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Pre-order Madden 25 on Amazon, get a deal for NFL app streaming

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2013)

This is an excellent deal for any iOS owners who are fans of football and video games. EA is releasing the 25th anniversary iteration of the Madden football series this year, called Madden 25. And in the Anniversary Edition, which costs US$100, there will be a deal with DirecTV and the NFL to ...

Five apps that'll help you follow the 2013 NFL Draft

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 25th, 2013)

It's a big day for football fans who are gearing up for the 2013 NFL draft. The first round picks start tonight, Thursday, April 25, at 8:00 PM ET, followed by the second and third round on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Use one or all of these iOS apps below to bone up on the draft picks ...

Samsung Super Bowl ad teases Apple

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2013)

As noted by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Samsung spends almost $12 billion a year to promote its brand. A chunk of this money is going to clever ads like the one below that is a lead up to the company's bigger Super Bowl Sunday spot. Apple fans will likely see the irony in the video below, which ...

Five iOS apps to help you say goodbye to summer, hello to fall

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 7th, 2012)

For many people here in the US, summer is quickly coming to a close. School is back in session, summer vacations are done and the temperatures are getting a bit cooler. It can be hard to leave behind the fun of summer, so we've put together a list that'll help you say goodbye to the warm, sunny ...

How the iPad changed the NFL

by Steven Sande (Jul 19th, 2012)

The NFL season is sneaking up on American football fans faster than we know it, with all training camps starting up within the next two weeks. There's one thing that will be new to many of the NFL teams this year: iPads. NFL.com's Jeff Darlington provided an in-detail look last Friday at how ...

NFL's Denver Broncos embrace the iPad

by Steven Sande (Apr 23rd, 2012)

The NFL Denver Broncos not only have Peyton Manning, but they're also getting a lot of iPads. A report in the Denver Post today mentioned that the team is in the process of moving the weekly team playbooks from the traditional printed copy to a digital version on the iPad. The team will ...

Five apps for Super Bowl Sunday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 3rd, 2012)

The Super Bowl is just around the corner which means it's time to get ready for the big game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Rather than our usual five apps, I couldn't contain myself and, instead, put together five categories of apps that'll set you up nicely for food, ...

NFL to stream the Super Bowl to iPhone, iPad apps (Updated)

by Mike Schramm (Dec 20th, 2011)

Update: As commenters have pointed out, this is for iPhone users on Verizon ONLY. Pity. I'm excited about this one, both for what it is, and for the potential of what it could be. The NFL has decided, in a (rare?) move of generosity, to stream the Super Bowl broadcast out to its mobile device ...

NFL teams love the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 15th, 2011)

Just before the start of the NFL football season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers equipped their players with iPads to see how a tablet would work as a training tool. A few months into the season and the iPads are a "smashing success" says general manager Mark Dominik. The iPads include a digital ...

Zite adds NFL category to bring you personalized football news

by Mel Martin (Sep 8th, 2011)

You might have, ahem, noticed, it's football season. Users of the free personal news app Zite now can add their favorite teams and Zite will deliver personalized pigskin stories. Zite is my favorite iPad news discovery app, and this NFL category is going to be just what rabid football fans ...

NFL could replace play books with iPads

by Dave Caolo (Feb 4th, 2011)

CNET is reporting that the NFL is considering replacing bulky coach's play books with iPads. For now, the Dallas Cowboys and "a couple" other teams are mulling over the switch, which could save them "...up to 5,000 pages of paper printouts per game." Besides the cost (and environmental) benefits ...

DirecTV survey suggests NFL Sunday Ticket on Apple TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 15th, 2010)

A recent marketing research survey from DirecTV suggests its popular NFL Sunday Ticket may land on the Apple TV. The survey quizzes DirecTV customers about different bundles and pricing plans for both the digital and regular Sunday Ticket subscription. A footnote for the internet-based, digital ...

TUAW's Daily App: NFL 2011

by Mike Schramm (Aug 19th, 2010)

Madden is usually the word in football video games around this time of year, but just in case you don't want to spend that $8, Gameloft has a deal for you. Even before the season starts, it's dropped the price on NFL 2011 to just 99 cents. The Gameloft version doesn't quite have as much polish or ...

Sportacular updated for (fantasy) football

by Mike Schramm (Oct 10th, 2009)

I only follow a few sports teams, but for the teams I do follow, Sportacular (that's the iTunes link for the free version, and here's the paid version, sans ads) is definitely my app of choice. For nearly every professional sport you can think of, the app will track scores, plays, schedules, ...

DirecTV NFL Mobile: The most expensive free app in the world

by David Winograd (Sep 3rd, 2009)

DirecTV, which I love dearly and which supplies signal to eight screens in my house, has just announced the NFL Mobile app [iTunes link] which doesn't go live until September 13th (although you can download it now). Once working, the app will let you watch live streams of all NFL Sunday Ticket ...