Here’s what’s new in this release:

FIXED: Friends list incomplete when editing a group
FIXED: Double byte characters not displayed in list of saved groups/searches
FIXED: Read tweets in search columns coming back as unread after clearing
FIXED: YouTube videos continue to play sound after closing
FIXED: TweetDeck sensitive to computer clock time when logging in
FIXED: Rate limit exceeded even when using auto API management
FIXED: Groups columns in column navigator do not show refresh time.
ADDED: Allow an easy way for users to decrease the log level without a rebuilding the app
ADDED: TwitVid videos now open in a preview in the app
CHANGED: Reduced the minimum refresh time in the app to 10 seconds.

The update can be downloaded over at TweetDeck

A huge raft of improvements in functionality. A brand new API monitor that looks at each of your columns you have open, my poor iPhone picture below.

The amount of media that can be played or viewed from directly within TweetDeck has increased, most notably YouTube. The image below shows you some of the new features within TweetDeck.

I have always loved the ability to use 12Seconds from within TweetDeck.

There is still the ability to monitor and post to your Facebook. You can also keep track on your MySpace and LinkedIn.

The only improvement I would love to see in TweetDeck would be the ability to collapse the columns.

Go play with TweetDeck, there are loads of hidden features that I have not touched on. You can find TweetDeck here. I did notice this version of TweetDeck seems quicker. This must be due to the new way it interacts with the Twitter API.

New video below on all the new functions of TweetDeck.

The HUGE TweetDeck changelog below:

FIXED: bitly.tv links get autoshortened
IMPROVED: The download size of the app is now 2.0MB from 2.7MB
UPDATED: The Tweet Panel is now locked whilst a tweet is sending
FIXED: Double byte characters (eg Chinese, Japanese) not working in the search box.
FIXED: Character count sometimes not shown
FIXED: Clicking the ‘You are now following’ message downloads an old version of TD
UPDATED: Using reply all, the person you are replying to is now always first
FIXED: Long search column names in dialog boxes hide some buttons
FIXED: YFrog images don’t take notice of the ‘Open in browser’ option
FIXED: App doesn’t take focus when clicking on the sys tray icon
ADDED: Show full size profile pic when clicking on smaller version in profile panel
UPDATED: Show ‘Add To Group’ at bottom of profile panel regardless of whether we’re following person or not
UPDATED: Multiple monitor support improved massively
ADDED: Allow TweetDeck to be used in fullscreen mode (F11 in Windows only)
UPDATED: Escape now closes image preview windows
FIXED: Tweet Panel account labels are not updated when twitter username changes
ADDED: Add UT: to the prefixes we strip off of location in the profile panel
FIXED: Minimise during image preview causes problems
FIXED: TD recognising # within a URL as a hashtag
FIXED: We should now be recognising a wider range of URLs, hashtags, and mentions correctly. I
UPDATED: Clearer display of error messages
CHANGED: Now using oAuth calls behind the scenes to take advantage of increased API limit
CHANGED: URLs with ” immediately after aren’t linkified.
FIXED: Red background remains after URL shortening
ADDED: Add “retweeted by me” into stream on app start
FIXED: After TweetShrink/translate operation, red background disappears even if > 140
CHANGED: Remember tweet panel state on app restart
ADDED: In-app preview of YouTube, Mobypicture, Twitgoo, Posterous & Flickr media
ADDED: Upload to Mobypicture image sharing service
FIXED: On initial startup, clicking reply, RT etc does not place cursor in update box
FIXED: LinkedIn profile pictures not being shown
CHANGED: Moved Twitter library to use oAuth
FIXED: Translating a tweet renders links inactive
FIXED: Translate only works in one direction
ADDED: Column navigator at bottom of screen
ADDED: Option to “Allow TweetDeck to manage my API limit” which uses intelligent algorithms to control and manage your API limit
CHANGED: Twitter API-specific settings moved to new “Twitter Updates” tab under Settings
ADDED: Ability to edit search terms for Search columns
ADDED: Ability to add search columns for searches stored on Twitter.com as well as TweetDeck
CHANGED: Links are now clickable without the http:// prefix
FIXED: Clicking ‘Close’ in autocomplete should have same effect as pressing ‘Esc’
CHANGED: Email addresses in updates are now linkified. Click the link to open a new message in your default email client
FIXED: Notifications appearing newest-oldest rather than oldest-newest
FIXED: Tweets in profile panels do not show geo-location pins
CHANGED: Resetting your twitter password in TD will now force a refresh all columns
FIXED: Improvements in LinkedIn API handling

I was shell shocked when my beloved app came up with the error below.

Luckily the power of Twitter gave me the answer thanks to Iain Dodsworth (creator of TweetDeck) and Richard Barley (community manager). Basically in Richard’s words “Some peiople are having crashes when they use the new update, so we have pulled the app temporarily until we’ve investigated”

I hope they fix it soon as I am a huge fan of the TweetDeck iPhone app. Also they are great at letting you know what is going on.

Managed to over complicate what is in effect a simple process. The display is confusing at first, and takes some getting used to.

Multiple accounts, Tweetie handles multiple accounts much better. As for functionality Twiittelator Pro is still by far the most feature rich Twitter app for the iPhone.

On the plus side TweetDeck is free. But as I say, cluttered user interface really put me off. Remember this is a personal view, some people will love TweetDeck for iPhone, I am not one of those people.

My favorite is TweetDeck and Adobe Air application. Head over to http://www.tweetdeck.com Also say hello to them at Twitter, they answer all your queries and love your feedback.

All the best 

Ernie

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