NEW YORK (Reuters) – EBay and its online payment unit, PayPal Inc, on Thursday sued Google Inc and two executives for stealing trade secrets related to mobile payment systems. More: continued here
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Read More »Keep our delivery office open! – Basingstoke Gazette
Keep our delivery office open!Basingstoke GazetteRoyal Mail announced in April that the delivery office in Osborn Way is set to close, affecting customers in the RG27 and RG29 postcode areas. It would mean residents in those areas having their mail delivered from |the Basingstoke centre, in Priestley …and more » More: …
Read More »Joplin Post Office overwhelmed
With so many homes gone, the post office has no way to deliver mail to thousands of people. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail misses delivery target by a whisker – Bath Chronicle
Royal Mail misses delivery target by a whiskerBath ChronicleRoyal Mail narrowly missed its delivery target in the Bath area last year, even if bad weather and the first volcanic ash crisis is taken into account. The firm is applying to its regulator Postcomm to give it a dispensation from having …
Read More »Food stamp program turns 50
CHARLESTON, W.Va.–Fifty years ago this Sunday, an out-of-work coal miner from McDowell County became the first American to receive food stamps.Alderson Muncy of Paynesville received $95 in stamps for his family of 15: his wife, Chloe, himself and the 13 c… More: continued here
Read More »Jefferson Road post office to honor veterans
A post office in Rochester is honoring the men and women who died serving our country… More: continued here
Read More »Poor weather hits Royal Mail targets – Post and Parcel
Poor weather hits Royal Mail targetsPost and ParcelRoyal Mail blamed poor weather and last year's volcanic ash crisis as it missed a number of its delivery targets for the 2010-2011 period. Due to “disruption to air, road and rail services”, the delivery performance of First Class stamped and meter …UK …
Read More »Kate Middleton’s Obama-meeting £175 Reiss dress is eBay hit – Metro
Sydney Morning Herald Kate Middleton's Obama-meeting £175 Reiss dress is eBay hitMetroThe £175 Reiss dress Kate Middleton wore to meet Barack and Michelle Obama has been selling on eBay for up to £600, and now Tesco is launching its own version of the beige Shola number. The Duchess of Cambridge's …
Read More »PayPal sues Google, Amazon challenges Apple and cheap Android users – Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)
Reuters PayPal sues Google, Amazon challenges Apple and cheap Android usersGood Morning Silicon Valley (blog)PayPal, a unit of eBay, filed suit Thursday against Google, claiming it misappropriated trade secrets, Bloomberg News reports. PayPal claims Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius, both Google execs who previously worked at PayPal, shared confidential …PayPal, …
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