— Jeff Weisbein

Jeff is the founder & CEO of BestTechie. He has over 10 years of experience working with technology and building businesses. He loves to travel and listen to music.

Mailbox Releases iPad Version of Its Email App
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Mailbox Releases iPad Version of Its Email App

Guess what I just downloaded?  The brand new Mailbox app update, which as you may have guessed from the title of this post is iPad optimized.  Mailbox had promised an iPad version would be on its way and it has … [Read more...]

Twitter Adds Two-Factor Authentication Option for User Accounts
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Twitter Adds Two-Factor Authentication Option for User Accounts

Twitter just announced via its blog that it has implemented two-factor authentication for user accounts.  The new login verification system (what Twitter is calling it), is easy to setup and will hopefully help prevent … [Read more...]

Tumblr Founder Now $250 Million Richer. USV Sees A 5,000% Return.
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Tumblr Founder Now $250 Million Richer. USV Sees A 5,000% Return.

Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr will net 26-year-old founder David Karp more than $250 million when the deal closes.  That's not bad at all.  Tumblr, which raised $125 million in funding since its launch six … [Read more...]

Xbox One Makes It Difficult to Borrow Video Games With ‘Pre-owned Fee’
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Xbox One Makes It Difficult to Borrow Video Games With ‘Pre-owned Fee’

Remember when we wrote about the end of borrow and lending video games?  Well, that unfortunate reality is perhaps already here.  Microsoft has confirmed that all Xbox One games will require mandatory installation onto … [Read more...]

Xbox One Will Not Offer Backwards Compatibility for Xbox 360 Games
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Xbox One Will Not Offer Backwards Compatibility for Xbox 360 Games

If you were hoping to be able to play your Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One, you are out of luck.  The Verge has just learned that Microsoft has no plans to offer backwards compatibility with the Xbox One.  Microsoft … [Read more...]

Microsoft Introduces Xbox One
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Microsoft Introduces Xbox One

Today at the #XboxReveal event, Microsoft just announced the Xbox One -- what they're calling the ultimate home entertainment system. To turn on the Xbox One, simply say, "Xbox On" -- it recogonizes your voice.  You … [Read more...]

Idea: Let’s Turn Flickr’s 1TB of Storage Into A Cloud Drive
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Idea: Let’s Turn Flickr’s 1TB of Storage Into A Cloud Drive

By now you have likely seen the revamped Flickr, which includes a brand new design and a 1TB free storage offering that is tough to rival.  With that much storage space available, I couldn't help but think how cool it … [Read more...]

Square Cash Lets You Send Money To Your Friends Via Email
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Square Cash Lets You Send Money To Your Friends Via Email

Square, the mobile payment startup, founded by Jack Dorsey announced today that it is launching a new service called Square Cash.  The new service, which will be rolling out in the coming weeks, will allow people to … [Read more...]

Enigma Takes on Public Data Search, Wants to be the Google of Public Data
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Enigma Takes on Public Data Search, Wants to be the Google of Public Data

Earlier this month at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, one company walked away as the winner of the Disrupt Cup -- that company was Enigma.  I had the opportunity to drop by their offices and get an inside look at what they are … [Read more...]

Coupons At Checkout Finds and Applies All Coupons With A Single Click
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Coupons At Checkout Finds and Applies All Coupons With A Single Click

Shopping online offers great convenience, you can do it at any time and you don't even have to get out of your pajamas.  However, one of the benefits to going to a store to shop is being able to easily utilize any … [Read more...]