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Boxcar Adds Instant Direct Messages

Posted January 28, 2010 at 2:11pm by iClarified · 5013 views
Boxcar, an iPhone application that provides Twitter, Facebook, Email, RSS, Atom and Growl push notifications, has been updated to version 2.3.

Your first service is included with your purchase. Additional services (Facebook, Email, Twitter Searches, multiple Twitter Accounts) are available via in-app purchases.

FEATURES:
- Facebook push notifications. Opens your Facebook application automatically!
- Email push notifications.
- Push notifications for Twitter mentions and direct messages. NEW: Instant notifications for public @mentions.
- Twitter OAuth for authentication, so we never see your password.
- Choose from 11 different clients to open automatically for Twitter! Including: Tweetie 2, Tweetie, Twitterrific, Echofon Pro and Lite, Twittelator, Twinkle, SimplyTweet, Twitterena, Birdfeed, Hahlo, TweetDeck, TwitBird Pro, TwitBird Premium and TwitBird Free!
- Badge updates *per service*!
- Choose from our custom push notification sounds, *per service*!
- Private alerts! We'll just show a generic message like "You have a new mention on Twitter!"

What's New In This Version:
- Added instant direct messages.
- Added support for opening Twizzle, TweetTime and LaTwit Twitter clients
- Caching of the notifications inbox.
- Removed Christmas sounds.

You can purchase Boxcar from the App Store for $1.99.

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