The world of communication is experiencing a phenomenal revolution which has redefined the whole perception of communication, thanks to the mobile application development platforms.

There is no single platform for mobile application development which is not being pushed by tough rival competitors. Till a little earlier, the only market leader was Apple's iOS. Now it is hugely shared by Google's Android. Symbian, Blackberry and Windows Phone are also marking their presence in the market. Its market is getting such viral that even Facebook is planning to facilitate a mobile application store.

Top 6 Mobile Application Development Platforms (Smartphone Operating Systems) which have covered more than 99% of the global smartphone market share are as follows:

1. Android of Google Inc

Android is an open source operating system which belongs to Google Inc. Android and iOS are the two major mobile application development platforms which cover almost 89% of the whole operating system market share.

With its fairy-tale like popularity among the users, Android alone has captured as high as 56.1 percent of global Smartphone Operating System market share.

Android has over 500,000 and counting applications with more than 10 billion downloads and around 1 million activations every day.

2. iOS (iPhone OS) of Apple Inc

iOS is the mobile operating development platform for all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices having about 315 million users worldwide. It's a closed source smartphone platform having 650,000 applications, with 30 billion downloads from its application store. It has covered 22.9% of global market share.

3. Symbian of Nokia

Symbian is an open source operating system which belongs to Nokia. Around 8.6% mobiles of the world are running this mobile application development platform. Apart from Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sharp and Fujitsu mobiles are also using this platform.

4. BlackBerry of RIM

Globally, about 6.9% mobiles are running a BlackBerry operating system. This closed source mobile phone application platform has around 60,000 applications available in its application store, with over 2 billion and counting downloads. Its application store witnesses 6 million downloads per day, on an average.

5. Bada of Samsung Electronics

The Bada Operating System is a closed source platform developed for mobile application development. It is developed by Samsung Electronics. Currently it is supporting over 40,000 applications and enjoying worldwide share of Bada OS based Samsung phone by around 2.7%.

6. Windows Phone of Microsoft

Windows Phone is a closed source mobile operating system, ruling the global market with 1.9% of its share. It is developed by Microsoft, and it has been integrated with Microsoft services as well as with some non-Microsoft services.

By now it has bagged around 100,000 applications. It is expected to grow in great pace because of its association with Nokia in the coming days.

Every operating system has its own strength and limitations. However what makes one more popular than another is entirely dependent on what end users prefer. The trend of their taste has shown that they prefer smartness and easiness over the number of features. Being good is not enough, even looking good is not enough; end users should 'feel good' for every feature being delivered to them.

The need for mobile game apps development has exploded, thanks to the addictive nature of the games and widespread acceptance of playing games on the mobile. Millions of games applications have been and are being developed for different smartphones and among them, Android has a lion's share. No wonder Android is highly popular among other device makers and users alike. All credit goes to Google for bringing such a smart and flexible technology. A whooping majority of Android video games are free and from the remaining ones, free levels are available which with highly customized and compelling features, hook the users attention.

Android is open source and has a worldwide Smartphone market share of 75% in 2013, with 500 million devices activated in total and 1.3 million activations per day. 103 Android apps are downloaded every second. South Korea is the most app-crazed country, followed by Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S. The Android operating system consists of 12 million lines of code including 3 million lines of XML, 2.8 million lines of C, 2.1 million lines of Java and 1.75 million lines of C++!

If you thought these stats regarding Android are amazing, let’s take a look at some interesting facts about mobile game development, in general:

• • Mobile gaming revenue would shoot up dramatically in a couple of years. A market research firm reported recently that game sales on tablet and mobile phones touched $900 million approximately in 2010 and this figure is double of what it was in 2005. This research firms expect the sales to hit $1.5 billion by 2014-15.

• • The multiplayer games are becoming highly successful indicating the fact that people like to play games with their friends. Some of these games are topping the charts, irrespective of whether they are free or paid. With social being the in-thing now, multiplayer games would rock the rating charts.

