Already one of the top free apps on Android Market, with more than 50, 000 users giving it a 4.5-out-of-5 star rating, Flash Player 10.1 brings rich Flash based content to mobile devices inside the browser.

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Its competitor, Talk Santa, from 3bots, which is free, is not even in the list of top 25 free apps.

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But it has since fallen outside of the top 400 free apps, according to data from App Annie, a mobile analytics firm.

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With last weeks American Airlines computer debacle forcing the cancelation of 745 flights and this weeks Lufthansa worker strike causing them to cancel all but 32 of their 1, 700 flights, it seemed appropriate to share a list of the top 5 Free apps to make the most of your airport delay.

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"We are thrilled to offer NOOK customers a variety of exciting apps from top developers for free every week, " said Claudia Romanini, VP of NOOK Apps, NOOK Media, LLC.

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