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 Boost the Volume of Your Nexus 7

Just wish the volume on your Nexus 7 was just a bit louder? How are you supposed to listen to your favorite Pandora station when it sounds like it’s whispering the songs to you? Well, thanks to a developer, you can boost the volume of the Nexus 7 by simply […]

How to Add Your Own Music to the Google Play Music Cloud

If you’re new to Google’s Play Music, it might be a bit confusing as to how to get new music into your Google Play account so that it automatically syncs across all of your Play Music enabled devices. Just adding the music to your Nexus 7 or Android device will

TheUnlockr News: We’ve added ROMs for these phones…

Ladies and gents, quick announcement. We’ve been frantically adding new ROMs to the site to try and make sure we have ROMs for every device we have a how to root procedure for (and then some). So far, here are the following phones that have been added to our ROM

Star Trek: The Original Series and How It Changed the World of Gadgets

The Google doodle today is celebrating the debut of Star Trek: The Original Series 46 years ago Friday and this reminded me of a documentary I once saw starring William Shatner that I thought you guys might enjoy. In this documentary, Shatner playfully explains how he (and Star Trek he finally

How To Jailbreak an iPhone, iPad, or iPod

If you are looking to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, then here is where you should start. Firstly, I’d suggest brushing up on some of the terminology here in our glossary and then also going here to learn a bit more about jailbreaking. After you’ve checked those out, then you can come back

How To Root an Android Device

If you are looking to root your Android phone or tablet, then here is where you should start. Firstly, I’d suggest brushing up on some of the terminology here in our glossary and then also going here to learn a bit more about rooting. After you’ve checked those out, then

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How To Load a Custom ROM on an Android Device

Ready to flash some custom ROMs on your Android device? Here’s a little generic walkthrough to give you a better understand of the concept, it’s prerequisites, and get you from beginning to end without any headaches. New Video Coming Soon I Before You Begin. 1. Want more info on what

How To Unroot the HTC Rezound

Done playing around with your HTC Rezound from Verizon? Ready to unroot it and get it back to stock so you can return it for warranty or maybe just to get it back to out of box state? No problem. Here’s how. I Before You Begin 1. THIS SHOULD ONLY

How To Root the HTC Rezound (Video)

Maybe you want faster performance? Maybe you want to get rid of the Sense UI in favor or regular Android? Maybe you want to upgrade to the latest version of Android when your carrier and manufacturer tell you you can’t? Yeah rooting will solve all that. Here’s how to root

Nike Fuelband Review and Overanalysis (Video)

While we wait for an Android app for the Nike fuel band to come out soon, I decided I’d go grab one and see what all the fuss was about. So here’s a quick video of my thoughts on the fuel band and how it works. Enjoy.

Apple vs Samsung: Has Apple Ever Invented Anything? (Video)

Came across this video recently and thought I’d share. Now, first off, not trying to bash Apple, Apple is very good at a lot of things (and I happen to own some of their products), but the guys over at TekSyndicate.com did a good job about raising some important questions

How To Check Your Voicemail from a Different Phone

Say your expecting an important call but then your phone dies. Or worse still, you lose it. How can you check your voicemail to make sure you can check if that call came through? Don’t panic, it’s actually pretty easy, here’s how. I. Check Your Voicemail 1. Using someone else’s