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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The My Apps section in the Play Store update is a jumbled mess

As everyone should know by now, Google decided to rebrand Android Market just under two weeks ago. There is still a great divide over whether the rebranding was necessary. A lot of people hate the...

Why should anyone buy a Nexus again?

Software updates – or a lack thereof, really – are the low point for the world's most popular mobile platform, Android. With upwards of 20 devices from each major manufacturer every year, and each...

Is a subscription service that lets you try the new iPad before you buy the way to go?

Keeping up with the latest gadgets is not an easy thing to do. New devices tend to launch so quickly, it's hard to even keep tabs on everything, much less manage to get extensive hands-on time with...

Would you ink your body for more discrete cell phone notifications?

The science fiction TV shows and books of our youth usually have a strong influence of what we imagine when we think about the future of technology. And, oddly enough, a lot of those Star Trek and...

Will the 5.3-inch form factor become the new 4.3?

About five years ago, all I wanted was a small phone with a nice physical QWERTY keyboard and a trackball. I remember reading a few follow-up pieces on the original iPhone announcement, looking at...

It's about time we see an increase in built-in storage for mobile devices

Over the past few years, smartphones have radically changed. Instead of simply being portable email devices, they have evolved into pocket-size entertainment systems with huge, super clear displays...

Have you ever locked yourself out of your own phone?

For the past two days, the Web has been filled with tech sites recommending that you should always password protect your phone. Of course, this isn't just some epiphany that everyone magically had...

If you don't sell them, what should you do with your old phones?

If you're patient enough to ride out your entire carrier contract, you're likely going to have an old phone every two years. If you're a bit more like me, however, you're likely to have a new old...

Do you wait for development take off before buying a device?

One of the more outstanding qualities of Android, that has at least gained some recognition amongst software developers and hackers (the good kind) is its flexibility. Implying you have no issues...

That's it, I'm buying a Galaxy Note

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a strange beast. It's one of those devices that grabs your attention because it's mostly absurd, yet many of us can't look away. We just have to get our hands on it. Its...

I want a phone and tablet display that I can see and use outside already

Mobile devices, while insanely portable and convenient, are not perfect. They can easily create about as many problems as they solve, thanks to their numerous limitations. Battery life doesn't...

Would you ever take off of work and camp out for a new gadget?

There's no denying that people love their Apple products. Just last Wednesday, Apple announced the third generation iPad and it took no time for the pre-orders to sell out online. The expected...

Can Nokia make Windows 8 tablets worth writing home about?

While the iPad continues to garner more and more interest and attention, tablets are still a bit of a gray area with the majority of the population. But as more tablets enter the market at various...

Should mobile platforms come with a guest mode?

Out of all of the electronics we own, our cell phones tend to be the most personal. Seeing as they are rarely more than an arm's length away, we tend to keep a lot of sensitive and private...

Every Android game should come with controller support

As some of you may already know, I've been on an Android application buying spree as of late. Google is running a promotion on several different books, songs, albums, movie rentals and a handful of...

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