The unemployment rate climbed, last week, to its highest level since November

Everyday more and more people are trying out new VoIP services that are available from several companies on the web. Ideal for customers who often speak to people overseas, and even those who enjoy talking to those located in North America, VoIP provides free PC-to-PC calls all over the world. Those PC-to-phone calls are now made more affordable by a new VoIP service provider, Soft Route, who is offering competitive rates and features.

eBay is considered to be the best site for e-commerce in the world, and duplication of the site is anything but easy. There have been many who have attempted to cover the world of e-commerce in the way that eBay has managed to.

Six minutes into the game on Saturday, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming went up for a blocked shot attempt

The Czech Republic has seen many new laws be made over the past few months, and one the main profiteers has been the online pharmacy industry. In June 2006, a new regulation was passed, under which internet shops could sell non-prescription drugs online.

Newest volume in the Hogwarts student`s saga has been scooped by fans faster than you can say "Quidditch", continuing the staggering success of author J.K. Rowling who is now reportedly richer than the Queen of England.

Buffalo, New York, based marketing consulting firm eXubrio, LLC, will work with software company SofTrek to roll out of SofTrek`s new appitat service nationally. The appitat service hosts, manages and maintains software applications based on Oracle Application Server technology.

China Linux 2006-2010 Forecast and Analysis, the new research report from IDC, informs that the Chinese Linux market continues to grow, and partially at the expense of SCO. IDC`s believes that the annual growth rate for 2006 to 2010 to be 34 percent, and that revenue will climb to $51.1 million.

Internet service providers are being forced by U.S. authorities to keep track over their internet users. The attorney general and the FBI director have asked leading ISP companies to store a variety of customer information on their servers for a period of two years.

In a crucial test for a new pope seen by many as being out of touch with today`s youth - not to mention today`s Catholics in general - Benedict XVI took the stage on Sunday to perform mass before hundreds of thousands of young Catholics during the World Youth Day celebrations in Cologne, Germany.

According to Disney chief executive Robert Iger, 125,000 digital copies of films were sold through Apple Computer Inc.`s iTunes store by The Walt Disney Company in less than a week, generating $1 million.

Wall Street stocks rebounded as a result of Tropical Strom Ernesto new predictions. The Atlantic Ocean`s first hurricane of the year has been downgraded and probably won`t hit the Gulf of Mexico.

eBay has become one of the most popular auction sites on the web. The site is not only great for those looking for rare finds, but many have found that making a business from selling on eBay is possible and profitable. However, as with many online stores, there is one major flaw with eBay, and that is of course identity theft.

Whether you own a business or a home, nothing is more devastating then losing everything you have built in a fire. Fire detectors are good for alerting people of smoke, but if there is no one home or at the office, having the fire detector go off will not be of much use.

Human Capital Summit and Expo is making its first annual appearance in Chicago in 2006. The summit is for human capital professionals and executives who understand that talent will be the key driver for success in the knowledge economy. The key concept in this summit is to place emphasis on what turns a successful professional into a failure, therefore allowing attendees to pinpoint their errors and correct them.