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.

Hummingbird Chipset vs Snapdragon Chipset

  Samsung loves to talk about how their 1ghz Hummingbird chipset blows similar 1ghz processor chipsets out of the water (like the Snapdragon). Well, someone with a Samsung Galaxy S (running a Hummingbird chipset) and an HTC Desire (running a 1ghz Snapdragon chipset) decided to put that to the test […]

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ to Get Even Faster by 2011?

According to TmoNews, the above picture was taken at a T-Mobile manager meeting held in Seattle last week. It would seem that T-Mobile has plans to double their up and coming HSPA+ network from 21mbps to 42mbps which would allow them to not have to switch to a new 4G

HTC Vision New Specs?

So the old rumors might be dispelled with these new ones (or they could both be wrong and have some totally other features… oh, rumors). But regardless here are the latest rumors surround what seems to be HTC’s first high end Android phone with QWERTY keyboard (about time). 3.7″ Capacitive

How To: Get Android on Your HTC HD2

So after a lot of complications, a basic functioning version of Android 2.1 has now been ported to the HD2. Keep in mind that some features do not work, but that they are working on updates as we speak (follow htc-linux on twitter for updates). For those that are weary

MeeGo for Handsets Pre-Alpha Released

  In case you didn’t know, Nokia and Intel have joined their respective OS’s (Maemo and Moblin) into a new OS called MeeGo. People have caught a glimpse of the alpha version of MeeGo for netbooks already but we have been waiting for the handset/mobile version’s release. Well, Nokia announced

Android 3.0 Gingerbread, A Few Crumbs of Info Show Up in a Podcast

Android 3.0, aka Gingerbread, has been mentioned here and there ever since Android 2.2 (Froyo) was announced, but not too much is known about what it brings to the table. Well, according to a Russian writer for the Unwired Review, a podcast in Russian with Eldar Murtazin, from Mobile-Review.com, on

USA Dell Streak Coming with AT&T AND T-Mobile 3G Versions?

Well, according to the FCC and Dell’s CEO, that’s the case. Dell CEO announced in May that “this [phone] will be available starting next month, first with our partner 02 Telefonica [sic] in Europe, then later this summer with our pretty good partner here in the United States, AT&T”. So

Samsung Spreads the Galaxy S Love, All Major Carriers Getting a Version

Samsung is pushing their latest Android powerhouse, the Samsung Galaxy S. It first was announced for T-Mobile as the Samsung Vibrant, then on AT&T as the Samsung Captivate, Verizon’s version will be the Samsung Fascinate, US Cellular is getting one (although we aren’t sure of the name yet), and Sprint

Apple’s New iPhone 4 Anti-Jailbreaking/Unlocking Security Feature?

So apparently an Apple employee calling himself Alpha, decided to share with the world some of the things that Apple is doing with the new iPhone 4. We’re not talking about new features for the user, but new roadblocks for jailbreakers and unlockers. Here’s the quote itself: As far as

Rumor: HTC Vision, Dual-Core Processor Android Device

So according to TMoNews, Scotty Brown (a writer for AndroidGuys) spilled during the Androidguys podcast about a conversation he had with an HTC rep at an event. Apparently the rep confessed to a device supposedly heading to T-Mobile USA (doesn’t necessarily mean exclusively by the way) at the end of

Windows Phone 7 Sorta Confirmed for October Release?

So Engadget mentioned today that Mich Mathews, Microsoft’s VP of Marketing, casually mentioned that Windows Phone 7 is launching in October. The sentence was: “I’m gonna ask rock star Kostas… to come on. And Kostas has brought with him Windows Phone 7, which we launch this October.” Whoops. Not sure if

Android 2.2 Update for Droid, Droid X, and Sprint Evo

So if you have any of those 3 devices, here’s the rumors surrounding when you will get the Android 2.2 update (officially that is, as you know you can root your phone now to get it…). According to a “reliable source” at DroidForums.net, Android 2.2 will be coming to the

How To: Unlock the iPhone 3G/3GS/4 on iOS 4

I. Before You Begin 1. This will work on the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4 on iOS 4 (aka iPhone OS 4). 2. This will work on all basebands up to 5.13.04 (check your baseband by going to Settings > General > About and looking for Modem Firmware).

How To: Jailbreak the iPhone 3G on iOS 4

I. Before You Begin 1. This is only for the iPhone 3G on iOS 4 (aka iPhone OS 4). NOT iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS! 2. This will work on all basebands up to 5.13.04 (check your baseband by going to Settings > General > About and looking for Modem