1. London 2012: Official Results App
The app tells you everything you need to know about how your favorite Olympians are doing in real-time. Live updates with results and scheduled times along with a stream of photos give you a peak inside the events just across the pond. Inside the app is a calendar perfect for planning your days around certain events. You can also get notifications for specific countries, change notification settings to personal likings, read more about all competing Olympians and read details on each sport. It's a must-have, free app for the games and it is available in the Apple app store.2. Curly's Pocket Guide to SportsIt's an odd app that seems tailor-made for the Olympics. It's your basic "useless info" news feed, but centered on sports and the information is actually quite useful. For the next 17 days you and your friends may ponder just what happens if a pole vault snaps - and that's when Curly comes into play. The app features 74 sports for which it offers complete rules, tips and illustrations. If you read something you think your followers should hear, it's a breeze to Tweet or post content to Facebook from within the app. Users can download this $0.99 app in the Apple app store.3. NBC Olympics Live ExtraThis app takes fandom to a whole new level. It's the app every Olympic fiend needs in order to fill cravings for replays and medal ceremonies. The free app offers more than 3,500 hours of coverage plus push notifications for event start times. It is already live and currently offers users short video clips prefacing the 2012 games as well as an archive of Beijing coverage from 2008. Users' access to some live streams and full-event replays is determined by cable, satellite or telco TV subscriptions. According to the app, to sign-up for NBC Olympics Live Extra your cable subscription must include CNBC or MSNBC. With more than 3,500 hours of footage, there will be no shortage of content for the girl or guy who pulls a few all-nighters to watch their favorite competitions. The app is available for download in the Apple app store.4. Facebook InterestsIf you're looking to fill your newsfeed with the latest and greatest of the 2012 games, subscribing to an Olympic list or two is probably your best bet. Visit Facebook.com/addlist and search 'Olympics' for several different lists to follow. Most are created by Facebook employees and if you're a news junkie, Vadim Lavrusik, journalism program manager for Facebook, has just the list for you. Subscribing allows you to see updates from the different accounts and takes the hassle out of friending or following each one individually. The best part: once the games are over, you're still one click away from a clean newsfeed.For links to these apps and lists plus more news on the 2012 games, visit Star-Telegram.com/olympicsHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
