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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LilyPad HD is the type of tablet application I've been waiting for

As many of you already know, I do a lot of my work from my Android tablet. Since having the Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Transformer Prime with its keyboard dock, I'...

Slavish copying is never classy, but it inspires needed innovation

Mobile platforms have come a long way in a very short time. Just five years ago, Android was an unreleased product, iOS (then called iPhone OS) was brand new, BlackBerry was aging but very much...

Which Android manufacturer should make the next Nexus?

As an Android device manufacturer, one of the most prestigious positions you can be granted is the role of Google's partner manufacturer on their Nexus device. For each Nexus, Google selects a...

Do you favor a phone's thinness over battery life?

Late last week, HTC held their Frequencies conference in Seattle and our fearless leader, Aaron Baker, made the trek to the Emerald City. There, he learned that the Taiwanese company will finally be...

By 2014, your smartphone will be capable of console-like gaming

The idea of literally using one device for everything is one that strikes me as incredible, awesome and ... beautifully futuristic. It has consumed me and I'm completely obsessed with the idea. I...

Is Sprint's unlimited data really worth it?

Before writing yesterday's piece about promotions that wireless providers should consider offering to tiered data users, I was determined to write about Sprint's data. That's what I had originally...

Do you prefer applications with skeuomorphic interface design?

There has been a lot of back and forth around interface design of late. Specifically, designers and developers alike are duking it out over skeuomorphism. Some say that it's purely ornamental;...

A few tiered data promotions that wireless providers should seriously consider

Once mobile users started showing more and more interest in smartphones, which often require accompanying data plans, wireless providers realized just what a cash cow mobile data would be. Now that...

Have you ever experienced bill shock?

"Just keep in mind when your first bill arrives, it will include taxes, activation fees and proration." There's no question that wireless bills are high. For some of us, they're one of the most...

Is anyone actually upset over the death of physical keyboards?

Over the years, physical keyboards have lost their importance in the mobile space. While there is no question about which is easier to type on, mobile displays continue to grow in size and...

Thanks to the Holo theme, updated Android apps are gorgeous

Until recently, the stock Android interface was widely viewed as beta-like, rough around the edges and dated. Over the course of three years (2008 to 2011), the interface had been through three...

Once past the turbulence, Nokia and Windows Phone will be a force to be reckoned with

Nokia was once one of the most recognizable brands in mobile phones in the States. Everyone had a Nokia. And everyone knows the Nokia jingle. (I hear it once and I whistle it all day!) Over the...

Does Google take Android too lightly?

Android is wildly popular. Over the past three years, it has spread like a wildfire, dominating the shelves of national, regional and pre-paid carriers around the world. Android devices come in all...

Will Microsoft shoot themselves in the foot with the Apollo update?

The smartphone world is a fast-paced one. A testament to that is how quickly new and revised software comes to market and, likewise, how quickly hardware becomes dated. Instead of keeping a phone...

You may be the X factor in your phone's security hole

One of the growing concerns with smartphones is security. My pocket-sized computer is more convenient and quicker at certain things than the laptop I carry around in my backpack; thus, I am prone to...

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