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TrailRunner Adds Dropbox Support - Free Download

Berbie has released a new update for users of its route-planning software solution, announcing that it has fixed a problem with the nikeplus pace import, while adding Dropbox support to sync TrailRunner data between different Macs. TrailRunner can display maps and elevation data from web-based mapping services like ...

23 November 2009
10:02 GMT

Hulk Hogan Left Bloodied During Australia Press Conference

Hulk Hogan is finally touring Australia for the first time, in what is a joyous event both for his fans and for the wrestler himself, as he made it a point of saying in recent interviews. However, during a press conference the other day, things were far from joyous, as Hulk and ring rival Ric Flair got into a very vi...

19 November 2009
10:56 GMT

Download New TrailRunner 2.1 Build 445 for Mac OS X

Developer Berbie has released a new version of its route-planning software application for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. Version 2.1 Build 445 is a maintenance release (pretty much like every release so far), including mostly bug fixes. Softpedia users will always find the latest version of TrailRunner immediately available...

9 November 2009
06:56 GMT

TrailRunner Improves Stability for the iPhone Track Importer

Developer Berbie has recently posted an update to its route-planning software solution for Mac OS X, announcing that it has fixed a problem with the nikeplus importer, as well as improving stability for the iPhone track importer. TrailRunner can display maps and elevation data from web-based mapping services like USG...

3 November 2009
08:55 GMT

Andre Agassi Reveals Crystal-Meth Use in New Memoir

Former tennis champ Andre Agassi is coming out with a memoir and, in true memoir fashion, “Open” is not devoid of shocking revelations. Speaking of the ‘90s, Agassi writes of a troubled period on a personal level, problems that eventually pushed him to try crystal meth that, in turn, caused him seri...

28 October 2009
10:43 GMT

Download New TrailRunner 2.1 v443 for Mac OS X

TrailRunner 2.1 (v443) is now available for users of Berbie’s route-planning solution. The new version fixes almost a dozen issues discovered mostly by users. The Tiger-supported branch (TrailRunner 1.6) has also been updated recently, including both fixes, as well as new additions. TrailRunner can display map...

26 October 2009
11:58 GMT

Magazine Names David Beckham America’s Biggest Sports Flop

David Beckham may still be one of the most successful stars in terms of endorsement deals but, when it comes to doing the thing that launched him, namely playing soccer, he’s nothing short of a “catastrophe.” In a scathing piece, Maxim magazine named the British star the biggest flop America has see...

16 October 2009
15:21 GMT

Black Wii Controllers Come to America

Nintendo's Wii has been around for three years now and even though it proved to be everything it promised, that being an endless source of fun, people still managed to find things to complain about. Apparently, one of them was the lack of color variation. At first, it might be a bit weird that people so focused ...

15 October 2009
04:04 GMT

Serena Williams Does ESPN The Body Issue

Tennis champ Serena Williams is just one of the many athletes to be featured in the upcoming edition of ESPN Magazine, the first ever The Body Issue. This special edition will aim to show the world the perfect bodies in sports such as the editors at ESPN see them – and one of them belongs to cover girl Serena. ...

7 October 2009
04:20 GMT

Download TrailRunner 2.1 Build 439 for Mac OS X

Berbie has released a new version of its route-planning software application for Mac, TrailRunner. Version 2.1 Build 439 delivers the usual array of improvements and bug fixes, including a better GPX import, an updated Japanese localization, support for iPod 5G Nike+ workout imports, and more. TrailRunner can display...

6 October 2009
08:13 GMT

Playing Football Better than Running to Stay Fit

Women who enjoy doing stuff together, including working out, have now one more reason to do so, as a recent study cited by the Daily Mail says playing football is a much better alternative to staying fit than running. Not only is football more engaging, fun and efficient, but it also offers something that regular jog...

5 October 2009
14:41 GMT

Download TrailRunner 2.1 v436 for Mac OS X

TrailRunner, the Berbie-developed, route-planning software application for Mac OS X, has received yet another maintenance update this week, fixing problems with merging tracks of a route, enhancements to the diary field, and improved map scrolling, to name a few of the changes. TrailRunner can display maps and eleva...

