The BlackBerry brand has done an incredible job climbing the ranks of The Vitrue 100: Top Social Brands. The Vitrue 100 is a list of 100 brands and the volume of discussion on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. In 2008, the BlackBerry brand ranked number 20, in 2009, BlackBerry rose to 15 and in 2010, BlackBerry is the number 2 social brand.
The BlackBerry sports app market has grown quite a bit over the last year. John let me know that CBS Sports has their own app that we have not mentioned before. I cannot tell how long it has been around for but it gets pretty decent reviews. The app is powered by the BlackBerry savvy team at Polar mobile so they get a nice head start just from that.
The CBS Sports Mobile app gives you access to live scores from the NFL, MLB, College Football, College Basketball, NBA, NHL and more! The one sport that I immediately noticed was missing was Soccer/Football but that makes sense since the app is sadly limited to only US based App World users. Other features let you track the sports you care about and share information through your social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
If you’re a hockey fan then maybe NHL Game Center is the app for you. The NHL has updated their wide array of applications and this time around Game Center got the BlackBerry treatment it deserved. As noted in the release, the application will come in three flavors.
NHL GAMECENTER™ — a free mobile application that delivers live scores; live in-game stats for every team and player; a real time Ice Tracker™, which is a feature that shows the locations of goals, hits and saves on a virtual hockey rink; game photos; a full-season schedule; NHL standings; NHL player profiles; archived results and stats for the current season; searchable content; and a personalized experience.
NHL GAMECENTER PREMIUM™ — a premium upgrade from NHL GAMECENTER offering video highlights, condensed games and live game audio in addition to those features found through NHL GameCenter
NHL GAMECENTER LIVE™ — available today on BlackBerry smartphones on the Verizon Wireless Network, this best-in-class mobile application gives subscribers access to live streams of NHL games on their mobile device along with all the content available through NHL GameCenter Premium.
I’m sure many NHL fans will be glad to see this arrive. Shame about Game Center Live being only available on Verizon though. I guess that’s what the Game Center free version and upgrade are for though, to make up the difference. You can grab the free version today, the upgrade will cost you $19.99 for the full season. Thanks Jeff!
Into sports and looking for a great app to keep up to date on standings, scores and more? Why not check out the freshly pressed beta of the TSN Mobile app for BlackBerry. Previously only available to iPhone users, the TSN Mobile app has made the leap to the BlackBerry platform with the release of the first beta.
TSN brings all the sports information in its number one iPhone app to the Blackberry.
A beta test of the application, featuring thorough coverage of the five major leagues (NHL, CFL, NFL, MLB and NBA) was released in early October 2010. Many more sports will be added throughout the month, with a final release slated for early November.
Having tried it out on my 9700 the new app is great for all the essentials. However, installing it on my BlackBerry Torch led to some not so poitive results. I’m sure that will be corrected over time as TSN never claimed it would work on the Torch now anyways. Be sure to check it out though if you are looking for a great app to keep track of sports scores and more.
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