Ahead of Opening Day, MLB refreshes iOS apps with new features, revamped UI

By Christian Zibreg on Mar 29, 2013

Major League Baseball (MLB) has some of the most highly-regarded sports apps on the App Store.

Specifically, MLB.com’s At Bat and At The Ballpark software includes rich content such as in-game audio, live video streams, highlights, news and more for the entire MLB season, from Spring Training to the World Series.

With just a few days until Opening Day, MLB has updated both apps with some welcomed and timely new features, including a revamped interface, even deeper Passbook support and more multimedia content, to name just a few of them. Jump past the fold for additional details… Read More

 

NCAA March Madness iOS app updated for 2013 tournament

By Cody Lee on Mar 15, 2013

Great news college basketball fans. NCAA’s March Madness Live app for iOS has been updated today for 2013. March Madness is a two week-long affair, with 68 teams playing in a single elimination tournament to find a champion.

Overall, a total of 67 games will be played over the course of the event. And with NCAA March Madness Live, you’ll be able to watch all of them on your iPhone or iPad. You’ll also be able to check scores, watch highlights, and more… Read More

 

MLB expanding Passbook support to 13 stadiums this season

By Cody Lee on Feb 27, 2013

Major League Baseball announced yesterday that it will be tripling the number of ballparks that accept digital tickets stored and presented through Apple’s Passbook iOS app this season.

This is a fairly big deal, considering that only 4 stadiums supported Passbook ticketing last year. Now nearly 50% of all of them will. Keep reading for a complete list of the new ballparks… Read More

 

MLB At Bat 13 brings classic games, sortable statistics and more

By Cody Lee on Feb 21, 2013

Good news sports fans! Spring Training for Major League Baseball teams officially started yesterday. This means that all players who are not participating in the World Baseball Classic next month have begun preparing for the 2013 season.

This also means that the next several weeks will be chock-full with pre-season games and commentary, and news and updates on your favorite teams and players. And what better way to keep up with it all, than the MLB At Bat 13 app… Read More

 

NBA offers free app for tracking this weekend’s All-Star events

By Cody Lee on Feb 11, 2013

Good news NBA fans. We are now less than a week away from the three day showcase for basketball’s top players known as All-Star Weekend. The annual 3-day affair features several events, including the Slam Dunk contest and of course the All-Star game itself.

And thanks to The League, you’ll be able to follow along with all of the action right on your iPhone or iPad. The NBA is offering a free iOS app, NBA All-Star 2013, that will let you grab news, stats, photos and video highlights of all of this weekend’s festivities… Read More

 

Football helmet sensor sends concussion warnings to your iPhone

By Cody Lee on Feb 3, 2013

This is pretty interesting, and fairly relevant considering the Super Bowl is later today. The folks over at Impakt Protective have come up with a g-force sensor that fits inside a helmet, and measures the impact a player sustains from a tackle or collision.

If a player is hit too hard, the sensor, which is appropriately named the Shockbox, will send a color-coded alert to a designated iPhone or other mobile device. Impakt is hoping that this will help curb the growing rate of sports-related head injuries… Read More

 

How to watch the Super Bowl on your iPhone

By Cody Lee on Feb 2, 2013

Over 100 million people are expected to gather in front of their TV sets tomorrow to watch the Super Bowl. But for those of you that for one reason or another can’t get in front of a television, there’s other ways to catch the Big Game.

If you’re going to have access to a computer, you can watch it there. The game will be streamed live via CBS Sports. No computer? No problem, iDB has you covered. We’ve compiled a list of ways to follow the action on your iPhone… Read More

 

5 free apps to help you get ready for the Super Bowl

By Cody Lee on Jan 27, 2013

In exactly one week, some 100 million people will gather around their television sets to watch one of the most popular TV broadcasts in the world: the Super Bowl. The long-running, annual championship game determines who the top team in the NFL is.

But the event isn’t just about football. It’s also about over-the-top commercials, parties and greasy food. And to ensure that you get the most out of your Super Bowl Sunday, we’ve put together this list of 5 free apps that will help you prepare… Read More

 

Siri withholds information, can help you if you upgrade to iOS 6

By Mike Schnier on Jan 16, 2013

We haven’t seen a publicly released untethered jailbreak since iOS 6 debuted in September, and Apple hasn’t been making the wait easy for the jailbreak community. There are the little annoyances, like apps exclusive to iOS 6, over the air update alerts, and that pesky notification badge in settings that appears by default. Some of these are easy to deal with through tweaks, but what happens when Apple isn’t being subtle?

A user on Reddit asked Siri when the superbowl was starting, only to find that his personal assistant refused to comply. Siri’s response: “If you update to the latest version of iOS, I’ll be able to help you with that.” … Read More

 

MLB says it’s seen impressive Passbook adoption thus far

By Cody Lee on Oct 10, 2012

When Apple unveiled its new Passbook app this summer, the tech world, for the most part, wasn’t sure what to make of it. It seemed like a good idea on paper, but would companies, and more importantly users, take advantage of it?

