Intel survey reveals tech savvy Canadians lead rest of country to future trends

    Canadians who consider themselves tech savvy are
    twice as likely to view, save or share 500 or more digital photos a month,
    download music, play video games online and post their own videos, according
    to a recent Harris/Decima poll commissioned by Intel of Canada.

    The online poll, conducted amongst 503 residents from the cities of
    Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal between October 26 and November 6,
    revealed that 10 percent of Canadians surveyed described themselves as tech
    savvy, i.e., the experts the rest of the country turns to for advice on what
    new technologies to buy and how to use them.

    Those polled who own notebook personal computers and/or video camcorders
    consider themselves to be more tech savvy than those who own desktop PCs
    and/or digital still cameras do.

    “More and more Canadians are coming to realize that you do not have to
    sacrifice mobility to fully enjoy today’s digital entertainment offerings. The
    fun associated with downloading songs or playing video games can be maximized
    with today’s high-performance, battery-friendly Intel Core(TM) 2 DUO mobile
    processor – technology that has eliminated any compromise when it comes to
    fast and realistic online gaming, creating and sharing videos with friends and
    having fun with highly-interactive slide shows,” said Doug Cooper, Country
    Manager, Intel of Canada. “A recent industry study indicated that notebook PC
    sales in Canada next year are expected to increase 15 percent while it is
    anticipated that desktop PC sales domestically will decline by 8 percent.
    Faster, more feature-rich mobile processors are clearly driving this growing
    trend towards notebook PCs as the technological foundation for digital
    entertainment.”

    While most Canadians own a desktop PC, many are upgrading to notebook
    PCs, according to recent industry research findings. The Intel poll revealed
    that 88 percent of respondents currently own a desktop PC, while 55 percent
    own a notebook PC. Eight-four percent of those polled own a digital still
    camera, while just 22 percent own a digital video camcorder.

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