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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Is HTC finally beginning to get the picture?

In three short years, Android has managed to grow from an up and coming platform that many thought would never make a difference to the most popular mobile operating system in the world. That would...

Hey, RIM, I would use a DroidBerry

When talk of an acquisition becomes a reality, it's pretty evident that things have once been much better for the Waterloo-based company, Research In Motion. The BlackBerry makers started feeling a...

Why I can't use just an iPhone

On Monday, Aaron gave us a look into exactly why he chooses to carry an iPhone 4S over the mountains of possible Android phones or a Windows Phone. He lists consistency, media ecosystem, Siri,...

What will happen to T-Mobile now that AT&T has dropped plans for acquisition?

T-Mobile fans and users have been waiting with bated breath for over nine months to see exactly how this proposed AT&T merger would pan out. Although the deal never seemed as if it would go...

What will the wearable devices and peripherals of the future be like?

Smartphone innovation kicked into high gear just two years ago with the popularization and mass adoption of Android. Manufacturers have been perpetually spitting out new phones like they're going...

Will phones of 2012 be disappointing due to lofty expectations?

It seems with each passing month, new mobile technology replaces the new technology from the previous month and sends any recently released mobile devices into oblivion. This rapid advancement was...

Will Android hit its peak in 2012?

Every software eventually meets its end. New and better softwares surface and existing ones get major updates that send other existing programs and platforms spiraling into the abyss we like to call...

I'm not going to root my Galaxy Nexus ... for now

More or less, I've been a rooting junkie since the first time I got my hands on an Android phone. My very first was the CDMA HTC Hero on Sprint and it only took me a few days to realize that there...

The perpetual death of Research In Motion

To say that Research In Motion has had a rough year would be a huge understatement. They've lost almost all confidence and support from the majority of their shareholders and investors. Their tablet...

How many text messages do you send per month on average?

With smartphones, there are no shortages in ways to communicate and stay connected. But even in the days of smartphones, one of the most popular ways to stay connected is by the age-old Short...

Face Unlock has its flaws, but I'm going to give it a shot anyway

Google's latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, came last month with a plethora of new features, alongside a revamped interface. Some of those new features include a better folder system,...

I never use mobile versions of websites from my smartphone

After writing about which platform has the best mobile browser yesterday, I inadvertently launched myself into to some endless debates with some friends and colleagues. We went on, back and forth,...

Ice Cream Sandwich finally adds the polish Android users have been longing for

The age-old battle between Apple and Google will never end, nor will heated arguments about which or their respective platforms is faster, smoother or all around better. Even face-offs over which...

Do you regularly check for new apps to download?

It's been said a million times and I'll say it again: applications are the backbone of the smartphone. Without hundreds of pointless games to kill endless hours with, a plethora of Twitter and other...

The Lumia 710 is wrong for the first Nokia-made Windows Phone in the US

When we first learned of the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, I was torn. The news was bittersweet. I have always and will always love (most) Nokia hardware; that topnotch, differentiating...

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