Sifting Through the App Morass, With a Little Help | Linux Today

Sifting Through the App Morass, With a Little Help

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 18, 2012

Apps about everything. Apps for everything. Apps everywhere. There are now well over a million apps in the app stores for iOS, Android and Windows devices combined. And if, like me, your working day and private life involve using mobile devices, then you’ll know that sometimes it can seem like there are too many apps. How, among this cornucopia of code, do we find new, great or cheap ones? (Apart from this column, of course.)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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