Pebble Appstore Comes To Android, Alongside New Partner Apps From eBay, Evernote And TWC

Smartwatch maker Pebble has finally released its full version 2.0 app for Android devices, following a public beta originally brought the software and the Pebble Appstore to smartphones using Google’s mobile OS last month. The update, if you haven’t used the beta or if you’re not an iPhone owner, offers the ability to search for, install and manage new apps and watchfaces for Pebble.

When the Appstore made its debut on iOS at the beginning of February, there were a few highlight partner apps that came along for the ride, including ones from Yelp, Foursquare, Mercedes and GoPro. The official Android launch brings some new partner software, including apps by eBay, Evernote and Time Warner Cable.

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Blinkx Founder Chandratillake Becomes Balderton Capital Partner, As Maloney Steps Back

The London VC community has been buzzing with rumors since the end of last year about one particular firm and its next moves. That firm is Balderton Capital, considered one of the few, large VC firms in Europe, with more than $1.9 billion of committed capital. Balderton was one of the main beneficiaries of the $850 million exit of Bebo to AOL, and now counts firms such as Tictail, Qubit and Vestiaire Collective in its wide portfolio. Balderton’s last fund — Fund IV — closed in 2009 at just over $480 million. In its VC peer group, Accel Europe raised

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