iPhone stamps its authority on portable gaming worldIndependent, UKNintendo has owned the portable video-game market – first with the Game Boy, now with the DS and DSi – for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it's become impossible to ignore the …

Mail talks postponedShropshire Star, UKCrunch talks between Royal Mail bosses and a union chief over two county delivery offices facing the axe were today postponed. Phil Kelly, Communication Workers' Union representative, was due to meet with bosses at 6am today to discuss the impending … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Holds Annual Shareholders MeetingAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay held its annual shareholders meeting on April 29, 2009, at its headquarters in San Jose, California. Some board members attended the meeting virtually via eBay's Skype service. eBay shareholders passed all resolutions, … More: continued here

Springdale to hire StampsArkansas Democrat Gazette, ARBY RICH POLIKOFF SPRINGDALE – Brad Stamps is expected to be announced today as the new boys basketball coach at Springdale High School, sources close to the program said Wednesday. Stamps, who has been the assistant boys coach under Eric Burnett at … More: continued …

Study finds rise in Ill. povertyNorthwest Herald, ILBy JENN WIANT – jwiant@nwherald.com with wire reports The recession likely has pushed hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans into poverty, according to a study released Thursday, and two leading indicators – use of food stamps and emergency food …Report predicts more suburbanites will fall …

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The Williamsville office signed a new one-year lease, but its long-term future remains uncertain. The Williamsville post office in Bath County will remain open in its current location — for at least one more year. The community earlier this year feared the tiny, rural post office would be shut down …

BBC News Award for a 'Tardis' post officeBBC News, UKIt is one of Royal Mail's success stories in the wake of a purge on rural post offices over the last few years, which has seen many in the UK close. Postmistress Sarah Mason and her husband Nigel are being recognised for …

SPRINGFIELD — Stamp collectors will be forgiven for yelling “Ay Caramba!” when the Springfield Post Office offers a special cancellation to celebrate the release of a series of stamps depicting the characters of “The Simpsons.” … – By JOSH O’GORMAN STAFF WRITER More: continued here

BBC News Rare Penny Black hidden in atticBBC News, UKThe letters were encrusted with bird droppings which may have helped preserve the stamp collection of 400. The stamps, including Penny Reds, were found in the property in north Wales, with many valued at £200 each. Colin Knights, owner of Aqueduct … …