We've got some good news and bad news for the guys who've been following the development of weism's iSMS homebrew for the iPhone. The good news is that the developer has just released version 1.0-RC1 of this SMS app, which hosts a couple of new features you're sure to like.

Here's the developer's changelog for the new build:

* New helper module is introduced and with the helper module, iSMS now can take over the default apple SMS application! (Currently only support 1.0.2/1.1.1)
* Now will use the system UI components to display the recipients. More apple-ish!
* Save to draft
* Template customization
* Simple but True SMS BlackList, yes it's true! No pop up, no daemon! and message will be deleted silently.

As for the bad news: weisms explains that iSMS 1.0 RC1 does not support the iPhone's firmware 1.1.3. The developer explains that this is because it was too risky to test this app in light of the new fw's changes.

There's a download here available for your enjoyment. Those interested in visiting the author's site (for donations or otherwise) can access it via the source link provided below.