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 | Darrell Etherington The gold iPhone 5s (which still seems more "champagne" to me) was a phone that seemed improbable when it was first rumored, but Apple did indeed make it – and... read more | |  | Darrell Etherington Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c are now on sale at retail and online stores around much of the world, and the general impression from consumers is one of high... read more | |  | Alex "WarHorse" Wilhelm Wrapping its analyst meetup, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer revealed his largest regret regarding product choices: Missing out on phones, which he claims has... read more | | | |  | Catherine Shu Crave, a San Francisco startup that creates upscale, tech-savvy sex toys, announced that it has closed a $2.4 million Series A investment from over 60 angel... read more | |  | Darrell Etherington | |  | Leena Rao VCs are starting to get into content. First Round debuted its own version of Harvard Business Review. Andreessen Horowitz recently brought on Wired editor... read more | |  | Mike Butcher Following an amazing event last year, which saw Italy suddenly ignite its startup scene, TechCrunch has created the TechCrunch Italy conference in partnership... read more | | |
 | Countless social planning apps have tried and ultimately failed to capture the attention of users in a way that... read more | |  | LEGO Mindstorms EV3. Even the name is formidable, but just wait until you connect the dots and fire these dragon-esque... read more | |  | As you can see in the video above, Apple's new fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5s isn't restricted to human users.... read more | | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |
