Bernews Could These Apps Save the Post Office?PC MagazineCould These Apps Save the Post Office? The United States Postal Service may be struggling, but a crop of apps promise to help us reconnect offline by sending physical mail straight from your smartphone. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin By Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.Post Office Will Not …

Former York City Post Office gaines new ownerYork Daily RecordThe historic building that once housed the former York City Post Office has a new owner. On Aug. 7, Molt LLC. paid $350,000 to the United States Postal Service for 200 S. George St. – a 65,000 square foot local landmark …

Post Office workers will stage a 48-hour strike over the August bank holiday weekend in an escalating row over pay and jobs. More: continued here

[Deal] New Nexus 7 16GB Available for $199 from ebay With Free ShippingDroid LifeEbay is currently running a solid daily deal on the 2013 Nexus 7. For $199, you can grab the 16GB variant that sells normally retails for $229 through outlets like the Google Play store. If the $30 …

Postal workers will have the chance to apply for priority shares on top of free shares as part of the privatisation of the Royal Mail, the Government has announced. More: continued here

Retailer to open store at site of former Royal Mail office in HarringayHaringey IndependentA budget clothing shop says it will create new jobs when it opens on the site of an old Royal Mail sorting office. TK Maxx says its new branch in the Arena shopping park will create 60 …

Slate Magazine (blog) Study: Bidding Sites Like eBay Make Us Meanies—and You Can Profit From ItSlate Magazine (blog)But why would such behavior translate into hostility toward other bidders on eBay? I mean, how much emotion is really tied up in trying to obtain that pair of sunglasses or iPhone case? …

Americans Want To Dictate Food Stamp PurchasesHuffington PostAmericans have strong feelings about how poor people ought to use their food stamps; NSA surveillance broke privacy rules; a Ricky Perry veto is under review; Texas police raid an organic farm; and more in today's trending stories. Hosted by: Mike Sacks. More: …

After the U.S. Postal Service announced that it would offer free insurance on many packages, Buckingham does not expect the move to greatly increase the volume of packages carried by USPS. The firm adds … More: continued here

A POPULAR post office which closed last year will reopen nearby with extended opening hours. More: continued here