Missed Call Reminder

One thing I miss with the HTC Desire HD is that when I have a missed call or SMS it will not remind me of it at all.

I need to check the notification area to see if I missed a call or SMS.

Missed Call Reminder is a small application that runs in the background and it will notify you on a soft configurable time interval when you have missed calls or SMS messages.

It really works well.

3g Watchdog

The new HTC smart phone is brilliant but it is really heavy on the data side. I install this great little application that keeps track of the amount of data I use.

The QR code is available if you also want to use this amazing application.

HTC Desire HD

So I took possession of my new HTC Desire HD on Monday. Now it could be because of the way the market has changed, but this is the best phone I ever owned.

I suspect it is the market and not just the phone. My last smart phone did not have Facebook, Twitter or Google integration, but 4 years ago no smart phone had it so the fact that this phone has it doesn't mean it would have had it 4 years ago.

I also suspect that you have to be an online junkie to really enjoy the phone to the fullest.

Droid Comic Viewer

I love comics. I usually subscribe to them even when I stay in South Africa, miles and miles away from the civilized world. The only problem I have is, these comics take up a lot of space, so storing them is usually a mission.

When I want to re-read some of my comics then I need to go and dig it all out again, so when it comes to archiving my comics I like the .CBZ format and re-reading my comics on my PC.

Luckily the Android has a similar application called Droid Comic Reader. It allows you to read .CBZ comics on the Android.

Here is a nice video showing the off the capabilities ...

NESoid for Android

Something else I discovered while researching what phone to get was this little application. It is called NESoid, and it is a NES emulator for the Android. With the QWERTY keyboard on The HTC Desire Z, I think this little application will work great.

Here is a video showing off the NESoid capabilities ...

HTC Desire Z

So I decided to get a new phone. My new phone will be the HTC Desire Z. It is an Android 2.2 smartphone.

This phone has all the Android features like GMail integration, Google Docs, Google Calendar and so on.

The other benefit is, it has the HTC Sense software, which I like a lot. The waiting list is about 2 weeks long, so hopefully by the beginning of December I will have my new phone.