SymbianBlog has released a freeware application for Nokia S60 phones with a built-in Accelerometer such as N82, N93 and N95 that enables you to control profiles, calls and alarms on your device using motion gestures by flipping the phone in certain directions.

When you are in a meeting or anywhere else, and a call is coming in, you can flipover your phone to make it go into the silent profile and hang up the phone call - without touching anything on the phone or just flip it back to silence the device- without disconnecting the call. FlipSilent also works with the S60 alarm so that when the clock is ringing, you can flip the mobile to snooze it.

Here are the options available in version 1 of the software:

+ Flip Over
- Mute Ringer: Mute the ringer - Default
- Hang up Call: Hang up the call when a call is coming in

+ Flip Back:
- Previous profile: use the profile you used before — Default
- Silent profile: remain in the Silent profile
- General profile: use the General profile
- Meeting profile: use the Meeting profile
- Outdoor profile: use the Outdoor profile
- Pager profile: use the Pager profile

+ Auto Start
- No: start without the phone boot
- Yes: Start with the phone boot with the configuration interface
- Yes & Hide: Start with phone boot, and goes into background — Default

VIA  : ThinkAbdul

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We already seen a video about his retirement , but we wanted you to have access to the full 20 minutes, too, so you can catch every little nugget from the conversation, and see how the chat evolved to the point where Bill could be frank and open about all things Microsoft. It’s in YouTube so you can share it or do whatever. Just remember it’s long, so you may want to get a beverage or a snack before pressing play.

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I’m really having a hard time understanding why Nokia and other handset manufacturers don’t inform us via press releases about the new colors of their devices. In my eyes that’s an additional media coverage they would get. Not that we’re not publishing it anyway, it’s just that would make our lives much easier.

Anyway, the Nokia N82 has been spotted in titanium white color. Actually, it’s just the light titanium colored back of the device that is different from the original N82. It’s available now for all our readers that live in Singapore and are using Singtel’s services…

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We’ve already seen the very, very brief video demonstration of the upcoming iPhone firmware. This time GearLive, the folks who broke the news, went one step further proving it’s not a Photoshop scam, but a real thing. What follows is a short video demonstration of the new iPhone firmware’s features. Enjoy!

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Earlier this month we saw an all black 6300 come out of Asia, Singapore we thing, and now an all black 6500 Slide comes out of the wood work. Could 2008 be the year Nokia pulls a Samsung and makes all their devices blacker than black? With a 3.2 megapixel camera, dual LED flash, S40 and a solid stainless steel body this is a model to watch as one of Nokia’s best sellers.

What peaks my interest is why the back plate of the black model doesn’t say Carl Zeiss anywhere while the silver (original) 6500 does. One would think that would be a blow to the marketing people or that this model might not be a final retail unit.

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As far as we know, the upcoming Sony Ericsson M610i will basically have all the features of the P1i except the camera. The idea is to make a device for organizations that don’t allow their employees to carry a camera phone while on-the-work. That being said, we’re still not sure why it takes so long for the Swedish-Japanese handset maker to announce the new smartphone. Maybe we’ll see something else built inside the M610i. Maybe HSDPA support, the new interface? Despite the fact that we’ve already seen the device several times in the wild, we don’t have a clue. Guess the upcoming Mobile World Congress will provide us with some answers…

UPDATE: Or it may be totally cancelled as some sources have suggested despite the fact that we’ve seen it passing the FCC hurdle and this is just one of those prototypes. I would love to see Sony Ericsson releasing a statement about it…

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In case you live in the U.S. and wanted to grab a decent mid-range music-centric phone, you’ll be glad to know FCC has recently approved the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. What seems as the direct successor to the popular Nokia 5310 model has kept the slider form factor, yet it know has a much better 3 megapixel camera. Nokia’s Series 40 is running the show, meaning you’ll have one of the easiest to use phones on the market — not that other feature phone platforms are more complicated, it’s just that Nokia feature phones are known to provide great out-of-the-box experience.

At the moment of this writing, we’ve no idea whether some carrier will pick it up, but you’ll always be able to grab it at one of Nokia’s flagship stores in New York or Chicago, or directly from the handset maker’s website.

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“Using mobile phones in water”- Do not think I have gone nuts. Looking at the inability to use mobile phones in water, some Britain scientists have devised a solution. The solution is a protective layer called the Ion Mask that adheres to a mobile device using some plasma and electrically charged gas. This layer has such chemical properties that allow the repulsion of oil and water. The Ion Mask got its evolution at the Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down, Wiltshire. It was formulated to repel toxic vapors and liquids like chemical or biological weapons from soldier’s uniforms. If this technology works, it will greatly help. You will not even lose your cell phone when it falls in bathtub or toilet.

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Keen observers of the wireless industry already know the growth drivers in the next few years – open platform and mobile video. According to a statement from MultiMedia Intelligence chief research officer Frank Dickson:

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