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AT&T Looks to LTE Technology to Improve the In-Game Experience

On the heels of yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX setting yet another viewership record of 112.6 million viewers, there could be a more efficient way soon to watch the pro and college football games that fans love. During last month’s College Football National Championship game between Ohio State and Oregon, AT&T used the game to show […]

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Syracuse Startup Brightens First-Ever Super Bowl Through LED Lights

The University of Phoenix Stadium, home of this year’s Super Bowl, has been preparing technological upgrades well in advance of this Sunday’s big game. The vast majority of these installations started during the Arizona Cardinals’ past off-season. The team doled out upwards of $18 million to completely retrofit the venue. Nearly $11 million of which […]

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The Ups and Downs of Microsoft’s NFL Sponsorship

The $400 million deal between Microsoft and the National Football League started off swimmingly for the software giant. The company’s contract was only nine months old last February when the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, giving the Redmond, Washington-based corporation a viable spokesman in Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Three months later, the NFL arranged […]

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How Technology Is Making Waves Throughout the Surfing World

In the sporting world, there is a divide between fans and professional athletes that gets bridged a little more with every passing year. Fans can follow their favorite athletes and interact with them on social media, use team websites to track statistics, and keep track of the score from multiple devices, while simultaneously watching the […]

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