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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, ...

iShred, a snowboard inspired by Apple and Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 17th, 2011)

Signal Snowboards hosts a regular series about snowboards called Every Third Thursday on Mpora sports website. In a recent episode, the crew at Signal Snowboards built the iShred, a snowboard tribute to Steve Jobs. The Apple-inspired board has all the right touches - an LED-lit Signal ...

Ngmoco acquires Lionside, maker of sports games on Facebook

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 15th, 2011)

iPhone mobile game publisher Ngmoco has confirmed that it has acquired Lionside, the San Fransisco-based maker of social networking sports games on Facebook. Ngmoco is the maker of over 20 popular iPhone games, including Rolando and Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid. There's no word on ...

How the iPad is changing baseball

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 31st, 2011)

Baseball is undergoing a digital revolution thanks to the iPad and the iPhone. Sports fans, management and even players are using the iPad to improve America's favorite game. Fans can watch every Major League game on their phone or tablets. Managers can keep track of their rosters and players ...

TUAW's Daily iOS App: First Touch Soccer

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2011)

If you enjoy soccer or soccer video games and happen to own an iPhone, First Touch Soccer is a must-buy. I'm not a big fan of soccer, but this is an impressively premium title with great visuals, solid controls and lots of extras, including home team themed menus, multiple modes, social ...

Pennant, awesome baseball stats app for iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 21st, 2011)

As we turn away from football and towards spring training, baseball fans with an iPad may want to check out Pennant, a new baseball statistics app that recently landed on the App Store. The new application contains details on every major league game played from 1952 to 2010. That's more than ...

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 ...

CBS Sports updates pro football iPad app for playoffs

by David Quilty (Jan 17th, 2011)

I may not be happy about what happened to my New England Patriots on Sunday, but that won't stop me from following the last four teams on their road to the Super Bowl this year. For those of you who may feel the same way, 148Apps is reporting that CBS Sports has updated their free CBS Sports Pro ...

Carl Crawford distributes iPads with "highlight reel" to prospective teams

by Dave Caolo (Nov 30th, 2010)

Major League Baseball star Carl Crawford is shopping for a new team, and he has sent iPads packed with video highlights of his career to prospective coaches and managers. Specifically, Crawford's agent Greg Genske is distributing the iPads, according to Business Insider. If artists can share ...

Yahoo!: iPad users skew male and middle-aged

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2010)

Yahoo!'s mobile blog has shared some interesting demographic data about the iPad users they've seen so far. Some of the results are unsurprising. Given that the iPad is still in its youthful days, the users tend to match the typical early adopter profile: male, older, and wealthy enough to afford ...

For sale on eBay: One iPhone development business, batteries not included

by Mike Schramm (Nov 7th, 2009)

Want an iPhone app business without all the boring hassle of actually programming and releasing iPhone apps? Boy, does Brice Milliorn have a deal for you! He's auctioning off his iPhone app business, which he says has 87 different apps for sale, over on eBay. Milliorn says he started out ...

Game on! Apple highlights sports games in new ad

by Sang Tang (Oct 1st, 2009)

Continuing its creative interactive blitz on high profile websites, Apple has begun placement of a new iPod touch ad on ESPN.com. Like the ad on IGN, which fellow TUAW-er Josh Carr recently featured, the ad on ESPN.com showcases a variety of games that interact with and shake up the site's menu. ...

TUAW Tips: Send Mac audio to your iPhone for cheap

by Erica Sadun (Sep 23rd, 2009)

Earlier this month, I wrote about connecting my old Mac mini to my television . My mini offers a great Apple TV-style lifestyle with none of the Apple TV limitations. It's a real Mac running real Snow Leopard, albeit on an older, admittedly limited mini. I have Front Row, EyeTV, QuickTime, and more, ...

MLB updates At Bat 2009 for iPhone, gives live streaming to MLB.TV users

by Mel Martin (Jul 21st, 2009)

If you're a baseball fan you already have it. If not, you're missing a lot, and now MLB has updated At Bat 2009 [App Store link] to include more video streaming for fans who already subscribe to MLB.TV. That means as of today, those subscribers can watch all the remaining games this season (subject ...

MLB At Bat 2009 struck out, but now back in the game with bug fixes

by Mel Martin (Apr 11th, 2009)

Baseball fans were quite excited to learn that this years MLB.com At Bat 2009 iPhone app [App Store link], selling for $9.99US, would include game day audio. We reviewed the app in March and it received good notices but there was no audio to test at that time. Since baseball season began, the App ...