TweetDeck has just released a new version of its popular desktop client, complete with Google Buzz and Foursquare integration, simpler video uploading, scheduled updates and global filters.

Here’s a closer look at the new features:

1. Google Buzz integration: TweetDeck is one of the first desktop clients to offer this functionality, which allows you to post to Buzz with no character limits, to comment on and like friends’ posts, and to mute the conversations you don’t want to follow.

2. Foursquare integration: TweetDeck is now location-aware. You can check in using your Foursquare account, find your friends, and see tips and current visitors on venue profile pages. If you don’t have a Foursquare account, you’ll be able to find your location on a popup map and add location information to your normal tweets.

3. Scheduled updates: Twitter updates, wall posts and Foursquare check-ins can all be scheduled to be sent at a later date and time. A dedicated Scheduled Updates column allows you to view, edit, reschedule or cancel the updates you’ve already queued.

4. Simpler video uploading: You can now upload a video file in the same way as you’d upload an image file. Videos can also be recorded through your webcam, and posted directly to any of your accounts.

5. Global filters: TweetDeck v0.34 allows you to hide updates based on sender, source or keyword, using multiple global filters.

Watch this video to see the new features in action:

The South Africa-based R&D division of Swiss company Telfree Communications recently developed an app offering a unified communications hub for smartphones. The software is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as with a range of other selected smartphones.

The Telfree app is the first app of its kind to allow users to receive calls through it even when it’s not running, thanks to Telfree’s Push Call technology. Other features include threaded SMS, instant messaging, and social network chat functionality.

Of interest to travellers is the fact that Telfree offers one global flat rate to fixed lines and mobile phones, and is free for calls between registered TelFree accounts – which means no more roaming costs.

To get connected, download the 30-day free trial of Telfree Mobile from the Telfree site, or send an SMS containing the word “telfree” to 39042.

Amazon announced yesterday that their free Kindle App for iPad, first announced on 22 March, is now available in the App Store, to coincide neatly with today’s US release of the iPad.

Jay Marine, director of Amazon’s Kindle division says, “Kindle for iPad includes all the features customers love about Kindle for iPhone, including a massive selection of over 450,000 books, along with a beautiful new user interface tailored to the look and feel of iPad.”

One of the iPad-specific features is page turn animation, designed to replicate the experience of turning a page in a physical book. Customers will have the option of switching this feature off and opting for “Basic Reading Mode” instead. In addition, readers will be able to dim the iPad’s screen within the app and will have a choice of background colours, font sizes and font colours, to ease eye-strain and make reading easier.

As with the other Kindle apps currently available (for iPhone, iPod touch, Mac and PC), readers will be able to sync their books, last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices.

Marine says, “Kindle for iPad is the perfect companion for the millions of customers who already own a Kindle or Kindle DX, and a way for customers around the world to download and enjoy books even if they don’t yet have a Kindle.”

Let the ebook-reader wars begin.

It is been an intriguing query for years now. Google being the giant it is, they could never get of the beta tagging from all their applications, making people curious as to why such a huge concern has to stick to beta testers and not the ready form. While you might go looking for answers, the better option is to rejoice for the fact that Google Apps are out of beta tagging.

There wasn’t much in the query anyway. It’s just that Google felt the application wasn’t ready for the whole public. The tag would now be removed of Google Apps services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Google Docs.

Gtalk incidentally has borne the tag for the longest duration of five years.

Ever since the Google Apps suite have been introduced two years ago, Google offered a service level agreement, 24/7 support, and has met or exceeded all the other standards of non-beta software. It wasn’t just fitting for more than 1.75 million large enterprises around the world, Google itself run their business on the Google Apps.

Great news eh?

[via GoogleBlog]