David Cogen

David opened a cell phone store on his college campus and started TheUnlockr.com as a personal tech blog back in 2009 along side. He gets an unnatural excitement out of showing others new things about their tech that they might not have known. Reach out to him on the following social networks and say hi.

T-Mobile’s First HSPA+ Handset, the HTC G2

Apparently a few people who attended the T-Mobile regional meeting are talking to some sites. T-MoNews, AndroidandMe, and AndroidSpin are all reporting similar stories that they say they are getting from different individuals who attended the meeting (lending a bit more credibility to the stories). The HTC Vision/Blaze is going […]

Sony Working on Gaming Platform/Phone for Android

Engadget is reporting from “reliable sources” that Sony is working on an Android gaming platform and an Android gaming phone. The above is Engadget’s mockup of what such a device might look like, and while they admit it probably doesn’t do the actual device justice, it does get the point

Google Introduces New “Voice Actions” for Android

Google introduced a new feature for Android 2.2 devices today; Voice Actions. Voice actions allow you to use the voice search feature to now say commands to use certain features on your phone. For example, instead of just doing voice search to automatically search your phone and Google for things

How To: Load a Custom ROM on the Motorola XT701

I. Before You Begin 1. You must have done our How To Root the Motorola XT701 procedure. After you finish it, you can come to this procedure to continue. II. Flash OpenRecovery 1. Download the OpenRecovery Files OpenRecovery 2. Plug in your phone and mount the sd card so we

How To: Root the Motorola XT701

I. Before You Begin 1. This only works on the XT701 NOT the XT720 (as far as we know). II. Install the Drivers and Setup ADB 1. Download the drivers for your computer and unzip them. Then double click the program inside to install the drivers. Motorola Drivers Unzip the

Dell Streak on AT&T Release Date and Pricing Finally

So Dell and AT&T finally made it official. The Dell Streak for AT&T will be launching on August 13th (Friday the 13th by the way for you superstitious folks). You can get it on a 2 year contract with AT&T for $299.99 or buy it without a contract for $550.

Motorola Droid 2 Made Official, R2D2 Edition Also Confirmed

Verizon has finally confirmed the Motorola Droid 2 exists, and as a bonus they confirmed the R2D2 version in the same press release, how kind of them. Here are the specs they have confirmed for the Motorola Droid 2: Ships with Android 2.2 (Flash 10.1 as well) Revised QWERTY Keyboard,

Sony Xperia X10 Officially Available on AT&T with Contract

So this has to be the first time I have seen a device come out in Europe, then come out with an unlocked version with AT&T 3G frequencies built in (and a T-Mobile 3G as well), and THEN, months later, get picked up by a US carrier. The Sony X10

HTC Desire HD Video

  So pictures of the HTC Desire HD (as it’s being called for now) showed up a couple of days ago, and now a video shows up. The video doesn’t show any of the software (which is rumored to be Android 2.2, no word yet on HTC Sense or not,

Nexus One Will Live On as Developer Phone

Google announced that the Nexus One that is no longer available for sale online from Google will continue to live as the latest developer phone. We’ve always offered unlocked phones for direct sale to registered Android Developers. As of today, the Developer Phone is the Nexus One, at a price

Video of Android 2.1 on the Dell Streak

  Engadget got their hands on the Android 2.1 firmware for the Dell Streak yesterday and they decided to share some of the improvements they’ve noticed as well as a video: The Android 2.1 update is coming through O2 overseas “early next month” and Froyo is coming “in September” NumPad