform.

12.  StackMob – Powering mobile applications.

13.  PHP Fog – Rock solid cloud platform for PHP.

14.  Backrest - Easy creation of Saas data backends.

15.  Codeanywhere – Online code editor.

16.  NeptuneIDE – Full-featured, cloud-based IDE for PHP.

17.  Fusegrid – ColdFusion in the cloud.

18.  Cloud IDE – Code and deploy in the cloud.

19.  FriendCode – A social network revolving around an online code editor.

20.  ToolsCloud – Development environment in the cloud.

CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION & DEPLOYMENT

1.     TestPilot - Continuous software delivery and integration, simplified.

2.     CircleCi - Continuous integration for web apps. Easy, fast, automated testing.

3.     Railsonfire - Continuous integration and deployment for Ruby.

4.     Wercker - Continuous deployment made easy.

5.     hostedci – Hosted continuous integration for iOS and Mac.

APIS

1.     Twilio – APIs for voice, VoIP and text messaging.

2.     Veritable – The predictive database.

3.     Stripe – Payments for developers.

4.     Factual – Structured data APIs.

5.     Filepicker.io – Simplify user content handling.

6.     PubNub - Blazingly fast cloud-hosted messaging service for real-time apps.

7.     Mailgun - Email for developers. Send, receive, track and store email.

8.     Context.IO - The missing email API. Leverage email data in applications.

9.     Semantics3 – APIs for product data.

10.  Qubulus - Indoor positioning service provider.

11.  Sent.ly – SMS HTTP API using your own Android phone.

12.  Cloudeo - Live video and voice for developers.

13.  Embedly - Convert standard URLs into embedded videos, images and more.

14.  Scaled Recognition - Make images actionable.

BUG TRACKING, FEEDBACK & MONITORING

 1.     Crashlytics – Powerful and lightweight crash reporting for iOS and Android.

2.     Usersnap - A screenshot paints a thousand words.

3.     Crittercism – Stop worrying and start building. Mobile app performance monitoring.

4.     Ratchet – Fix errors faster. Realtime error reporting and tracking.

5.     New Relic – Web application performance management (APM).

6.     Exceptional – Tracks errors in web apps and reports them in realtime.

7.     BugSense – Mobile app insights and crash reporting.

8.     Bugzilla – Server software to help you manage software development.

9.     Bugify – Simple PHP issue tracking for small teams.

10.  BugHerd – Simple bug tracker. Capture feedback effortlessly.

11.  Snowy Evening – Bug and issue tracking with Github integration.

GAME DEVELOPMENT

1.     Viximo – Global social game distribution platform.

2.     XNA – Game development tools from Microsoft.

3.     Scoreloop – Cross-platform mobile gaming SDK. Virtual currency and more.

4.     Yodo1 – Mobilize your games in China.

5.     Game Closure – Offer a JavaScript game SDK. Runs on mobile/tablet devices.

6.     scoreoid – The ultimate server platform for game developers.

7.     FTW – Universal gaming identity. Sync saves, scores, friends across devices.

8.     Storybricks – Create your own MMO experience.

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

1.     Codiqa – Insanely fast mobile prototyping.

2.     AppCooker - Advanced iOS mockup generator for mobile applications.

3.     Apptentive – Easy in-app feedback for iPhone application developers.

4.     AppCod.es - iOS app store SEO and marketing.

5.     Chupa Mobile – The marketplace for mobile app components.

6.     Appboy - User engagement, CRM, analytics and more.

7.     Flurry - Analytics, traffic acquisition and monetization.

8.     Octopod – Mobile development platform.

9.     Little Eye – Battery profiler tool for Android apps.

MISCELLANEOUS

1.     Binpress - Source-code marketplace: components, packages, classes, scripts.

2.     UploadCare - Handles uploads and storage so you can focus on other things.

3.     Eden – PHP library designed for rapid prototyping and less code.

4.     appbackr - Crowdfunding marketplace for mobile apps.

5.     Modkit - Programming for any thing.

6.     TechScratch - Focus on what you are good at and get help with the rest.

7.     Storyteller - Build great websites with content from anywhere.

8.     Feed.Us – CMS for web apps.

9.     Hosted Graphite - Simple, hosted graphite as a service.

10.  Divshot - The interface builder for web apps. Rapid HTML5 prototyping.

11.  CSS Piffle - No more photo editing software for web design.

12.  FlyWithMonkey - Tools for HTML5 app developers.

13.  Expanz - Build better business apps. One server, any device.

14.  Zapstreak – Airplay for Android.

15.  RepoDrop – Private Git repository hosting.

16.  CodeWars – Train and test your skills or battle other developers.

17.  Architexa – Understand/document complex Java code bases in Eclipse.

18.  UserMetrics - Analytics to help you understand how users use your software.

19.  Setapp – Share and discover insanely great tools.

20.  Coder Bounty – Place bounties on code issues.

21.  Last5 – Productivity and time tracking for developers.

22.  XtGem - Visual mobile site building.

23.  uTest– End to end application testing.

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