Handcent SMS

I wish to introduce "Handcent SMS". That is a very nice SMS client. Firstly, it looks much better than the black and white Default SMS Client.

Android Default SMS Client

Moreover, it supports "Text to speech" and "Voice Recognization"(I can't test it because I have not installed recognizer"). In additional, there is a set of SMS template. Yeah! I love it a lot. It saves me a lot of time to type, becuase my sms messages are always something like, "where are you" and "I'm running late.", those kinds of simple stuff! Now, I just need to select from the template for the reply!

SMS Templates

Google Chat Send a file

Google added a new feature in iGoogle and Orkut. That is the "Send a file" for Google Chat in the widget of iGoogle and Orkut.
I used this feature, that is quite good! I don't need to install any plug-ins. I just logined into iGoogle and click a contact in the "Chat" Section. Lastly, I clicked the menu option under "Actions". That is it! The file is sending now!

Sending a file

Sadly, GMail has not this feature yet!

Reference Link
Google Blog

Facebook App

I was wondering where is the facebook app in Sense UI. In the settings, there is a section to enter facebook details. There should be an app for this. Today, I found it. We can see our friends' status updates under People! That is a good concept, grouping the facebook into the contact list. That is much better to have a standalone facebook app!

SenseUI - Timer

I found another great stuff in Sense UI this morning. Sense UI comes with a Timer and Stopwatch app by default. Before I upgarded to Sense UI, the default Android 1.5 has not any applications for timer or stopwatch. I had to download some third parties apps. Their interface is not as nice as Sense UI - Timer and Stopwatch. HTC should released Sense UI upgarde earlier! Now, I felt I entered an "improved" Android world!

SenseUI - Stopwatch

I found a lot of improvements in Sense UI. The first things I found, the email client got a new interface. You can choose to view the email grouped by conversations, rather than the traditional inbox. That makes more "Sense"! Because in the most of cases, I was dealing with a few issues at the same time. So, a lot of replies back and forward. Without the "Conversations" mode, I will lose the track of discussions! Yes, that is the reason I love Gmail a lot. Now I can use it in my Android Phone Email client too!