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Emails 'waste an hour a day'
Emails have joined fags and runs for coffee as the latest threat to workplace productivity, for a new study has revealed that the popular online communication mode wastes an hour a day.

Researchers in Britain have carried out the study and found that office workers actually waste an hour a day sending and receiving emails -- the obsession has led to a culture in which many process them without even thinking.

They have based their findings on a survey of 4,000 employees from 150 business houses in Britain.

The poll found that ...

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Sunday , 23 November '08

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Sunday , 23 November '08

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Friday , 21 November '08

Google SearchWiki: Personalise search results

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Thursday , 20 November '08

MS rules out buying Yahoo, likes search deal

Ballmer ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo but said his company was interested in resuming talks on a Web search partnership.
Tuesday , 11 November '08

Microsoft strikes Web search deal with Sun

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Thursday , 30 October '08

Touchscreens heat up enthusiasm for gadgets

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Monday , 10 November '08

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Wednesday , 29 October '08

Surfing 'Facebook' in office good for business: Survey

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Wednesday , 29 October '08

Microsoft warns of financial crisis email scams

Microsoft executive said internet fraudsters will try to exploit the global financial crisis by sending fraudulent emails purporting to offer cash-strapped consumers new mortgages, loans or money.
Wednesday , 29 October '08

Looking out past Vista, Windows 7 aims to simplify

Microsoft is betting its next Windows operating system will be faster and easier to use and avoid the missteps of Windows Vista.
Sunday , 23 November '08

Castes gain new ground on the Net

The biggest scientific innovations of this age has just given a new lease of life to the caste euphoria by giving space to the identity hunger on the Web. Ashok Kumar finds out.
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