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The gaming industry is abuzz over today's unveiling of Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO), aims to raise the bar of game design with what the company says is a lifelike interactive...

Brian T. Horowitz The gaming industry is abuzz over today's unveiling of Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO), aims to raise the bar of game design with what the company says is a lifelike interactive... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.6107 2008-04-29T01:25:08Z 2008-04-29T01:33:45Z

Recently I interviewed Sheldon Gilbert, CEO of Proclivity Systems, regarding the company's e-mail marketing engine, called Proclivity Mail. Fast Company magazine also published a story about Gilbert and Proclivity in its May 2008 innovation column. It had been debatable whether...

Brian T. Horowitz Recently I interviewed Sheldon Gilbert, CEO of Proclivity Systems, regarding the company's e-mail marketing engine, called Proclivity Mail. Fast Company magazine also published a story about Gilbert and Proclivity in its May 2008 innovation column. It had been debatable whether... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.5602 2008-04-15T22:23:37Z 2008-04-25T22:53:36Z

NEW YORK -- At today's Min Day Summit in New York City, several print, advertising and digital media executives laid out their tips on how to succeed in online media. One theme of the day was engagement -- that media...

Brian T. Horowitz NEW YORK -- At today's Min Day Summit in New York City, several print, advertising and digital media executives laid out their tips on how to succeed in online media. One theme of the day was engagement -- that media... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.5551 2008-04-10T22:55:08Z 2008-04-10T23:02:08Z

A Web 2.0 company called WeBook, based in Bethesda, Md., launched yesterday a beta version of its service that allow writers, editors, reviewers and illustrators to collaborate online on books. No publishing companies needed, and the works will be sold...

Brian T. Horowitz A Web 2.0 company called WeBook, based in Bethesda, Md., launched yesterday a beta version of its service that allow writers, editors, reviewers and illustrators to collaborate online on books. No publishing companies needed, and the works will be sold... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.5353 2008-04-06T23:55:48Z 2008-04-07T00:35:22Z

This week we got a taste of what music files could look like on iTunes in the future. Researchers at the University of Rochester announced that they have digitally replicated a music file 1,000 times smaller than an ordinary MP3....

Brian T. Horowitz This week we got a taste of what music files could look like on iTunes in the future. Researchers at the University of Rochester announced that they have digitally replicated a music file 1,000 times smaller than an ordinary MP3.... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.4662 2008-03-31T23:56:09Z 2008-04-01T00:06:38Z

Green is definitely the big word these days. Recently, I wrote about energy-efficient chips. And looks like the companies that make drivers for backlights are focused on energy conservation as well. While, screen image quality is a consideration when purchasing...

Brian T. Horowitz Green is definitely the big word these days. Recently, I wrote about energy-efficient chips. And looks like the companies that make drivers for backlights are focused on energy conservation as well. While, screen image quality is a consideration when purchasing... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.4619 2008-03-26T20:06:29Z 2008-03-27T04:04:08Z

Researchers at Georgia State Institute of Technology have developed a way for small devices to be powered by electric signals built into clothing. Using nanotechnology, zinc oxide nanowires would cover textile fibers and generate electrical current via the piezoelectric effect....

Brian T. Horowitz Researchers at Georgia State Institute of Technology have developed a way for small devices to be powered by electric signals built into clothing. Using nanotechnology, zinc oxide nanowires would cover textile fibers and generate electrical current via the piezoelectric effect.... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.4602 2008-03-25T16:37:36Z 2008-03-25T16:51:14Z

Yesterday Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) unveiled a new version of its CapSense Express technology to replace touch-sensitive buttons and sliders on mobile devices. The company says its buttons and controls are more durable than competing mechanical devices and have proven...

Brian T. Horowitz Yesterday Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) unveiled a new version of its CapSense Express technology to replace touch-sensitive buttons and sliders on mobile devices. The company says its buttons and controls are more durable than competing mechanical devices and have proven... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.4530 2008-03-14T21:38:05Z 2008-03-14T22:06:08Z

When a major innovator in our society tells Congress that the United States is behind other countries in technological innovation, this must raise a red flag. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates did just that when addressing the House Committee on Science...

Brian T. Horowitz When a major innovator in our society tells Congress that the United States is behind other countries in technological innovation, this must raise a red flag. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates did just that when addressing the House Committee on Science... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.4500 2008-03-12T20:06:54Z 2008-03-12T20:18:52Z

And you thought scanning your ID card to access your office was high-tech. Well, looks like the future will involve scanning our faces instead. A company called FaceBase has applied for a patent on biometric face-screening technology, which it will...

Brian T. Horowitz And you thought scanning your ID card to access your office was high-tech. Well, looks like the future will involve scanning our faces instead. A company called FaceBase has applied for a patent on biometric face-screening technology, which it will... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.2610 2008-03-05T16:13:58Z 2008-03-05T17:46:52Z

A precious metals vendor in San Juan, Puerto Rico, plans to take the "e" out of "e-mail." A company called Woomail has introduced what it calls a new form of online communication that operates in a closed Web-based environment, free...

Brian T. Horowitz A precious metals vendor in San Juan, Puerto Rico, plans to take the "e" out of "e-mail." A company called Woomail has introduced what it calls a new form of online communication that operates in a closed Web-based environment, free... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.2607 2008-03-05T06:08:25Z 2008-03-05T06:37:08Z

As we take a look at innovation in this space, we may discover that technology and the wild is a growing phenomenon. We already have the Apple Leopard OS. And that's where Corning (NYSE:GLW) is going, too, with its scratch-free,...

Brian T. Horowitz As we take a look at innovation in this space, we may discover that technology and the wild is a growing phenomenon. We already have the Apple Leopard OS. And that's where Corning (NYSE:GLW) is going, too, with its scratch-free,... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.1935 2008-02-28T17:09:50Z 2008-02-28T20:34:24Z

In the "green" world of 2008, "energy-efficient" is getting the buzz for the chip industry. Earlier this month, MIT and Texas Instruments showed a preliminary chip for portable devices that uses 10 times less energy than those chips used today....

Brian T. Horowitz In the "green" world of 2008, "energy-efficient" is getting the buzz for the chip industry. Earlier this month, MIT and Texas Instruments showed a preliminary chip for portable devices that uses 10 times less energy than those chips used today.... tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/bhorowitz//15.1484 2008-02-06T19:38:53Z 2008-03-14T16:29:33Z

Welcome. With the launch of the new InternetNews.com site, I'm happy to present my debut post. As copy editor here, I attack the grammatical violations I find in the pieces you read on the site (hopefully before you read them!),...

Brian T. Horowitz Welcome. With the launch of the new InternetNews.com site, I'm happy to present my debut post. As copy editor here, I attack the grammatical violations I find in the pieces you read on the site (hopefully before you read them!),...