SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – More eBay shoppers have used cell phones to make purchases this holiday season than in past years. And its not just to buy the hot toy du jour, Zhu Zhu Pets. The online marketplace operator said Monday that people used cell phones to… More: continued here

Safe Kids Philippines (SKP) and FedEx Philippines recently received the “2009 Outstanding International Walk This Way Partnership” award from Safe Kids Worldwide for exemplary efforts in promoting pedestrian safety. More: continued here

Identity thief zaps Christmas spirit10 ConnectsI printed the label, dropped off the package at the post office," said Collins. The next day, his Christmas spirit was crushed. "I received an email from my …and more » More: continued here

Both nationally and right here at home, more and more people are turning to food stamps this holiday season to help put dinner on the table as they grapple with the worsening effects of economic recession. More: continued here

Online auction giant eBay Inc. (EBAY) says it sold three times more items through mobile apps this holiday season than last. The company said 1.5 million items were bought using mobile devices; people from more than 165 countries made the purchases. More: continued here

The Memphis Grizzlies aim for their fourth straight home win tonight, when they play host to the Washington Wizards at FedEx Forum. More: continued here

Royal Mail delivery men uncover an uncanny connectionScotsmanA PAIR of postmen discovered that they joined the army and, 33 years later, the Royal Mail, on exactly the same day. … More: continued here

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As years go, Oregon’s 2009 was bleak. An Associated Press year-end survey found the news focused on the economy — an unemployment rate among the highest in the nation, foreclosures, bankruptcies and the misery that followed. That includes homelessness and great demand for relief such as …

eCreditDaily.com eBay: 1.5 million items purchased via mobile this holidayVentureBeatShoppers are doing more holiday gift-buying from their mobile phones, according to new numbers from eBay. The e-commerce giant says users purchased 1.5 …EBay: Holiday Cell Phone Shopping up ThreefoldABC NewsEbay: holiday sales up this yearABC7Chicago.comMobile purchase triples on eBay this …

Wheeling Man Sentenced For Post Office Bomb ThreatWTOV9.comA Wheeling man was sentenced to four months in prison for making a bomb threat at an Ohio County post office. Charles W. Beever was sentenced Monday in US …W.Va. man gets 4 months over bomb threatHuntington Herald Dispatchall 3 news articles » More: …