An old Victorian gramophone has become available as a docking station for the iPhone. The oversized accessory has already picked up quite a bit of attention.

The Wall Street Journal spotted the new accessory from Restoration Hardware. The whole thing is aimed at those want a an age-old, nostalgic feel to accompany their $500 iPhone.

As noted in the news report, the device is best used for playing old mono songs like it was 1898. The device is terribly novel and can be had for the not-so-low price of $249.99. That’s about $100 more than a typical gramophone these days.

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There seems to be an app for everything these days, so it’s not surprising there’s an app for those who suffer from heart troubles.

Forbes has a write-up on the new app designed by university students that allows the iPhone to take a snapshot of the EGG data and send the data over a secure network using the iPhone’s wi-fi capabilities.

David R. Burt, lead author of the study, in a press release from the AHA…

“Simple cellular technology can save lives,” … “This system may make pre-hospital ECG transmission a more inexpensive and reliable option. That can translate to faster treatment and saved lives.”

The app makes it fast and easy to capture data compared to the troglodyte technology currently used for EGG data snapshots. This could become a major breakthrough in way heart treatment is handled in the future.

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So imagine having friends with iPads and iPhones in an area and with strategic positioning, they can be used to enhance the image quality of a single photo taken. Cool right?

Apple Insider spotted the new patent that Apple filed, which details how surrounding iOS powered devices can be used to help illuminate or enhance the quality of an image for a photo taken with the iPhone.

This would be a pretty neat thing to have implemented into the iPhone 6, especially in those places where the contrasting light can dim out details or contours of objects. Whether or not this technology will actually see the light of day in an Apple device is anyone’s guess, but the idea of choreographing an awesome photo in conjunction with a symphony of Apple devices using wi-fi bluetooth signals is a pretty cool thing.

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The US Department of Defense announced Friday that it has officially granted security clearance to Apple’s iOS devices on their government networks. Only iPhones and iPad running Apple’s latest operating system have been approved. That means iOs 6 or later. The approval is part of the military’s plan to go “platform agnostic” by allowing employees have greater flexibility in their work.

Last week, the Pentagon signaled that iPhone and iPad approval was imminent and would be happening this week.  The authorization comes two weeks after the Samsung Galaxy and BlackBerry 10 were approved. Previously the Department of Defense was reliant on the BlackBerry alone with more than 600,000 of them running on the Pentagon networks.

Apple’s iPhone is in use in other government agencies and military positions, but the Pentagon requires specific and higher security clearance after a thorough review.

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The little monkey that was curious about everything will continue to explore and expand his curiosity with a brand new app.

The Boston Globe reported on the new app that signifies a shift in how teachers, educators and parents can help your children learn.

HMH chief content officer Mary Cullinane said in a statement that…

“Beyond teaching children concepts that serve as the foundation for classroom learning, high-quality games can communicate valuable principles such as cause and effect, perseverance and critical thinking,”…“HMH is always looking for innovative ways to leverage the popularity of Curious George to teach and entertain children through a variety of platforms.”

The app is available right now, starring none other than the happy-go-lucky, jovial monkey known as Curious George, for only $4.99. You can check out a brief glimpse of the app in action with the promotional trailer below.

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Apple announced Thursday that the 50billionth app was Say the Same Thing by Space Inch.The $10,000 gift card will go to Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio. That achievement counted only unique downloads, excluding re-downloads or installing updates.

 The App Store contains over 850,000 apps with about 350,000 of them native to the iPad. Apple said that people are downloading more than 800 apps a second, which translates to more than 2 billion app a month.

 Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services had this to say:

Apple would like to thank our incredible customers and developers for topping 50 billion apps downloaded. The App Store completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app ecosystem that has paid out over nine billion dollars to developers. We’re absolutely floored to cross this milestone in less than five years.

The App Store milestone was reached Wednesday morning. It is the latest in a long line of impressive achievements. Congratulations of Mr. Ashmore.

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Apple has submitted plans for a new retail location at San Francisco’s Union Square to replace their current one. According to SFGate, plans for the new location emerged Thursday. The rendered retail space is a gray box with a front made entirely out of glass. Both floors of the building would be viewable from the outside.

 The current flagship location at Stockton and Ellis, so the move would just be up the street at Stockton and Post, a location recently held by Levi’s. The new store is planned to be 455 larger than the current and local officials are helping Apple bring the store to light and the extra 50 jobs it would bring to the city. They are also hoping to find more “green measures and “energy efficiencies” for what they hope will be the “Bay Area hub” for Apple shopping.

At the moment, Apple has three retail locations in San Francisco, not including their Best Buy mini-stores. Throughout 2013 Apple will be renovating or mobbing 20 of it’s retail locations to help accommodate the increased foot traffic they receive.

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Scurvy Scallywags, the pirate themed stage show match 3 RPG, is nearing completion and coming soon to iOS.Co-created by Ron Gilbert (Secret of Monkey Island, The Cave) and Clayton Kauzlaric (Voodoo Vince), Scurvy Scallywags is their newest collaboration. Previously they worked on DeathSpank and last year’s iOS game The Big Big Castle.

Scurvy Scallywags and The Voyage to Discover the Ultimate Sea Shanty is the new play whose opening night is being sabotage. It’s up to you, in full costume, to discover who is behind it. You’ll move your pirate around the map and match 3 or more tiles for experience in the grand Puzzle Quest tradition. With each match the board shifts in the direction of your swipe. The key is to use this to your strategic advantage as you line things tiles and enemies up.

The game is brimming with unlockables from pirates to ship and loot. Players will be able to boost your stats, acquire special abilities and complete side quests. The game will come out for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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So after T-Mobile garnered massive success and acclaim for their $0 down trade-in deal they held during their initial offering of the iPhone, AT&T wants to get in on those dollar bills as well with their own promotion.

GottaBeMobile has a report on AT&T’s new promotion that allows you trade-in your iPhone 4S for an iPhone 5 without having to put any money down.

This means that you can take your old and crusty iPhone 4S – and if you decide to sign a contract deal with AT&T – you can have your old Apple smartphone transformed and upgraded into a newer, better iPhone.

However, the deal is only available for a limited time only, so you’ll have to work fast.

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Mophie is releasing a new case for the iPhone 5 that doubles the battery life of the iPhone 5. It has a 2100mAh battery that supplements and boosts the iPhone 5’s own battery. The juice pack plus gets the iPhone 5 up to 10 hours more talk time and 3G or up to 12 hours on Wi-Fi. Video playback is extended by 12 hours and audio by up to 50 hours of additional playtime.

 The construction also grants the handset greater protection and the case features a dual-injected sleeve with shockproof band and anti-scratch guides to protect it from damage.

 The juice pack plus is the third in the series of cases from mophie. Previous entries were the juice pack air and the juice pack helium for the iPhone 5. The juice pack plus comes in black, white and red for $120 on morphie’s site. The RED version will ship on May 31^st, white on May 22^nd and black in 1-2 days.

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