iPhone SDK coming in February ... Aroma-advertising sniffs out sales ... Nokia releases new version of Linux tablet

HIGHLIGHTS

- Jobs: Apple to release iPhone SDK by February
- Eee PC posts hot sales on first day in Taipei
- Nokia releases new version of Linux tablet
- NTT sniffs out sales through aroma-advertising
- Sanyo shelves sale of semiconductor unit
- iPhone France: Apple chooses Orange
- Web 3.0 definitions debated and disputed
- Wikipedia habit earns reprimand for Japanese bureaucrat
- Special to ITworld subscribers - Another giveaway!


IN THE NEWS

Jobs: iPhone SDK coming in February
Apple confirmed that it will release a mobile software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone and the iPod touch in February.

SAP buys BPM vendor to boost NetWeaver
SAP AG is buying a small Indian software company to help beef up the business process management capabilities in its NetWeaver applications platform.

Nokia releases new version of Linux tablet
Nokia Corp. announced on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based tablet device, this time with a full keyboard

Eee PC posts hot sales on first day in Taipei
Asustek Computer Inc.'s low-cost laptop, Eee PC, nearly sold out on its first day on sale in Taipei.

NTT sniffs out sales through aroma-advertising
Starting this weekend, NTT will test an advertising system that wafts scents near a Tokyo beer hall in an attempt to draw in customers.

After New York investigation, Facebook to beef up safety
Facebook vows to take steps to better police pornography, harassment and inappropriate behavior following a New York Attorney General investigation.

Sanyo shelves sale of semiconductor unit
Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has decided to keep its semiconductor business, it said Wednesday.

U.S. Congress asks Yahoo execs to testify in China case
The U.S. Congress Tuesday asked Yahoo Inc. to explain alleged false statements the company's attorney gave in testimony last year.

iPhone France: Apple chooses Orange
Apple and Orange have finally confirmed that Orange will be the exclusive French carrier partner for the iPhone.


OPINION

Web 3.0 definitions debated and disputed
By Dan Blacharski, ITworld

There's been a considerable buzz in response to a blog entry by Jason Calcanis, founder of the human-powered search engine Mahalo. At a time when most of us are still trying to figure out Web 2.0, he has put out an "official" (quote marks his) definition of Web 3.0, calling it "the creation of high-quality content and services produced by gifted individuals using Web 2.0 technology as an enabling platform." Clearly, Jason is engaging in a bit of wishful thinking, but if the Web were indeed to evolve into that vessel of high-quality content, we would all be better off for it. In the current state of affairs, regrettably, the high quality content is dwarfed by dreck, and the voices of gifted individuals are drowned out by the voices of others far less eloquent. ...continue reading 'Web 3.0 definitions debated and disputed'


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