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Gizmodo UK Royal Mail's Price Finder website hits glitchBBC NewsPeople starting to send Christmas cards and presents from the UK are being hit by problems on a Royal Mail website. The Price Finder page – which calculates postal costs of packages based on size and weight – has been closed …

eBay's ql.io is an "SQL" for web APIsThe HeBay has announced ql.io, a new domain specific language which combines SQL, JSON and procedural elements to create a compact language for making HTTP request that retrieve data, join the results of those requests, or generate responses. … More: continued here

In 2010, global eBay sales via a mobile device more than tripled, generating $2 billion in sales – up from $600m in 2009. The company says that it expects this to more than double again in 2011 to over $5 billion. More: continued here

Daily Mail Food stamps for frappuccinos: Outrage as it's revealed handouts for the poor …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter 'Luxury' sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America's food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. The tokens which are given to those living in …

eBay expects to see $5bn of sales via mobile for 2011Econsultancy (blog)In 2010, global eBay sales via a mobile device more than tripled, generating $2 billion in sales – up from $600m in 2009. The company says that it expects this to more than double again in 2011 to over …

‘Luxury’ sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America’s food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. More: continued here

BBC News Guernsey Post extend reduced rate Christmas stamps useBBC NewsThe time period for when reduced rate Christmas stamps can be sent in the Bailiwick of Guernsey has been extended this year. From 2 to 22 December 2011, letters sent within the islands can be sent with a special 31p …

Post Office proposal opposedJackson SunPost office officials held a public, community-wide meeting at South Side High School Thursday night to lay out a proposed plan to close down the Jackson mail-processing center, located at 200 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. … More: continued here

Starbucks' $5 coffees are being bought with food stamps for the poorDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter 'Luxury' sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America's food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. The tokens which are given to those living in poverty can be …

Royal Mail reinstate deliveries to unmade Benfleet roadsBBC NewsPostal deliveries are to resume to more than 100 Essex homes where the private roads were deemed to be in too poor condition for Royal Mail staff to use. In November Royal Mail suspended deliveries to addresses on 13 roads in Benfleet …