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.

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I can't get into modding Android devices anymore

Back when I first started using Android, I didn't hesitate to dive into rooting a phone if it lacked some sort of functionality I needed or desired. In fact, I didn't hesitate to root an Android...

There is still hope for a redesigned iPhone this year

For going on two years now, rumors of Apple's next iPhone – supposedly the iPhone 5 – have been flowing steadily in. Last year, the rumors alleged that along with a larger display, there would be a...

I can't help but miss Google Now on the HTC One X

If you've been following my weekly Official Smartphone Rankings™ each week, you've likely discovered that I absolutely love the HTC One X. It has been my #1 choice since it launched back in May, and...

Have you ever considered mounting a tablet to your car dashboard?

Since the popularization of modern tablets, or the introduction of the original iPad, people have been searching high and low for clever uses for the scaled-up smartphones. Their large displays but...

Would you care for a built-in battery reserve for your smartphone?

It's 2012 and smartphone batteries pretty much suck. It's a fact we all have slowly come to grips with over the years, and there are very few exceptions. You're doing great – better than most – to...

ONE is the pen phone concept that I want to love

I love phones. And I especially love concept phones. More specifically, I love unusual concept phones, ones that required some out-of-the-box thinking and ingenuity from their creators. One of the...

How fast can you type on your smartphone?

Yesterday, I wrote a post-challenge follow-up for my Voice Input Challenge series that, frankly, I'm sure some of you are tired of hearing about already. Don't worry, I'll let the topic go soon...

Do you have a use for a temporary, anonymous phone number?

It has happened to us all. At some point, for whatever reason, you find yourself in a situation where you need to exchange information with someone you don't particularly want calling your home or...

Four days later, I'm still using dictation fairly regularly

On the last Sunday in July, on a tiresome, hour-long drive home, what I thought was a brilliant idea crossed my mind. I had spent the better part of five months devising a plan for a similar (but...

Do you always use proper grammar and punctuation when text messaging?

Over the years, the way we communicate with others has greatly changed. No longer do I pick up a house phone and dial a friend's house phone to ask if he wants to do something on Friday night. In...

Redux: How thin is too thin when it comes to smartphones?

Just shy of a year ago, I asked a question that had been pressing my conscience for a while: When it comes to phones and tablets, how thin is too thin? With slimmer than ever devices on the horizon...

What is your single most favorite Android feature?

When it comes to picking a smartphone, there are dozens, likely even hundreds, of factors to consider. What size display do you want or need? How much memory is necessary for all of your media...

How do you backup your mobile devices?

Wired writer Mat Honan's story over the weekend was a very real and unfortunate reminder of how we all could stand to be a little more careful when it comes to digital security. In case you (somehow...

Come August 23, will you switch to one of AT&T's Mobile Share plans?

Tiered data is the bane of my existence. I have never been – and I cannot understand how anyone could be – a supporter of data caps, hard or soft. Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid the...

Are button and port placement at all important to you?

When it comes to preferences for smartphones, there are a million little idiosyncrasies with each device that you will never learn until your get your hands on them. After a few days, you may learn...

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