Its time the Olympic fever is at its heights and I certainly believe that you should not miss even a bit of it. So, if you have a good smartphone and you wish to catch the live action of your fave like Usain Bolt, Phelps than we have the solution to it, as you will stay updated with the live scores, feeds and rewarding ceremonies with these 5 Best apps . Just download them from your app store and within seconds you will be at London Olympics right from your screen.
Want to catch every second of your favourite sport then this app delivers what it promises to. The Join In app has a wonderful interface and is highly accurate to find routes to your competition’s location.
The app has also dedicated sections from where you can organize your events, ceremonies you wish to see or attend. For example, the My Game tab allows you to define your favourite games, events, ceremonies and activities, you can also find what’s going on nearby the venue and subsequently share the same on various social networks like Facebook, FourSquare, Twitter, etc.
Platform :- iOS, Android, BlackBerry
Availability :- Free
#2. Reuters Olympics London 2012
Reuters, the international news agency has came up with an app for quick updates straight from London. You can browse through the gallery for latest flicks shot during the event and can share the same on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Especially designed for photo maniacs , the app has features like Photo stream and Photo Filter which allow the users to customize their sporting interests. Using Photo Stream you can play a slideshow of your favourite clicks, set delay and add text to your images. Also, the Photo Filter option allows you to filter images, records, medal tally and participants specific to your best loved sport.
Platform :- iOS
Availability :- Free
Now that you are ready with your favourite sport, having customized it you need a quick update to the results of the games. It notifies you every time an update for your sport is available. The app also features an Official Mobile Game option which will give you the feel of the Olympic spirit.
Twitter integration makes it easy to share and tweet all your interests, thoughts on a single touch, you can support your team by sending them message from twitter itself.
Platform :- iOS, Android,Windows Phone, BlackBerry .
Availability :- Free
#4. PlayUp
PlayUp offers non-stop access to live streaming of various games and also has the option to share messages, chat with your friends while you are watching the live videos. As we all know, PlayUp being a social network dedicated towards sports has developed this app in collaboration with Samsung which will provide live update for 26 sports, over 39 fields, 302 medal events for the next 17 days.
A special feature that has been added includes the history of all the events and the records of each athelete participating. The app is only available on Android and iOS platform.
#5. Olympics 2012
Olympics 2012 is the only paid app we have in our list and is only available on Windows Phone. It sports a very simple interface and allows to browse through sections like Latest News, Event schedule, History, Medal Tally and CountDown Timer. You can get this app for Rs. 55 from Windows Market place.
Platform :- Windows Phone
Availability :- Paid (Rs.55)
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