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I have a client who asked me to look into how they can provide support to their own clients with Whatsapp, but not have to sit with a phone, and rather do it from a PC, or something similar. I looked at getting MHL connectors for a phone, connecting that to a PC screen with HDMI connection, and then also adding a bluetooth keyboard for the phone, but that all turned out to be quite a pricey option! Then I did some searching and got to a solution where you can actually take control of your phone (in my case my Galaxy Note 3) from your PC by using good old TeamViewer! I first thought this isn't possible, but it turns out it is, and I tried it, and it works great! Here's how: Obviously you need TeamViewer loaded on your PC - get that from here . Then, you'll need the Mobile TeamViewer app on your phone as well - here's the one you need . It's called TeamViewer QuickSupport. The first time you open it up, it will ask you to download and install another app t...

Yesterday the wife and I got our hands on our awesome new phones - the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - boy oh boy are we impressed! So far we've both been tinkering and playing with the phones a lot! And even the wife, who used to have an iPhone 4, is totally converted! One feature I'm really enjoying so far is the stylus, or S-pen as Samsung has dubbed it. It works very well indeed! One of the features you can enable for the S-pen is that you can write instead of type using the onscreen keyboard - it is a feature that you have to enable before it works, and here's a quick run down on how to do just that: Go to Settings (easiest way to do that is press the bottom left button (next to the physical home button) while on the home screen, and tap on Settings): Tap on Controls at the top, bringing you here: Here tap on Language and Input Then the cog next to Samsung Keyboard Scroll down, and toggle Pen detection That's it, now anytime you have the...

Got confirmation that the wife and I are getting our Samsung Galaxy Note 3's today. Believe me when I say I'll post a plenty of stuff on this blog about it - can't wait! WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

After Sony launched the Z1, I was very torn between that and the Galaxy Note 3. Before that, I really wanted to go big with the Galaxy Note 3, but the Sony was just such a sleek looking device, with a huge camera and all that, that I really was thinking of going that route instead. Yesterday I phoned CellC to get started, but typically they don't stock the Z1 yet. Vodacom does, but I'm never going back them. Also, my Galaxy S2 finally died yesterday. It just hangs at the boot up screen, no matter what I do. I'm now even trying to flash the firmware, but I'm struggling with that too. Factory resetting doesn't work either. Oh woe is me! Anyway, CellC is selling the Galaxy Note 3 already, so I decided to watch some online reviews of the device, since it was my initial choice. There were two videos that sold me on the device: and Both are about 12 minutes long, and goes into quite detail on the phone. It being an awesome device is the main conclusion...

Samsung did indeed reveal their next model, the Galaxy Note 3: This time around it seems they have a stitched case giving it a more authentic notebook type feel. And here are the official specs: (borrowed from the awesome guys at Mybroadband, here's their article:  http://mybroadband.co.za/news/smartphones/86121-samsung-galaxy-note-3-announced.html ). Specifications Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Maker - Samsung Dimensions -151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm Weight - 168g Operating system - Android 4.3 Display - 5.68-inch 1080p (1080×1920) Super AMOLED Rear camera - 13MP Front camera - 2MP Storage, internal - 32GB/64GB Storage, expandable - microSD RAM - 3GB (nice!) Processor - 2.3GHz quad-core (LTE); or 1.9GHz Octa core (3G) (nice too!) Battery - 3,200mAh That is some fine ass specs for a cellphone. They also changed the pen you get with it, making it more accurate. And another nice feature, you can have two windows open ...

September is looking to be a really exciting month for us geeks. Firstly, on 4 September Samsung is doing a big reveal, and everyone is pretty sure it's the Galaxy Note 3 . I really hope it is, and that they bring it to South Africa ASAP, I so want to get that phone! Sony is also announcing their follow up on their really cool Xperia Z, and I think the new one will be called the Xperia Z1 . Very VERY curious to see what they come up with this time... Also, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5C - the 5s will look the same, but apparently with an upgraded camera, processor and storage options. The 5C will have a plastic case, which can be changed to all kinds of funky colours. So far, it looks like 10 September is the date to look out for that one... As far as gaming, the biggest title of the year: Yes, Grand Theft Auto V is being released, and I keep getting more and more excited about it by the day. It will have 3 main characters that you play with, and it seems like the map ...