THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By The Sheaf September 15, 2010
For the first time, Canadians are spending more time online than watching television. New online entertainment options are part of the reason.
By Ashleigh Mattern August 31, 2010
They give us free Internet services that we can hardly do without. They champion for a free and open Internet. They make great products and give consumers an alternative to Apple or Microsoft. Sometimes it seems Google can do no wrong. Until now.
By Ishmael N. Daro March 3, 2010
For about two months, talking to strangers has been all the rage. The reason for this is the meteoric rise of Chatroulette, the Internet’s latest chat site. It matches you up with random strangers around the world. Users can communicate via webcam and microphone or simply through text, although without a camera you’re likely to get “nexted.”
By Ishmael N. Daro October 6, 2009
A global study of Internet service shows Canada is falling behind in terms of broadband quality and may not be able to keep up with future needs. Canadian broadband quality slipped from 26th in 2008 to its current ranking as 30th.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 4, 2009
Today, almost 80 per cent of searches in Canada go through Google. As a result of their dominance in search, the company makes billions per year in advertising sales.
Google’s success has its drawbacks, though. For those paranoid about privacy, any company that has such vast stores of information on its users is bad news. In more practical terms, however, Google’s invincibility threatens to undermine the innovation and competition that have made the Internet what it is.
By Rory MacLean July 21, 2009
Thanks to the efforts of a group of radical professors, the content in your textbooks could soon be downloaded as cheaply as music.