Today's top tech stories include Post Office software woes, Google's camera cars, Catzilla benchmarks, App store advice, and tech jobs More: continued here

Chester Royal Mail fundraisers to appear in new charity calendarFlintshire ChronicleThe Royal Mail has picked Neil Donovan, a human resources investigator who works at the depot on Station Road, and Jeanette Donovan (no relation), a staff resource manager at Chester Mail Centre, will both appear on the calendar which will …

Finspreads — The Christmas period proved to be a successful one for eBay, as the internet marketplace's share price jumped before the end of trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. More: continued here

eBay Inc., NCR Corp., Google Inc., General Motors Company and Ford Motors Co. highlighted in Zacks Analyst Blog More: continued here

EBay finished last year with a flourish as bargain hunters flocked to its Internet shopping mall and digital payment service to help lift the company's fourth-quarter earnings above analyst projections. More: continued here

Parcels merger deal falls throughexpressandstar.comThe deal would have been a blow to Royal Mail, which is growing its parcel deliveries business to make up for a continued shortfall in letters as it prepares for privatisation. TNT has 70 delivery depots, three sorting hubs and three national contact …and more » More: …

EBay Profit Falls 62% Following Skype SaleFox BusinessEBay Inc. (EBAY) on Wednesday posted a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit due to the big gain the e-commerce giant recorded the same period last year from its sale of the Skype Internet phone service. Excluding the Skype comparison and a resulting 62% …

THE plan by Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd to offer Islamic banking services through post office counters by the third quarter of the year is still pending approvals. More: continued here

Washington Post News Summary: EBay's strong 4th-quarter performance delivers the goods for …Washington PostHOLIDAY SEASON HIT: EBay Inc.'s Internet shopping mall and digital payment service attracted more consumers during the final three months of last year to deliver fourth-quarter earnings that were slightly better than analysts anticipated. ON A ROLL …

Apple stamps make debut today in Yakima, WAYakima Herald-RepublicApple stamps make debut today in Yakima, WA. Posted on January 16, 2013. Apples featured on new stamps are (clockwise, from left) Granny Smith, Northern Spy, Golden Delicious and Baldwin. (photo illustration by TJ MULLINAX/Yakima Herald-Republic) … More: continued here