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.

Facebook F8 2016

Everything You Need to Know from Facebook F8

Facebook just concluded their developer conference called F8 (is it slightly creepy that that spells fate?). During this event Mark Zuckerberg, laid out Facebook’s 10 year plan for world domination roadmap for the company that showed their products like WhatsApp and Instagram all the way to their VR aspirations and […]

HTC 10 Announced

HTC 10 Announced Today, Here’s the Details

HTC held an event on the 12th to launch their new flagship phone. HTC has had a bit of a rough patch with their phones starting with the M9 not being received terribly well and the A9 getting dangerously close to looking like an iPhone, if we’re honest. Thankfully though, they

All You Need for Continuum

What is Continuum? (Video)

One of Windows Phone 10’s really great features that sets it apart from the other mobile operating systems is the new Continuum feature. This feature allows you to plug-in to a monitor or a TV via a separate dock accessory, HDMI, or Miracast dongle (to wirelessly cast it) to get a full-blown

Gear VR

Samsung Gear VR Unboxing (Video)

My Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge came with a free Gear VR and finally, it has arrived in the mail. According to the laws of the internet, I believe that means I need to do an unboxing, so here goes. Let me know in the comments what you think of the

Skype on Holo Lens

Microsoft Build 2016: Everything You Need to Know (Video)

While not the most celebrated or anticipated conference, Microsoft Build is still an important event. As an event for developers on Windows and Windows still being the most popular desktop operating system, the things announced at Microsoft’s Build event have some impact. While it is a 3 day long event

Android Launchers

The 6 Best Android Launchers You Should Try Right Now

One of my favorite things about Android is the sheer level of customization you can do. Just like any modern mobile operating system, Android allows you to download apps from an app store to get extra functionality from your device. But, unlike other operating systems, Android actually allows you to

Apple Event

Quick Recap of Everything Important from the Apple Event

A quick recap of what was announced today at Apple’s event. From Carekit, Apple’s new HealthKit for after you receive a diagnosis, to the iPhone SE, to a price drop for the Apple Watch to the new iPad Pro (Mini?). CareKit Apps that can help you with treatment and track

iPhone LED Alerts

How to Add LED Flash Notifications to the iPhone (Video)

As I mentioned in video on how to create custom vibrations on your iPhone, which you can click below to check out, collectively I think we are all getting a bit adverse to our phones making noise. But what if you noise is really the problem and you just want

How to Set Custom Vibrations on the iPhone (Video)

Remember when custom ringtones were cool? Everyone had them and even had different ones for each contact etc. But as phones evolved and we ended up getting more and more notifications, it seems we all, maybe even subconsciously, got sick of our phones making noise. Enter the world of vibrate. Pretty

Android N on Nexus

How to Get the Android N on a Nexus (Using Android Beta) (Video)

Google surprised everyone this week and, instead of announcing their new Android verison developer preview at their developer I/O conference (in May), they randomly announced it. Android N as it is being called (Nougat maybe when it’s final?) seems to most a small bump up from Android Marshmallow, 6.1 maybe

iOS 9.1

How to Jailbreak iOS 9.1

I almost didn’t do this tutorial as it seems a bit unnecessary considering we are almost on iOS 9.3 now and most people are past 9.1 I’d imagine. But, I figured maybe there are some people who are still lingering on iOS 9.1 at the moment and want to jailbreak so

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Unboxing (Video)

So I already sort of did a first impression video on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while I was at MWC, you can check that out by clicking the link below, but my own S7 Edge just arrived and figured it just wouldn’t be right to not do a

Project Fi

What is Project Fi & Why It’s Interesting

It was really only a matter of time, right? Having the world’s most popular website then launching in beta a program for super fast internet called Google Fiber, and having one of the most popular mobile operating systems in the world, only makes sense to then launch a wireless provider.

iPhone Pin Code

San Bernardino: FBI vs Apple Explained (Video)

There has been a lot of talk lately about Apple vs the FBI in regards to the iPhone of one of the suspects in the San Bernardino shooting. It’s a complicated matter of the national security vs personal privacy and thanks to the suggestion of a reader in the comments

Xperia Object Tracking

Sony Xperia XA, Xperia X, & Xperia X Performance Hands-On (Video)

One of the surprises at MWC this year, Sony, instead of announcing a new high-end Z series phone, not only didn’t announce a new flagship phone, but they even told some reporters that the Z series is no more. At all. Instead, Sony seems to be trying to go after