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Quick App Update: Boxcar 2.0 Push Notification for Twitter, Facebook, and Email -- Via In-App Purchase

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 10

Boxcar [$2.99 + In-App Purchases - iTunes link], a push-enabler for iPhone and iPod touch originally launched with support for a couple of Twitter clients. Then it added a bunch more. As several Twitter clients now offer support for push themselves, what's Boxcar to do for a 2.0 encore? Add Facebook and Email push, of course, as well as Twitter Search and Twitter Trends. Okay, sure,...

i.TV 2.0 Intros Push Notification, iTunes Download, and "Remote Control Framework" for iPhone

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 17

i.TV just let TiPb know they've submitted version 2.0 of their popular iPhone and iPod touch app to the iTunes App Store. What's in store for us this time out? Push Notification for TV shows Tap to download from iTunes TiVo Remote via the introduction of "Remote Control Framework": i.TV now combines the TV guide and the remote control on an iPhone or iPod touch. Remote controls...

Quick App: PushMail for iPhone, Gmail, Hotmail, etc. Push Notification Relay

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 30

PushMail [$4.99 - iTunes link] takes a different approach to working around the lack of push notifications for Gmail, Hotmail, and other email services on the iPhone. When you set up PushMail, you're prompted to create an account on their servers ([username]@dopushmail.com). You then forward email from Gmail, Hotmail, etc. to that PushMail account (using whatever filters or rules you...

Quick App: BargainBin App Store Price Watcher with Push Notification

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 17

BargainBin [Free - iTunes link] keeps an eye on App Store apps and lets you know about sales and price drops. So, if there's an app out there you're waiting to try, but are watching your budget, this might be a way to keep track of any discounts coming your way. With push notification, you'll also know quickly when to pounce on the right deal. If you give it a try, let us know how it...

UPDATED: Quick App: GPush iPhone Push Notifications for Gmail

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 77

UPDATE 2: GPush's developers posted in the comments with the following info: On Saturday August 8, 2009 GPush made it into the App store. We are currently experiencing a server issue and have temporarily pulled the app from the store while we work on the problem. This is an issue with our servers not the application and we will not need to go through the approval process again. If...

AIM Push Problems - Hacktivated iPhones to Blame?

Jeremy 9 years ago 11

Crunchgear is reporting that Till Schadde of Equinux has been noticing some weirdness with his AIM app and push notifications. Namely, Schadde has been seeing his AIM messages go to random recipients. He discovered this by being notified that a message he had sent to his iPhone version of AIM was redirected to a random stranger. That stranger then contacted Schaddle to let him know and...

Quick App: Twitbit Push Notification Twitter Client for iPhone

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 17

Twitbit [$4.99 - iTunes link] is a Twitter client for the iPhone and iPod touch that provides built-in push notification for @mentions and direct messages (DMs). For those of you still reading -- those didn't immediately jump over to grab it -- what this means is you get all the functionality you've come to expect -- reading, posting, multiple accounts, start and stop following,...

Quick App: Boxcar Push Notification for Tweetie and Twitterrific iPhone Twitter Clients

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 15

Boxcar [$1.99 - iTunes link] is almost more enabler than app. It only does one thing, but thus far it does it very, very well -- it sends Push Notifications for Twitter @mentions and Direct Messages (DMs) that then open in either Tweetie or Twitterrific. Setup is straight forward; you log into your account through an in-app view of Twitter's website, and authorize Boxcar. You can...

Is Apple Blocking Push Notification on Jailbroken iPhones?

Rene Ritchie 9 years ago 22

148apps posted up a PR from a developer in the Czech Republic that states: “When the Push based application such as NotifyMe requests an ID from APNS, the server responds within a second and identifies the device with the unique token. From that point, the connection between APNS and user’s device is successfully established,” said Pavel Serbajlo, PoweryBase’s lead developer. “...

App Review: IM+ with Push for iPhone

Leanna Lofte 9 years ago 48

IM+ Forum Review by llofte. For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum Review Index! IM+ is an IM client with push notification support for 10 networks, including Twitter. I use AIM, Facebook, and Twitter, so these are the only networks that influence this review. Design and Use The design of IM+ is nice and intuitive. The bottom toolbar has tabs for contacts,...