Royal Tunbridge Wells, 18 August, 2008. – Synchronica plc (AIM: SYNC.LN), the international provider of mobile email and synchronization solutions, today announced that it is acquiring consumer mobile email specialist AxisMobile for USD 4.9 million in new Synchronica shares. More: continued here

The Fairview Group, Inc., a market research firm serving mutual and hedge fund managers, announced today that its Asia office has just released a special report on post-Olympics China that warns of a synchronized Global downturn: More: continued here

Elderly deserve food stamps most Re: ”Many more students turn to food stamps,” Aug. 13: My dad is 79 years old and receives $1,084 a month from Social Security. He also has to pay his Medicare out of that. That is his only income and he has been denied food …

Council spying on us to make moneyNews Shopper, UK –4 hours agoYou will not get a fine attached to your windscreen – it will come via Royal Mail on your doormat. An on-the-spot fine issued by the police is £60, … More: continued here

Ajaan drops back to a handicap and a more suitable distance in Wednesday’s totesport Ebor. He struggled in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot and a Listed two-mile race at Sandown, and connections are hoping for a better run on the Knavesmire. More: continued here

Real Estate Investors' Dream StocksMotley Fool –22 minutes agoLoopNet's online commercial real estate marketplace has the largest network of its kind, connecting buyers and sellers in a way akin to the eBay (Nasdaq: … More: continued here

PGA TOUR – THE BARCLAYS, Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey – The FedEx Cup Playoffs start this week at Ridgewood Country Club, former host of the 1935 Ryder Cup,… More: continued here

MONTGOMERY — As grocery prices shoot up, more and more people in Alabama are turning to food stamps, state records show. Between May 2004 and May 2008, the amount of food stamp dollars doled out monthly in Alabama increased by a third — from $41.6 million to $55.3 million. More: …

Post office staying put at least 2 yearsGreenwood Commonwealth, MS –46 minutes agoIt was proposed that the school district would use the now-vacant parts of the building and leave the post office where it is. However, the school board … More: continued here

Gizmodo 'Guitar Photocopier' Now Available on eBayGizmodo –4 hours agoRight now on eBay you can pick up a "guitar photocopier," a contraption that can carve a new guitar body for you that's exactly like another guitar. … More: continued here