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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Motorola XOOM Review by Taylor

The Motorola XOOM has finally arrived and it is without a doubt one of the best tablets we have gotten our hands on here at PhoneDog. Long has been the wait for customers in the market for an...

Motorola XOOM First Impressions by Taylor

The thought of a real Android tablet contender has stirred the tech world for months. Sporting a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 10.1-inch display, and Android 3.0, the Motorola XOOM should be the one...

How T-Mobile can turn subscriber loss into a good thing

The second month of 2011 is quickly coming to a close, and all of the major wireless providers have finally reported their numbers from the last quarter of 2010. Sprint has finally turned things...

By the time the ThunderBolt makes it to shelves, will people even want it anymore?

Recent rumors of the ThunderBolt have taken us all on one large, emotional roller coaster ride. At the very beginning, the ThunderBolt was better known as the Incredible HD. There was a series of...

PhoneDog 101: Setting up contacts on your iPhone

When you first get your iPhone, there are several things you will want to set up. Aside from downloading all the games and cool applications you can find, you will likely want to set up your...

Motorola Atrix 4G and HTC Inspire 4G take seats on Phonedog's "Top Smartphones" list

Months ago, AT&T informed us that they would be moving away from their reliance on the iPhone and branch out their smartphone lineup to offer a plethora of Windows Phone 7 and Android devices....

Three music player alternatives for Android

I've been carrying an iPhone for a week and a half now. It definitely isn't my favorite mobile platform, but it made me realize that many things about Android could definitely to be improved upon –...

Is the XOOM for $599 with a two-year contract a good deal?

The Motorola XOOM has made quite a few tech-heads salivate over the past few months. The Honeycomb-powered, dual-core tablet from Motorola is only one of many Android tablets slated to hit shelves...

After all this time, how is the iPhone 4 still the best device?

Mid-afternoon yesterday, at the close of Mobile World Congress, several awards were announced. Of those awards, one of them sort of surprised me, as it did many others as well. At the Global Mobile...

Motorola CLIQ 2 Review by Taylor

The Motorola CLIQ 2 is the first device from CES to hit shelves and one of the better mid-range Android devices we've got our paws on here at PhoneDog. It isn't the most exciting device of 2011, but...

Are HTC's Mobile World Congress annoucements disappointing?

Mobile World Congress is in full swing but will be drawing to a close tomorrow afternoon. We've had the pleasure of seeing several anticipated devices up close and have had plenty of announcements....

Buying phones for full price is not always so simple

There once was a time that if I were not eligible for an upgrade, I would just sit and salivate over all of the new phones that hit the shelves. But that changed when I took this job. The only way...

Verizon Apple iPhone 4 Review by Taylor

The Verizon iPhone 4 is a much anticipated device and one that weighs in among the best we've ever had here at PhoneDog. While the iPhone 4 isn't exactly new, the CDMA version is. Some doubted it...

Verizon Apple iPhone 4 First Impressions by Taylor

After nearly four years of hype and anticipation, the Verizon iPhone is finally among us. Being the long-time BlackBerry and Android fanatic that I am, this is the first time I've spent an extended...

How to share files with your Android device without the hassle of cables

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how strenuous it can be to share files between mobile devices. While the technology within our phones is advancing at breakneck speeds, some of the software has become...

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