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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Will anyone want to buy Palm's webOS tablet?

Every few weeks or so, we hear a little more about Palm's rumored webOS tablet. At first thought, it was a nerd's dream come true. A beautiful OS that delivers the ultimate multi-tasking experience...

Is RIM looking to take over global smartphone market share?

While the US is mostly captivated by flashy widgets, app stores filled with 300,000 apps, and phones blazing at 1.5 GHz and 4G speeds, RIM has been hard at work, focusing on things that dig a little...

Could LG be the next big contender in mobile?

About a year ago, when the smartphone market started bursting at the seams, many companies saw what potential profit they could turn by making a mobile device and adopting Google's popular operating...

Will Android surpass iOS in 2012?

It seems like every other day something else is brought up about the mobile war: Android vs iOS. Since RIM's BlackBerry has started slipping in the US, everything has been about who is on top, who...

Rapid Marketplace growth is a good sign for Windows Phone 7

With Windows Phone 7 only being around here in the US for a little over a month now, all of this talk about the new platform is a good sign. Another good bit of news for the platform is how fast its...

Why HTC LTE devices in second half of 2011 is bad for Android

Talk of the EVO-like Incredible HD (AKA "Mecha") on Verizon's network has hushed quite a bit since the rumored November 23rd launch date passed without any LTE-HTC lovin'. Now that we're halfway...

PhoneDog 101: Using the Android Market

Over the past two years, application support has been the life or death of a mobile platform. One of the most fun things to do as soon as you unbox your newest Android device is to setup your Gmail...

How will Windows Phone 7 fare on Sprint?

We knew that it would be 2011 before we saw any CDMA Windows Phone 7 devices and now we're told that the first one on Sprint may come as soon as next month. It's very likely that the device will be...

Android: A look into Sense UI

Last week I spoke about Motorola's vision of what Android should be, MOTOBLUR. While I'm not a fan, it definitely makes things easier for basic and first-time smartphone users. Since MOTOBLUR isn't...

Honeycomb does not require physical buttons

Included with the recent sneak peeks at the Motorola tablet (AKA Stingray) have been some very brief glances at the elusive Android update, codenamed Honeycomb. The majority of the update is still a...

Will Dell survive in the mobile space?

Dell has been a household name in Computerland for quite some time, but things haven't been going so smoothly for them in the mobile realm. While the Dell Streak launched without incident, the...

The US Army's plans for soldiers with smartphones

When you hear the words Government Issue, the thought of a brand new, shiny smartphone would probably be the last thing to enter your mind. According to a recent report from the Army Times, that...

Is it too late for RIM to play catchup?

BlackBerry, a once highly regarded smartphone brand, now an outdated platform with the same ol' form factor we saw introduced around ten years ago. RIM has been in a two-year slump and has done...

Does Verizon really 'need' the iPhone?

Talk of the Verizon iPhone isn't waning any as 2011 approaches. People have been dreaming of an iPhone 4 with a big red check mark on it for years, and as we get closer to what may be the release of...

Where did Microsoft go wrong with KIN?

Just before the KIN's release, there was quite a stir about the mysterious new devices, a line of devices in a category of their own. It wasn't exactly a smartphone lien, and it wasn't – by...

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