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.

How to Tweet More than 140 Characters in iOS 7 (Video)

Sometimes 140 characters just doesn’t cut it. People have long used services like Twitlonger to allow them to post longer than 140 character tweets that are then shortened and a link is displayed so people can click to see the rest of your, of course, super important update. Unfortunately, though,

How to Add Color to iOS 7 (Video)

iOS 7 isn’t the most colorful UI on the market. In fact, it’s main “color” could be described as “see-through”. If that’s not quite your cup of tea, perhaps you’d like to splash a bit of other hues onto the UI to really make it your own? A tweak called

Things to Know About the Nokia X Lineup (Video)

There’s been a lot of mixed reviews about Nokia’s announcement of their Nokia X lineup, a series of budget friendly devices all running Android. Like a lot of those writers, I, too, have some mixed feelings about it. Regardless of how I feel about it, I think there is some

How to Add Animations to Notifications in iOS 7 (Video)

One of the best parts about jailbreaking is all the customization you can do. Let’s face it, in a world filled with iPhones that’s only differentiator is the color, some UI changes can really help you stand out and feel just a bit special (mom telling you just doesn’t quite

How to Move Close Button in Safari to the Right in iOS 7 (Video)

If you are left handed and like to use Safari, this might be the tweak for you. Normally, in Safari, the close button is on the left side of the tabs when viewing all tabs and for a lefty, that just doesn’t seem fair. Using a simple tweak that’s free

How to Better Manage Screenshots in iOS 7 (Video)

If you take a lot of screenshots (maybe you don’t give a crap if the people Snapchatting you know that you’re saving their pics?), then it can be a little cumbersome to take them, go find them, then share them. With the jailbreak tweak called Clipshot you can have it

Google Glass 2.0 Complete Walkthrough (Video)

A lot of people have asked me about Google Glass and, more specifically, how they work, what they do, etc. Figured I’d do a quick video walkthrough using the Screencast feature of the MyGlass app to show you the basic gist of how Glass works and it’s super simple UI.

How to Add a Virtual Home Button to iOS 7 (Video)

Maybe you have a broken home button? Maybe you just hate the feeling of physical buttons (they just feel too damn… real)? Regardless of the reasoning, it might be handy for you to have a virtual home button. One you can move around the screen at will and tap to

How to Remove the Numbers from the Pin Code Screen in iOS 7 (Video)

This tweak is called SimplePasscodeButtons and it’s a free jailbreak tweak available in the Cydia store. It’s simple in that it’s only function is to remove all the numbers/letters from your pin code lock screen. If you’re thinking this is for security reasons, I’m pretty sure it’s not. Anyone watching over

How to Keep Track of SMS Usage in iOS 7 (Video)

Not all of us have the pleasure of having unlimited messaging plans. For those that don’t it can be quite cumbersome to remember to limit the chatting to save themselves from a higher than average monthly bill. For those of you in that predicament, there’s a great, simple jailbreak tweak

How to Fully Customize the UI in iOS 7 Using Springtomize (Video)

Springtomize is the missing customization option for iPhones and iPads. Seriously. This jailbreak tweak has so many customization options it’s well worth the $2.99 price tag. Once installed, this tweak allows you to customize almost every aspect of the user interface; from the number of apps on each screen, to

How to Fully Customize Folders in iOS 7 (Video)

Ever thought you’d be able to put a folder WITHIN a folder? Well, with this jailbreak tweak called FolderEnhancer, you not only do that, but you can also change the amount of icons in each folder and more. Have I blown your mind yet? Check out the video below for