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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Are TouchPad buyers having buyer's remorse yet?

As I'm sure you know by now, HP announced plans to spin off PSG back in August and pulled out of the webOS hardware business, too. As a result, the price of the TouchPad was reduced to a mere $99 or...

Is Google too 'lax' on piracy issues and its Android Market policies?

According to a report coming from Ovum analyst Nick Dillion, Android may surpass iOS in total application downloads this year. Android could experience as much as 8.1 billion downloads in 2011, in...

What is your favorite mobile display technology?

Each cell phone manufacturer has their own idea of what the best smartphone is, and they appropriately fit their devices with what they feel are the best components available. There are a handful of...

The differences in 'rooting' Android and 'jailbreaking' iOS

Cell phones can do virtually everything these days. Like I've stated many times before, I avoid using my computer at all costs. I will try every route possible on my tablet or phone before booting...

Should Research In Motion be sold?

Should Research In Motion be sold? This question has popped up countless times over the last six months. If you had asked me two months ago, I would have little in defense for why RIM should not be...

Will your smartphone become the brains of your home PC?

We live in a world where everything is "pick up and go." It's fairly easy to take care of business on the move, via smartphones and tablets. But there are still those few remaining tasks that we...

Are tablets and cell phones the future of gaming?

Mobile gaming is big. The past four years have not only changed the cell phone industry forever, but also the gaming industry. That doesn't mean you should go turn in your Xbox 360 for an iPad … yet...

Don't remember sending that text? Maybe you're a victim of sleep texting

Technology largely impacts the way that we live our lives, and more importantly how we sleep. Months ago I wrote about my fairly severe case of insomnia. Staring at the bright display of a computer...

Will manufacturers stop making feature and messaging phones?

Smartphones are taking over the world. No, really. Walk into a carrier store an look for a non-smartphone. It might take you a minute or two to actually find one. Yeah, they're in the back with a...

What if the iPhone 5 rumors don't pan out?

As we enter September, the mountain of iPhone 5 rumors are peaking. Production begins, another employee loses a prototype at a bar, cases reveal a new design – a bigger and thinner phone. Despite...

What is the best way to make your phone last through the day?

Over the past few years, we all have acquired a certain dependency on our cell phones. Not only are they a means of communication, but a source of navigation, endless entertainment, information and...

Should there be keyboard attachments for touchscreen smartphones?

I swear, I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, but typing on a touchscreen sucks. I've made it very clear that I'm not a fan and am desperately seeking an alternative. I would love nothing more than...

Will the 7-inch Amazon Kindle be as "big" as we had hoped?

Tablets are everywhere. It seems like a new one is being announced, leaked or rumored every week. One lucky tablet that has been subjected to mounding rumors is the Amazon Kindle tablet, and thanks...

Does Windows Phone 7 need saving from itself?

Yesterday, we received yet another quarterly update from Nielsen. As you would expect, Android has grown since last quarter, from 39 percent to 40 percent of the US smartphone market share. Apple's...

Would you carry your cell phone in a wallet case?

It seems as if almost overnight, smartphones have changed the world. They have quickly become an essential tool in our daily lives, making it possible to take care of business while on the move....

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