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These are heady times for Boston sports fans. The Celtics NBA Championship last night, combined with the Red Sox World Series win last Fall, and an almost-perfect NFL season by the Patriots, has provided an unbelievable run of success for Boston fans.
The good folks at Boston.com have come through as well, providing a mobile version of their website covering all things Boston. Bostonians can now read all about their successes wherever they are, and no doubt brag about it to whomever they’re with.
Oh and by the way, a quick gander at the sports section shows that a Red Sox rookie pitched a no-hitter today in his second major league start. What is going on? There must be something in the water in Beantown.
Mobile Website:
mobile.boston.com
June 18th, 2008
I may just have a new favorite sports mobile website. And it’s not CBSSportsline, ESPN, or Yahoo!
While searching for the first round scores of the 2008 U.S. Open in Torrey Pines earlier today, I happened across SportsTap.
Dubbed “The Ultimate iPhone Sports Portal”, this mobile website displays current live scores from all types of sports. It has the look and feel of an iPhone app, but rest assured it displays just fine on most mobile browsers.
If you want to see the US Open leaderboard on SportsTap for yourself, have at it!
Mobile Website:
sportstap.mobi
June 12th, 2008
iGolfScorecard is a simple mobile web app for the iPhone or iTouch that acts as an electronic scorecard, allowing you to enter and track your scores on the golf course.
This mobile application includes a simple, intuitive interface, which is absolutely key for golfers that want to concentrate on their swing rather than some complicated application on their phone. There are plenty of other golf apps or mobile websites for the phone that include more complex features, but at some point it starts to become less about the game itself and more about how to use all the complex features.
I’m a golfer myself. In my mind, the iGolfScorecard could be a big hit among the technologically aware golfers that still want to concentrate on the game itself.
Mobile Web Application:
http://www.igolfscorecard.com
(hat-tip to KillerStartups.com)
May 26th, 2008
The NFL Draft kicks off on Saturday, April 26 at 3pm ET. For the many of us who have other plans on a Saturday afternoon, we still don’t have a good excuse to be in the dark about who became the first pick of the 2008 NFL draft.
The Miami Dolphins have the first pick of this year’s NFL Draft, and if you saw last year’s standings, you already know they will need it. The Dolphins are followed by the St. Louis Cardinals Rams, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, and the Kansas City Chiefs round out the top five picks of the draft. While people talk all day about who will be the top pick, you can be one of the first to know, even while you are at your kid’s soccer game.
NFL Teams with Sprint
If you are a Sprint customer with a Vision or Power Vision Pack, you can get the NFL Mobile app at no extra charge. Sprint used to charge a monthly fee for this until the summer of 2006, so it’s great to have that option for free (for some reason, not many I talk to realize it’s free). Features include live game play-by-play, NFL Network broadcasts, and breaking news, inuries and stats.
For those interested, here’s how to get it:
- Text NFL to 7777.
- Visit sprint.com/nfl.
- Call 1-800-SPRINT-1
- Go to your local Sprint Store.
NFL Mobile for the Rest of Us
Of course, it’s not just Sprint users that will get see every pick of the 2008 NFL Draft on their mobile phone. If your phone is web-enabled, simply go to nfl.com from your mobile browser. You get to access just about all the NFL data you could possibly consume, and you can even text message your Jets fan friend on another awful pick for the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!
April 14th, 2008
A few weeks ago I mentioned how to get Masters scoring updates from Augusta.com. Well there are other golf tournaments besides the Masters, and they are almost year-round.
To get your weekly golf fix, or to find out if someone will actually beat Tiger this week, you may want to give the Golf Channel’s mobile website a swing.
In addition to tournament leaderboards and news, this mobile website also includes a golf tip of the day, full lessons, and even a little golf trivia just for fun.
Mobile Website:
TheGolfChannel.com
More on The Golf Channel for PDA:
http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=20025
Image courtesy of TheGolfChannel.com
March 21st, 2008
With March Madness heating up, the Masters right around the corner, and both the NBA and NHL post seasons becoming clearer, it’s time to remind everyone where to find “the worldwide leader in sports” on the mobile web.
ESPN has several mobile properties and services that continue to evolve. Below is a brief snapshot of the most popular services.
