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"Android: If you receive many text messages or calls at inopportune times, like when you're driving, Auto SMS might be very useful for you."

I'm a big fan of automation, and this seems like a great way to send timely messages and auto reply (i.e. to avoid the temptation to text while driving/flying/walking/etc...). Nice tool, and FREE!

"Android only: SMS Popup gives you the best of both smartphone worlds-the immediacy of the iPhone's pop-up SMS notifications, but with the utility of being able to reply with preset messages, your voice, or text, all from a small window."

This is defiantly something that I do not miss from my Windows Mobile days. I love how Android handles notifications. I get a noise and an icon then I can deal with said notification at any time i choose. For many though, being able to quickly read and respond to a SMS message without leaving the program you are currently end would be a very welcome feature. Enter SMS Popup, a small program that will display a popup window with any new SMS messages you receive and three customizable buttons that allow to you deal with the message. Your options include quick reply, reply, close, delete, or speech-to-text, which will actually read your message to you. The quick reply option will allow you to setup any number of preset text strings to instantly reply back with. Seems like this could be one of those "just can't live without it" programs. Anyone tried it?

"We are pleased to announce that Trillian for Android, the best way to chat with your friends everywhere, is now available on the Android Market! Trillian is priced at only $4.99, so skip your extra fancy dessert coffee for a day and help support the team at Cerulean Studios!"

Cerulean has released version 1.0 of their Trillian messaging client for Android. If you do lots of instant messaging you're probably familiar with Trillian. If you're not familiar with Trillian, you can use it for accessing nearly any instant messaging, email, or social network messaging system.

Have you used the new Android release of Trillian? Tell us your what you think!