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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Nokia took the proper risk by choosing Windows Phone over Android

There were a lot of upset Nokia fans in February last year after Microsoft and the Finnish phone maker announced a "strategic partnership". The deal meant Nokia would drop Symbian, at least here in...

Will there be another Android update in 2012?

Long before Ice Cream Sandwich was ever made official, there were rumors floating around of the update that would follow, Jelly Bean. We knew Ice Cream Sandwich would be a major update as even...

Do you purchase in-app unlockables in mobile games?

Back in February, I had just purchased an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime and I had a bit more free time on my hands than I do now. I spent a lot of that free time consumed by mobile games. Words...

Talking to my devices is becoming less gauche

Admittedly, I used to hate Siri. Actually, I hated any form of voice input. And from the very bottom of my heart, I despised every second of having to learn and use Dragon Naturally Speaking to...

Subsidized tablets were a terrible idea to begin with

Late last month, Verizon rather quietly rolled out its new Share Everything plans to "help" bring down the cost of having multiple lines. For $40 per smartphone line and $30 per basic phone,...

Chrome for iOS is a godsend

In February this year, Google announced the Chrome for Android beta and made it available to all users with devices running Ice Cream Sandwich. Although Adobe promptly assured Chrome for Android...

I'm buying a Galaxy Nexus while I still can

Generally, I like to completely ignore the fact that all of this patent nonsense is still going on. One company sues another because they feel a product infringes on a patent, or on their device's...

At what age should you give your child a cell phone?

In the world today, technology has become an integral part of everyone's lives. I am never more than a few feet away from my smartphones, and most of the time I have a backpack or messenger bag,...

Is Google going back to its Nexus roots?

When it comes to Android, Nexus is a word that carries a bit of weight and significance. Not only is it branding for a line of devices, it was once a promise from Google to put control back in the...

A Jelly Bean ROM might be worth rooting for

Google booked the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California last week to show off some of its latest work – partner hardware and their own hardware and software – to a crowded room of enthusiastic...

Are you open to the awkwardness that is wearable technology?

For many major tech companies, 2012 is a year of R&D, or research and development. It's about finding that one unique product that sets one apart from the rest, wows consumers and spurs a decade...

RIM, it's time to start weighing your options

For the past 24 hours or so, the Internet has been littered with funny (also sadly true) sleights made towards the very likely demise of the Waterloo-based handset firm, Research In Motion....

Are you upset about losing Flash support on Android?

Ever since Steve Jobs delivered the biggest possible blow to Adobe's ego in late 2010, the war between HTML5 and mobile Flash has heated up. Apple chose not to use Adobe Flash – which Jobs basically...

I actually prefer editing photos from the new iPad

Since roughly mid-February, I have been working primarily from a tablet. That should be no secret now, though, as I've written about it and my most recent work flow (which I'm actually very proud of...

Did you pre-order a Nexus 7 tablet?

In the midst of a handful of device and software announcements, Google took the stage yesterday morning (afternoon for us east coasters) and announced the very first (official) Nexus tablet, the...

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