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.

Max Payne Mobile Debuts on Android Devices

Rockstar Games recently launched Max Payne 3 for consoles in May and, after some delay, their mobile design department had a new title to launch as well. Max Payne Mobile will be release in the Google Play store on June 14th for $2.99. Rockstar Games promised “This full classic Max Payne […]

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Gets Official Android 4.0.3 Update

For those who have been patiently waiting for an official update from T-Mobile for their Samsung Galaxy S II, wait no longer. You can now head to Samsung’s site, download the Samsung Kies software (Samsung’s software for updating their devices manually), and then update your device while plugged in to

Samsung Galaxy S III Will Ship from Verizon on July 9th for $199.99

Samsung, in their usual fashion, released a bit of information directly after the WWDC announcements. This time they wanted to let us know about the launch of their Samsung Galaxy S III on Verizon. All we got was a URL, but at that URL some things can be surmised. Firstly,

iOS 6 New Features

Not to be bothered with going through all the major website’s “live blog” coverage of WWDC today? Just want the cliff notes version of what’s changed? Here I’ve put together a quick list of all the new features in iOS 6 revealed today at WWDC for your easier consumption. Feel

Samsung Galaxy Note in UK Receiving Android 4.0 Update

Supposedly the Android 4.0 update is finally being released to Galaxy Note users in the UK. Unfortunately, Samsung has said that this update is only for the SIM-free, unlocked versions as the carrier branded versions still will have to wait for the carrier’s approval before they start rolling that out.

HDMI Dongle Turns Any TV into an Android TV

A company called Infinitec has created a HDMI dongle that when plugged into any TV that has an HDMI port can convert that TV into an Android 4.0 giant tablet (without touchscreen capabilities of course, but a clever remote, that we’ll get to later, does help with that). This little

Nokia Lumia 900 Review

Nokia finally has a flagship phone here in the US. The new Nokia Lumia 900 is a uniquely styled device based off of the design of the Nokia N9 but with a larger screen, 4G LTE for AT&T here in the States, and one huge factor, it’s running Windows Phone

Reddit AMA

People ask me questions all the time, ranging from “What is the best phone out right now?” to “How do I use this/that on Android/iOS/MeeGo/Windows Phone?”. I love getting these questions and I’m happy to help people out, but through our contact form on the site isn’t really the best

How To Use the Camera on a Windows Phone

The camera on any phone can sometimes be difficult to under for a first time user. Windows phone is no exception. Here is all you need to know to use your camera like a pro. I. Opening the Camera App There are a few ways to open the camera app.

How To Use Groups to Organize Your Contacts on a Windows Phone

An interesting feature in Windows Phone is the ability to organize your contacts into groups on the phone. Doing this allows not only for quick access to certain contacts within each group, but also allows you do only see facebook/twitter/linked in statuses and pictures for those particular people in each

How To Customize Your Start Screen on a Windows Phone.

Windows Phone’s unique homescreen, also known as the Start screen, is one of the differentiating factors for Windows Phone versus other mobile operating systems. All of those Live Tiles that update with information from the app they pertains to, shortcuts, and images can look unfamiliar. Fear not though, as you

How To Get Google Maps on your Windows Phone

Maybe you’re coming from an Android phone or maybe you just really like Google maps, either way sometimes you just gotta have Google Maps. Issue is that Windows Phone doesn’t come with it, it comes with Bing maps. How do you get your beloved Google Maps back? Here’s how. I.

How To Edit Your Xbox Live Avatar on a Windows Phone

Figured out how to setup Xbox Live on your new Windows Phone so now your Xbox Avatar is waving at you from your phone? Great, but now let’s say you have the urge to change his/her shirt and you’re not near your Xbox? So long as you have your Windows