Fast forward to today, three weeks after the public release of iOS 6, and we haven’t quite seen the adoption we were hoping for. However, it does appear that the companies that have added Passbook support are seeing positive results… Read More

 

How to catch all of this year’s Olympic action on the go

By Cody Lee on Jul 27, 2012

The 2012 Olympic Games are set to kick off tonight in the newly-built Olympic Stadium in Stratford London. And over the next two weeks, this stadium will play host to the top athletes from around the world.

Whether you’re a basketball fan, football fan, or just a fan of sports in general, these next 16 days are going to be packed full of action. And here’s how to catch all of that action when you’re not near a TV set… Read More

 

NBC to stream 2012 Olympics to iOS and Android devices for free

By Cody Lee on Jul 12, 2012

The 2012 Olympics are set to kick off on July 27th in London, UK. And the whole world will be watching as the top athletes from around the globe square off in a number of events.

As it turns out, you’ll be able to tune in from both your iPhone and iPad as well. NBC just announced that it’s going to be streaming the Games to iOS and Android devices, for free… Read More

 

Electronic Arts teases upcoming FIFA 13 release

By Cody Lee on Jul 10, 2012

Football, known to Americans as soccer, is by far and wide the most popular sport on the planet. So it’s no surprise that Electronic Arts’ FIFA is one of the world’s best-selling video game franchises.

The series’ latest iteration, FIFA 13, is expected to hit all major platforms within the next two months. And EA has started to tease the release, by posting beautiful screenshots of the iOS version… Read More

 

SportsYapper: finally, a social network for sports fans

By Cody Lee on Jun 26, 2012

Watching sports — even for the most diehard enthusiast — is always more fun with fellow fans around. You can talk coaching decisions, argue over penalties, and relive highlight plays. But what do you do if no one’s around?

Take to Twitter is the obvious answer. But it’s tough to keep a conversation going with other sports fans in between non-sports tweets, in 140 character increments. So the folks at Yapp Media came up with SportsYapper… Read More

 

Nike+ Running for iPhone gets new UI, features

By Christian Zibreg on Jun 22, 2012

Nike today issued a major update to its running app sporting a revamped interface and tons of new features. You can now get into a run even faster, compare your last run to previous seven, along with the ability to visualize you runs in a beautiful new view that includes a landscape history… Read More

 

Siri receives major upgrades for iOS 6 and is officially coming to iPad

By Jeff Benjamin on Jun 11, 2012

Siri has received a major update with iOS 6. She can now provide sport scores for the NBA, NFL, etc. She can also tell you batting averages for specified baseball players, and provide arbitrary information like the height differences between basketball players. And this is just the very tip of the iceberg. There’s also integration with Rotten Tomatoes to highlight movie reviews, and even watch trailers from within Siri.

Even better is the fact that the iPad is now officially receiving Siri support! Read More

 

UEFA releases official Euro 2012 iPhone app

By Cody Lee on Jun 6, 2012

As noted by MacRumors, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has just released its official app for Euro 2012. The 14th annual European Football Championship starts Friday, June 8th, and will continue on for the rest of the month.

Surprisingly, football (known as soccer here in the States) is slowly starting to catch on here in the States. It’s by no means near as popular as it is in the rest of the world, but major TV networks are starting to bid for broadcasting rights… Read More

 

Apple looking to bring WatchESPN app to Apple TV

By Cody Lee on May 15, 2012

Bloomberg is out with a new report this afternoon, claiming that Apple is in talks with Disney to bring its WatchESPN app to the Apple TV. The app, which is currently available on the iPhone and iPad, allows existing ESPN subscribers to watch sporting events on the go.

Apple TV already contains apps from the NBA, MLB, and NHL — all of which provide live broadcasts of league games to subscribers. But ESPN’s offering would feature much more rounded coverage, including basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis and more… Read More

 

Denver Broncos ditch their playbooks for iPads

By Cody Lee on Apr 23, 2012

This is kind of cool. The Denver Post is reporting today that its hometown NFL team, the Denver Broncos, has decided to swap out its bulky 500+ page playbooks for Apple’s slim and trim tablet. The football team just purchased 120 iPads.

The organization feels that the tablet gives it a competitive advantage over its opponents. Not only is the iPad more mobile, but its library of available software gives it the capability to help players and coaches do far more than study plays… Read More

 

Wondering who won the big game? Let Siri tell you with SiriSports

By Cody Lee on Mar 15, 2012

Sure, Apple may have released Siri without all of the functionality that we’d like. But luckily, for those of us who are jailbroken, Cydia has a plethora of tweaks and add-ons available that make the digital assistant much more capable.

Such is the case with SiriSports. The new tweak, developed by Evan Coleman, adds the ability to look up sport scores and game times for your favorite professional team in the MLB, NBA, and NHL using Siri-flavored voice commands… Read More

 
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