| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/mech-2-620x620.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-15-at-3-47-24-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington Games and the formula that leads to their success can be a bit of a mystery, perhaps more so on mobile. One of 2014's big hits, both in terms of critical and... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/hyper.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak Oh, you thought Elon Musk had moved on past the whole Hyperloop thing? That ultra high-speed transportation system he first started talking about back in 2013?... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/9273844107_5a78cd8022_k.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ron Miller | | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/b7c-iracyaapxq9-jpg-large.jpeg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/xiaomi-mi-note.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jon Russell China's Xiaomi outed its latest smartphone, the Mi Note, yesterday, and we managed to get our grubby mitts on the 5.7-inch screen device. read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/white-album.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak Remember the good ol' days of personal photography? The days of limited film rolls; of crappy yellow cameras you bought at the drug store? None of this "Oh,... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/bib_happyfuncorp_feature_img.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | For the tenth and final episode of Built in Brooklyn, we tried to do something a little different —... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Gillmor Gang – Doc Searls, David Weinberger, Kevin Marks, Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor.... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/st_gfc_zymaticst_pic1.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | If you’re a fan of craft beer, you might be tempted to try homebrewing — if only it wasn’t... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |