Although EssentialMac is a website primarily aimed at all things Apple and iPhone it doesn’t mean that I’m not interested in other technologies, after all variety is the spice of life and as I always say, it’s easier to write articles on items of interest.  At the moment the tech community is a buzz  with anticipation and excitement of the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy S3.   Samsung may be locked in a long drawnout legal battle with Apple but nonetheless the Galaxy s3 looks a mighty fine handset…
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The web was set alight, well ok a few people noticed that Apple had recently started censoring the word “Jailbreak”.  After all googling “Jailbreak” will invariably lead to sites discussing unlocking an iPhone and not say a legitimate name of a game for example or even the Thin Lizzy Song Jailbreak.

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It was only a matter of time before someone breached the void between computer and phone. Why did it take so long for someone (Apple) to introduce a desktop messaging system that inter operates with a phone.

That being said it’s not perfect. Now and again it can lag when sending or receiving messages. The fix is simple if you experience this. If you installed Messages Beta, an early version of iMessage for the Mac that Apple released in February, uninstall it.

Somehow I missed the fact iMessage had been released officially it seems. Give it a try and let us know any feedback.

In a first for Australia, Hanrob Pet Hotels will today launch PetSkype so owners can make a video call to talk to and interact with their pets. The hotels, at Heathcote and Sydney Airport, also allow for pre-recorded videos and digital photos so owners can keep in touch with pets. Owners can arrange a time to call the hotel and ask to speak to their pet before staff take an iPad into a room to make the Skype connection.

Video Link Yahoo.
Thanks to the #SPW for the heads up.

The iPod movement passed me by. From the music was and wasn’t just about listening to the music it was about the DJ moments in between the tracks and so, for a while at least, I did without having an iPod.  Then I discovered podcasts, along comes the iPhone, and things were set to change from then onwards.  And things got even better with Instacast.

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The specs of the HTC one are impressive to say the least. Boasting a heft CPU bigger screen amongst the top features. I managed to get my hands on it for a short time and took a video of the HTC One X Browser v iPhone Safari. Seems that the iPhone smoked the HTC One X this time around.. Video is uploading at the moment and i’ll have it posted when it’s ready.

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The virginmedia.com site was taken down “for a short period of time” on tuesday by the Anonymous group. Looks like Talk Talk are on the radar next but are probably better prepared.

Thunderbolt may be one of the fastest cable connections out there but it certainly comes at a lofty price and there isn’t much in the way of Thunderbolt devices until now.  Sonnet have released new product lines which are Thunderbolt ready.  A little scarce on the ground right now but traction could finally be growing.

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Apple released iOS 5.1 update on Monday that addresses the following and also puts an end to present jailbreaks for the iPhone that are out in the wild..

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You might have come across this like I did that when you start to record in garageband you can only record for about 8 seconds. For the musical types this might make sense but for those like me who pick up and fiddle about with things, its confusing. Here’s how you increase the recording time in Garageband.

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