Tongren, the newly accredited developer of FlipSilent has recently released the newest version of this very popular application. Though only available to donators, this release really stands out from the older versions, and makes this application an absolute must-have for anyone with an N95, N82 or N93i. I very much recommend donating, and getting your hands on this great application.

Version 1.03 has had some major improvements:
1 - The active call bug in v1.02 has been completely fixed!
2 - Added alarm support (Snooze, stop)
3 - Multi language support - Now supports 10 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Romanian)
4 - Power saving support added

It's been a busy weekend for applications indeed! So to start us off, I thought I would share with you all, the newest application in my 'Apps that make life a little easier' collection.

MyID SSwitch (MyID Simple Switch v0.04 - Not to be confused with MyID Switch v0.06, which needs confirmation before switching) is a nice little application that instantly toggles your caller ID setting upon opening it. This is very useful if you are tired from typing '141' (Or similar codes for other countries) in front of your phone numbers every time you make a call, or even to switch the setting manually. You can stick a shortcut to this application onto your standby, and it's there for whenever you need to make a call! Nice, quick, small, effortless and most of all easy!

You will need to sign the application before use - See here for a quick guide on signing applications.

Download MyID SSwitch

Looks like those who are dissatisfied with the OS 2007/2008 interface finally have a new option. Ty from Geek Penguin has successfully installed an "optimized" port of KDE on his Nokia N810, claiming performance similar to his desktop. The KDE port is pack with a few useful applications as well, including KOffice and CUPS -allowing printing from the tablet. This really proves the potential of the hardware shipping in the tablets, and I do not think its too far off before we see a complete distribution port. 

You can get instructions for the installation over at Geek Penguin and Tablet Hacker. I will be installing this on my N800 shortly and will keep you updated with the progress. The N800 has a slightly slower processor than its successor, however it should still be capable; although possibly a bit slower. has the same processor as the N810, however it was orginally underclocked (until OS 2008). 

Geek Penguin's YouTube video after the jump...

First off, let me clarify what I'm talking saying. I'm not claiming fault with the fact that Nokia has been unleashing some of their wickedly powerful Nseries devices on North American soil- I couldn't be happier with that- and Nokia's newly found focus on the market over here in general. Despite our very, very backwards way of doing things- our market shows massive potential for converged devices and online multimedia-centric applications and services due to our generally and pleasantly reasonable data plans- something that seems to be seriously amiss elsewhere in the globe. No, no- I'm happy everyday to hear more about Nokia's plans over here. What does bother the hell out of me, and more that just a few others, is how Nokia has gone about the business of getting smartphones into our hands lately over here. My buddies Zach from Symbian in Motion and Ricky, the Symbian-Guru, have both recently voiced their opinions on the matter and I echo their thoughts on the entire subject.

Click through to read how Nokia is doing us completely wrong on this side of the Atlantic...

Look- up in the air! Is it a bird, is it a plane?? No! It's Nokia's apparent expectations for North America in 2008. Though they declined to officially comment on US economic woes, Nokia is stating that they have no plans to change their business plan for the continent- and that we can be expecting loads of devices tailored to fit the AT&T portfolio as well as development of CDMA devices for Verizon.

In an interview at CES, the newly appointed president of North American operations, Mark Louison said, "It's not unreasonable you'd see between six to 12 new operator-specific devices this year. It'll probably be more than this."

"You'll see some of that in the first half of 2008, with the velocity to increase that in the second half and going full steam ahead in 2009," Louison said.

Fantastic news for North America indeed! Nokia leads the world in cellphone sales, at somewhere over a million phones shipped everyday, accounting for some 80% of the revenue of mobile phones over just slightly under 40% marketshare. If they intend to jump over 40%, there's a lot of work to do in North America- and apparently Nokia is gearing up for that battle full-force. Currently Nokia is in fourth position in North America behind nearly everyone- including Motorola- which if you've been following Motorola's miserable existance in the mobile phone world lately, has to be rather embarassing to Nokia. Though, of course Motorola does far better in North America than anywhere else. Louison expects to see improvements in marketshare and US business with their two biggest North American customers, AT&T and TMobile, immediately as 2008 kicks off.

Nokia is currently in that fourth position in US marketshare with a paltry 11%, LG was third place with 15%, and Sony Ericsson ranked in with 18% at number two. Motorola led the group in the 3rd quarter of last year- somehow managing to hold onto a whopping 33% as excitement over the absurd line of Razr, Krazr, Rizer and whatever else they've been doing over there finally dies. As Nokia gears up to grab marketshare- just as Sony Ericsson has announced plans for- if Motorola doesn't come up with something big... this tussle between the two cellphone makers could very well result in pushing Motorola out of existence from the mobile phone world for good.

No matter what actually happens- 6-12 handsets from Nokia on AT&T's menu will most likely make for a very exciting year on this continent. If only Bhupinder Panesar could get a job with AT&T... I'd love to see a roadmap. ;)

This week welcomes a new member to the writing team at NokiaUsers. Gizmoratty has been a big part of N95users.com for the past couple of months, proving to be a wealth of knowledge on the subject of topic over there. When we asked him if he’d like to share his views on more than just our beloved N95s, he was quite eager to get started. This was evident when I woke up this morning surprised and delighted to see that Gizmoratty- just as he’s been doing non-stop at N95users- has already posted his first bit, bringing us news of yet another item in the never ending stream of S60 apps for Nokia users.

Gizmoratty is the first member of the NokiaUsers writing team from the UK- and we hope that his geographical position will help to balance out our view of Nokia here for everyone as we begin to report from both sides of the Atlantic today.

An incredibly warm welcome from Brandon and myself to Gizmoratty as he joins the crew.

Cheers, mate!