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The Nike+ Running iPhone app was updated today with some new nifty features that take advantage of the iPhone’s built-in GPS and accelerometer. Now runners are able to select from various training programs that range in difficulty and receive daily workouts, reminders, and coaching tips. In addition a slight adjustment can be added for experience…
Canadian developer Hothead Games has finally brought its popular hockey simulation to Android. Big Win NHL, is now available free on Google Play. The game is officially licensed by the National Hockey league and lets you create fantasy hockey teams and compete in full seasons. The game includes over 750 actual NHL players and over…
Apple has rolled out yet another update to its Apple TV set-top-box. The new app to hit the line-up is called Sky Sports. This application is basically the counterpart to Sky News, which is a 24-hour worldwide streaming news outlet also found on the box. The new TV app allows viewers to watch any sporting…
Trimble Outdoor’s fitness app for Android, AllSport GPS, has undergone a big update, including a lot of new features and a new look. You can now take pictures, audio, and video, and keep them geotagged on a map of your hike, run, or biking trip. Actually, AllSport can be tailored to 14 different kinds of…
GetGlue, the check-in app for just about everything, has made their first steps into location-based check-ins. By plugging into your Foursquare account, you can now simultaneously share where you’re watching a movie, reading a book, playing a game, and now catching whatever sport you happen to enjoy. You can check in with your team, and…
Developers have had some time to play with RIM’s software development kit for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and one, Universal Mind, is showing off what they’ve done so far with their fantasy football app. There’s a video below to see it in action in the simulator, and presuming that the device itself performs just as…
Sprint football fans must have had their hearts crushed when opening NFL Mobile one day only to find that it had been replaced by something less cool–Sprint Football Live. That’s right, all professional football games were stripped from those fans when Verizon announced its deal with the NFL. Now you can still get live updates…
As FIFA World Cup was starting up last month, Rogers offered an app for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone to watch the games live, as well as watch clips cached from a wide selection of shows. I got to spend some time with Rogers on Demand on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, and though I had…
Fitness software developer Gym Technik has just struck up a partnership with Withings (who make a Wi-Fi-enabled weight scale) to allow you to track your weight progress on a BlackBerry application. What happens is, once you step onto the scale, you get an e-mail with the results, and then you can launch the BlackBerry app from…
Get ready for some football Verizon Wireless users, as the largest U.S. carrier has struck a deal to get live National Football League games on its handsets. The deal is reportedly worth $720 million over four years and Verizon subscribers will be able to use their handsets to watch live games on Thursdays and Sundays…