• • It is the free-to-play games that provide a larger portion of the revenue to the App stores. The games offered for free make up 65% of the revenue. Although the game can be played for free, the revenue is earned by way of the goods purchased virtually inside the game app or by way of ads. The top titles in the App store that are considered gross contributors are free-to-play games.

• • Big companies such as Rovio, Chillingo and BigFish do not spend anything on advertising yet they are able to send their apps to the TOP10 in the US App store. This is done by using their existing applications to promote the newly developed apps.

• • The mobile apps being developed for the 2G/3G/4G network connection have to be tested qualitatively and this process involves using them on highways, on trains and even through tunnels.

• • Although HTML5 technology is considered the latest technology for developing games, it is not appropriate for developing high end games because of performance issues.

• • Certified psychologists are being employed by professional gaming developers to help them with the tutorials and game start issues. It is observed that most gamers are more engaged during the first session of play and this increases their chances of turning into paid gamers.

• • A games sanctity or genuineness is adjudged from its position in the App store. If an app holds a high rank position for a few days, it is considered to be genuine and not a scam.

• • The free-to-play games are no doubt more popular than the paid ones as only 3% of the gamers pay money for mobile games. However, the consumers that do spend money on freemium games contribute around $14 per transaction on an average in purchasing goods-in-app.

• • In an effort to optimize their monetization process, many developers use the process of checkout on known and credible websites like eBay and Amazon.

• • The Android game developers carry our pre-installation deals with various carriers as a strategy to distribute games on the Android devices.

• • Rovio, the developer of the very popular game, Angry Birds is moving on from becoming just a mobile app development company to an entertainment company as it is earning high revenues through the sale of gadgets, licensed and all kinds of angry bird toys.

• • One of the best ways to get large number of consumers to try a newly launched game is an invitation sent via SMS. The strategy to send SMSs works equally well for a game or a mobile app.

With each passing day, the mobile phone industry is witnessing alarming growth as the technology it runs on, evolves and matures. With the increase in the popularity of the Android phones, the number of apps available for the platform also has rocketed. Popular Android games used across the globe are Enemy Lines, Top Defense, Dungeon Hunter 4, Guncrafter, Jetpack Joyride, Dark Avenger, Best shooter, Retro favorite etc. Android beat out Apple's iOS and other operating systems by a considerable pace.
Top mobile app development companies are investing time and effort in mobile game app development. Millions of developers work for this industry and make some of the best games so that users keep returning to play the games again and again. Most Android users have a favorite game - be it a puzzle game, titles from arcade and action genre or sports simulations - highly likely that there is a game which has captivated every user in some way. With Android tablets and smartphones picking up steam, Android game developers have pressed ahead on exploring Android game development more innovatively than ever.

Android has leveraged its developer community to build wide-ranging gaming apps that run on a whole variety of devices. Whether its pushing the envelope with space age graphics, or exploring 3D inside out, Android game development is always exploring higher limits. Android game development is a hot field of innovations, a challenge for apps builders and developers across the world. Credited with turning over 300 out of the box concepts into powerful Android mobile apps, you must bank on Android game developers to deliver the best launching pad to Android gaming app.

Ever since the advent of the personal computer, people have looked to them for entertainment just as much as for business use. This holds true to this day, and portable devices are no exceptions. When the work is done, here are a few iPhone games that will provide hours of fun and won't cost you a cent.

Sol Free Solitaire (Smallware) - One of the ultimate time killers ever to come to computers, it's only natural that it would come to the iPhone. Sol Free Solitaire contains five games in one: Klondike Deal 1, Klondike Deal 3, Baker's Game, Demon and Spiderette. The perfect, age old way to pass a little or a lot of time.

Bejeweled (PopCap Games) - One of the most popular games ever created by PopCap Games, Bejeweled is a simple puzzle game that's fun and highly addictive. Match three or more jewels of different colors and shapes by swapping two at a time to clear them from the board. Creating combos by matches falling into place creates special gems that can clear several around itself or clear all of one color from the board.

