The Encyclopedia Britannica will soon be able to shed its image as a form of old media. Its online site will allow user edits, which will trickle down to its print edition. Josh Lowensohn Former ...

Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has decided to discontinue their encyclopedia software, Encarta. Both the MSN Encarta reference Web sites as well as its Encarta software will be shut down.

If you grew up before the Internet era, there’s a good chance that you or someone you knew owned a set of encyclopedias, complete with full-color illustrations and transparent overlays showing the ...

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