Most people would know PayPal from dealings with eBay as a popular way to pay for auction goods, but there’s more to the PayPal story.

I recently caught up with Laura Chambers, a senior director with PayPal Mobile who is based in the U.S, to chat about all things PayPal, including how mobile devices are being used more and more for onilne transactions.

Paypal interview with Laura Chambers<

You’ve listed your car for sale online and after just a couple of days you receive an email from a ‘buyer’ who is prepared to pay your asking price and take the vehicle off your hands without even inspecting it. The buyer wants to pay via PayPal, however things are not as they seem.

When you receive what looks like a Payment Notification from PayPal, it also comes with a note saying that the funds are ‘on hold’ until you pay the buyer’s shipping agent an amount of money via a western union wire transfer. Alarm Bells! You’re heading into dangerous waters here and proceeding any further will find you poorer and with a ‘buyer’ who has suddenly disappeared.

This very situation happened to Tatiana from Sydney this… Read more

If you’re already feeling a bit over the upcoming Election…here’s something that will inject a bit of fun back into politics.

“Poll Position” is a free to play online Drag Racing game from 3rd Sense.

Happy Racing…or should that be voting?… Read more

If your home is filled with toys and other devices that require batteries, rechargeables are good cost effective and environmentally friendly solution.

Sanyo’s Eneloop batteries are just one of many rechargeable products on the
market, however they’ve just been made even more eco-conscious.

The new Eneloop AA batteries are pre-charged at the factory using solar energy and can be charged up to 1501 times before they need replacing.

The batteries are suitable for high drain electronic devices such as cameras, toys and game controllers.

Complete with the eneloop charger and ready to use straight off the shelf, the eneloop model is available in both two AA pack (NCMQN04A2S) and four AA pack (NCMQN04A4S). For those who already own an eneloop charger, the eneloop battery is also… Read more

Many of the latest TVs now have online applications built in, such as Internet video streaming from sites like youtube, news and weather feeds and social networking with twitter and facebook….but the latest feature to pop up on TV is video calling.

The popular Internet chat application Skype is now available on selected new TVs from Panasonic and LG.

Combined with a good broadband Internet service, having access to Skype on your TV means that social chat with friends and family no longer have to be in front of the computer…and it’s cheaper than a phone call with no charges for calls between skype users, although you will need to buy a special camera to use the… Read more