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Smartphone owners who fancy Google's mobile operating don't have to shell out any cash for excellent apps.
                                       
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When talk turns to mobile app stores, Apple's iTunes  App Store is often the focus of conversation—but that may be quickly  changing. ABI Research reported that Google's Android Market overtook  Apple's in Q2 2011, becoming the marketshare leader in mobile app  downloads with a 44 percent share, versus Apple's 31 percent. If you're  an Android smartphone owner, that should come as no surprise. Not only  does the Android operating system power a wide array of handsets from  HTC to Samsung (Apple, as always, has its OS tied exclusively to its own  hardware), but there are many excellent apps that expand your cell  phone's out-of-the-box functionality. And many of the best Android apps  are free Android apps.

  That's right, you don't have to spend a dime in order to soup up your  Android phone. The free Android apps that you'll find in this 40-app  deep roundup offer a mix of entertainment (Slacker), productivity  (Evernote), and games (Angry Birds) software that will turn your  smartphone into an all-in-one wonder device. The free apps that were  selected were chosen because they are stable, useful, and add extra  functionality.

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Are you ready to check out the best free Android apps? Long-time  Android users will find a solid mix of some oldie but goodies, as well  as relatively new apps. Our slideshow details 40 best Android apps that  you'll find in the Android Market. If you have free Android app  recommendations of your own, sound off in the comment section below.