The Government’s controversial plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has come under attack from a cross-party committee of MPs which complained about a ‘lack of transparency’ about the proposals. More: continued here

EBay is moving ahead with a project to let third-party developers build applications on top of Selling Manager, eBay’s tools used by thousands of merchants to manage their businesses on its Web site. More: continued here

Phones Review VeriSign app turns iPhone into security deviceMacworld, CAFor now, the VeriSign app is primarily for use with eBay, AOL, and Paypal. In the future, your bank could support it. If you’re like me and you play World of Warcraft, there’s another app available for keeping your account safe from …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – FedEx Corp will cancel an order to buy 15 Boeing Co jets, as well as an option for a further 15 planes, if Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for FedEx workers to organize under labor unions. More: continued here

EBay's Skype files claim against Joltid in UKForbes, NYAP , 04.01.09, 05:55 PM EDT Skype, a unit of eBay Inc., said Wednesday it has asked a UK court to resolve a dispute with Joltid Ltd., which owns peer-to-peer communication technology that Skype licenses for use in its software. … More: continued …

April 1 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. didn’t illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who accused the company of wrongly calling them entrepreneurs while treating them as employees, a Seattle jury decided. More: continued here

Project Echo paves the way for eBay Selling Manager to become a platform where developers can build and sell their merchant tools. More: continued here

SAN MARCOS —- A sheriff’s sergeant said Tuesday that extensive graffiti painted on a Twin Oaks Valley Road post office appeared to be gang related. More: continued here

Johns Creek student’s drawing could become stampAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USAEarlier this week, a panel of judges unanimously declared the Johns Creek 15-year-old’s color-pencil illustration of the nesting Aix sponsa the top entry out of 511 submissions in the 2009 statewide Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. … More: continued here

Homer Simpson, stamp collector. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Simpsons, the bumbling but lovable American cartoon family, will appear on postage stamps. America’s most enduring — or is that endearing — dysfunctional family will be honored on their own stamps, the… More: continued here