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.

Verizon Nexus One to Include Sense UI, Being Sold by Google?

According to an image Androidandme posted, the Verizon Nexus One will include Sense UI. Now, it COULD be a typo, but if it isn’t then this is a nice upgrade to the Nexus One. Then again if this is true, it brings up some other questions/issues: 1. If the Verizon […]

How To: Root The MyTouch 3.5mm and Fender MyTouch (Updated 12.13.10)

I. Setup ABD/Create a Goldcard Follow this procedure completely to create a working goldcard, then return to this procedure and continue: How To Create a Goldcard II. Flash the Sappimg file 1. Download the Sappimg File and save it to your newly created goldcard (NOT in any folders, just on

Another Windows Phone Turns Android, HTC Touch Pro2 This Time

  You can kind of sense the frustration at Windows Mobile 6.x when pretty much all of the top Windows Mobile devices out end up with Android ports on them. I’m sure noone is complaining though, and dual booting any OSes is fun let’s be honest. Well, the latest Windows

How To: Change Your Splash Screen (For all Magics/all MyTouches)

I. Before You Begin THERE IS A NEW PROCEDURE FOR USE ON ALL 320 x 480 RESOLUTION DEVICES, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THAT PROCEDURE! 1. THIS IS ONLY FOR THE HTC MAGIC, MYTOUCH, MYTOUCH 1.2, OR FENDER MYTOUCH! DO NOT USE THIS ONE ANY OTHER PHONE! 2.

How To Create a Goldcard

I. Before You Begin 1. Some memory cards simply will not let you edit them in the way we are about to, so you may need to do this procedure and if it doesn’t work, try a new memory card. 2GB Kingston SD card DOES work for sure so up

Microsoft Shows Off Some XNA Developed 3D Gaming on Windows Phone 7

So if Windows Phone 7 fails at everything else, it at least has some serious gaming potential. Microsoft showed off “The Harvest”, a fully 3D touch-controlled dungeon game, running on the Asus Windows Phone 7 Prototype. Check out the screen shots (and remember, this was running on a phone): Besides

Is Android Coming to Your TV?

Well, according to the Wall Street Journal, Dish Network and Google are busy running tests for how to do just that. The tests apparently add Google’s Android OS to your TVs box-set. This allows you to use a keyboard to search for what you want to watch on TV. It

Verizon Tests LTE, and We Compare It To T-Mobile’s HSPA+

So with T-Mobile launching it’s HSPA+ network in select markets this month, Verizon figured it would test it’s new data technology, LTE, in a market and post some numbers. Verizon’s LTE technology is supposed to reach peak speeds of 40-50 Mbps (compared to HSPA+’s 21Mbps). Verizon engineers are also reporting

Windows Phone 7 Caught on Video

  So it seems a correspondent from CNET ambushed Charlie Kindel from Microsoft and got him to tell him a bit about Windows Phone 7 and it’s development structure (and even show off his phone a bit). Take a look at the video: Some interesting points are the fact that

N900 Game Uses the Forward Camera for Face Motion Detection

On the Official Nokia Blog, they are showing off a game on the N900. This game doesn’t have amazing graphics, in-depth storyline, or fancy multiplayer gameplay. But it does do something a little unique on a phone; it allows the user to use the front facing camera to detect their

RIM to Launch a New Blackberry Browser this Year

Apparently, RIM is working on a much needed new browser for their Blackberries. This make sense after plenty of surveys and analytical data saying that users around the world prefer the iPhone and Android’s browsers over the Blackberry one. The new browser is said to be based off of Webkit

Google Launching a Business App Store Next Week?

There is a rumor that Google will be launching a business app store next week sometime. This app store seems to be focused on Google Apps’ customers. Third party developers will be able to make their own desktop, or web-based apps and sell them (or give them away) through the

The Same Game Played on Windows Phone 7, Windows 7, and Xbox 360

At the TechEd Middle East show, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder, shows a simple Indiana Jones games running on all three devices. Not only can all three devices play the same game (that all share 90% of the same code), but you can start playing on one and then pause and finish

T-Mobile’s 21Mbps HSPA+ Network to Launch in Select Markets on March 14th

So T-Mobile’s HSPA+ rollout has begun. Well, it will, March 14th according to sources at TMoNews. The new HSPA+ network supports theoretical speeds of up to 21Mbps and is somewhat backwards compatible with older 3G devices (in other words your HSDPA T-Mobile G1 will not be getting the super high

Microsoft’s Pink Phones Coming to Verizon April 20th?

According to Engadget, they have gotten word that the Microsoft Pink phones; the Turtle and the Pure, are headed to Verizon and should become available around April 20th. These phones have always been viewed as the replacements for the Sidekick line up that has previously always been on T-Mobile USA.