Some of the new features in this release of digiKam include (compared to digiKam 0.9.4):
Designed from the ground-up for KDE4, using KDE4 technology:
Hardware handling with KDE4's Solid interface
More comprehensive multimedia file handling using KDE4's Phonon interface
Easy Geolocation with KDE4's Marble interface
XMP metadata support
TIFF/EP RAW metadata editing
Customizable file storage for the digiKam database, supporting remote albums
Support of multiple root album paths (no more importing into one giant album)
Thumbnail-bar integration for easy navigation and editing
Supports the latest camera RAW files