Internet
100 million Microsoft users to choose browser
Some 100 million Europeans using Microsoft software will be asked to choose among rival Web browsers by mid-May under a deal the company struck to settle antitrust action. Microsoft Corp. is starting this month to send updates to Windows computers in Europe so that when computer users log on, they will see a pop-up screen [...]
A third of the US does not use the Internet
Based on a survey of 50,000 people, new Census Bureau data shows that the poor, the elderly and minorities continue to lag behind other groups. About 64 per cent of households have an Internet connection, which is more than the 51 per cent that did in 2007. Those who didn’t have access either claimed it [...]