TapTap Revenge (Tapulous) - Rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero have become very popular lately. Many software companies look to create similar games to provide a variety of choices. TapTap Revenge is one such game. Catch the falling arrows synced to its own music by tapping the screen or shaking the iPhone from side to side. Also includes a two player mode to compete with your friends.

Duck Hunt (Nintendo) - A classic console game emulated for the iPhone. Tap the screen to fire up to three shots at the duck flying around (two ducks in later rounds) before they fly away. Ten ducks advances you to the next round, which start flying faster. A great game for coordination or a bit of nostalgia (stop laughing at me, dog!).

The Battle for Orion's Belt (Cellufun) - A unique game out of the bunch, The Battle for Orion's Belt is a top-down action game that pits your spaceship against others in an engaging story where you rise from the ranks and eventually command a squadron of your own. Upgradeable ships, customizable controls and unlocked trophies will have you coming back again and again to put your top score in the game's community.

Of course, this list only scratches the surface of the available free mobile phone games for the iPhone. There are literally hundreds of games in every genre imaginable: sports, action, adventure, card games, board games, pet simulators and some which defy all categories. Quite a few of them won't cost you a cent, but you should always be careful. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for. But these are few and far between. For every game that feels like it was thrown together in an afternoon, there's another that has an unexpected amount of detail and work put into it. With enough time, you're sure to find games that you'll play over and over again.

Everyone is well aware of the fact that Mobile Phones are no longer used for the mere calling and receiving calls purpose. Rather they have become an indispensible part of our life by helping us clicking photos of important moments, playing our favorite songs from stored list, providing us notification about our important mails, intimating about our social network updates, and what not!

In similar way, it has also provided us with games applications that put our boredom away. It is like a great relief from our monotonous life. Many a times we get in traffic jam and curse ourself for taking the wrong route but somewhere in our heart we know that this was ought to happen. Therefore, instead of cursing and blaming and getting irritated, we can PLAY. Yes, you get me right! We can play our own favorite games, on our very own Mobile Phones.

Mobile phones come to our rescue when we have no other option of entertainment. Mobile games have been one of the best additions to our lives. Today they have become so popular that mobile game apps development companies comprise of a multibillion-dollar industry. Since the days of the snake games, mobile gaming apps have come a long way. With improved handset features and processing capabilities, they are giving PC games a run for their money. Mobile games apps have become the status symbol of the modern world children as well as adults.

With a wide range of application ranging from business to movies and entertainment, mobiles have come far-a-way. Various gaming apps have changed people's opinion towards mobile games both on professional as well as personal front. Now people play and enjoy mobile games like never before. With the help of apps not only we can play the latest version of the game we can also keep an eye on the latest happenings in the sporting world. We can check the scores and sometimes watch the sports match live on our mobile phone. Considering the huge popularity of mobile games, all the mobile manufacturers are giving better functionality to their devices to make their phones compatible with different types of games available in the gaming sector. Mobile game apps have changed the whole structure of the modern day mobile applications.

The demand for mobile games is tremendous among people of all age groups. Therefore, even a business with limited budget is now stepping into the world of online games. They are using specific themes and there are various categories of Smartphone games available such as sports, action, adventure, racing, table-top, puzzle, hidden-object, educational and simulation games. Moreover, there are multi-player games introduced in the industry that allows users to play with their social circle even from their mobiles. Concept is to connect with a larger audience by utilizing 2D and 3D game development technology. The aim is to attract the attention of users and engage them to become their regular visitors or customers.

Some of the Android apps which have been very popular among the masses are Sporting News Pro Football, CBS Sports Pro Football, NBA Game Time Lite 2009-10, F1 LIVE RACING, ESPN Score Center, Sports Radio Droid, etc.

Since the preference of the target audience keeps on changing the recent boom in mobile gaming sector seems to be the best alternative in this chaotic and stressful life. After observing the entire trends one thing is for sure, that the market is going to be flooded with the latest gaming apps and it will provide a very nice option for the consumers to choose according to their need and demand.