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...

Is the GPS Extension kit for the Transformer Prime adequate?

It almost seems as if no high profile device comes without one issue or another these days. The iPhone 4 came with the infamous death grip problem. Before an update that was pushed this weekend, the...

Why have there not been more solar charging phones?

Right after I started here at PhoneDog, there was one particular article I was delegated to write that stuck out to me. Every so often, I see it in passing, when I search the site or when I feel...

From the bottom of my heart, I hate tiered data

When I signed up for service with AT&T last week, I succumbed to doing two things I never imagined I would. I agreed to pay for a tiered data plan (with an overage fee instead of throttling) and...

The most disappointing feature of the Lumia 900 is the camera

From the time the Nokia Lumia 900 was announced, I knew I would eventually cave and buy one for myself, if only for a trial. I had been eyeing the Nokia N9 since it first leaked. But I was too gun-...

Taylor's Top 5 Android phones (April 2012)

It feels like my last Top 5 Android list was just the other day. (It was actually just over one month ago.) Nonetheless, it's time for another. A lot of devices have hit shelves and become official...

My biggest gripes with Windows Phone

Most of you are well aware by now that I have been using the Lumia 900 as my primary device since Monday. It's a fantastic phone and I love the hardware. (My only complaint with the hardware is that...

CarrierCompare is your wireless provider's worst nightmare

Wireless coverage is everything. Providers are constantly working to improve and build-out their coverage areas, boost speeds and best the competition. They invest billions of dollars every year to...

Is Pebble the smartwatch you've been waiting for?

I had a notion that 2012 would be a year heavily laden with accessories for smartphones. In late 2011, we heard a report that Google and Apple had fueled quite a bit of money into R&D,...

I'm hesitant to buy applications from Marketplace

I've been using Windows Phone primarily for going on four days now. This isn't my first round with Windows Phone, though. I've had a few personal Windows Phone devices and reviewed several more....

Placeme is the future of location-based services

Ever since location-based services started arriving on smartphones, I've been both wary and curious of them. I have used location-based search apps, like Poynt, since my early BlackBerry days to...

Oddly enough, I'm enjoying Windows Phone this time around

Back in November of 2010, I had my very first taste of Windows Phone 7. The first device I tried was the HTC Surround. At least in terms of software, it was different and refreshing – raw. Its...

Nokia's Smartphone Beta Test campaign backfired

In an attempt to re-enter the U.S. mobile market and regain the fan base they once had, Nokia has made some great friendships as of late. They have partnered with Microsoft to help thrust Windows...

What size should Apple make the next iPhone?

Leading up to the official iPhone announcement from Apple every year, speculations and rumors come out of the woodwork. Expectations soar. And this year is no exception. In fact, the way things are...

What is your idea of the perfect phone?

Since this time last year, I've been through quite a few phones. I have what I guess what you could call cell phone ADD and can't seem to remain content with the same couple of devices for more than...

Do you care what comes in the box with your new phone?

There's some odd, inexplicable fascination with device unboxings – the crinkling of the plastic and paper, watching the device boot up for the very first time or hearing Aaron try to read a device's...

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