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GetSalesDone launches to take the ugly out of sales contact software

With GetSalesDone, Dexplora says it has the cure to ugly and infrequently-updated CRM systems.

Mother Nature hates consumer technology (or at least the Surface Pro)

Inclement weather on the East Coast has forced Microsoft to cancel its Surface Pro launch event. There might be a trend here.

SoftBank Capital creates $250M fund to help startups break into Asia

With its new $250 million fund, SoftBank Capital wants to make it easier for growth-stage companies to make headway in tough Asian markets.

Sprint sells 2.2 million iPhones, but it’s still bleeding cash and customers

Sprint is making money and adding customers, but a variety of factors still helped it lose $1.32 billion last quarter.

The $25 Raspberry Pi camera module is a video hacker’s dream

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has posted some new photos of the final version of its hackable camera module, which it first demoed last November.

Pinterest’s next funding round could be valued as high $2.5 billion

Investors are seeing some major potential in Pinterest, which could raise a funding round valued as high as $2.5 billion.

BlackBerry 10 will support Android Jelly Bean apps … eventually

By creating a low-risk way for developers to port their Android apps to BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry aims to bolster its app selection.

Pot, meet kettle: HP says Dell buyout will kill innovation

Innovation is dead at Dell -- or at least according to HP, which says that Dell's proposed buyout is going to spell bad news for Dell's customers.