Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Postal regulators on Tuesday approved a price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter. The independent … More: continued here

NDTV [Update: Now It's $200][Deal Alert] Galaxy Gear Available On eBay For $240 …Android PoliceThis would normally set you back $299.99, but today only, you can get the Gear for $239.95 from eBay, a 20% savings. To sweeten the deal even further, the watch also comes with free shipping. eBay. …

Examiner.com Christmas 2013 USPS post office holiday: Mail delivery Christmas Eve and 12/25Examiner.comThe last chance for priority Christmas mail delivery is today, Dec. 24, but only if it was mailed on time. Americans are wondering if they'll get their packages and presents in time and asking, "What time does the …

The post office says it will be closing most branches at noon today for Christmas Eve. More: continued here

A federal court jury in Marshall, Texas , found that MicroData GIS didn’t infringe a patent belonging to EADS unit Cassidian Communications. Cassidian filed the suit in March 2012, claiming MicroData infringed patent 6,774,858, which was issued in June 2004. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service has apologized to Bonne Terre City Hall for a problem that occurred this month involving residents’ water bills. More: continued here

AN EXECUTIVE ORDER giving troops a mere 1 percent pay raise was just the latest pinch for military families, as active-duty servicemembers and veterans increasingly struggle to make ends meet. VIDEO: Growing need for gov't assistance among military men, women VIDEO: Remembering the troops this Christmas Navy to intensify sonar …

Digital Trends Mac Pro selling for more than double on eBayDigital TrendsUpdate 3:47 p.m. ET 12/23/13: The seller informed us that his Mac Pro includes 16GB of RAM. There's nothing new about people selling stuff on eBay for significantly more than it's worth. It's fairly common practice to take advantage …

International Business Times UK Royal Mail Shares Enter FTSE 100International Business Times UKRoyal Mail shares have entered the FTSE 100 after months of the stock's price soaring higher and higher. The communications firm, privatised by the UK government in October in a controversial flotation onto the London Stock Exchange, was …

The Guardian Demand for food stamps soars as cuts sink in and shelves emptyThe GuardianDeep cuts to the US food stamps programme, designed to keep low-income Americans out of hunger in the aftermath of the economic recession, have forced increasing numbers of families such as theirs to rely on food …