Collectors snap up royal stampsToowoomba ChronicleClifford Gardens Australia Post store manager Cameron King takes a closer look at the newly released royal wedding stamps. STAMP collectors and royalists alike flocked to Toowoomba's Australia Post shops yesterday to get their hands on the latest royal …Locals put stamp on royal nuptialsFraser …

X-bit Labs Intel's Next-Generation Eight-Core Sandy Bridge E Processor Hits Ebay.X-bit LabsAt least several engineering samples of eight-core Intel Core i "Sandy Bridge E" in LGA2011 package are now on sale at Ebay web-site. The chip marked as "Intel Confidential" has eight cores with Hyper-Threading technology, 20MB of level-three cache …

Green stampsThe News Journal (blog)I stopped at the Post Office today to mail some Mother's Day cards, and saw that the USPS is now offering “Go Green Stamps.” The 16-stamp set lists different things you can do to help “put your stamp on a greener tomorrow.” They include buying local …

Cloud CIO: Lessons from the OpenStack Design SummitComputerworldThe first item was the keynote presentation by Neil Sample, VP Architecture for eBay. eBay is considering Rackspace as a platform for its use of public cloud (although Sample was careful to note that eBay is also considering Azure as well). …and more » …

DALLAS–(BUSINESSWIRE)– “Print Big, Save Big” Promotion and New Sign and Banner Online Order Feature Help Small Businesses Maximize Their Marketing Dollars Small businesses have a positive long-term outlook … More: continued here

Sale 'may close 9000 post offices'Sunday MercuryGovernment plans to sell off the Royal Mail could lead to the closure of more than 9000 post offices, according to a new report. Research among 800 sub-postmasters by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) found that nine out of 10 said they could not …

Pak Watan eBay profits jump 20% in the growth of PaypalPak WatanInternet auction giant eBay has reported a sharp rise in quarterly profits thanks in large part due to strong growth at its Paypal division. Net income for the first three months of the year was $476 (£286m), a 20% …

Space.com Stamps celebrate pioneering Mercury spaceflightsThe Flame TrenchIn a 2 pm ceremony today at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the US Postal Service will unveil postage stamps commemorating NASA Mercury missions past and present. One stamp celebrates Thursday's 50th anniversary of the Project Mercury flight …Mercury astronaut and mission …

Hardware Tips: USB-to-IDE/SATA Adapter, Laptop Parts on eBayIDG News ServiceFortunately, I know where to go to find cheap laptop parts: eBay. And, sure enough, with a little searching I found a U6S-compatible battery for just $37 shipped. The seller has an excellent rating, and the battery comes with a three-year …

1 in 7 on Food Stamps: ReportNewsroom America(Newsroom America) — One in seven Americans, or about 14.3 percent of the population, now rely on food stamps to help make ends meet, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing US Department of …and more » More: continued here