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, football and fun this coming Sunday. if you want to learn more about the Patriots's offense and the Giants's defense, then you should download each team's iOS app. The Giants have a free app for the iPhone, while the Patriots have chosen to go iPad-only with a magazine-style app. The Patriots Football Daily app has a free 7-day trial followed by a paid subscription. The NFL also has a suite of apps to commemorate the game. Each Super Bowl XLVI app is filled with statistics, images and more about current and past Super Bowl match ups. The Read More

For many, watching a sporting event in person or on TV is an all-consuming experience — coaching decisions spark heated debate, scores force spasmodic bellows or groans, and the external world dims out of focus. So will fans be willing to add another social layer to the sports they love? OneUp Games’s developers are counting on it. The Florida company is introducing a line of social sports games that follow the real-life contests live. OneUp’s products add a new twist to the sports gaming experience: they are based on live sporting events rather than after-the-fact statistical analysis. However, they don’t rely on simple predictions of upcoming plays or results. “If you think about the social sports gaming space, fantasy sports is all post-game focused, but we’re trying to set up a visceral competitive experience that is an actual companion to the game you’re watching,” OneUp CEO Daren Trousdell said in an Read More