The App Store as a software storehouse has something to give even for the Olympics. With sports events heating up as the finale day is approaching you’ll be eager to know every little bit going on in Beijing. Use your iPhone/iPod touch to browse and watch things going on in Beijing though you are far from the Spot.
On the App Store there are a few applications that will ease you from the frustration of Telstra excluding the iPhone from it’s streaming video coverage of the Olympics. Moreover, there are websites that provide you on the go information about the Olympics.

Olympics applications on the App Store

Fandora Box: This application is all for the Summer Olympics Beijing 2008 deployed by Marvel Apps, LLC. With Fandora Box, you can check the medal tally, news, schedule and results on your iPhone or iPod touch. The application is retailed at $ 0.99. You can also visit Fandora website for more information on the happenings in Beijing.

Beijing2008: This is another application all for 2008 Olympics retailed at $1.99 from Transcriptics. The application contains the list of almost all the participating countries and gives the latest medal tally of all the countries listed. Scroll down the list to keep track of your favorite country.

Lenovo Summer Olympics: This application from Zumobi, Inc is free and all for the Summer Olympics. The application offers Olympic photos, Olympic news, Olympic athletes and Olympic blogs. One drawback about the app is that, you have to bear with the endless ad on Lenovo.

Apart from these applications, there are many websites that you can browse on your iPhone to stay updated with everything happening in Beijing. Here is a bunch of sites that you’ll find informative.