Kick off is mere days away - this coming Friday, no less, with South Africa vs Mexico and Uruguay playing France - so now's the time to get your smartphone loaded up with World Cup goodies.
Whether you'll be watching from home, at a friend's house, down the pub - or even in South Africa itself, here are our ten favourite apps, …
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A really unique iPhone app providing incredible live statistics and visualisations including every pass, every shot, every tackle and every foul for all 64 games.
Also includes a 'Player Influence' feature to display in a tag cloud like interface which players are having the biggest impact on a game and enables users compare player v player, team v team and to share their analysis using Twitter and Facebook.
Only launched on Friday, really worth checking out:
Here's a suggestion for Android developers: get your UI designed by someone other than a child. I can't believe how amateurish all these apps look. No wonder they're free. Do the paid ones look any better?
because we want to vent our spleens over the scores! not just suggest other apps. 80 & 75%s?
I liked the vuvuzela app that proclaimed "We work of almost all phones!"
Also the ad about prayer. England will need it, though obviously they'll have to be fervent and righteous to be effectual and availeth anything (James 5:16 in case you had to ask)
I can't believe you haven't got the Telegraph World Cup App for the iPhone in your list.
It's the best app ever, even has free push notifications on the matches, goals, half time score, full time score, yellow/red card etc etc and many more.
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This is a Predict The Scores game that is free to play and has round by round and overall cash (well, voucher) prizes!
Only available for Jailbroken iDevices unfortunatly, but it allows you to have mini-head to head challenges with your friends and climb up the leaderboard.
Part of a university research project it seems, support UK research and get this on the toplist.
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It's my world cup 'Bible'
Gorgeous interface - and really quick/intuitive too.
All the fixtures (viewable in lots of different ways), news (for the entire tournament, or just for your team), points, groups, teams, venues, venue photographs, location photographs - and even maps and satellite imagery! You can zoooom in from above on stadiums!!!! Right down to the grass.
It push downloads scores, and who's qualified automatically in the background and is just really cooool.
Not only do you run the risk of being kicked in the face for making such an anoying noise, you also run the risk of destroying your phone speaker... the (square/sawtooth) waveform couldn't be any more damaging to the tiny speakers in most phones.
Actually no worries there then anyone anoying enough to down load a plastic trumpet deserves a broken speaker on thier phone!
Ten Essential World Cup Apps
Kick off is mere days away - this coming Friday, no less, with South Africa vs Mexico and Uruguay playing France - so now's the time to get your smartphone loaded up with World Cup goodies. Whether you'll be watching from home, at a friend's house, down the pub - or even in South Africa itself, here are our ten favourite apps, …
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Posted Tuesday 8th June 2010 14:33 GMT
Andy Livingstone
The Off Switch #
Much more important for the next few weeks.
A.B.E.
Posted Tuesday 8th June 2010 14:33 GMT
Jimmy Floyd
Good work, Reg #
Nice mix of both Android and iPhone apps there. Much appreciated.
Posted Tuesday 8th June 2010 16:03 GMT
colm
Total Football 2010 #
http://www.totalfootball2010.com
A really unique iPhone app providing incredible live statistics and visualisations including every pass, every shot, every tackle and every foul for all 64 games.
Also includes a 'Player Influence' feature to display in a tag cloud like interface which players are having the biggest impact on a game and enables users compare player v player, team v team and to share their analysis using Twitter and Facebook.
Only launched on Friday, really worth checking out:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/total-football-2010/id375567997?mt=8
Posted Tuesday 8th June 2010 21:23 GMT
RichyS
UI Design #
Here's a suggestion for Android developers: get your UI designed by someone other than a child. I can't believe how amateurish all these apps look. No wonder they're free. Do the paid ones look any better?
Posted Wednesday 9th June 2010 08:35 GMT
Jay 2
Kick'n'Mix #
http://www.kicknmix.com/
Little puzzle game based on the logos/crests of football teams, should keep the synpanses firing.
Avaiable from AppStore/iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/kicknmix-world-championship/id373072990?mt=8
Discosure time: It's written by a friend of a friend.
Posted Wednesday 9th June 2010 12:49 GMT
John 62
comments as well as suggestions #
because we want to vent our spleens over the scores! not just suggest other apps. 80 & 75%s?
I liked the vuvuzela app that proclaimed "We work of almost all phones!"
Also the ad about prayer. England will need it, though obviously they'll have to be fervent and righteous to be effectual and availeth anything (James 5:16 in case you had to ask)
Posted Wednesday 9th June 2010 16:17 GMT
chriswakey
So #
Bugger all for WebOS then?
Posted Thursday 10th June 2010 08:59 GMT
TomatoQueen
The Greatest World Cup Game Ever Invented Ever #
http://www.twatball.co.uk
Come one come all to play................
TWATBALL!
Who are the twattiest twats at the World Cup? Come join and select your team, fewer or less than 40 hours left before the deadline!
TWATBALL!
Posted Thursday 10th June 2010 09:00 GMT
John Tserkezis
Would be nice if it actually existed.... #
http://www.bluffball.co.uk/
Because I have no idea what they're talking about, and don't want to look like a complete tool.
Posted Thursday 10th June 2010 12:41 GMT
Gary Littlemore
Telegraph World Cup App - iPhone #
I can't believe you haven't got the Telegraph World Cup App for the iPhone in your list.
It's the best app ever, even has free push notifications on the matches, goals, half time score, full time score, yellow/red card etc etc and many more.
Posted Thursday 10th June 2010 16:41 GMT
DM101
WorldCup Predictor #
sumcentral.com
This is a Predict The Scores game that is free to play and has round by round and overall cash (well, voucher) prizes!
Only available for Jailbroken iDevices unfortunatly, but it allows you to have mini-head to head challenges with your friends and climb up the leaderboard.
Part of a university research project it seems, support UK research and get this on the toplist.
Posted Thursday 10th June 2010 22:48 GMT
JohnJames
World Cup 2010 for windows mobile #
https://marketplace.windowsphone.com/details.aspx?appId=d9c3130e-754e-4382-bc89-fd618c11b37e
It's my world cup 'Bible'
Gorgeous interface - and really quick/intuitive too.
All the fixtures (viewable in lots of different ways), news (for the entire tournament, or just for your team), points, groups, teams, venues, venue photographs, location photographs - and even maps and satellite imagery! You can zoooom in from above on stadiums!!!! Right down to the grass.
It push downloads scores, and who's qualified automatically in the background and is just really cooool.
Oh yes.
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 07:36 GMT
dean.collins
LiveWorldCupChat.com #
http://www.LiveWorldCupChat.com
chat with other world cup fans live during the games at http://www.LiveWorldCupChat.com
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 16:06 GMT
Doug Glass
Essential Programming #
2009 NFL and NASCAR highlights after you tire of all the girlies in their designer shorts playing with their balls.
Posted Thursday 17th June 2010 15:46 GMT
Paris Hilton
Virtual Vuvuzela #
More dangerous than you might imagine...
Not only do you run the risk of being kicked in the face for making such an anoying noise, you also run the risk of destroying your phone speaker... the (square/sawtooth) waveform couldn't be any more damaging to the tiny speakers in most phones.
Actually no worries there then anyone anoying enough to down load a plastic trumpet deserves a broken speaker on thier phone!
Posted Saturday 19th June 2010 15:15 GMT
Doug Glass
Now Just Need ... #
... some sort of medication to suppress the gag reflex.
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