After a New York Times columnist investigated PayPal's 21-day holds policy on behalf of a reader, eBay said it would refine the model and would stop profiting from the practice, which the Times estimated affected as many as 250,000 eBay sellers. More: continued here
Post office shuts suddenlyGreenock TelegraphPost Office bosses shut the Angus Road branch in Larkfield, Greenock, a few days ago, after a temporary subpostmaster quit. They confirmed the closure today but stressed they hoped to re-open in Larkfield next month, once a suitable replacement was … More: continued here
Stamp of approval for DartmouthThis Is South DevonONE hundred special stamps bearing the mark of Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine are making their way to the Dartmouth chairman of the Newcomen 300 Committee – after the town's Post Office ran out within five days of the commemorative stamps going on … More: continued here
Over the holidays, eBay and PayPal both pushed the term ‘couch commerce,’ , in which consumers use their tablets and mobile phones from the comfort of their couches. In fact, eBay launched a new feature of its iPad app called Watch With eBay, which allowed users to shop a selection of items on the marketplace…
Ubergizmo Sony Ericsson Windows Phone turns up on eBayKnow Your Mobile (blog)A Sony Ericsson branded Windows Phone prototype has been listed on eBay under the previously rumoured codename 'Julie'. Official-type people have already got wind of it and subsequently flown into action, so the listing is no longer live but it was …Prototype Sony Ericsson…
Ubergizmo 'Julie,' prototype Windows Phone 7 handset from Sony Ericsson, appears on eBayThe VergeBy TC Sottek on March 9, 2012 04:14 pm 2Comments It looks like a rumored relic from Sony Ericsson's past — a Windows 7 phone codenamed "Julie" — has just appeared for sale on eBay. Photos of the prototype on eBay appear…
Forget the new iPad. A prototype of Apple's WALT, or "Wizzy Active Lifestyle Telephone," sold on eBay on Sunday for $8,000, sending gadget geeks and Apple fanboys into a frenzy. The reason? Apple introduced the device at MacWorld Boston in 1993, but never put the then-state-of-the-art product on the market. "I have decided it's time…
WOODFORD GREEN: Double delight for school in letter writing competitionEast London and West Essex Guardian SeriesAN eight-year-old boy's letter to an imaginary Paralympian has won him £100 in a Royal Mail letter writing competition. Youngsters from schools all over the country were asked to write letters to Olympians past, present, future, real or imaginary. More:…
A POST office branch has closed its doors suddenly. Post Office bosses shut the Angus Road branch in Larkfield, Greenock, a few days ago, after a temporary subpostmaster quit. More: continued here
WOODFORD GREEN: School's First Class showing in letter writing competitionEast London and West Essex Guardian SeriesAN eight-year-old boy's letter to an imaginary Paralympian has won him £100 in a Royal Mail letter writing competition. Youngsters from schools all over the country were asked to write letters to Olympians past, present, future, real or imaginary. More:…