1 October 2009
08:29 GMT

Bug Wipeout - TrailRunner 2.1v434 for Mac OS X

Berbie has released a new version of its route-planning program for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. The app can calculate a route for the desired distance, is freely available for download and can export directions onto the users' iPods. According to the release notes, TrailRunner 2.1 build 434 fixes a problem where imp...

28 September 2009
09:22 GMT

Caster Semenya Is Both Male and Female

Caster Semenya, the 18-year-old athlete who became the 800m world champion in August, has been shown to have both male and female organs following gender testing demanded by The International Association of Athletics Federations. The official results of the tests have yet to be made public, but reports coming form in...

11 September 2009
02:12 GMT

Caster Semenya Gets Fabulous, Girlie Makeover

Caster Semenya, the 18-year-old athlete from South Africa who now holds the 800m champion title since August, continues to be at the center of a huge controversy regarding her true gender – and will remain so until the results for all tests she’s to undertake will return. In the meantime, Semenya, now tur...

9 September 2009
16:11 GMT

Download New TrailRunner 2.1v425 for Mac OS X

The popular route-planning software for Mac OS X, TrailRunner, has received a new update. The app can calculate a route for the desired distance, and is freely available for download right here, on Softpedia. Among other benefits, the program allows users to view Maps and Elevation Data from Internet mapping services...

7 September 2009
08:32 GMT

Download TrailRunner 2.1 Beta 9 for Mac OS X

Berbie has released a new beta version of its route-planning piece of software for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. The app can calculate a route for the desired distance, is freely available for download and can export directions onto the users' iPods. Currently at version 2.1 Beta 9, TrailRunner includes minor updates ...

3 September 2009
09:04 GMT

Google Calendar Adds Sports Calendars and Other New Features

Google Calendar, one of the most used event organizers and calendar systems out there, has added some cool new features to its impressive list. From now on, users will be able to add their favorite team's game schedule with just a few clicks inside their own calendar. Alongside the sport calendar, the company&rs...

3 September 2009
03:04 GMT

Model Caddies Banned from Golf Course for Ruining Sport

Those who don’t understand, nor are willing to give it a go, generally see golf as the most boring and perhaps age-defining sports. Surely, there can’t be anything fun about driving around in a mock car, chasing a ball, some believe. This is precisely why Eye Candy Caddies came to be, an all-female caddie...

1 September 2009
16:31 GMT

Tests Show Caster Semenya Has Triple the Normal Levels of Testosterone

18-year-old Caster Semenya, who ran away with the 800m world champion title last week, has three times the normal levels of testosterone in her body, as initial tests have revealed, a source close to the athlete shares for Fox Sports. While this doesn’t necessarily mean she’s a male or has a genetic condi...

26 August 2009
14:21 GMT

Download New TrailRunner 2.1 Beta 7 for Mac OS X

Berbie has released a new beta version of its route-planning software for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. The app can calculate a route for the desired distance, is freely available for download and can export directions onto the users' iPod. In version 2.1.410 Beta, Berbie has added undo for the trim import workout ope...

26 August 2009
10:10 GMT

Family Insists Caster Semenya Is Female

South African Caster Semenya, the new 800m world champion, is a woman, her family tells the media, following the gender controversy that broke shortly after she pulled the best time recorded in the world this year. In fact, Semenya performed so well for her first international sports competition that the Internationa...

20 August 2009
15:21 GMT

Download Stable TrailRunner 2.0.4 for Mac OS X

Developer Berbie has released a new stable version of its route-planning software for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. TrailRunner is a route-planning app that can calculate a route for the desired distance. The software is freely available for download and can export directions onto the users' iPod. According to the rel...

19 August 2009
10:34 GMT

Randy Couture Joins EA Sports MMA Fighter Roster

There is a huge market for sports games, further highlighted by the success of titles like Madden or FIFA, which go on to record massive amounts of popularity every time a new iteration is released on the market. Fighting games are also quite important, as people always dream about going into the ring and taking con...

18 August 2009
03:14 GMT

Pole-Dance Fitness to Be Included in the Olympic Games

A new form of fitness is currently being considered for inclusion among the sports at the Olympic Games. While the routine itself dates from many years ago and comes with connotations that would make some blush to the roots of the hairs, the founder of the Pole Fitness Association, Collette Kakuk, is telling Marie Cl...