ESPN Mobile Website
(with graphics): http://espn.mobi
(without graphics): http://espn.go.com/wireless/palm/index.htm
ESPN MVP on Verizon Wireless:
http://estore.vzwshop.com/espnmvp
ESPN Mobile Alerts
Here’s how to sign up from your wireless carrier’s menu (instructions straight from the ESPN.com site):
Access ESPN Alerts from your mobile phone’s web browser:
* Sprint Customers: Menu -> Web -> Sports -> ESPN-> ESPN Alerts
* Verizon Customers: Menu -> Get it Now -> News & Info -> Sports -> ESPN -> ESPN Alerts
* AT&T (Cingular) Customers: Menu -> Media Net -> Sports -> ESPN-> ESPN Alerts
* Other Carriers: Type ESPN.mobi into your mobile phone browser or find ESPN on your carrier’s mobile web
Enjoy!
March 14th, 2008
As golf fans are well aware, the 2008 Masters is right around the corner. Considering how difficult it is to find time to sit in front of the television for 12 hours over 2 days, this is an ideal event to get scoring alerts to your mobile phone when you are out and about.
Augusta.com, operated by The Augusta Chronicle, provides a showcase of The Masters and also provides information about points of interest in and around Augusta, Georgia.
In addition to plenty of online content about the prestigious golf tournament, including live scoring, the site send scoring updates via SMS for five of your favorite golfers during the tournament. Here is an excerpt explaining what type of alerts you can receive:
Scoring alerts, whether by SMS or e-mail, can be selected at three different levels:
* End of round: Sends one update on the player’s score and position when play finishes each day.
* Hole by hole: Sends an update each time the player finishes a hole, plus end of round.
* All changes: Sends updates anytime the player’s position changes, as well as end of round and hole by hole.
Go here to sign up. If you have one of the newer wireless plans with unlimited text messaging, you might as well go for the All Changes option.
So who will win The Masters this year? The first person to guess the winning golfer AND their winning score will win a sporty new MobileMammoth t-shirt. Just post your guess in a comment to this post.
Rules: One entry per person — if you submit your entry more than once, only your last entry will count. In the event of a tie, the first 3 winning entries will all get a t-shirt. All entries must be submitted by Wednesday, April 9, at 11:59pm ET.
Good luck!!
March 8th, 2008
I just saw the 16th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores hit a 3-pointer with :01 second left to beat 25th-ranked Mississippi State in overtime. Folks, March Madness is officially upon us!
One year ago today, I highlighted one mobile service that will send you NCAA scores to your cell phone. Today, I want to highlight the Fox Sports mobile website.
To access Fox Sport Mobile, navigate to foxsports.com on your mobile browser. Windows Mobile users can also text SPORTS to 36977 (FOXSP). Finally, Fox Sports Mobile Pro is available for download through Jamster.
To find out more about all the features available on Fox Sports Mobile, go here.
Go Commodores!
Mobile Website:
foxsports.com
March 5th, 2008
In case you have not checked lately, there are a host of mobile sites and services that are making everyday life easier for thousands of people just like us. To highlight just a sample, I compiled the following list of 71 things you can do from your mobile phone.
I wanted to make this interactive, so I temporarily left the links off of a few items. Why? So that we can learn from you and everyone else out there. If you have recommendations for what mobile sites or tools to use to accomplish any of the items below, leave a comment to this post and share your knowledge. After February 9, ten of the highest quality commenters will be sent a free MobileMammoth t-shirt, AND I will add the links to the remaining items in the list.
Happy mobile browsing…
71 Ways to Make the Mobile Web Work For You
- Use text messaging to solve a crime
- Confirm flight departure time en route to airport (mobile site)
- Play Brady Bunch Kung Fu!. (Sprint users only)
- Browse Flickr photos (mobile site)
- Call your spouse from your bank to confer on a new account (wait - you can’t do that at First National Bank in Chicago).
- Get a text alert when your Google stock reaches
$500 $600 a share
- Get an alert if your kid wanders off-campus
- Transfer money between your bank accounts
- Play music stored on your PC
- Listen to “The One Minute Manager” on audio book
- Prevent drunk driving (and drunk phone calls too)
- Get Radiated? (We hope not!)
- Use your phone as a modem for your laptop (great when you’re stuck in a hotel)
- Check the weather (mobile site)
- Cheat at chess (wait — don’t do that!)
