A latest research conducted in Britain has claimed that Emails, which is considered to be the most popular mode of communication online, actually wastes an hour a day. 

The researchers discovered that people working at the offices actually waste an hour a day sending and receiving emails. Further, the obsession has led to a culture in which many process them without even thinking. 

The findings have been based by conducting a survey on 4,000 employees from 150 business houses in Britain. 

According to web reports, Technology giant Microsoft has decided to rebrand and relaunch its search engine ‘Live Search’.

There are rumors that Microsoft will rebrand the Live Search as ‘Kumo’ by early next year (2009).

The report also said that the new name ‘Kumo’ was already transferred from registrar to Microsoft, and now Kumo.com points to a Microsoft’s internal test site.

Hamburg  - Computers from the relatively new "netbook" category are best suited to surfing the internet while on the go, experts agree.

They are far less effective for processor-intensive tasks like photo and video editing, reports Hamburg-based Computer Bild following a recent test of eight current netbook models.

Mainz, Germany  - Computer users should be wary of

Hamburg - The Playstation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo DS have been on the market for over three years now, but the wave of new titles is not slowing down at all.

While perhaps this applies more to the DS than the PSP, there's plenty of new games to go around as stores gear up in November for the Christmas season. This month's titles include murder and manslaughter, crazy rabbits, sing-crazy wobbly creatures and even tips on how to cook.

One DS title that was a hit at the trade fairs is now finally coming to stores: Unsolved Crimes, set in 1970s New York, a vibrant backdrop for exciting mobster hunts. And that's exactly what the player has to do, stepping into the role of a freshly commissioned member of the homicide department.

Ratingen, Germany  - All-in-one PCs have actually been around for a long time. Office workers in the 1970s already had terminals on their desks containing all of the hardware within the monitor casing.

More recently Apple has led this sector based mainly on its iMac. Those distinctively flat computers are calling the tune for a variety of new all-in-one devices from the Windows world as well.