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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Project Glass was both the most exciting and depressing part of the Google I/O 2012 keynote

Just after a 60-second laser light countdown at 12:30 PM local time (9:30 Pacific), Google's Vic Gundotra took the stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California to kick-off the fifth...

How far do you go to customize your Android devices?

When comparing mobile operating systems, while none are really all that different from its counterparts (save for maybe looks or interface design), each have their own, unique benefits. Apple's iOS...

7-inch tablets are just awkward to use

I love tablets. Maybe a little too much. Maybe more than anyone should. No less, I love them and for the better part of three years, I have been consumed by them and by finding a legitimate way to...

What are the worst mobile devices you have ever owned?

More often than not, we ponder the perfect device. We imagine the absolute perfect combination of specifications, hardware and software that would make a device cater to our every last need. For...

What I am hoping for at Google I/O 2012

At the time of this writing, there are only two days, 13 hours, 46 minutes and 12 seconds until the Google I/O 2012 keynote kicks off. Much like Apple did just two weeks ago, Google will take the...

The Android and iOS applications I can't live without

Yesterday afternoon, our own Evan Selleck asked a great question: "What do you fill your phone's memory with?" On a smartphone, local storage space is relatively limited, especially on devices that...

The change to prepaid is going to be bumpy ride

This past Monday, in light of Verizon's quickly approaching Share Everything plans (they start on the 28th of this month, next Thursday, for those keeping track), I mentioned a few alternatives that...

It costs less than a cup of coffee to power your iPad for an entire year

Every night, I sleep beside a mess of power cords and cables that I'm sure is some serious fire hazard. Beside my bed, I charge at least three phones and one tablet every night, and in my office,...

Do you aimlessly stare at your phone waiting for notifications?

It's no secret that cell phones have been the cause of some compulsive behaviors for many of us. I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one who reaches for the phone on their nightstand to check...

Do you automate tasks with your smartphone?

It's not hard to love your smartphone. With relative ease, a smartphone allows you to do some things you never imagined you would be able to do from a waiting room or while commuting across town,...

Microsoft could make serious waves with Windows Phone 8

Currently, when it comes to software and U.S. smartphone market share, Google and Apple control the majority. In May, research firm comScore revealed that Android has grown to an astounding 51...

Are you interested in a larger Galaxy Note II?

On Monday, I picked your brains on the subject of 10 and how no phone is perfect. Of course, that matter is subjective, but there is no single phone available today that I would not change something...

Do you use apps to prolong your phone's battery life?

Cell phones have come a long way over the past decade. Things we didn't even think were possible just years ago, such as video calling without a computer from virtually anywhere in the world, are...

Have you ever owned a device you thought was absolutely perfect?

My job as an Op-Ed (opinionated editorial, for those of you who are unfamiliar with that abbreviation) technology writer is to find things that I like or, conversely, do not like and write about...

I think I'll take the prepaid plunge over Share Everything

To the dismay of millions of loyal customers, Verizon announced its Share Everything plans last week, which will launch next Thursday. Marking the end of grandfathered unlimited data plans and...

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