11 August 2009
16:31 GMT

Woman Makes Finals of Bodybuilding Championship 8 Weeks After Giving Birth

32-year-old KT Coates, one of the most acclaimed and popular fitness instructors in the world for her online classes and materials on pole dancing, has managed to do the seemingly impossible by qualifying for a spot in the finals of the bodybuilding national championship. The feat in itself is nothing extraordinary f...

8 August 2009
06:08 GMT

Snooker Arriving Soon on the Nintendo Wii

Sports games are extremely popular thanks to the fact that they offer fans of sports such as soccer, football, basketball or hockey the opportunity to lead their favorite teams or athletes to victory in various competitions. But these sports aren't the only ones to get special video game treatment, as even snoo...

5 August 2009
02:23 GMT

TrailRunner Updated for 321run iPhone App - Download Here

Berbie has updated its route-planning software for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. Available for free download right here, on Softpedia, version 2.0.395 adds new features, as well as bug fixes and improvements. TrailRunner is a route-planning app for Mac OS X that can calculate a route for the desired distance and export dir...

3 August 2009
13:41 GMT

US Swimmer Ricky Berens Bears His Backside at World Championships

Since the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps has been America’s favorite sportsman and, at the same time, a celebrity on his own. It’s only rarely that glossy magazines and the celebrity blogosphere take notice of someone outside showbiz, but it seems that Michael Phelps will not be the only swimmer...

28 July 2009
07:46 GMT

Boxer Vernon Forrest Shot Twelve Times, Killed

Former world boxing champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed over the weekend in what was probably supposed to be an ordinary car hijacking. Forrest was attacked by a group of men as he was putting air in the tires of his car, tried to chase them down, and was shot a dozen times and probably killed on the spot, Re...

28 July 2009
04:17 GMT

David Beckham Confronts, Challenges Angry Fan

David Beckham returned on Sunday to LA Galaxy after a five-month loan to AC Milan for a friendly match in front of a sold-out crowd. The reception he got the moment he set foot on the field was far from what he was probably accustomed to in the past, to the point that he got so furious with the fans and supporters th...

21 July 2009
04:02 GMT

Olympic Athletes Share Their View on Video Games as Sports

Video games are getting larger and larger every day, slowly evolving and becoming a part of our daily lives. This doesn't end with normal people, as even celebrities and athletes have admitted that they like to unwind by playing a game. Given the fact that gaming is a worldwide hobby and that a lot of people ar...

21 July 2009
03:18 GMT

Madden NFL 10 Goes Gold, Demo Incoming

Summer has always marked a drought in terms of new video game releases, as a lot of people prefer spending their hard-earned money on vacations or trips around the world, rather than staying at home and passing time with a video game. This is why not a lot of blockbuster titles are appearing at this time of the year...

17 July 2009
11:01 GMT

Mario & Sonic Get to the Winter Olympic Games Early

SEGA has announced that the release date for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games has been set for October 13. The videogame has been developed for the Nintendo Wii and the DS and is intended as a sort of sequel for the first Olympic game starring the two iconic videogame characters, which was released before th...

16 July 2009
03:30 GMT

EA Sports' Peter Moore Responds to UFC Boss' Accusations

Sports games are extremely popular these days, as they offer regular gamers the possibilities to play as their favorite athletes or leading their favorite team to victory in various competitions. We've been hearing a lot about the upcoming EA Sports MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) game from the prestigious label, prom...

15 July 2009
03:06 GMT

TrailRunner 2.0 Build 388 Updates MobileMe Core Framework

The developers at Berbie have updated their flagship Mac OS X app, TrailRunner, a route-planning program for those into long-distance sports. The new release brings TrailRunner to version 2.0 Build 388 and, just like the releases before it, is a maintenance update enabling the software to work for free for an additio...

13 July 2009
03:30 GMT

Konami's PES 2010 Also Arriving on Wii This Autumn

Sports games generate quite a lot of money for the companies responsible for them, especially as they allow to be exploited every year in the form of new iterations, each with a couple of new things added to the core gameplay mechanics. One of the most popular European football or soccer simulators is Konami's ...

