Daily technology news - 07-Jan-2007

Gates to technology riches seen opening wider abroad (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)NEW YORK (AP) - The United States produced technology titan Bill Gates, but where will his successor come from?

Companies Pay Dearly for Technology Trade Show (New York Times)For many technology companies, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is a huge and ever-growing bill.

All the Technology Needed for 100 M.P.G. (Batteries Not Included) (New York Times)Beyond its striking coupelike lines, the Chevrolet Volt is also a declaration of General Motors? intent to mass-produce a new type of hybrid-electric vehicle.

'Cellphone technology' triggered 7/11 blasts (Express India)The 7/11 terror tale has taken a new twist altogether. According to a news report cellphone technology may have been used to trigger the Mumbai serial blasts.

Google announces venture with Chinese online firm Xunlei Network Technology (USA Today)Google and a Chinese partner on Friday announced a new Internet venture as the U.S.-based search engine tries to expand its share of China's growing online market. Google said it would add its search technology to services offered by Xunlei Network Technology Inc., which provides video and game downloads.

Corser bemoans new technology (Northern Territory News)AUSTRALIA'S former world superbike champion Troy Corser believes advanced technology is making bad riders look good. The Yamaha star said the modern average racer did not realise how much sophisticated electronic aids were allowing them to run with the pacesetters.

Technology 'embraced by public' (BBC News)More people than ever are becoming early adopters of technology, says research outlined in Las Vegas.

Gates to technology riches seen opening wider abroad (Canadian Business)NEW YORK (AP) - The United States produced technology titan Bill Gates, but where will his successor come from? Not the U.S., most Americans said in a recent survey.

Surveillance Technology Helps Catch Serial Killer (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) Old-fashioned detective work would have solved a murder that led to the arrest of a serial killer in Philadelphia, but technology left the perpetrator without a defense, police said.

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