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MLB sees impressive adoption of digital ticketing via Passbook in iOS 6
While some companies are trying in vain to hasten the proliferation of NFC enabled smartphones, Apple, per usual, has chosen to go its own route. Rather than release an NFC-equipped iPhone, the company instead introduced a new feature dubbed Passbook in iOS 6. Passbook enables users to store tickets for various activities and events, from […]
Continue reading...NBA point guard Iman Shumpert dunks an iPhone 5 [Video]
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Who’s to say how legit this is, but here’s what Gizmodo is claiming is video footage of NBA and New York Knicks Point Guard Iman Shumpert dunking (yes, dunking) the brand new iPhone 5. Seems like an absurd waste of money, of course, but when you’re a millionaire I guess you can do stuff like […]
Continue reading...Deron Williams signs his $98 million NBA contract on an iPad
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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One of the more interesting places where the iPad has made some significant inroads has been in the world of sports. Indeed, there are no shortage of stories of NFL teams abandoning their thick playbooks in favor of the iPad. But this story is a little bit different. Just about an hour ago, three-time NBA […]
Continue reading...MLB At Bat 2012 hits the app store; a must-have for Baseball diehards
Friday, March 9, 2012
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A few days ago Major League Baseball released the 2012 version of its MLB At Bat app. The app, which is a huge hit amongst Baseball enthusiasts lets fans watch and listen to games from their mobile device while also providing play by play coverage and informative graphical overlays alongside televised games. And with Spring […]
Continue reading...Obama uses his iPad to watch NBA League Pass
Monday, March 5, 2012
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We’ve had no shortage of posts detailing President Obama’s Apple fandom, but this latest clip of Obama sitting down with ESPN reporter/journalist/podcaster Bill Simmons, aka The Sports Guy, is worth putting out there, if only because we get to see the Commander in Chief display some of his Basketball chops. In the video below, conducted […]
Continue reading...Samsung’s Super Bowl Galaxy Note commercial goes after Apple fans
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Steve Jobs once said, with regard to smartphones, that “”if you see a stylus, they blew it.” Apparently Samsung disagrees with that sentiment. During today’s Super Bowl – great game by the way – Samsung unveiled its latest commercial, this time for the upcoming Galaxy Note which features, you guessed it, a stylus. And making […]
Continue reading...Lebron James jumps over another player to finish an Alley Oop dunk. WOW.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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Lebron James arguably lacks that killer instinct that separates the great players from the truly legendary ones, but there’s no questioning that Lebron as an athlete is capable of doing things that most NBA players can only dream of. Earlier today, while playing the Chicago Bulls, James completed an alley-oop from Mario Chalmers by JUMPING […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly interested in acquiring TV rights to English Premiere League Soccer games
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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Here’s an interesting rumor for all you Soccer hooligans out there. The Daily Mail is reporting that both Apple and Google are interested in acquiring TV rights to soccer games in the English Premier League. Comprised of 20 clubs, the Premier League boasts many of the more poular teams, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. […]
Continue reading...NBA 2K12 hits the iPhone and iPad for the first time this Tuesday
Monday, October 3, 2011
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Above is the video trailer for NBA 2K 12. The game looks amazing, and we’re really digging the inclusion of old school ballers like Larry Bird and Magic as well. What’s more, and we’re not sure how this will translate over to the actual game play, but the video footage of each classic player incorporates […]
Continue reading...FIFA Soccer 12 comes to the Mac for $39.99
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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When it comes to Soccer games on iOS, we’re sorry EA, but X2Football is the best there is. But when it comes to console games, FIFA Soccer is legit. And not only is it the gold standard for Soccer games, it sets the bar for all sports game franchises as it’s the best-selling sports video […]
Continue reading...Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White of the UFC are iPhone kinda guys
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Well it looks as if the UFC is going iPhone, folks. Okay, to be more specific, it seems that the top brass at UFC are Apple fans. And as an aside for any UFC fans out there, huge breaking news today as Brock Lesnar is now scheduled to face Strikeforce Heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem in […]
Continue reading...NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers replace playbooks with iPad 2s
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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As competitors still struggle to sell tablets that aren’t iPads (ridiculous firesales aside), Apple’s iPad continues to make inroads into all sorts of interesting places. Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed a number of airlines are turning to the iPad as a means to digitize the cockpit and do away with absolute mountains of […]
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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