Can your PC handle Windows 11? Here’s how to find out

Microsoft just released the first public and stable beta for Windows 11, but not everyone will be able to install it. Even though Windows 11 appears to be more of a visual overhaul than a dramatic reinvention of the OS, Microsoft has made some key changes that make it exclusive to newer hardware. Even some of the company’s own Surface devices won’t be able to run Windows 11, so here’s how to find out if your PC will....

4 min · 829 words · Jennifer Wilson

Canada expected to gain 2.7 million mobile subscribers by 2012

The Canadian market research companyIE Market Research(IEMR), has just released areportforecasting that Canada will have 28 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2012. In the report, IEMR states Rogers, one of the largest carriers in Canada, will take about 35.6 percent (by 2012) of the total market share based on the rapid changes in the Canadian wireless market. And, over the last year or so, Canadians are finally beginning to see exactly what a competitive market looks like....

3 min · 487 words · Allen Powell

Canada gets the Samsung Galaxy Tab in white

Rogers, one of the major telco’s in Canada has just announced that it will be exclusively carrying Samsung’s Android Tablet (Galaxy Tab) in white. The Samsung Galaxy tab sports a 7” screen and has both front (1.3mp) and back facing (3.0mp) cameras that also capture video at 720p. Under to hood, there’s a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor with 16GB of internal memory and it holds up to 32GB extra on a microSD card....

2 min · 290 words · Courtney Vazquez

Canada on US copyright priority watch list…again

It appears as if the United States still isn’t happy with Canada’s stance on copyright. Ars Technicareportsthat Canada has once again appeared on a “priority watch list” that points out how concerned the US is with its neighbour’s current copyright laws. In its annual “Special 301” report that mentions countries with intellectual property policies that don’t meet American standards, Canada once again joins China, Russia, and India as members of a list that the US is particularly concerned with....

3 min · 500 words · Karen Owens

Canada prepares for the electric car. Are we ready?

As Canadian energy companies prepare for a wave of electric cars about to hit the grid, the dialogue about thepros and conscontinue to mount. And as more of these cars hit the market this year, Canadian energy companies will need to examine the way power is distributed and if Canadian cities are ready for the new era of cars. 2011 is said to be the “year of the electric car” and will bring consumers afloodof impressive EVs from manufacturers such as Ford, Toyota and Porsche....

5 min · 1009 words · George Lawson
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