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Over the past year we've seen some great mobile apps both from well-known developers and lesser-known shops too. The quality continues to get better and better.
Between Apple's App Store and Google's Android Play Store, there are more than 1 million apps to choose from. When you throw in apps from BlackBerry's App World and the Windows Phone store, we're dealing with a mind-boggling number of apps.
Just like last year's App 100 list , a lot of these apps are some of our favorites that we use every day. We also took a careful look at some of the best and most popular apps that launched over the past year.
What separates a good app from a great app is the user experience. The best apps look incredible, take advantage of our phone's powerful hardware, are fast, easy to use, and make life easier or more fun.
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Evernote stores photos, web pages, notes, PDF files, audio clips, and to-do lists. What's great about Evernote is its indexing feature. Once you add things to your notebook they're completely searchable and can be accessed on your desktop, the Web, or your mobile device.
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Fantastical is an iPhone calendar app that's ridiculously easy to use. Besides keeping you organized, the app's best feature lets you enter simple phrases, which it will then translate into a calendar appointment automatically. 
Available for: iPhone
Quip is a brand-new mobile word processing app. You can use the app to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can also use the app to collaborate on blog posts, manage projects, or even share a grocery list.
With a Gmail account, you get plenty of storage for free, meaning you likely never have to delete tan an email again. (You can always purchase tan extra storage just in case). You also get Google's excellent search feature, so you can easily go back and find old messages.
Dropbox lives on your desktop as a virtual folder. You can drag and drop files into your Dropbox and they'll appear on all of your devices. You also have the option to store files in a public folder so you can easily share them with a simple download link. 
Available for: iPad
Carrot encourages you to  get tasks done in a timely manner and you're rewarded with points that lead to unlockable features. But if you don't accomplish tasks then the app will get angry with you. 
Just snap a photo of a business card, upload it to the service, and the information will be automatically added to your phone. There's no need to hang on to the paper business card after that. 
Price: Free
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Pocket is a web service tan and app that allows you to save articles, videos, and pretty much anything else you find online to check out later. Pocket automatically syncs across all your devices and can be used even when you aren't connected to the Internet.
The service strips down articles, removing ads and photos, to present you with easy-to-read articles on your iPhone, iPad, Android device, or Kindle. Instapaper is the perfect solution when you don't have enough time to read something right that instant.
Kindle lets you purchase and read books from Amazon's book store. The app is well-designed and robust and offers an excellent interface. We love that your purchased books sync between all your Kindle devices and apps, so you can always pick up where you left off. Amazon Kindle users can also check out books from their local library and lend purchased titles to friends.
Barnes & Noble's Nook app integrates books, newspapers, and magazines from the company's huge collection. It is easy to use and allows users to load their own ePub files. You can also lend books to friends with Barnes and Noble's LendMe feature.
iBooks is Apple's own bookstore/book-reading tan app. In addition to providing you with access to the latest tan books, the app also organizes your PDFs. The downside: You can only read your books on iPhones or iPads.
Conde Nast's entire suite of magazine apps are what all digital magazines should look and feel like. The experience makes you feel like you're reading tan a real magazine with a bunch of additional features like behind-the-scenes videos, interactive ads, and beautiful high-res photography.
The popular photo-sharing network makes it easy to