September 2009

The Reasons Apple Rejected The Google Voice Are Simply Ridiculous

by Jeff Weisbein September 28, 2009

In Apple’s response to the FCC with regard to why the Google Voice application was rejected (though Apple declines to admit they rejected it, it’s still under “review”) from the App Store, they outlined a number of reasons why the Google Voice app is currently not in the App Store, all of which, are pretty [...]

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Happy 11th Birthday Google

by Jeff Weisbein September 27, 2009

Today is Google’s 11th birthday and to celebrate, the company has changed its logo accordingly and turned the letter “L” into the number 11. I’ve been thinking about the past 11 years online and how much things have changed. We have seen so much technology, web services, new products, and other advances (and failures) it [...]

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iPhone MMS Is Here!

by Jeff Weisbein September 27, 2009

It’s here! It’s here! Finally. As promised, iPhone MMS (Multimedia Messages) on the AT&T network is here. While it took over two months, we finally have it and that is good enough for me. Well, by that, I mean you will not see me suing AT&T for releasing MMS technically after summer was over (last [...]

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TomTom GO 720 Unboxing

by Jeff Weisbein September 26, 2009

I’ve never owned a GPS unit. Can you believe that? I ordered from Amazon the TomTom GO 720 and decided to record the unboxing. As someone who has never owned a GPS unit before I really do not know much about them. I’ll have a review of the TomTom GO 720 up in the near [...]

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Official Microsoft Stores Are A Genius Idea

by Jeff Weisbein September 23, 2009

I’ve seen a number of people “poke fun” at the idea of Microsoft opening up their own official stores and honestly I think it’s a brilliant move for Microsoft. Microsoft needs to get out from the giant boulder that has been pinning them down for years now – the OEM’s (PC manufactures) and consumer electronic [...]

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How To: Build A Successful Website

by Jeff Weisbein September 18, 2009

Over the past 2-3 years, I have learned a lot about the Internet and how the industry works as a whole. When I first started BestTechie back in 2003, I had no idea what I was doing – I was just a 13 year old kid with a website. In late 2007, I started to [...]

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Phone Calls Come To Twitter. Don’t Bother To @Call Me.

by Jeff Weisbein September 17, 2009

Phone calls on Twitter? You’re joking right? Unfortunately, it’s no joke. Jajah, a VOIP company who provides a number of calling solutions, today, announced their latest product JaJah@Call. Sure, it may seem like an interesting or even cool idea on the surface, but, I don’t see the point of it in the grand scheme of [...]

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I Am T-Pain (Seriously)

by Jeff Weisbein September 12, 2009

I Am T-Pain, no really. I am. I sound just like him thanks to his brand new iPhone app (download here). I Am T-Pain is by far the coolest app in the App Store to date. At least, I think so anyway. The application gives you Auto-Tune in the palm of your hand. Auto-Tune by [...]

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Interview With Eric Havir From Microsoft Surface Team

by Jeff Weisbein September 11, 2009

As many of you know (see video and blog post) I had a chance to play with a Microsoft Surface while I attended Gnomedex this past August. I was so impressed by it, I decided I had to find out more about it. Eric Havir, the Senior Manager of Digital Communications for the Microsoft Surface [...]

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Why The iPod Touch Didn’t Get A Camera

by Jeff Weisbein September 9, 2009

I know, I know. I feel your pain. We’re all asking ourselves – why? why. Why not give the iPod Touch the camera functionality instead of the iPod Nano? It’s a good question and one I think I have the answer for, however, be warned, you may not like it. Okay, so, put yourselves in [...]

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