Taylor Martin

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Taylor Martin

Taylor Martin is the Managing Editor for PhoneDog and has over six years of experience with BlackBerry and two or more years of hands-on experience with mobile platforms like Android, webOS, and iOS. When he isn't writing into the wee hours of the morning, Taylor is hacking, tweaking, and modding one of his phones or tablets to do his laundry and cook his breakfast. Away from cell phones and other gadgets, Taylor spends his time with friends and family and enjoys playing video games, eating sushi, tweeting, and watching anything of worth on Netflix – especially documentaries. If you have any Netflix recommendations or tech-related questions, follow him on Twitter. Just remember to keep it under 140 characters, folks.

Author's latest articles, videos, reviews and more...

The Cloud is a poor excuse for inadequate device storage

Device storage space has been sort of a hot topic lately. Some manufacturers get the big picture and either offer built-in storage capacities, expandable storage options or both. Other manufacturers...

No, I do not want to knuckle-tap my phone

Is the standard digit not adept enough for the way you interact with your smartphone? The stylus was a popular tool for PDAs and early smartphones due to the resistive touch input technology, which...

The physical home button has actually grown on me

When the Samsung Galaxy S III was first announced, the most overlooked feature was probably the navigational button layout, one physical Home button and two capacitive buttons for Menu and Back. It'...

How I would change the Samsung Galaxy Note II

I have now reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Note II three separate times. I wrote a general Galaxy Note II review to cover the basics and my thoughts of the device itself – different versions aside. I...

There aren't any Windows Phone 8 devices I'm dying to have

I have always said Windows Phone has plenty of potential and shows more promise than any of the other mobile platforms (possibly with the exception of BlackBerry 10) that are shooting to be the...

Samsung Galaxy Note II (global) Written Review by Taylor

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the biggest device on the current smartphone market, in more ways than one, and it's one of the most powerful phones we here at PhoneDog have had a chance to get our...

Are you gifting apps this holiday season?

The holiday shopping season is among us, folks. No, Thanksgiving isn't here quite yet. But great holiday sales can be found at many major retailers. And most stores have brought out the Christmas...

I've been waiting for a game like Ingress

Smartphones come with ample ways to connect users to the world and people around them. As of late, they have gained the ability to automatically inform users when there is a highly rated attraction...

Why are we still struggling with storage space?

With the increasing capabilities of mobile devices, as well as rapidly increasing mobile display resolutions, storage space on many smartphones and tablets around the world is getting tighter by the...

Bring on Turkey Day: Time for a disconnect

Thanksgiving, November 22, is one week away tomorrow, and it can't get here soon enough. All month long, my Facebook News Feed has been filled with the various things all my friends and family are...

Why I don't plan on buying the DROID DNA

Following a sudden flood of rumors over the past two weeks, we saw the DROID DNA by HTC become official at the press event held by HTC and Verizon in New York City yesterday. Inspired by super cars...

The DROID DNA by HTC is not a phablet

In the last 18 months, the term phablet has changed from a comical slight towards gigantic devices to a commonly used buzzword that adequately describes extra large smartphones that come with a hint...

HTC DROID DNA Gallery

Just over a month ago, HTC announced the J Butterfly, a smartphone with a 5-inch 1080p S-LCD3 display, for the Japanese market. For months, though, there have been rumors that the 5-inch smartphone...

HTC DROID DNA Hands-On

Taylor gets some hands-on time with the newly announced DROID DNA by HTC for Verizon Wireless. Available for pre-order today, the DROID DNA is a 5-inch smartphone with a 1080p (440ppi) S-LCD3 display...

Verizon-HTC press event liveblog!

HTC and Verizon are teaming up this morning in New York City to unveil their latest collaboration. This is a DROID event, make no mistake, so it's expected we will see the rumored DROID DNA, a 5-...

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