TweetDeck introduces New Tweet panel

Avid Twitter and TweetDeck users are in for a treat. TweetDeck just released an updated version of its Web and Chrome apps with a dedicated New Tweet panel. This new section helps you easily post to multiple accounts with image previews, suggesting usernames and hashtags as you type, automatically shortens URLs, and speeds up replying to multiple tweets.

While it’s only currently available for the Web and Chrome versions, it will soon be available for Windows and Mac. 

Make table reservations with Facebook and OpenTable

Facebook updates its mobile app to let people make reservations right from the restaurant’s Facebook Page on the social network’s iOS and Android apps as well as on the mobile site. This new feature will be available for over 20,000 OpenTable restaurant customers in the U.S. and Canada.

Image leak of the HTC One Max

HTC is set to release a big one and it might be called the HTC One Max—or what evLeaks claims to be the name of the “T6” device they just leaked. It certainly is one big device as it is rumored to carry a 5.9-inch 1080p display with a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage, UltraPixel camera, dual-front speakers, and a 3300 mAh battery.

Microsoft swaps points for money on the Xbox

It’s almost here. Your transactions on the Xbox will soon make use of your local currency instead of Microsoft Points. After the next Xbox 360 system update arrives and you redeem a Points card or code or initiate a purchase, Microsoft will place into your account the amount of the currency equal to or greater than the marketplace value of your Points. You can then use these funds to make your purchase from your choice Xbox stores or even the Windows Phone Store on Windows Phone 8.

You can check your current Microsoft Points balance here. If you have more questions about this transition, you can check the Points FAQ page.