10 July 2009
13:01 GMT

UFC 2009 Undisputed Patch Details Revealed

Sports games are extremely popular these days, as almost every type of sport has seen a video game adaptation of its core concept. This is especially true when it comes to fighting games, as they combine a lot of appealing elements for regular gamers. One of the newest and most popular titles is THQ's UFC 2009 ...

9 July 2009
02:19 GMT

Download New TrailRunner 2.0 Build 386

Berbie has released a new version of its route-planning application for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. The new version (2.0 Build 386) delivers the usual bug fixes, as well as improved functionality. TrailRunner is free to download and install on any Mac running Mac OS X 10.4 or later. According to the release notes for Tra...

6 July 2009
09:51 GMT

Activision: Sports Games Are Interesting But It's Hard to Be Successful

Sports games are quite popular these days, even though they have been surpassed by the music genre. They capture the imagination of many gamers who are also sports fans and give them the impression of leading their favorite team or athlete to victory. Without a doubt, one of the most successful companies is Electron...

3 July 2009
02:24 GMT

TrailRunner Update Addresses New Nikeplus Authentication System

Berbie has released a new version of its route-planning application for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. The update brings the program to version 2.0 Build 385 and delivers the usual enhancements and bug fixes that we’ve become accustomed to. The most important new addition is the ability to add a workout manually. The o...

29 June 2009
10:36 GMT

Download New and Improved TrailRunner 2.0 Build 384

Berbie has launched TrailRunner 2.0 Build 384, delivering the usual laundry of bug fixes and enhancements. Noteworthy additions include the ability to add a workout manually with options for including more than one workout per day, and an updated Japanese localization. According to Berbie, bug fixes included with Tra...

25 June 2009
15:21 GMT

The Xbox 360 and Live Can Offer Unique Sporting Experiences

Sports games are quite popular these days, with high grossing franchises from labels such as EA Sports making a huge amount of money for both the developer and publisher but also for the company manufacturing the console that the titles arrive on.That is why this genre is very important for any hardware manufacturer....

22 June 2009
02:40 GMT

Skate It Cheats and Glitches (DS)

Sports games are very popular and almost guaranteed money makers if they are hyped up and arrive on multiple platforms, thus reaching a wider audience of players all around the world.This is what happened with Electronic Arts' Skate franchise, which has become quite popular. While the full-pledged titles have ar...

18 June 2009
14:11 GMT

Skate It Cheats (DS)

Sports games are very popular and almost guaranteed money makers if they are hyped up and arrive on multiple platforms, thus reaching a wider audience of players all around the world.This is what happened with Electronic Arts' Skate franchise, which has become quite popular. While the full-pledged titles have ar...

17 June 2009
14:01 GMT

Tennis Grunts to Be Banned by the International Tennis Federation

It’s been long since people have grown accustomed to hearing tennis players grunting and making all kinds of loud noises when hitting the ball. While many consider it cheating and cheap intimidation tactics and others have learned to ignore it in favor of the match, the International Tennis Federation may take ...

15 June 2009
07:58 GMT

FIFA 10 Gets First Details from EA Sports

Electronic Arts is a big company with many high grossing franchises that produce a lot of money each time a new iteration is launched. Nowhere is this trend more apparent than in the company's sports franchises like Madden or FIFA. After we've seen quite a lot of hype built around the cover athletes and th...

4 June 2009
03:24 GMT

Download New TrailRunner 2.0 Build 380

TrailRunner, the route-planning application for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.0 Build 380, adding almost a dozen bug fixes and one new addition. The software is free to download and use for Mac users running any version of OS X 10.5 Leopard. The single addition brought by the developer this time around is ...

1 June 2009
08:46 GMT

Tony Hawk: Ride to Have Skateboard Peripheral

Activision is making a lot of money, which isn't actually very surprising since, with franchises like Call of Duty or Guitar Hero, you wouldn't be starving, to say the least. But another big piece of the large amount of profit that the company is making comes from the sales of dedicated peripherals, like th...

22 May 2009
02:23 GMT

Sega Superstars Tennis Unlockables III (DS)

Sports are quite popular these days and a lot of people are very interested in simulators that recreate the authentic experience to the most minute details. But there are also a lot of individuals who just want to have fun while playing some sort of sport with their beloved characters from other video games.That'...

19 May 2009
14:11 GMT


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