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...

There are still a few quirks in Sense 4 that irk me

Back when I first got the HTC One X, I was surprised to discover, firsthand, that HTC had dramatically improved its customized Android interface, Sense UI. Previous versions were notorious for being...

How do you kill time with your smartphone?

I remember sitting in the waiting room at the doctor's office as a kid. Between my mother, my sister and myself, we were there at least once every month or so. And I remember always running straight...

Do you want HTC or LG to make the next Nexus?

It's that time of year again, pumpkin flavored everything, cool weather, leaves turning and the pre-holiday rumors abounding. We're at the point where we've seen dozens of rumored smartphones become...

How do you avoid data overages?

Although T-Mobile and Sprint are keeping unlimited data on life support, its death is imminent. Surging usage and adoption of smartphones is bottle-necking wireless providers' networks in major...

The iPhone 5 display is gorgeous but it still isn't big enough

Until last Friday, I had been using the iPhone 4S on my personal line since it arrived on my doorstep last October. It served me exceptionally well through tens of thousands of tweets, over 6,000...

Apple iPhone 5 Written Review by Taylor

At long last, the long-rumored Apple iPhone 5 arrived last Friday and it is easily the most well put together smartphone we at PhoneDog have gotten our hands on. With a much-anticipated larger...

How would you fare through a full day without a cell phone?

Few people these days can go an entire day without compulsively checking their smartphone. Back in February, based on a statistic that was first noted by Nokia at MindTrek in 2010, I asked you...

Research In Motion, 'if you ain't first, you're last'

There's always something about the underdog that jerks at my heartstrings, no matter the event or situation. I care nothing about football, yet every year for the Super Bowl, I pull for the less...

Did your iPhone 5 come pre-scratched or scuffed?

When Apple took the stage and finally made the iPhone 5 official, there was a moment of relief that surged through everyone. No more rumors, no more iPhone 5 concepts and no more speculation names,...

Samsung Galaxy S III Written Review by Taylor

The Samsung Galaxy S III is the third installment of the ever-popular Galaxy S series by Samsung, and it is one of the most refined and balanced Android handsets we have come across here at PhoneDog...

Apple iPhone 5 First Impressions by Taylor

The iPhone 5 is a device we have been talking and writing about for the better part of two years. The fact that I can finally talk about it in the present tense is strange and a relief. It may not...

Which carrier should you buy an iPhone 5 from?

In case you hadn't noticed, today is iPhone 5 day. UPS and FedEx trucks are delivering shiny, new (and possibly even pre-scratched like mine) iPhones to wanting hands all across the nation today. If...

Verizon, customers aren't as excited over Share Everything as you want to believe

Back in June, Verizon introduced its new plans. Unlike the Nationwide Talk Family SharePlans of years past, Share Everything switches the focus away from voice calls and instills data usage as the...

Five things about the iPhone 5 I'm excited for

Like last year, anyone who pre-ordered Apple's latest iPhone was probably compulsively checking their tracking number today in hopes that by some miracle (or mix-up, just the same), their iPhone 5...

Everyone could use an Escape jacket from time to time

If your phones are anything like mine, they are constantly buzzing, ringing, vibrating, blinking, flashing and, well … you get the picture. When you're bored or lonely, a constant influx of...

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