Obama Thanks Net Neutrality Supporters Washington In an open letter to constituents, President Obama thanked citizens for vociferously supporting the new net neutrality rules approved today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). More »
Neurio Making All Appliances Smarter Vancouver, British Columbia Start-up Neurio has developed an energy-monitoring sensor that can be installed inside a home's circuit-breaker box to track the power usage of individual appliances in real time from a smartphone or tablet. More »
Sprint Adds Its First LG Tablet Overland Park, Kans. Sprint will offer an LG tablet for the first time on March 13, equipping it with LTE and offering it free with two-year contract to users who have a Sprint smartphone. More »
Vector Readies 30-Day Smart Watch London Start-up Vector Watch, founded last year by former Timex Group president Joe Santana, plans to launch a smart watch that delivers 30-day battery life and works with Apple, Android and Windows phones. More »
Tech Data Realigns Business Groups Clearwater, Fla. Global tech distributor Tech Data has merged its mobility solutions and retail division, freeing up its supply-chain unit to focus on logistics. More »
Azione Snags Vince Gill Nashville, Tenn. Country music star Vince Gill will perform for Azione Unlimited when the education/buying group convenes here later this month for its spring conference. More »
Tweet Of The Day @SteveSmithTWICE: The Internet as we know it was saved by the FCC. Let's hope it survives the lawsuits.
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Is Pebble Too Big For Kickstarter, Redux By Lisa Johnston I wrote a blog yesterday that wondered if a product like the Pebble Time is too big for Kickstarter. Will it make it extraordinarily difficult for small start-ups to compete on the level playing field Kickstarter had once offered, where you're meant to be judged on your pitch and not your name? More »