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With a reputation for safely delivering precious cargo of all kinds, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , will rise to the challenge again this spring, donating More: continued here

This is South Wales You've got (royal) mail!This is South WalesA LLANELLI youngster received a royal surprise after finding a letter from Buckingham Palace in his school's postbox. Jay Evans, 10, from Seaside, wrote to the Queen last June to congratulate her on her jubilee and to tell her about …

EBay has pulled an auction for a pair of Google Glass specs, on the basis that it was a fake – but not before bidding reached nearly $17,000. read more More: continued here

Sony Ericsson Windows Phone prototype hits eBay, reminds us sliders existedEngadgeteBay is as close as it comes to a genuine Aladdin's cave, and we've seen plenty of ancient rarities, prototypes, sci-fi weaponry, and the odd killer robot go under its gavel. One of the latest artifacts of interest comes from …

Catholic News Service Shoes, signs, stamps, serenades, field art: creative tributes to popeCatholic News ServiceThe Italian post office parked a mobile van not far from the Vatican to sell commemorative stamps issued in 2005 celebrating Pope Benedict's election. The Vatican office was offering special collectors' packs, envelopes, stamps and cancellation …

W*USA 9 Man pleads guilty for eBay sale of night vision goggles to undercover agentBaltimore Sun (blog)Anthony J. Torresi, of Coral Gables, did not have the required U.S. Department of State license to sell the items when he posted them on eBay and then arranged to sell them to a …

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What's behind Royal Mail idea?This is South WalesIt is reasonable to assume that this decision has nothing to do with service sustainability or cost but a cynical move by Royal Mail, under pressure from the Government, to fragment the service in readiness for privatisation? As a regular customer of … …

eBay-owned Svpply is debuting an Android version of its Svpply mobile application today, which brings its catalog of over 2.4 million hand-picked items from 110,000 stores to the Android operating system for the first time. The company, which was acquired by eBay just this September, had first launched on mobile …