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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Would you buy interchangeable lenses for your smartphone's camera?

Over the last year, interest in mobile photography has really picked up. Thanks to the popular image sharing service Instagram (and the several others of the like), now it's all about snagging the...

In the fight for relevance, Windows Phone needs a champion device

We've kept our eyes on Windows Phone since we first heard about it in mid 2010, not only because it showed promise, but also because it was a completely fresh start from Microsoft. And it has proven...

Simple apps are what turn the smartphone into an irreplaceable tool

Smartphones have invaded our lives. So much so that we have a certain level of dependency on them; we rely on our phones to keep us connected at all times of the day and deliver all sorts of...

Are constant data outages enough to make you switch carriers?

Yesterday marked the third widespread Verizon data outage in December alone. Not only did this outage affect the 4G LTE network, it affected the hand-off to the usually reliable 3G network as well,...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Written Review by Taylor

Through all of the hundreds of Android phones that have released in the past year, the Galaxy Nexus is easily one of the most highly anticipated and notable that we at PhoneDog have had a chance to...

What fewer Android phones could mean for consumers

For the last several years, Android OEMs have managed to flood the smartphone market with handset after handset. Within weeks of the release of one flagship device, either the same company or a...

When will we see a revolutionary battery technology make it to market?

Just yesterday, my article detailing the top five things I'm looking forward to in 2012 was published. (Merry belated Christmas, by the way.) If you haven't read that article yet, I'm about to spoil...

Android users are in need of application gifting

It has been said a million times now. Applications stores are the backbones of modern smartphone platforms. Without App Store, Apple's popular iPhone, iPad nor iOS would be of much use. The same...

Top 5: Technology I'm looking forward to in 2012

Well, 2011 is quickly coming to a close (seriously, where did the year go?) and I think it's safe to say it has been an amazing year for the entire mobile world. (Well, except for all of those...

Now this is a tablet design I could get used to

As many of you know, I'm a tablet fiend. On Wednesday's Untethered Podcast, Evan, David (of TmoNews), Joey Lehto and I stumbled upon the subject of tablets and we may have touched on how many...

Five mobile apps to get you in the holiday spirit

The holidays are here. Christmas is just two days away and others are in full swing. It's time to suit up in the tacky Christmas sweater your mom bought you last year and practice your fake smile in...

Mobile gaming is shaping up to be a nostalgic wonderland

The attention mobile gaming has received as of late is mind-blowing, and so is the distance it has come in such a short time. Smartphone games have made us question the viability of dedicated...

Should customers have options when it comes to subsidization?

Subsidy. Oh, how I hate contracts. I think most people will agree that while none of us enjoy signing two years of our lives away (and a decent portion of our pay checks every month) to wireless...

Have you bought any music from Android Market yet?

Back in 2003, Apple introduced the first viable replacement to buying CDs. With the iTunes Store, music lovers around the world were no longer restricted to buying the music they loved one album at...

What is the perfect smartphone?

What is the perfect smartphone? This is a question I don't get asked very often, but when I do, it's impossible to answer. There is no – nor will there ever be a – perfect smartphone. Each person...

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