Image by PhoneBoy via Flickr Personally, I’m not a huge fan of Christmas. It’s not that I’m not a fan of families getting together, seeing the joy of the kids opening Christmas presents on Christmas morning, or even seeing “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the

I am testing Wavelog version 2. Long-time fans of PhoneBoy will appreciate this picture of my daughter, particularly the shirt she has on. At the moment, I am playing with the demo, which has somewhat restricted functionality. I can author up a post and post, at least. Will get a review copy and do a full

This week we’re in London, we’re in Beijing (twice) and we’re in San Francisco checking out Swype. Plus we’ve an interview with Jote Bassi of Anam, we talk about Nokia’s N85 and N79 handsets — and we’ve some cameos from other mobile geniuses (notably Phoneboy and Stefan Constantinescu).

Using the N95 on TV Originally uploaded by PhoneBoy Because it’s occasionally a nice thing to do, I am using the TV cable on my Nokia N95 to hook up to the TV so I can see my phone “on the big screen.” To go one better, I am using the Skyfire browser on S60 to watch web-based

Let’s get straight on with it: How S60 and Share on Ovi Can Help You Meet (From The Convergence Zone) Cell Ranger: Boost Your Bars (From Joy of Gadgets) Need Your Gadgets Blessed? Go to Japan! (From Joy of Gadgets) Three Power Outlet Panel: About Time! (From Joy of Gadgets) Sarah Palin Action Figures (From Joy of Gadgets) Timeband by Fairchild

Phoneboy has the details. He was trying to find his local Wal-Mart with Nokia Maps. Predictably, it didn’t quite work. Google Maps found it perfectly. Gahhh. Is that a failure of Nokia Maps? Or is it Phoneboy’s failure for not providing Nokia Maps with the exact location details?

Dameon, the Phoneboy, has posted his thoughts on the Nokia vs. iPhone debate, and comes down firmly in the Finnish camp. Claiming that the Nokia devices – specifically the N95 8GB and the N82 – are media-generating, a game that the iPhone, with its inferior camera and ‘hard’ typing experience, can’t play. He claims the Apple

If you access phoneboy.com from a mobile phone, you should automatically be presented with a mobile-friendly version of the site. If for some reason, that detection fails, you can also manually get into mobile mode by entering one of the following URLs: Both URLs provide a different experience. The one I provide natively on phoneboy.com is

Jeff Pulver had an interesting post about embargoed press releases being sent unsolicited to bloggers. The general point he raised was: don't send unsolicited embargoed information to him. The comments on this post helped flesh the point out more. My general rule on embargos is that I honor them, even if they're not solicited. I understand

I am leaving the laptops at home and going on vacation with the family. Expect light, not necessarily topical blogging, if any, until I get back in early August. Related PostsFour-Day WeekendLight Blogging AheadMore Light Blogging AheadLight Blogging AheadSlow Blogging Next Two Weeks This work originally came from The PhoneBoy Blog and is licensed under a Creative