Top 10 Best Olympic Apps 4 Samsung Galaxy S3, Android, iPhone & BlackBerry + Social Media

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 Top 10 Best Olympic AppsThe London Olympic Games opened on Friday. Many people will be watching the games, keeping up with friends and playing their own Olympic games on mobile phones, smartphones and tablets. Olympic athletes will be using their Samsung Galaxy S III they received, while Team U.S.A are using free AT&T mobile devices.  The Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note were featured in the Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

We've rounded up the top ten best Olympic apps and mobile websites available.  Unfortunately, NBC has locked down the live streaming to those with subscriptions.

Here are WiMo News' Top Ten Best Apps for the London Olympics Games:

  1. NBC Olympics offers apps for the iPhone and for Android phones.  To use Olympics Live Extra app for streaming video you have to be MSNBC or CNBC subscriber through cable, satellite or FiOS.  Excellent information is available at the NBC Olympics mobile website.
  2. The the official London Olympic games website is optimized for massive amounts of traffic and mobile devices.
  3. The Samsung Galaxy S III is the official smartphone/mobile device of the Olympics and is offering free Olympic 3D games and apps.
  4. The Official London 2012 Join In app is a mobile guide to help you plan, enjoy and share your Games experience.Download the Official London 2012 Join In App available in Android, iPhone and BlackBerry.
  5. Official London 2012 Results App app offers all the latest news, schedules and results, allowing users to keep up-to-date with the latest action live across all Olympic sports and Paralympic sports.
  6. The Official London 2012 mobile game features nine Olympic games, including Archery, Double Trap Shooting, 110m Hurdles and Swimming, in authentic London 2012 venues. Easy to play but difficult to master. Users can design, train and improve their athlete just the way they want. There are three different modes: training mode, Olympic mode and Challenge mode. Download.
  7. The ESPN Mobile website offers: Complete Team USA roster, Olympics Index, Medal Tracker,  Scoreboard and Schedule in a very mobile friendly format.
  8. Reuters Olympics London - Free for iPhone, iPad, photography-centered with event schedules, photo stream, and AirPlay to Apple TV.
  9. Team USA Road to London app is packed with resources, news, bios, athlete Twitter feeds and photo galleries. (Download iPhone/iPad, Android.
  10. BBC Olympics Free for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry - simple fast news, searchable and streaming videos for U.K. residents. (when hacked 4 U.S). See hack to download below.

Social Media Widgets & Zomph:

To herald the "Socialympics," Zoomph — a social media engagements and analytics tool launched by MetroStar Systems, Inc. — has created free, unique social media widgets for fans around the world. Featured widgets include ing a

  • A heat map combining stats on countries' Twitter activity with a tally of medals won
  • A noise-free stream of tweets from athletes, coaches and fans
  • Interactive displays for broadcast on TVs and online.

PlayUp, the first social network app exclusively for sports fans, socializers and gamers, announced today the launch of PlayUp 3.1, becoming the first international fan engagement platform where Olympic fans worldwide can socialize over the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Fans across the globe can follow almost every competition that takes place throughout the duration of the Games, which commence on July 27 and run through August 12. iOS only.

Be careful when using Olympics apps because according to TrendMicro, "Pinterest has become the social media platform of choice among criminals; the top 5 social engineering lures being used across all social networking sites are: Diablo 3, Instagram Android, Angry Birds Space, London 2012 Olympics and Tibet."

This year's Olympic Games are more digital than ever because viewers can follow the events through their choice of device. According to survey results released in July by TechBargains.com 46 percent of viewers will watch on laptops, 39 percent on desktops, 31 percent on tablets, and 27 percent on smartphones.

The 2012 London Olympics has prompted record levels of publishing activity focused on the Games, according to Bowker Books In Print, a leading and reliable source of information on books and publishing metrics.  One hundred twenty books – in print and e-versions.
*According to XDA Developers forum a way to get the BBC Android work in the USA (you can't download it from the Play store in the US) using the  "Market Enabler" app, however, the BBC is only streaming video to the U.K.  Since ISP addresses show country it may be difficult to hack further.  Please let us know if you found a hack that we are not aware of for watching streaming video of the games through any platform in the comments section below.  We tried viewing videos from the BBC using a  proxy but were unable to view the videos.  It looks like NBC locked up the U.S. for it own use.

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13 thoughts on “Top 10 Best Olympic Apps 4 Samsung Galaxy S3, Android, iPhone & BlackBerry + Social Media”

  2. Great article and apps. Thanks. This probably took a long to time to write. Excellent research and great links. You must really know what you are doing.

  3. I tried to find video of parts of the opening ceremonies that I missed. It looks like the Olympic Committee locked up all the video. Someone posted it on YouTube and it was immediately removed. So last night I was stucck watching BMW commercials waiting for Sir Paul.

  4. My daughter is on a swim team and she and her friends were all gathered around an Olympics app. I told her to dry off first.

  7. I had to sign up for cable to view the streaming videos. I'm not sure if it was worth it or not.

  8. I think sometimes it's just easier to watch TV. I can't stand the poetic commercials that go on 4ever.

  9. Icouldn't download the BBC Android app. Maybe its because I'm in the US. I can view the website, but not the videos :(.

  10. I think it's more fun to play the 3-D games than watch events that have already taken place. There is even a chance that I might win.

    The games themselves are better viewed on a big screen. Playing the mobile games at least gives this couch potato a chance of winning, as long as I wear my glasses.

  11. I think the Olympics are over-hyped. How are we geeks every going to conquer the world, when the atheletes are faster and stronger?

  12. I like the Olympics apps because the ads are smaller. I find it really interesting that the products that sponsor the Olympics are things the athletes would probably never use for example BMW, they probably don't drink Coca-Cola and their Visa cards are are probably maxed out.

    I don't know how an athlete would find the time to twet after swimming,running or pole vaulting. But they deserve the Samsung Galaxy S III, so that they can sell it on eBay when they get back home and afford to eat something good.

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