- Go moblogging
- Get more done
- Watch a BoSox-Yankees game
- Play a Texas Hold ‘em tournament
- Pay your parking meter
- Watch a new music video
- Upload pictures & video to the Web in seconds
- Take Spanish lessons
- Over your messaging limits on your wireless plan? Send text messages, for free
- Better yet, send a comic message!
- Send map and directions directly to your cell phone
- Make your own mobile website
- Check your email
- Check your favorite blogs via Bloglines or Google Reader (both are mobile sites)
- Send a text message to your sister in Tokyo
- Send a video message to your spouse
- Play Madden NFL 08 on your cell phone
- Instant-Message your Mom on Mother’s Day
- Avoid the 5 car pile-up on your way home (best traffic site anyone?)
- Track your UPS package
- Check the TV listings
- Receive SPIN magazine on your mobile phone
- Locate your buddy
- Do a Yahoo image search
- Watch last night’s episode of Lost
- Listen to your favorite podcast
- Research a client on your way to a meeting
- Listen to NPR live (mSpot Radio)
- Watch highlights from the Olympics
- Do a Google search for your favorite mobile websites
- Watch a BareNakedLadies concert
- Listen to your local radio station
- Backup your Motorola phone directory
- Watch your favorite movie
- Phone stolen? Next time, Lock it
- Find a wifi hotspot
- Laptop crashed during a presentation? Run a slidehow from your mobile phone.
- Get injury alerts and win your fantasy league
- Find out your favorite PGA player’s tee time on your way to the Masters
- Try your hand at the NYTimes crossword puzzle
- Get NHL scoring updates by text message
- Get stock quotes on demand
- Get live score updates by selecting a sport here, then putting that RSS URL into FEED2MOBILE
- Update your fantasy line-up while shopping with your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse
- Get tonight’s TV lineup
- Get your Maxim mobile fix (flash required)
- Get your soap opera fix
- Play ESPN Poker
- Play a scenario game
- Get your CEOExpress to go
- Make your own wallpaper for your mobile phone
- Text message your questions at 30,000 feet
- Get alerted when your child’s school closes early for snow (or any other reason)
- View a Google Map
- Access your GMail account
- Call your mom (Remember voice calls?!)
I hope you are able to find at least a few gems here that make your life a little easier. I worked on this list for a while, so hopefully all the links are still active!
As always, get your daily mobile website right here.
January 24th, 2008
We at MobileMammoth.com have put together our Top 7 Mobile Websites from 2007.
If you surf the web from your phone at all, then you really need to consider bookmarking these in your mobile browser. They are all truly useful, and will save you time all year round. So without further delay, here they are:
Top 7 Mobile Wesbites of 2007
- Bloglines (Skweezed)
Bloglines is one of the most popular RSS readers on the web, and now that they’ve integrated Skweezer’s mobile browsing gateway, mobile users are touting it’s ease of use. If you already use Google Reader to browse your RSS feeds, their mobile version will do you just fine.
- The Weather Channel
There are some alternative mobile weather sites out there, but so far the Weather Channel stays on top.
- Yahoo! Mail
You will need to go here and enter your mobile phone number for the link, or type m.yahoo.com into your mobile browser and click on the Mail link.
- Google Search
Much like Yahoo!’s directions, you will need to go here and enter your mobile phone number for the link, or type mobile.google.com into your mobile browser.
- FlightStats
As noted by one of our readers in our mobile website contest, FlightStats provides a variety of useful tools to make sure you optimize your time on travel days.
- Dodgeball
This social networking service lets people “check in” through Dodgeball, which in turn alerts your friends of where you are. There’s a lot more to it, so go check it out.
- ESPN
Still the most comprehensive sports destination, and the mobile interface works well. A visit there today showed one small graphic on the mobile home page (to save bandwidth), and the navigation items on the bottom of the screen where they belong on a mobile display.
And because we always like to exceed expectations, here’s one more site for your mobile browsing pleasure…
- Google Maps
I much prefer Google Maps over MapQuest for its accuracy and intuitive interface. The same holds true for the mobile web. To visit Google Maps for Mobile, click here and enter your mobile number, or text “MYLOCATION” to 33669.
Enjoy these sites, add some more in the comments to this post, and Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2008
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